So, after reading my entire series on the 127th AES Convention (you did read the entire series, didn’t you?), do you have any favorites? I know I certainly do. A big winner in my book are all the panels and discussions which for the foundation of many an audio students education. Aside from educational...

Once in a while a product is released and somehow I just miss the news. Unfortunately, this was the case with CLASP, which is a shame because it’s a product I can definitely get behind. In all the press during AES, CLASP popped up again (thankfully!) and finally I got to learn about this wonderful...

Tascam really outdid themselves this year, releasing six new products at AES 2009, including the company’s first ever portable multi-track location sound recorder for film, television and music. While I’ve always like Tascam’s offerings, this puts them in direct competition with the likes...

A major showcase at AES 2009 was Mackie’s release of their new Onyx i series and their accompanying driver which breaks down the ProTools hardware barrier. Below is James Woodburn of Mackie demoing the Mackie Onyx i at AES. For further information, check out Mackie’s website. photo by Keyboard...

A critical part of most every engineer’s toolkit is the ability to reduce noise in recorded sound. Currently, there are a number of worthy noise reduction and sound restoration tools on the market. However, this year at AES Sonnox released a completely new suite of plug-in’s which include...

Much like other engineers, I work in the field a lot, so having a set of mobile tools is very important to me. Because of this, I bought the first set of measurement tools from Studio Six Digital over a year ago and have been extremely pleased with the results. This year at AES we saw the release of...

Sometimes, despite an engineers best efforts, you just cant get a mic in close enough to get the best sound. Maybe there are cameras, or maybe you just can’t obstruct the line of sight, but either way the vocal track gets printed with to much ambient noise. What can you do? You can’t re-record...

A real standout performer at AES 2009 was the Radial Lunchbox. This API 500 Series compatible device is a real asset to engineers, adding versatility to an already fantastic standard. For complete details on the Radial LB series, check out the video below from Keyboard Magazine. video by Keyboard...

Over the past few years, the number of microphone manufacturers who make ribbon mic’s has increased dramatically. This year at AES we got to see Audio-Technica’s foray into the ribbon mic arena, including the AT4080 (very cool - pictured below). For more information about the 4080 and all...

There was a time when rugged analog audio cables were one of the only concerns of a studio or live engineer. However, these are much different times in which we live. Enter the Wireworks MCat524 which provides either 6 or 12 RJ45 connections via their Wireworks G-Block Connectors. Check out the Wireworks...