AETA 4Minx Review

AETA have been a big name in radio reporter’s gear for ever but it was only a couple of years ago that I had a chance to review their Mixy three channel location mixer. While working on the Mixy review I discovered AETA have something of a cult following for their now discontinued mic amps and I was certainly impressed …

Roland R88 Multitrack recorder review

1 Intro The Roland R-88 is one of life’s little surprises. A professional eight track portable recorder for under two grand, was not what I was expecting from Roland so it certainly caught me on the hop. The list of features is maybe surprising too. Eight xlr inputs all with mic amps all with associated front panel controls. Eight xlr …

Wavelab 8 DAW review

1 Intro Merry Christmas — the loudness war is over. Or so they say, dynamic range is back in town and sophisticated measures of loudness are the order of the day, no more Mr. Loud Guy. And right on cue Wavelab 8 has appeared down the chimney stuffing our stockings with shiney new loudness metering, speaker management and a bucket …

AudioRoot eSmart Location Battery System Review

Can there be any truth in stereotypes? Are all directors spoiled children? Do all camera operators suffer from Ansel Adams syndrome? Are all sound operators really, really boring people? Consider this cautionary tale. A good friend of mine was returning from a transatlantic shoot on the west coast. Drawing the shorter of the straws he was seated next to the …

Sound Devices 442 Review

One of the hardest things I had to do when leaving the BBC was hand back the Sound Devices 442/744 combination I knew and loved. I know some people preferred the headroom on the SQN and everyone loved the CooperSound but the 442 will always have a place in my heart. One day when I get the time I’ll do …