Brian Bender
Gear Review
Plugin Bundle 1 Instrument Reverb Plug-Ins
Jul 15, 2022
Texture still seems to me to be the hill on which the battle between us analog Luddites and the digital future is raging. Though digital emulations...
Gear Review
OVER-KILLER Inline Soft Clip Limiter
Sep 10, 2021
Simply put, the OVER-KILLER is Prism Sound’s soft clip limiter circuit from their vaunted line of converters, made into a passive, standalone device....
Gear Review
DB-25 Mult & XLR/D-sub Input Box
May 15, 2021
In case you’ve missed it, Redco is making two inexpensive tools that will turn some blank space in your DB-25 patchbay into something you can...
Gear Review
Mastering Limiter
May 15, 2021
This is such an interesting time to be making records. Not only has the business changed entirely under our feet, but the broader iterations in...
Gear Review
Quasar Monitor
Jan 15, 2021
There is maybe no easier font for satire in audio criticism than the floral superlatives assigned to hi-fi speakers and playback equipment. Reviewers...
Gear Review
BG-1 Stereo "Re-Issue" Compressor
Mar 20, 2020
I first met Bryce Gonzales about five years ago through our mutual friend and pillar of the Los Angeles music community, Jonathan Larroquette....
Gear Review
RAM System 5000 5.1 Monitoring System
Jul 15, 2019
In my mind, one of the greatest shortcomings of the hybrid/in the box era in which we find ourselves is the loss of a coherent, thoughtful approach...