Brandon Stoner, Author at All Things Gear

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Recording

Best MIDI controllers: Get deeper control over your virtual instruments

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
3 months ago

Just like DAW control surfaces, MIDI controllers are a very useful part of any recording setup no matter if it’s a professional, project, or bedroom studio. They have a variety...

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Guitar

Best clean guitar amps

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
3 months ago

Having your rig “at your feet” is a growing trend among guitar players. Here are five of the best clean amps for pedals.

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Recording

Best reverb plugins: Give your tracks some space

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
3 months ago

Artificial reverb was invented in the 1930s. The way they did it back then was playing recordings through speakers in different spaces and recording the sound of the space. By...

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Guitar

Best acoustic guitar pedals: Improve on that natural tone

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
4 months ago

Unless you’re going for a specific sound, the best ways to use effects is tastefully. Here are the top effects for acoustic guitar.

Austrian Audio OC-S10 front shot in shockmount

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NAMM 2025: The Austrian Audio OC-S10 is a new microphone legend in the making

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
4 months ago

Almost all of the most revered studio microphones are based on designs from around the middle of the 20th century. For the Austrian Audio OC-S10 the company decided to design...

API ASM164 front shot with controls and metering

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NAMM 2025: The API ASM164 summing mixer has 16 channels of analog glue

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
4 months ago

API products are most often associated with professional-level recording studios. At NAMM 2025 they unveiled a summing mixer designed for professional studios to bedroom setups and everything in between –...

DW MFG True-Cast Snare with official flight case

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NAMM 2025: The DW MFG True-Cast Snare is a true collector’s item

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
4 months ago

DW had some serious weight in their new product announcements at NAMM 2025, and one drum kit centerpiece took center stage – the MFG True-Cast Snare. Not just for its...

kurzweil k20 series k2061 model on stand with headphones

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NAMM 2025: The Kurzweil K20 series brings modern updates of classic synths

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
4 months ago

Kurzweil’s K2000 was a 24-voice synthesizer/sampler hybrid that came out in 1991. At the time it was a powerful and modern synth. But that was over three decades ago. The...

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NAMM 2025: Fender Standard Series, wallet-friendly classics

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
4 months ago

With the launch of the Fender Standard Series the company is keeping on with tradition while offering some of their all-time classics at a modest price point. There are five...

Melbourne Instruments ROTO Control in use integrated with hardware and software

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Recording

NAMM 2025: Melbourne Instruments ROTO Control, a next-generation control surface

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
4 months ago

DAW control surfaces are one of the most useful pieces of peripheral gear for a recording studio setup. Melbourne Instruments ROTO Control is a next-generation peripheral that The most impressive...