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Welcome to the FanAgain Studio Blog. In this blog we are going to focus on the affordable, attainable equipment. As sure as you are reading this you already know that Universal Audo sounds great and cost as such. We all know that Neumann Products sound great, right? Ok so, what about all the other gear? The stuff that litters the shelves of every Guitar Center and Music store in every town? The affordable stuff. Well, that will be the aim of this blog. Every week I will Buy, borrow, beg and find a new peice of equipment to test out and review. I will get some video and audio to demonstrate using said equipmet. So... Gear People, check back weekley and join our mailing list to stay updated if you love to hear about new gear.

Yamaha MG12XU 12-Input 4-Bus Mixer with Effects

Posted by BigC | April 19 2021

I origianlly bought this mixer to use on the go with my laptop.

First Impression:

I hooked this mixer up via USB and the audio interface worked fast and flawlessly on Windows 10 PRO. The first thing I noticed was the lack of lighting, although it wes suffecient it still seemed lacking. I hooked up my Shure SM57 to test it out, how dfid it sound you ask? Well, at first it sounded horrible, I had to mess with some settings which is expected as soon as I started tuning it in and messing with the pad I was in business. It sounded good with a lot of head room! The EQ is useable and the Low Pass does the trick on some vocals.

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MXL 4000 Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone

Posted by BigC | August 11 2020

First Impression:

The contents of the box! This Mic comes in a wooden box lined with soft blue felt. It also lights up! I know that makes no difference on the sound but it looks freaking awesome! You can see it on a Snoop Dogg Commercial, maybe he used it on a track?

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PreSonus Audio Box

Posted by BigC | September 14 2020

I bought this for ultimate protability

First Impression:

This is perfect to put in your backpack with your laptop, mic and a DAW. That is exactyly why I bought it. the first thing I noticed is that it is only powered by USB. That had me worried about the pre amps right off the bat. What kind of headroom would these possibly produce off that setup? Well, it;s not the worst. It actually sounds pretty good but... I really don't think this will go and replace your mic pres any time soon.

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