Ben Bernstein

Baby Audio’s BA-1 is a reimagining of the cultish ‘80s analog synth, the Yamaha CS01, bringing with it some pure and authentic textures that are easy...

Lauten Audio recently released a revision to their LA-320 tube microphone. I’m a big Lauten fan and own several of their mics...

This Is What It Sounds Like:What the Music You Love Says About You is a must read for any music producer, recording artist, audio engineer, or...

Love at first sight – make that love at first listen. Nadine, where’ve you been all my life?! Seriously, I play, record, and mix upright bass a lot....

Long considered the “titans of audio mods,” Black Lion Audio has finally created its own interface. Behold, the Revolution 2x2! Touted as not simply...

KRK’s 10S powered subwoofer is the company’s latest innovation aimed at enhancing their ROKIT G4 and V-Series monitoring...

At $199, the Aston Element is a very affordable mic, but by no means is it cheap gear. That is to say, the value at this price point is immeasurable....

When I was asked to review an Ear Trumpets Labs microphone, I jumped at the opportunity. I’ve always been attracted to their vintage-style designs...

If you mix records for a living and are spending too much time digging through texts, Facebook Messenger posts, and bottomless email threads from...

I admit it, I don't always feel like creating a separate aux channel to add parallel compression on my drum tracks. Enter BABY Audio's I...

Comeback Kid, from BABY Audio, is a fully customizable delay and echo plug-in with analog flavor. It has 14 one-knob effects that uniquely allow...

The Apogee HypeMiC is a compact, premium quality, USB-powered cardioid condenser mic designed for use with iOS, Mac, and PC. It records up to...

The Lauten Audio LS-208 is a companion microphone to the LS-308. Both are part of their Synergy Series, designed to reduce bleed in lively...

I don't want to call these mics "specialty," but they are truly special. The Lauten Audio LS-308 is described by the manufacturer as...

The new KRK ROKIT G4 series is the fourth generation of this popular family of studio monitors. G4 monitors incorporate many of the advanced features...

I recently received the PreSonus FaderPort 16 Production Controller to review. Since the biggest difference between this model and the FaderPort 8...

Tone Empire’s LOC-NESS (aka “the Smash-Box”) is a dedicated channel plug-in designed for processing individual drum hits, a drum set’s room sound, or...

The DrAlienSmith DirtMic-01 is an awesome "outside the box" mic for creating rich harmonic distortion effects without a plug-in or guitar...

The Stealth is the latest addition to Aston's product line. I've been an admirer of their revolutionary designs since reviewing their...

From the moment I started using Mojave's large diaphragm condenser MA-50 mic, it sounded great on everything. There are many budget mics in the...

Let me start off by saying that I love this mic! It is well-designed, with a number of standout features; and if you buy the stereo kit, it comes...

The Micparts S-25 is a side-address condenser mic available as a kit. All that’s required is solder, a soldering iron, and some basic hand tools. The...

I recently borrowed a demo set of the Lauten Audio Black Series microphones. I have been a big fan of the company's Signature Series mics and...