Tony Vincent

A couple of years ago, I moved my studio, SoundShop370, from Manhattan to South Nashville. Since then, I’ve been refining my setup, making sure every...

I've had the opportunity not only to sing and play into many sought-after microphones, but I've also been able to use even more mics on...

As a writer, I try to be as transparent as I can when reviewing a piece of gear. I also feel compelled to include a bit of a backstory that shares...

Avantone began making microphones close to 20 years ago, and has recently updated their BV-1 large-diaphragm tube condenser microphone to the BV-1...

I have a polarizing position regarding monitors. Either I really dig them (when my mixes sound good across many sources post-mix), or I simply don’t...

I’m gonna come clean right out of the gate: I’m a big believer in Empirical Labs . I have owned at least one EL8 Distressor in my...

Introduced in the mid-1960s, the Neumann U 87 was a gift to engineers and producers because a separate power supply was no longer needed due to its...

I was first introduced to Vanguard Audio Labs before they even brought a microphone to market. The gentleman who tipped me off about this company was...

I love microphones. When used – or abused – in the right situation, I’m a firm believer that nothing will give you an interesting tone or character...

I vividly remember the first time I was exposed to moving fader automation. I was 12 years old, and the medium-sized recording facility was centered...

I was an early adopter of Universal Audio’s UAD plug-in platform. My 2003 Power Macintosh G5 may have housed only a single UAD-1 DSP Card [Tape...

Let's come clean right from the beginning: I'm a gear snob. I like gear that feels robust and solid. I like gear that sounds beautiful and...

I was first introduced to Vanguard Audio several years ago by an industry veteran who would periodically tell me about "a microphone that was...