Audio Gear Reviews
Detailed reviews of the latest products, from synths to podcasting gear and beyond.
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7410074100AIAIAI Unit-4 review: Unique wireless portable studio monitors
The AIAIAI Unit-4 Wireless+ are basically the only game in town if you need portable studio quality monitors with low-latency wireless and long-lasting batteries.
Terrence O'Brien02.16.2024
The UwU Virtual Pet Buffer is a Tamagotchi in a guitar pedal
Ground Control Audio's UwU Virtual Pet buffer is a Tamagotchi in a guitar pedal that encourages you to practice to keep it healthy.
Terrence O'Brien01.29.2024
Embodme Erae II hands-on: A customizable MPE MIDI controller for your soft synths and analog gear
The Erae II takes the customizable MPE playing surface of the original and adds a more robust interface and tons of connectivity options.
Terrence O'Brien01.28.2024
Casio's Dimension Tripper lets you control your guitar pedals with your guitar strap
Casio showed up to NAMM 2024 with the Dimension Tripper: an experimental Bluetooth expression controller that you operate with your guitar strap.
Terrence O'Brien01.28.2024
The MicroKorg 2 hands-on: A stylish update to an iconic digital synthesizer
The MicroKorg 2 is still in the prototype stage, but it already feels like a polished and worthy sequel to one of the most popular synthesizers ever.
Terrence O'Brien01.27.2024
Roland Gaia 2 review: Roland finally delivers the hands-on synthesizer we’ve been begging for
Gaia 2 is a virtual analog synth that solves many of Roland's interface problems, but the sounds feel dated.
Terrence O'Brien01.19.2024
Expressive E Osmose review: A game-changing MPE keyboard, but a frustrating synthesizer
Even four years after it was first revealed the Expressive E Osmose remains a groundbreaking MPE MIDI keyboard. But the EaganMatrix synth engine feels more like a PhD thesis than a musical instrument.
Terrence O'Brien12.01.2023
8410084100Roli Seaboard Rise 2 review: I wish I had a horror movie to score
The Roli Seaboard Rise 2 is probably the most successful showcase of what MPE MIDI is capable of.
Terrence O'Brien11.10.2023
Teenage Engineering's recorder and mic make the Field series feel complete
Teenage Engineering's Field series is a family of different recording devices. Each has a purpose on its own, but the idea is that they work better together. The question is, do they?
James Trew11.10.2023
MiCreator Studio hands-on: A $199 portable recording studio worth more than its price tag
Austrian Audio's MiCreator Studio is a excellent condenser mic and an audio interface crammed into a tiny package that's better than it has any right being at $199.
Terrence O'Brien10.18.2023
Kontrol S-Series MK3 hands-on: A high-end MIDI keyboard for the Native Instruments faithful
Native Instruments Kontrol S Series MK3 MIDI keyboards push the hardware to new heights while improving software integration.
Terrence O'Brien09.13.2023
Arturia's Acid V is a Roland TB-303, without the headaches
Arturia's Acid V captures the beauty of Roland's TB-303 but without the headaches and with the amenities you'd expect in 2023.
Terrence O'Brien08.22.2023
A $2,490 wireless podcasting kit is absurd, but at least Nomono's sounds great
Nomono’s $2,490 wireless podcasting kit sounds absurd, but it also sounds surprisingly great, especially for recording multiple people.
Devindra Hardawar08.05.2023
SOMA Labs' Rumble of Ancient Times is the chaotic neutral of synths
Soma Labs Rumble of Ancient Times is a charming, affordable and unpredictable 8-bit synthesizer.
Terrence O'Brien07.31.2023
Tom Morello's iconic guitar rig is now a $119 plugin
Neural DSP Archetype: Tom Morello turns his iconic guitar rig into a digital plugin.
Terrence O'Brien05.24.2023
Roland SH-4D review: An overdue return to great synths for the masses
The Roland SH-4d is closest thing to a pure midrange synthesizer the company has made in years.
Terrence O'Brien05.22.2023
Roland S-1 Tweak Synth is the most compelling member of the Aira Compact family
Roland's S-1 Tweak Synth is the most compelling and the most frustrating member of the Aira Compact family.
Terrence O'Brien05.11.2023
Arturia's MicroFreak gets sample playback, granular synthesis and gorgeous Stellar edition
Arturia's MicroFreak is getting another free update that adds sample playback and granular synthesis.
Terrence O'Brien05.10.2023
Adobe Podcast's text-based editing turns limitation into liberation
Formerly known as Project Shasta, Adobe Podcast makes editing audio as simple as working with a text file
James Trew04.05.2023
Eventide Misha review: A playful sequencer that says to hell with tradition
Eventide's first Eurorack sequencer, the Misha, ditches traditional music composition for intervals and tone rows.
Terrence O'Brien03.18.2023