Reviews, field notes, and essays from across Audio Chronicle.
Battle-tested in club booths and on festival stages, these DJ headsets deliver crystal-clear sound, all-night comfort, and the isolation you need to stay locked in. But which ones rose above the rest — and truly deserve the title of DJ essentials?
They never topped charts, but they bent genres, rewired minds, and whispered through the headphones of your favorite artists.
Tested in real gigs and long sessions, these IEMs deliver zero latency, top-tier isolation, and all-day comfort — no more cranking the volume.
Tested in real gigs and long sessions, these IEMs deliver zero latency, top-tier isolation, and all-day comfort — no more cranking the volume.
Why your growing gear collection might be killing your creative flow — and how to get back to actually making music.
We tested, compared, and curated — the only six audio deals worth your attention this Black Friday.
You’ve seen them. You’ve probably used them.
Modeling, MIDI, and a very real identity crisis in a 2-pound box.
A long weekend, five musicians, one van that shouldn’t have made it past Tuesday — and a field recorder full of ghosts.
Inside the strange, beautifully emotional life of machine-made music
Two boxes walk into your studio. One’s a rhythm machine. The other’s a synth with a split personality. Both just leveled up.
The best-selling box in bedroom studios just got a brain, a glow-up, and a reason to stay on your desk.
In a world obsessed with sonic polish, a growing movement of artists is digging into lo-fi ancestral recordings to reclaim erased histories and awaken spiritual memory.
Ditch laggy earbuds and overpriced headsets. These 7 picks — led by the zero-latency Soundbrenner Wave—deliver elite sound, comfort, and control.
Ditch laggy earbuds and overpriced headsets. These 7 picks — led by the zero-latency Soundbrenner Wave—deliver elite sound, comfort, and control.
It only takes one record to flip a whole generation of producers.
A Midnight Descent into Neon, Noise, and Necessary Catharsis.
And Most People Wouldn’t Understand Why
What idol factories, hologram girls, and the ghost of city pop say about the future of East Asian pop culture.
Meet the Muse: Moog’s Polyphonic Power Move.
Songs that drift, sting, crackle, and condense — because some sounds don’t just hit your ears. They shift the air.
A cautionary tale of one producer, one cursed laptop, and the brutal magic of bombing your first live set.
A Budget Mic Stand That Punches Above Its Weight — Until It Doesn’t.
Dublin’s scene is loud, literate, and more vital than anything coming out of London right now.
The face of pop is changing. Or more accurately — it’s stepping back behind the laptop.
Musicians don’t always crack under pressure — sometimes they dive headfirst into it, just to feel something real.
It’s not a Bluetooth speaker. It’s a sonic riot with a handle.
We tested both through weeks of commuting, work calls, music sessions, and daily life.
When the basement show becomes the runway, and your favorite artist’s face ends up on a Balenciaga bootleg.
Spotify’s 2025 lossless rollout brings studio-quality audio to millions. But Bluetooth can’t transmit true lossless sound. Here’s why wired headphones matter again and why in-ear monitors like the Soundbrenner Wave Pro make the difference.
A Sequencer That Aims to Do It All — and Mostly Does.
Tested in real gigs and long sessions, these IEMs deliver zero latency, top-tier isolation, and all-day comfort — no more cranking the volume.
Your track is at 90 BPM. Why does it feel like 60… or 120? Because tempo isn’t just math — it’s mood.
Once a staple of pop music, the fade-out has vanished. What does that tell us about how songs end now?
Struggling to get your kid to practice music? This fun, wearable tool turns practice into play — and builds rhythm, focus, and confidence.
Stop guessing! Make their heart skip a beat with pro-approved picks for every musician on your list. Because socks and gift cards just won’t cut it this year.
When a guitar costs more than your car, your rent, and your studio combined — and still can’t write a song for you.
If Liam and Noel are back on stage, we’ve officially run out of new gods.
Battle-tested in club booths and festival stages, these DJ monitors deliver crystal-clear sound, zero latency, and all-night comfort — so you can finally stop cranking the volume to compete with the crowd.
We tested some of the most popular earbuds and headphones on the market today. The one that came out on top might surprise you.
Tested through marathon practice sessions and live performances, these IEMs deliver crystal-clear sound, zero latency, and all-day comfort — so you can finally hear every nuance without cranking the volume.
Tested in real gigs and long sessions, these IEMs deliver zero latency, top-tier isolation, and all-day comfort — no more cranking the volume.
Tested in real gigs and long sessions, these IEMs deliver zero latency, top-tier isolation, and all-day comfort — no more cranking the volume.
Tested in real gigs and long sessions, these IEMs deliver zero latency, top-tier isolation, and all-day comfort — no more cranking the volume.
Tested in real gigs and long sessions, these IEMs deliver zero latency, top-tier isolation, and all-day comfort — no more cranking the volume.
Tested in real gigs and long sessions, these IEMs deliver zero latency, top-tier isolation, and all-day comfort — no more cranking the volume.
A silent, wearable metronome that helps golfers enjoy practice, master rhythm, and make real progress — without the annoying click.
A silent, wearable metronome that helps musicians enjoy practice, master rhythm, and make real progress — without the annoying click.
A silent, wearable metronome that helps musicians enjoy practice, master rhythm, and make real progress — without the annoying click.
A silent, wearable metronome that helps musicians enjoy practice, master rhythm, and make real progress — without the annoying click.
A silent, wearable metronome that helps musicians enjoy practice, master rhythm, and make real progress — without the annoying click.
Exploring Urban Field Recording in the Dead of Night.
The numbers no one puts in the credits — from studio fees to radio grease.
Forget steel and soybeans — this fight's coming for your pedalboard.
Meaning gets in the way. Sometimes you just need the sound to break you.
From Decapitator to Smack Attack — how your plugin folder turned into a pharmacy.
It’s Not Sexy, It’s Not Smart — But It’s Built to Work Every Night of the Week.
We didn’t just kill the rockstar myth — we turned it into content. And now we’re surprised no one’s making magic.
You’re not reacting to sound. You’re reacting to memory, mood, hormones, and thousands of years of evolutionary improv.
