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Reviews

Softube Summit Audio EQF-100 4-band EQ review

Posted byby Christian de Looper
8 years ago
2 min
2 min

Summit Audio is known around the U.S. and beyond for its high-end hardware. Thankfully, however, the Summit Audio sound isn’t limited to hardware — Softube has come out with a...

Posted inin Audified
Recording

Audified MixChecker review

Posted byby Christian de Looper
8 years ago
3 min
3 min

Mixing is a process, and a big part of that process has nothing to do with tweaking EQs or compressors — a big part of it is simply listening. Listen...

Posted inin Fender
Gibson

Electric guitar body wood and neck wood: How tonewood affects your guitar’s sound

Posted byby Christian de Looper
8 years ago
5 min
5 min

Are you building an electric guitar or trying to decide which electric guitar to buy next? Many aren’t aware of this, but the type of wood used on your guitar...

Posted inin Audified
Featured

Audified U73b V2 compression plugin giveaway

Posted byby Christian de Looper
8 years ago
1 min
1 min

[vc_row el_class=”textbox”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our friends at Audified are giving YOU the chance to WIN the U73b V2 compression plugin, featuring an all-new user interface and a ton of awesome new settings....

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Featured

Audified U73b V2 compression plugin review

Posted byby Christian de Looper
8 years ago
3 min
3 min

The Telefunken U73b may not be as well known of a compressor as the likes of the Fairchild 660, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less of a versatile and incredibly-sounding...

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Featured

FabFilter Pro-C 2 [Review]

Posted byby Christian de Looper
9 years ago
2 min
2 min

FabFilter is at it again. The company has released the next plugin in its lineup, called the Pro-C 2. The compressor is, as the name suggests, is a follow-up to...

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Keyboard

Arturia KeyLab 49 Black Edition Bundle [Review]

Posted byby Christian de Looper
9 years ago
3 min
3 min

Arturia has announced the KeyLab 49 Black Edition, a revised version of its KeyLab 49, with a new coat of paint. Not only does it look great, but it works...

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Live Sound

Arturia BeatStep Pro [Review]

Posted byby Christian de Looper
9 years ago
2 min
2 min

Over a year ago we reviewed Arturia’s BeatStep pad MIDI controller and step sequencer. Now, the company is at it again, having released an updated version of the device, called...

Posted inin Audified
Recording

Audified u73b Compressor [Review]

Posted byby Christian de Looper
9 years ago
2 min
2 min

Audified – previously Audiffex – has released a new compressor plugin that aims to emulate the classic German u73b broadcast compressor, used rather extensively for mastering between 1960 and 1980....

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Guitar

AAS Strum GS-2 [Review]

Posted byby Christian de Looper
9 years ago
2 min
2 min

Applied Acoustics Systems has released their follow-up to 2008’s Strum GS-1 with an aptly titled Strum GS-2, featuring a completely redesigned user interface and revamped strumming engines. Strum GS-1 was...