REVIEWS (* indicates items Reviewed and Revisited) Mixers/Recorders/Desktop Workstations Mar Olympus LS-10 handheld recorder Apr Yamaha Pocketrak 2G and Pocketrak CX Jun Zoom H4n handheld recorder Aug Edirol R-09HR handheld recorder* Oct Zoom R16 recorder/interface/controller Nov Line 6 BackTrack guitar recorders Dec TASCAM DR-07 handheld recorder Monitors/Headphones/Audio Routing Mar Mackie MR8 active monitors Apr Ultrasone PRO 900 headphones May KRK 10s subwoofer Jun JBL Control 2P desktop monitors Jul Focal CMS 65 active monitors Audio-Technica ATH-M35 headphones* Aug ADAM Audio A5 active monitors Sep M-Audio Studiophile CX5 active monitors Dec ATC SCM 11 passive monitors Sep A Walking Tour of Acoustica Mixcraft 4 Steinberg Cubase 5* Cakewalk SONAR 8* Digidesign Pro Tools 8* Oct 2C Audio Aether Abbey Road Plug-Ins Brilliance Pack Microphones Jan sE Electronics sE2200A Feb AKG C 214 MXL V88, USB.006, and USB.007 Mar MXL Genesis May Neumann TLM 67 sE Electronics GM10 guitar-mount mic Jun Sonodore RCM-402 Jul MXL V87 Sep Gauge Microphones ECM-87 Oct Lauten ST-221 Torch Nov Shure SM27 and SM137 Dec Mojave Audio MA-201fet Signal Processors/Effects Hardware Jan A-Designs HAMMER eq Apr Lexicon MX300 Empirical Labs Lil Freq LaChapell 583s tube preamp Apr Grace Design m101* Jul Electro-Harmonix Voice Box Aug Focusrite ISA One preamp Oct Benchmark MPA1 preamp Chameleon Labs 7802 compressor Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity preamp Nov Radial Engineering JDX and Phazer Eventide PitchFactor BOSS ME-70 Computer Hardware/Interfaces/Controllers/Converters Jan Frontier Design AlphaTrack Feb Euphonix MC Mix Mar Solid State Logic Duende Mini* May Core Sound Mic2496 V2 portable preamp and A/D Jun CEntrance AxePort Pro Jul Alesis MasterControl Aug Akai APC40 Ableton Controller Sep PreSonus FireStudio Tube Korg nanoSERIES controllers Echo Indigo IOx and Indigo DJx Oct M-Audio ProFire 610* Nov Cakewalk SONAR V-Studio 700 Lexicon I•ONIX U42S Dec Novation Launchpad (first look) Computer Software and Plug-ins (including Plug-in Outlet) Jan Redmatica Compendium Jan BIAS Peak Pro XT 6* Feb IK Multimedia ARC Mar Schwa Oligarc Softube Metal Amp Room Drumstrip for SSL Duende May MasterWriter 2.0* Jun iZotope Ozone 4* Markbass Mark Studio 1 Jul U-He Uhbik Aug Sony ACID Pro 7* Ableton Live 8/Suite 8* FXpansion BFD 2* Soundware (including Recording’s Showcase of Sounds) Jan EASTWEST Quantum Leap StormDrum 2 and Quantum Leap Pianos Fable Sounds Broadway Big Band Project SAM Symphobia Sonic Reality Ocean Way Drums Feb Synthogy Ivory Upright Pianos U-He Zebra 2 SONiVOX Loopline MPC samples Big Fish Audio Off The Hook Volume 3 Mar GForce Virtual String Machine Cluster Sound Tech Producer DSP Apr SONiVOX Anatomy May IK Multimedia SampleTron Spectrasonics Omnisphere Jun Heavyocity EVOLVE Jul Big Fish Audio Jazz City and Jazz Drums Aug Propellerhead Reason Drums 2.0 and Reason Pianos Dark Side Of The Tune Tritone EASTWEST Quantum Leap Silk Oct Big Fish Audio Stratos Nov MOTU Electric Keys Miscellany Feb MacAudioLab video tutorial for Digital Performer 6 May Five instructional books reviewed Jun Peterson StroboStomp 2 strobe tuner/DI pedal Sep KB Covers keyboard covers with software key commands Nov Vibesware GR-1 Guitar Resonator Dec 2009 Gift Guide, over 30 products reviewed RECORDING DECEMBER 2009http://www.recordingmag.com