Gear Reviews

Soyuz 1973 Review: FET Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone in the Studio

In this Soyuz 1973 Review, SonicScoop’s Kallie Marie puts Soyuz’ under-$1000 FET large diaphragm condenser (LDC) microphone to the test.

Soyuz recently released classy matte black and silver versions of their take on a transformerless FET microphone, the 1973.  I decided to take the matte black 1973 for a spin, Read more...

Drum Tuning for the Recording Studio (The 7 Ingredients for Getting Better Drum Sounds, Fast)

Great drum sounds start with great-sounding drums.

We have more tools than ever to aid us in creating compelling drums sounds. So why is it still so rare and startlingly satisfying to hear truly great-sounding drum recordings?

The truth is that few drummers (and even fewer producers and engineers) Read more...

Serial Compression, Simplified. (The 3 Biggest Reasons to “Stack” Your Compressors)

Like Parallel Compression, Serial Compression is one of those esoteric terms that pops up  from time to time and can leave newer producers and engineers scratching their heads. While the name might seem obscure, the process is anything but:

“Putting one compressor before another is something that was going on Read more...

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