Don Gunn

Mesanovic Microphones is a somewhat newer company from Detroit, eponymously named for its founder, Deni Mesanovic, who built and designed his first...

I’m a fanboy of Grace Design's gear, so when they announced the m701 interface at the NAMM Show in January, I immediately got in touch with...

Focusrite has had a firm foothold in the growing world of Dante-networked hardware for several years, and one of the cornerstones of their RedNet...

Ben and Veronica Sneesby have been making mics in Australia for nearly 25 years (the name derives from Ben’s nickname in high school). Some of their...

In what might possibly be the sexiest review ever published in Tape Op, let’s talk about monitor mounts! I was recently in need of upgrading my Atmos...

In 2019, I reviewed the Townsend Labs L22 Sphere mic and raved about its versatility and innovation. Universal Audio acquired Townsend...

NUGEN Audio is back with a brand new metering plug-in, Halo Vision, that takes their stereo-based Visualizer and expands it into the surround and...

SPL is back with a new 500 Series module called BiG, cleverly sub-titled “Stereo Image Bigger Maker” (yes, really!). Given that it is a stereo unit...

Grace Design has been making some of the most respected preamps and monitor controllers for nearly 30 years (and since has branched out into acoustic...

In our world of recording gear, there are plenty of “classics” when one thinks of compressors, mic preamps, or microphones. However, one particular...

Dachman Audio is a New York-based company that began by importing and selecting mic capsules for upgrading, replacing, and DIY, and has now added...

Focusrite continues to grow its professional line of studio products by introducing the RedNet R1 desktop remote source selector and monitor...

A few months after releasing the MC-3 multi-band compressor plug-in for APB (Analog Processing Box) users, Colin McDowell and the rest...

I usually like to structure my reviews with a full description of the product I’m writing about, then provide my experience with it (along with use...

From the requisite hand-wired boutique pieces of the ‘50s and early ‘60s, to the large format commercial consoles that followed, and then right into...

Peterson Goodwyn and his crew at DIY Recording Equipment (DIYRE) won’t be strangers to many long-term Tape Op readers. Their Colour 500 Palette [Tape...

Inspired Acoustics might not be a household name in the music industry, but they have been producing minutely detailed, pipe organ sample libraries...

Focusrite has expanded their Pro series of audio interfaces with the new Red 8Line; because of its name, you’d be forgiven for thinking the Red 8Line...

The McDSP APB (Analog Processing Box) is the gift that keeps on giving. In addition to the original stock plug-ins the APB-8 and APB-16...

NUGEN Audio, in case you’re not familiar, have been making sizable inroads in the post-production and mastering worlds over the last 16 years with...

Colin McDowell of McDSP, and his gang of wickedly smart development minions, haven't been sitting back and complacently idling away since...

These days, we have more reverbs than ever before in our various DAWs, all available under our fingertips (trackball tips? mouse tips?!?) whenever we...

The decade that had the most impact on my musical growth and development was the '80s; it was a ripe and fertile time for new recording...

The eight reverb chambers built under the parking lot of the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles are some of the most highly revered, and closely...