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Brandon Schock

Brandon Schock

Brandon is a producer, audio engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and senior writer at Higher Hz, where he covers microphones, studio monitors, audio interfaces, and recording techniques.

Coming from humble beginnings, Schock began recording psychedelic bedroom pop with nothing except for GarageBand and the built-in microphone on his laptop as a teenager.

While he's since upgraded his recording setup, Brandon still has a proclivity to work through the confines of limitation.

His music is spasmodic, distorted, and restless, often taking inspiration from artists such as Cornelius and The Beach Boys.

Over the years, he's gained a vast amount of experience recording, writing, and performing with local groups and fellow artists such as Petty Walker, and Windy 500.

When it comes to gear, Brandon has a particular fondness for several models and series of studio gear. He usually records through his Focusrite Clarett 8Pre, aided by his Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro for tracking.

For microphones, the Electro-Voice RE20, Neumann KM 184, the AKG SE300 B (particularly when using the CK91 capsule), and Coles 4038 are worked to their limits in his studio.

He also has a soft spot for Adam Audio studio monitors, which he has been using for years.

In terms of preamps, Brandon has two favorites: the clean and transparent Focusrite ISA One and the warm and colorful Universal Audio Solo/610.

However, even though he has his mainstays in his arsenal, he's incessantly researching and trying to find hidden gems.

Still forever passionate about music, Brandon has recently dedicated himself to writing about the latest innovations in audio technology, while keeping busy with his own projects and passions.

Pioneer DJ DM-50D review: For novice producers and DJs

Pioneer has had a long history of making equipment tailored for DJs in particular, although recent years have begun to show a steady decline in the company’s influence.

Anyway, they’ve come out with the DM-50D active monitor speakers, so let’s see what they have to offer.

Universal Audio Apollo Twin Mk2 review

In this review, I’ll be taking a look at Universal Audio’s Apollo Twin Mk2 Heritage Edition audio interface. For those of you wondering how this “Heritage Edition” differs from your average Mk2, skip ahead to the software bundle section of the article. Otherwise, let’s get started with the review.

Roswell Mini K47 and K87 review

Roswell is a boutique microphone company, which has made a reputation of creating extremely well performing products for competitive prices. I expect that the Mini K47 and K87 are no exception here, but let’s take a closer look.

Rode Podcaster review: Serviceable, but not impressive

If you have an interest in starting a podcast but don’t have much of a recording setup, you may have started looking into USB microphones as a first step.

Rode is a phenomenal company and has a myriad of great products, but let’s see if the Podcaster lives up to the company’s reputation.