This is a review of the Empirical Labs Distressor. Specifically, I’ll be reviewing the EL8-X (British Mod) iteration of this compressor. To put it simply, the Emperical Labs Distressor is an absolute joy to use, and it’s a super musical, very colorful compressor with tons of options. What makes the Empirical Labs Distressor so good? …
If you’re building a recording studio, you’ll need at least one pair of speaker stands to support your studio monitors. Not to mention, they’re probably one of the more expensive parts of your studio setup. When shopping for a pair of studio monitor stands, you’ll come across two main types: desktop speaker stands, and floor …
Open back headphones are my favorite type of headphones for mixing. Thanks to the open ear cups, they allow sound to pass in and out of the headphones. This has two distinct advantages over traditional closed back headphones. 1: The open sides allow for a less isolated, more “natural” sounding headphone, and 2: bass frequencies …
The Warm Audio WA-412 4-Channel Microphone Preamp is an exciting offering to the pro audio world! Warm Audio is a brand that I have liked for a long time. At my old studio, I used their EQP-WA and 1176 clones often, so I was excited to get my hands on this mic pre-amp! I often …