Guides & Reviews
Expert buying guides, hands-on reviews, and practical how-to articles to help you build the perfect studio setup.
Internet Speed Needs: Streaming, Uploads, Backups by Mbps
Internet speed needs are additive: each simultaneous activity in a household has its own typical Mbps requirement — from under 1 Mbps for music to 15–25 Mbps for 4K video — and the right plan size is the sum of everything running at once, plus hea...
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Focusrite Clarett+ 2Pre — Editorial Review
Focusrite Clarett+ 2Pre — Editorial Review The Clarett+ 2Pre sits a step above Focusrite's Scarlett line — a USB-C interface that trades the entry-level p...
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen — Editorial Review
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen — Editorial Review The Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen is the latest revision of the best-selling 2-in/2-out USB-C interface — the def...
Lewitt Connect 6 — Editorial Review
Lewitt Connect 6 — Editorial Review The Lewitt Connect 6 is a USB-C audio interface aimed squarely at content creators — a 2-in/2-out box with high-gain p...
Shure MV7 — Editorial Review
Shure MV7 — Editorial Review The Shure MV7 is a dynamic cardioid podcast microphone that borrows the broadcast voicing of the legendary SM7B but adds a US...
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen — Editorial Review
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen — Editorial Review The Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen is Focusrite's rackmount flagship for the Scarlett range — an 18-in/20-out ...
Samson C02 Matched Pair — Editorial Review
Samson C02 Matched Pair — Editorial Review The Samson C02 is an affordable matched pair of small-diaphragm pencil condensers built for stereo recording. W...
Behringer C-2 Matched Pair — Editorial Review
Behringer C-2 Matched Pair — Editorial Review The Behringer C-2 is a matched pair of small-diaphragm condenser (pencil) microphones sold for the price mos...
Behringer MIC300 Tube Ultragain — Editorial Review
Behringer MIC300 Tube Ultragain — Editorial Review The Behringer MIC300 Tube Ultragain is an ultra-budget single-channel tube microphone preamp with a bui...
Lewitt LCT 1040 — Editorial Review
Lewitt LCT 1040 — Editorial Review The Lewitt LCT 1040 is a flagship microphone system that puts a tube and a FET signal path in one capsule, with an exte...
Razer Seiren V3 Mini — Editorial Review
Razer Seiren V3 Mini — Editorial Review The Razer Seiren V3 Mini is an ultra-compact, budget USB condenser microphone for streamers and content creators. ...
Mackie EM-99B — Editorial Review
Mackie EM-99B — Editorial Review The Mackie EM-99B is an affordable cardioid dynamic broadcast microphone aimed at podcasting, live streaming, and dialogu...
PreSonus TubePre v2 — Editorial Review
PreSonus TubePre v2 — Editorial Review The PreSonus TubePre v2 is an affordable single-channel tube microphone preamp and DI box. Its hook is a Drive cont...