SOUND ON SOUND
Neil Rogers, or 'Bugs' to many, has over 20 years of experience performing and engineering in recording studios. He owns and runs Half-ton Studios in Cambridge and has produced recordings for Captain, Steven James Adams, The Travis Waltons, Freeze the Atlantic (ex Reuben and Hundred Reasons), The Broken Family Band and The British Public, to name but a few.
Sennheiser have shrunk down their classic 421 — but have they retained everything that made it so popular?
These audio examples accompany our review of the Mercury 666.
This high‑end design began life as a resurrection of the rare‑as‑hen’s‑teeth Fairchild 666. But it soon became its own thing...
These audio examples accompany our review of the Chandler TG Type L microphone from SOS October 2024 issue.
Can an old container really be turned into a viable music production space?
Chandler’s Jekyll and Hyde approach to mic design reaches a new market with their most affordable model yet.
These classy preamps combine exemplary technical performance with some unusual stompbox‑friendly features.
Ditched your console but still have a thirst for analogue EQ? Maybe the Equate can quench it...
The Neumann U47 is legendary for a reason — as this homage makes clear.
Working with analogue tape wasn’t all good, but it did impose a discipline on recording sessions that was hugely beneficial — and which our DAWs have made optional.