Ed Pettersen
Gear Review
DX mod’ed Beyer M-500
Jan 15, 2003
Ribbon mics are all the rage these days and deservedly so. With their sharp detail and warm, accurate sound reproduction, ribbons have become the new...
Gear Review
Polymer Film Pickups
Sep 15, 2002
Certainly one of the coolest and most inexpensive devices I've stumbled upon over the last couple of years! Pick-up the World pickups are...
Gear Review
100-G Tube DI
Jul 16, 2002
With the advent of home-based digital recording, the search for a decent, versatile tube direct box with gain control felt like the search for the...
Gear Review
Repeater Looper/Sampler
Jul 16, 2002
Loopers have been asking for years for a product that not only repeats phrases or loops that they create but a unit that SAVES and STORES the...
Gear Review
1@3 1/4” Switcher
Jul 16, 2002
Here's a great little item that can be useful in immeasurable ways: The Lehle 1@3 switcher pedal. Basically it takes a 1/4" TS, unbalanced...
Gear Review
Digitube Mic Pre/Direct Box /EQ
Jul 16, 2002
With the proliferation of DAWs in home recording, some enthusiasts have been searching for an easy, clean and efficient way to record digital audio...
Gear Review
Vacuum Tube Direct Box
Jul 16, 2002
My seemingly endless search for the perfect tube DI has led me to Uncle Albert's doorstep. Here I found a no-frills, basic but excellent vacuum...
Gear Review
The Porchboard (floor) Bass Percussion Device
Jul 16, 2002
People always seem to be interested in finding "tricks" of the recording trade so here is one of mine: The Porchboard Bass is a solid...
Gear Review
Digimax mic preamp/limiter with digital output
Mar 15, 2002
The PreSonus Digimax is an ingenious device. I purchased it initially as an interface with my Pro Tools LE rig at home to provide eight more 24-bit...
Gear Review
C-3
Jan 15, 2002
You've probably heard something already about all the inexpensive mics being manufactured in China, with the idea being that they capture the...
Gear Review
Multi-Z DI Box
Jan 15, 2002
From the moment you receive your Little Labs Multi-Z DI, you'll realize it's obvious designer Jonathan Little has spent his share of time...