Ted S.

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Ted Schmitz (aka Wanderingted) is both a seasoned tech expert with over 10 years experience in the industry and a working songwriter and performer. Armed with music degrees from Northwestern University and the Manhattan School of Music, Ted’s reviews go beyond specs and features, connecting audio technology with the actual enjoyment and creation of music.

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Motu M4 Audio Interface

Motu M4 Review

Motu M4 Review: Overview Known for higher end interfaces, Motu recently released the M2 and M4 interfaces. In the competitive market of entry level portable audio interfaces, we found the

RE20 VS SM7B

RE20 vs SM7B

Summary and Rating: RE20 vs SM7B The Two Most Popular Broadcast Mics Compared We’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about mics for spoken word. In particular, readers want

Shure MV7 vs SM7B

Shure MV7 vs SM7B

Summary and Rating: Shure MV7 vs SM7B Rivals of the SM7B The Shure SM7B is the flagship mic of the Shure line, responsible for a large proportion of spoken professional

a songwriting template on a dry-erase board

Songwriting Template: How to Write a Hit Song

To come up with our songwriting template we deconstructed the top 50 songs on the Billboard charts for last year. So here it is, the latest template for how to write pop songs.

Audeze LCD-X Headphones

Audeze LCD-X Review

Audeze LCD-X Review: Overview Introducing the Audeze LCD-X The Audeze LCD-X are part of the company’s reference series headphones advertised to have ‘neutral, accurate’ drivers that allow you to mix

Audeze LCD-2 Classic Headphones

Audeze LCD-2 Classic Review

Audeze LCD-2 Classic Review: Overview Introducing the Audeze LCD-2 Classic The Audeze LCD-2, released in 2009, were some of the first planar magnetic headphones to become popular for studio use.

Neumann NDH 30 Headphones

Neumann NDH 30 Review

Neumann NDH 30 Review: Overview Introducing the Neumann NDH 30 The NDH 30 is an open-back version of the NDH 20 closed-back monitoring headphones released in 2018.  We are big fans of