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Gear Tests.

November 1, 2013Studio Monitors

Emes Pink TV Active: Present Company Excepted

In Spanish, whenever we praise a lady's beauty we add "mejorando lo presente" ("present company excepted"), as a clear sign of respect and, of course, to imply that the reality of…

November 1, 2013Studio Monitors

Fostex PM Series: A Good Value Option

The Japanese company Fostex was founded in 1973 as an extension of “Foster Electric CO,” an important Japanese company in the development of electroacoustic products, both for…

November 1, 2013Studio Monitors

DAS Audio Passive Studio Monitors

The Monitor 6 and Monitor 8 studio monitors are DAS’s link to its origins more than thirty years ago, when studio and hi-fi products marked the company’s first steps. DAS is a…

November 1, 2013Studio Monitors

Studiophile BX8A, ESI Near 5 and Event APL 5E

Rather than starting with "good ears," we should say good tools for your ears. Few users still fail to realize how important it is to have faithful, reliable studio monitors in…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

NI Kore: Innovative Ideas from Native Instruments (2)

In previous issues of ISP Música magazine we reviewed Native Instruments' Audio Kontrol 1 interface, highlighting, among other things, its programmable controllers, which provide…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

Yamaha 01X: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Yamaha has always been among the pioneers in products aimed at home and project-studio environments. Its by-now-legendary DSP FACTORY and SW1000XG cards allowed modest computers…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

DMX 6 Fire USB: Terratec's Midrange Alternative

The 6 Fire 24/96 is now the DMX 6Fire USB: a compact format with 4 inputs and 6 outputs over USB 2.0. That's how TERRATEC announced the relaunch of this already classic interface…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

Mbox 2: Three Interfaces Tied to Pro Tools LE

Once Pro Tools had become a fixture in virtually every professional audio studio, Digidesign's natural next step was to offer products aimed at small studios and semi-pro users…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

NI Audio Kontrol 1 by Native Instruments

In the past, Native Instruments (NI) was known mainly for its “software instruments.” They started out in 1996 with the Generator synthesizer, and since then their products have…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

Alphatrack: Take Control of Your DAW

More and more users agree that using a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) to record and mix music brings a great many advantages. Similarly, users also tend to agree on the…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

Digidesign C|24: The Successor to the Control 24

For years, the original Control 24 has been the nerve center of many professional recording studios that needed a professional control surface but couldn't take on the costs of…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

Yamaha GO46: A Portable FireWire Audio Interface

It won over musicians who needed a professional-quality recording solution, both at home and “on the go.” Introduced at the Summer NAMM show some time ago, this FireWire interface…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

MOTU 8Pre Interface

Looking for a FireWire interface with multiple mic preamps and ADAT connectivity? MOTU 8Pre. Already have an interface and want to take advantage of those tempting ADAT ports?…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

Yamaha MW12

Not too long ago, before the economic crisis, the audio interface market was booming. More and more manufacturers were offering this type of product, aware of the strong recent…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

PreSonus FirePod: A Reputation Well Earned

This interface arrived at ISP Música Magazine with its head held high. Given the strong reputation PreSonus products enjoy, as shown by the many nominations and awards they've…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

Pro Tools HD Omni

We put the HD Omni through its paces at ISP Música: an interface that brings together AD/DA conversion, mic/instrument preamps, monitor control for up to 7.1, a headphone output…

November 1, 2013Audio & MIDI Interfaces

The DIGI002 Interface, Live Too

I have always, absolutely always, believed that the sound engineer is, and must be, an active part of the band they work with, being the last "human" (or subjective, if you…

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