“The first day I had the console up and running I slapped a raw drum kit into the desk and with a little tweaking and some compression I had a very nice sounding kit. That same amount of work would have taken a few hours to get in the DAW.”

Hey synth people! We’ll see you next week in Berlin – and we’re bringing a 5088 again, thanks to KMR Audio Germany and Helwa Studio.

This update adds preset functionality, local Dante ID name storage, optimized initial connection process, and more. Get the new firmware, remote control app, and release notes here.

Before heading out on his current gig – playing bass with AC/DC, no less – Chris was kind enough to invite us over to see his newly revamped home studio, with a 32-channel 5088 at its center.

Why would you ever have both an RNDI and an RNDI-M in your guitar rig? Hear why from Hanan Rubinstein (Alicia Keys, Ed Sheeran, Charlie Puth).

New for April 2025, Rupert Neve Designs is proud to introduce the world’s first high-performance wireless keytar interface.

Parachute Mastering, located on the east coast of Canada, is run by John McLaggan. He sat down with us to discuss the importance of learning to listen – and why his MBC has stuck around when many other converters have not.

With the exact same custom Rupert Neve Designs transformers and discrete FET input stage as the best-selling RNDI, RNDI-S and RNDI-8, the new RNDI-M brings the stunning tone & clarity of its award-winning counterparts to an even more compact and pedalboard-friendly format.

The Roots just completed a 6-show / 3-night residency at NYC’s iconic Blue Note Jazz Club, celebrating the 30th anniversary of their first album, Do You Want More?!!!??! – take a look at the recording / mixing rig…

Take a tour through Travis Barker's studio featuring lots of bikes, even more drums, and one 5088.

Christina Moon, veteran Monitor Engineer for LCD Soundsystem, was kind enough to give us a tour of their latest stage setup before a show at the Hollywood Palladium. Please enjoy.

“We are a Belgian company that provides full service for festivals, international concert or theater tours, broadcast and recording studios. We mainly specialize in the rental of digital consoles with the necessary outboard equipment for major artists and bands, as well as concert halls.”

Not too long ago we did a gear rundown video with Burna Boy’s FOH Engineer Temidayo Oladehin, and we don’t normally feature one client twice in the span of just a few months…but then Patchwork London tagged us in a few photos of Burna Boy’s V2 rig for 2025 and we had to make an exception.

“The ProVibe studio is located in a forest on the outskirts of Budapest, providing a quiet and inspiring environment. It doesn’t have the usual gloomy studio vibe as every room is illuminated by sunlight. The recording halls are situated in such a way that the musicians in each room can see everyone else in the other halls, which is a favourite feature of ensembles.”

GB's Juke Joint is much more than just a recording studio complex in Long Island City – they've got many years of experience recording live shows all over New York. To up their mobile recording game, they designed this amazing mobile rig made up of a scalable analog Rupert Neve Designs front-end coupled with a robust Dante network for simplicity, adaptability, and performance.

We are delighted to announce that the Master Bus Transformer received a TEC Award during the 2025 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA.

See you in Anaheim!

“There will always be a Newton or 4 in my FOH rack going forward.”

It’s not just a mic pre, it’s not just a mix bus – it’s an entire ecosystem.

We are proud to announce that the Master Bus Transformer has been nominated for a TEC Award!