Well, first you break out the manual and try and figure out what is wrong, and then you reach out to Mara Machines! While Mara Machines (www.maramachines.com) is well known for providing completely rebuilt MCI stereo and multitrack machines, they also have introduced a new line of replacement transport cards for your JH series tape machine. In the coming months, we will be retrofitting our JH24 with the transport cards and looking forward to the reported performance and stability improvements. While the JH24 has always been a great sounding machine, they are unfortunately plagued with issues ..read more

by Erika Ishkanian – It’s our opinion that after compression, reverb is the most important mixing tool that there is. With that in mind, we are embarking on a hybrid comparative review which will look at the best and brightest in algorithmic, convolution, and emulative (recreation and/or homage) plug-ins, as well as hardware reverbs available today. We have chosen plug-ins that do not require the use of dedicated hardware interface (or expansion card), which means that some otherwise worthy participants won’t be a part of this review. While this list might grow, here’s what’s currently lined u ..read more

Okay, so the first question has to be: is the Fostex PM0.3 really a studio monitor or is it just a glorified computer speaker? A fair question to ask, no doubt due to their size and relatively low cost. If these were from an untested manufacturer there would certainly be cause for suspicion, but the operative name here is Fostex! Fostex has a long and storied history as both a manufacturer of project (and some pro-studio) gear and as a manufacturer of drivers. Their banana pulp full range speakers (for instance the FE206En) are very highly regarded in the audiophile community. Fostex have als ..read more

by Erika Ishkanian The Mooer Phaser Player is a really unique spin on the venerable phaser. Unlike any other phaser that we’ve used, the Mooer Phaser offers three selectable phaser sounds, and three modes of activation: 1. Footswitch touch to activate momentarily 2. Conventional on/off activation using footswitch 3. Hybrid mode offering both of the above operational modes The phaser sounds great (in mode one, which is the conventional phaser mode), and it’s easy to get leslie-ish sounds by speeding up the phase rate with the wah-like footswitch. The momentary activation (and hybrid mode) is g ..read more

AES NEW YORK 2018 145th International Pro Audio Convention Exhibits: October 17-19 / Program: October 17-20 We will be there for the show, and look forward to meeting with both exhibitors and readers! In the meantime, here is a list of exhibitors who will be at the show: 1602 Group Accusonus Inc Acoustics First Corporation Acusticaudio SRL AEA Ribbon Mics & Preamps and CB Electronics Monitor Controllers AES AI CARE LLC AIMS Alliance ALC NetworX GmbH Allen & Heath LTD Alteros, Inc. Alto Music American Music & Sound Amphion Loudspeakers Ltd. AMS Neve Analog Devices, Inc. Antares Audi ..read more

Lightning DOES strike twice!   The DDA was (finally) completed, when the shipping company did this:   Approximately 250lbs right smack dab on the console. Nice, right? Hence, the search for a new console goes ON…..   After an unpleasant two years struggling with a seemingly possessed Otari Status 18R, it’s time to introduce a soon to be arriving addition to the studio! Measuring smack dab between a Smart fortwo and a Fiat 500 in length, the DDA AMR24 is an old school split style console which is still well regarded among 80’s and 90’s recording engineers. With 36 inputs and 24 ..read more

Musikmesse (11 to 14 April 2018) and Prolight + Sound (10 to 13 April 2018) bring together companies with retailers, professionals from the musical-instrument, event and media-technologies sectors, as well as musicians from all over the world. In 2017, the two events attracted a total of around 100,000 visitors from 144 countries to Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre. For companies of all sizes there is a wide spectrum of options to showcase products, ranging from all-inclusive booth packages at an entry-level price and open air live-demonstrations to the integration of brands and endorsers ..read more

The beta tests are now over and Reason 10 is available. We checked out the beta, and the improvements were many! New sounds and new gear pave the way for new music, and Reason 10 is here with a rackload of new synths, instruments, samples and more. Grain and Europa: two massive, brand new synthesizers. Klang Tuned Percussion, Pangea World Instruments, Humana Vocal Ensemble: three new live-sounding organic instrument devices. Radical Piano: a top-notch acoustic piano. Synchronous: creative modulation device. Loop Supply and Drum Supply: a multi-gigabyte infusion of cutting-edge drum loops and s ..read more

by Erika Ishkanian – It’s our opinion that after compression, reverb is the most important mixing tool that there is. With that in mind, we are embarking on a hybrid comparative review which will look at the best and brightest in algorithmic, convolution, and emulative (recreation and/or homage) plug-ins, as well as hardware reverbs available today. We have chosen plug-ins that do not require the use of dedicated hardware interface (or expansion card), which means that some otherwise worthy participants won’t be a part of this review. While this list might grow, here’s what’s currently lined u ..read more

Okay, so the first question has to be: is the Fostex PM0.3 really a studio monitor or is it just a glorified computer speaker? A fair question to ask, no doubt due to their size and relatively low cost. If these were from an untested manufacturer there would certainly be cause for suspicion, but the operative name here is Fostex! Fostex has a long and storied history as both a manufacturer of project (and some pro-studio) gear and as a manufacturer of drivers. Their banana pulp full range speakers (for instance the FE206En) are very highly regarded in the audiophile community. Fostex have als ..read more