I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a decade, ...

Another year of restrictions means the excuses for not starting that podcast are surely drying up. If your last one was “I can’t find a USB mic I like,” then 512 Audio might be about to ruin your ...

The black, semi-matte Tempest is a side-address cardioid condenser microphone with a 34mm diaphragm gold-plated capsule that captures a frequency range of 20Hz to 20KHz. It delivers 24-bit/48KHz audio ...

I’ve used a lot of different audio setups over the years. Everything from Blue Yeti to Rode has come across my desk. I’ve used condenser mics with every polar pattern imaginable and hooked up hundreds ...