Marc Alan Goodman
Gear Review
10DC compressor/limiter
Sep 15, 2012
In the world of boutique audio equipment, the classics are held in high regard. Manufacturers are praised for releasing the most accurate clones of...
Gear Review
Portico 543 500-series compressor
Jul 15, 2012
Rupert Neve is a name that's been around in the recording world for quite a while now, and it holds a lot of weight. Few names are as synonymous...
Gear Review
Q3 500-series induction coil EQ
Jul 15, 2012
First looks can be deceiving, and the Radial Q3 is anything but what I initially imagined it to be. My first impression upon seeing the 500-series...
Gear Review
Roger Schult W2377 Six-Pack EQ
May 15, 2012
Roger Schult had a very interesting idea. His mastering equalizer, the UF1, which he calls an Aural Editing System for Mastering Environment, has...
Gear Review
ez1073-500 500-series preamp/EQ
Mar 15, 2012
Recording equipment manufacturers, as in any other product segment, fall into trends. When something sells, everyone wants to jump on the boat, and...
Gear Review
B80 Mothership
Jul 15, 2011
There seems to be a new trend developing in audio converter design. Up until recently, engineers considered converters to be part of the digital or...
Gear Review
EQN 500-series equalizer
May 15, 2011
During the last couple years, the 500-series format has developed into an industry standard among audio manufacturers, but over and over, I’ve found...
Gear Review
1608 recording console
Jan 15, 2011
Two opinions, the first from contributor Marc Alan Goodman, who is the owner/operator of Strange Weather in Brooklyn, and a second from publisher...
Gear Review
Mic Monsters microphone covers
Sep 15, 2010
Over the last couple years, Strange Weather has picked up a number of nice microphones. Most of them are vintage, and as you’d expect, the...
Gear Review
Model One B equalizer
Jul 15, 2010
I first set eyes on the Model One B about three years ago. I was working at Studio G in Brooklyn and a mysterious package arrived. It turned out to...
Gear Review
ODD & TAV 500-series EQs
May 15, 2010
Finding myself in what seems to be the largest surge of interesting studio gear development in history, I'm always surprised when someone asks...