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+2 on the Music Man. I've also enjoyed Fender Twins and Lab Series amps, but I've never let go of my MM RD-112 Fifty. Great amp for small clubs and practices. I run a Johnson J-Station through it with good results, but the amp's clean/dirty channels often get me by on their own. A lot written...

Folks, I have a special need: a very basic 61-key synth with built-in sounds, under $300. I'd like to buy it new, if possible--I've been unlucky with used gear. I'm a guitar-player/composer, producing jazz-rock stuff that sometimes needs some simple backing string and synth parts. I've...

Thanks for the tip, Pohaku. J.

Thanks for the quick response, Harvey. At least you're honest! J.

Harvey, or anyone... Just wondering if you've used the new Audio Technica ATH-M50s ($150). I have a couple of colleagues who seem to like them, and I'm thinking about trying them for some critical listening of mixes late at night. My current Senn 280s aren't bad, but I'm sure there are better...

By the way, Hem, the aw16g/1600 user forum is one of the best around. If you go that route, be sure to download the helpful getting-started materials there--they'll save you a lot of time. http://forum.dijonstock.com/ Best, J.

It's not easy for me either, Nate. I'm still very green as an engineer, so I always burn a few mixes along the way to check the overall balances (EQ, L-R, DSP, etc.)--and it's still never quite there. The good news is that I can usually hear the weaknesses; the bad news, I sometimes don't have...

Yeah, having two sets to AB would be the best of all worlds. If you do have to choose, let me ask you this... do the Berries make a great recording sound great and a flawed recording sound flawed? The point of good monitors, of course, is to "reveal" the sound in an honest way. But you knew...

Hi Nate. I have to admit that I'm in that recording camp that fires up the home studio primarily for its own enjoyment. Sure, people download my home stuff a lot, and I also work in more pro contexts outside my home. Here's my point: when I slap one of my favorite pro CDs into my studio system...

Me, too. Four excellent years with my aw16g. I can't speak for the other brands, but the Yam's a winner--I'd buy the 1600 in a heartbeat if my 16g dies anytime soon (seems unlikely). The DSP on all channels and 4-band parametric EQ are the kinds of features that set it apart from much of the...

So many, but Bill Bruford more than anyone else. J.

You're facing the same situation that I did a year ago with my M-Audio BX5s. I picked up the SBX 8" sub ($200 on sale)--problem solved, after carefully integrating the sub. Form the research I did, I learned that 4" or 5" monitors are particularly well suited to a small sub unless you're working...

Actually, I was thinking about the three beds... one too hard, one too soft, and one... J.

Rid, I know only one thing. If you can possibly find a way to buy 2-3 models and actually test them in your studio space--if you can, I think you'll make a much wiser decision. A few years back, I did exactly that when I bought 3 highly recommended models and lived with them for a couple of...

Daddy, I think it's the old idea of not wanting to bite the hand that feeds you, eh? But I've been reading these mag reviews for years now and have noticed a couple of ways that mags get around the not-biting part. Some mags, like Tape Op (a great one), have explicitly mentioned that they...

Ratdog, I think a big question here is how many tracks you really need. I know nothing about the Korg except that I've read generally favorable reviews of it, like the SOS review that Scientist shared. IMHO, features like 4-band parametric EQ, dedicated dynamics processing, easy access to...

Agreed. I used a dd-55 happily for a year. My gear-snob friends laughed when they first saw it and then nodded in surprise when they heard it. But the new, redesigned dd-65 is better, with an extra pad, more user memory, some better samples (especially the cymbals) and more sensitive triggering...

You and Creep both beat me to it. One of the great electric bass lines (and players) in prog-rock. Crank it up for full tremelo effect. BTW, I believe that Squire adds Moog bass pedals at the end of that tune when performing it live. Bone-rattling cool. J.

Some obvious disagreement here, but let me dash in to mention some helpful "quick start" documents (for the 1600 and aw16g) that are available for free download at the user forum I mentioned http://forum.dijonstock.com under "Newbies/Valuable Information". I highly recommend them for any new...

Edan, I'm not so far from your description of yourself. I'm a guitarist and songwriter first, and I keep my little home studio as absolutely streamlined and simple as possible. I can press a button or two and tweak a dial, but I lose patience if I can't keep my focus on my music most of the...