Jeff Elbel
Gear Review
Control 2 Software & FX Rack Plug-Ins
May 15, 2022
Apogee’s Symphony Desktop was first covered last spring in Tape Op#142. Firmware and software were still in beta testing at the time, so the unit was...
Gear Review
Symphony Desktop Interface
Mar 15, 2021
Eight years ago, I had the opportunity to evaluate Apogee’s Quartet audio interface . I purchased my own Quartet as a result, and have...
Gear Review
Werkstatt-01 & CV Expander Analog Synth Kit
Jan 15, 2021
Werkstatt-01 is a compact, patchable analog monophonic synthesizer based on classic Moog circuits. The company is producing this DIY project kit as a...
Gear Review
ONE USB audio interface
Mar 15, 2014
After making enhancements to the company's two-channel Duet and introducing the four-channel Quartet , Apogee went on to...
Gear Review
Quartet USB audio interface for Mac
Jun 3, 2013
Timing is everything. Apogee's latest audio interface reached me barely a week too late (my fault, not theirs) to make my life considerably...
Gear Review
Pitch 'N Time LE plug-in
May 15, 2011
My musical tastes are relatively populistic, but I’ve got the merest hint of music snob in my bones. It’s the part of me that recoils when Antares...
Gear Review
PRO 900 S-Logic headphones
Mar 15, 2011
With a broad line designed for both home audio and professional use, German designer Ultrasone knows headphones. The PRO 900 headphones advance...
Gear Review
Duet 2-ch FireWire audio interface
May 15, 2008
Apogee has designed Duet to fit the Apple world. At first glance, it's just a brushed-aluminum, paperback-sized case with a big knob on top....
Gear Review
Expose E8B active monitor
Mar 15, 2008
I've been using a pair of KRK 7000B speakers, driven by a Bryston 3B-ST power amp, as my nearfield monitors for a dozen years. I trust them and...
Gear Review
SLD Total 44.1 ReFill
Jul 15, 2007
Michael Moushon and Glenn Forsythe are Boston-based musicians with lengthy studio tenures and expertise in development of music production tools. The...
Gear Review
pArtScience SpaceArray diffusor
May 15, 2006
I recently completed construction of a mixing room based upon designs by Ethan Winer and Wes Lachot. The room is 21 ft long, with an 11 ft front...
Gear Review
Logic Pro CSi Master interactive CD-ROM
Jan 16, 2006
If people would read the manuals that came with their software, there probably wouldn't be much of a market for Thomson Course Technology. The...
Gear Review
UE-10 PRO Ear Monitors
Mar 16, 2005
Ultimate Ears competes with companies like Sensaphonics for sales of in-ear monitors to professional users. After his introduction to the iPod...