Tascam US-144mkII - Kierkes's review
There is something about the way TASCAM makes its interfaces for so little and yet maintain so much quality that just draws attention to themselves. Well, wait. That's exactly what it is. In the end,…
TC Electronic Nova System - "Excellent multi-effects unit!"
NDT - Nova Drive Technology: All-analog programmable overdrive and distortion circuit under preset and expression control. 6 effect blocks taken straight from G-System: Compression, EQ + Noise Gate,…
Tascam US-1800 - Kierkes's review
The Tascam Us 1800 is the latest iteration of Tascam's line of extremely budget friendly audio interfaces. This one in particular is almost exactly the same as its parent the US 1641. It is simple a …
Fender FM 15G - "Decent practice amp"
The Fender Frontman 15g is a small 15 watt solid state practice combo with two channels, a shared EQ, and auxiliary and headphone inputs. It features classic Fender cosmetics and is driven by a singl…
XLN Audio Funk AD Pak for Addictive Drums - Kierkes's review
The funk ad pack for XLN Audio's beautifully simple and easy to use program, Addictive Drums, is exactly what the name of the thing says it is. It is a bunch of tight drums that are made and tuned to…
Kala KA-SSTU-T Tenor - "Good uke for people on the go."
Color: Natural Finish: Satin Slim tenor "travel uke" body - shallow body depth (ranging from 1-1/4" to 1-3/4") Solid spruce top Mahogany back and sides Nice binding Black/white/black/white bin…
XLN Audio Modern Jazz - Sticks - Kierkes's review
The Modern Jazz pack for XLN Audio's beautifully simple program to use Addictive Drums, is a great addition to the line of drums that is, as its title says, a set of jazz drum kits, tuned for jazz pu…
Ibanez ICX220 - "Great, quirky guitar on the cheap."
Made in China Redesigned, smaller body shape Ibanez brand Infinity humbuckers Full Tune II bridge (similar to a Gibson Tuneamatic) Bolt-on 3-piece maple neck 22 frets Basswood body Rosewood fr…
XLN Audio Metal ADpak - Kierkes's review
The Metal pack for the addictive drums adds a certain explosiveness to your repertoire for sampled drum sounds. To be perfectly honest, this program assumes you are simple and just want something qui…
Cakewalk Sonar X1 - Kierkes's review
One of the first things that I feel a very powerful need to address is the fact that Cakewalk Sonar X1 is a program that does not quite revolutionize any sort of feature movement or give any new engi…
Cakewalk Sonar 8.5 Producer Edition - Kierkes's review
Cakewalk's SONAR. It is immediately important to note that SONAR X1 is not actually different from this version, Cakewalk SONAR 8.5 producer edition, and therefore, it is especially important to note…
Apple Logic Express 9 - Kierkes's review
Apple's Logic Express 9 is not that much stripped down from the full fledged version. Granted, there are things that Logic Pro contains that a express and essential version will not, but if you are j…
Apple Logic Pro 9 - Kierkes's review
Logic is that program that people all recognize. It can almost be considered second fiddle to Pro Tools in ubiquity. Do not take that with the negative connotation that that phrase normally comes wit…
RCF Monitor 5s - " Small but mighty"
translatedThat's two years they serve me, I like their small size. They easily cash in 150 watt (175 watts for data!). Ideal in bars when there are few places. I had used before the MR4 (60 watts), but less …
Steinberg Cubase Essential 5 - Kierkes's review
Newer audio interfaces which I, by the way, really need to get around to reviewing, often bundle themselves with Steinberg with the venerable Cubase suite of software. In keeping with using only the …