Dave Cerminara
Gear Review
SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor Collection
Nov 15, 2017
The SSL 4000 G Series bus compressor has been copied, emulated, reworked, and rehashed by both hardware and software manufacturers for years now. It...
Gear Review
API 2500 Bus Compressor Plug-In
May 15, 2017
The online audio community always cheers when Universal Audio announces a software update with new plug-in emulations. This happened again when the...
Gear Review
bx_rooMS Reverb Plug-In
Mar 15, 2017
bx_rooMS is the first reverb plug-in from the mid-side gurus at Brainworx. Developed in conjunction with Thomas Fiedler, bx_rooMS utilizes...
Gear Review
Sonnox Oxford Limiter V2 plug-in for UAD-2 & Apollo
Jan 15, 2017
Version 2 of the renowned Sonnox Oxford Limiter introduces the plug-in to the UAD-2 platform and brings with it a few under-the-hood...
Gear Review
6050 Ultimate Channel Strip Plug-in
Nov 15, 2016
In 2010, McDSP released the 6030 Ultimate Compressor plug-in , which offered ten different compressors in one virtual rack — some...
Gear Review
Fender ‘55 Tweed Deluxe plug-in for UAD-2 & Apollo
Nov 15, 2016
I've always approached amp models with far more skepticism than any other type of plug-in. Although Universal Audio makes some of my favorite —...
Gear Review
MD7 500-series Mic Preamp & Pedal Interface
Nov 15, 2016
You can't take ten steps at an audio trade show without seeing a new 500-series preamp. Yet the only one that caught and held my attention at...
Gear Review
1073 DPX two-channel preamp/EQ
Sep 15, 2016
The AMS Neve 1073 DPX is a dual-channel preamp/equalizer in a 2RU-height rackmount chassis. With vintage Neve 1073 strips fetching more and more...
Gear Review
The Mod Squad handles for SM57 & SM58
May 21, 2016
I was first introduced to Crimson Audio Transformers through their useful Mogaine ribbon mic pre-preamp . I later tried one of their...
Gear Review
Effect Integrator interface pedal
Mar 15, 2016
The Effect Integrator pedal is a quick and easy way to introduce your favorite guitar stompboxes into your mic signal chain. As a former FOH guy and...
Gear Review
PSP L’otary rotary speaker plug-in
Jan 21, 2016
PSP L'otary is an emulation of the classic Leslie 122 and 147 rotary cabinets. I've been a big fan of PSP's products since my first...
Gear Review
Splice MKII FET compressor
May 16, 2015
The Splice MKII is an 1176-style FET compressor in a 2RU-height rackmount chassis. The original Splice, which is no longer available, was a...
Gear Review
Magic AB plug-in
Mar 17, 2015
Magic AB is an easy-to-use and extremely practical plug-in
that allows mixers (and mastering engineers) to quickly compare their mixes to commercial...
Gear Review
TruTone Head
Sep 15, 2014
We've all seen photos of studios that own a wall of guitar tube heads. Certainly, having a dozen or more amps to choose from might be ideal, but...