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Author: Michael Stern

Michael Stern

  • New Toys: Archetype--Cory Wong X

    Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, Reviews
    February 20, 2025
    by Michael Stern
    Neural DSP unveils Archetype: Cory Wong X. Wong, a Grammy award winning guitarist with his own Fender signature Stratocaster, is known for his versatile playing in jazz, rock, and funk ...
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  • New Toys: Artiphon Orba 3—Handheld Synth with Built-In Sampling

    Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, Reviews
    February 20, 2025
    by Michael Stern
    Nashville, TN's Artiphon has released Orba 3, their third version of their portable handheld synth. Offering instant sampling as well as 300 built-in sounds, the Orba 3 has an omnidirectional ...
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  • New Toys: Harvezi Hazze Distortion Pedal

    Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, Reviews
    February 20, 2025
    by Michael Stern
    SOMA Laboratory is a small boutique company founded in 2016. Based in Poland and Russia, SOMA is best known for the LYRA-8 synthesizer and most of their products are synthesizers. ...
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  • New Toys: KIT Plugins Blackbird BB N54 Compressor/Limiter

    Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    January 23, 2025
    by Michael Stern
    Emanating from a partnership with the iconic Blackbird Studio in Nashville, TN, KIT Plugins makes low-cost effects for your DAW that benefit from the experience of one of America’s most ...
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  • New Toys: Torso Electronics T-1 Algorithmic Sequencer

    Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    January 23, 2025
    by Michael Stern
    “Playfulness is the key word” is the motto of Torso Electronics. Established 2018 in Copenhagen, Torso Electronics is focused solely on electronic musical instruments. They say, “The T-1 is an ...
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  • New Toys: PreSonus Studio One Pro 7

    Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    January 23, 2025
    by Michael Stern
    PreSonus Audio Electronics introduces the most advanced version of its digital audio workstation, Studio One Pro 7. Offering recording, mixing, mastering, live performance, and loop-based music production, Studio One Pro ...
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  • New Toys: D’Addario XPND Series Pedalboards and Accessories

    Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    January 23, 2025
    by Michael Stern
    The D’Addario XPND Series is a line of unique modular accessory products aimed at creating innovative solutions that fill the pedalboard needs of working musicians. Going into their 51st anniversary ...
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  • New Toys: iZotope Aurora Intelligent reverb

    Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    December 19, 2024
    by Michael Stern
    Aurora is the second installment of iZotope's new Catalyst Series. Aurora is an “intelligent” reverb that actively “listens to your audio and dynamically carves space out of the reverb signal ...
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  • New Toys: E-PAD! Drum Practice Pads

    Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    December 19, 2024
    by Michael Stern
    In the late '90s, Los Angeles professional drummer Ed Eblen felt there was something missing in the world of practice pads for drummers. Out of a need to find a ...
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  • New Toys: Lauten Audio Tom Mics

    Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    December 19, 2024
    by Michael Stern
    The Lauten Audio Tom Microphone is a purpose-built large diaphragm condenser microphone expressly designed to capture the sound of tom toms on a drum set, and deal with the challenges ...
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