FabFilter Releases Pro-Q 2 Equalizer Filter Plug-In
On top of the already gorgeous interface, this major update from the original FabFilter Pro-Q brings us a host of new features along with all of the originals. Pro-Q 2 boasts a few key additions –...
View ArticleFredenstein Launches Artistic FET Compressor, for 500 Series Value Line
500 can be affordable – so says Fredenstein Professional Audio. At $239, you can fit this 500 in. An American-German design team, Fredenstein keeps its costs down by manufacturing in Taiwan, then...
View ArticleGalaxy Audio Begins Shipping ERGOMIC – Unique Form Factor Dynamic or...
Get a handle on this innovation – one that seems long overdue. The new ERGOMIC from Galaxy Audio offers an advanced form factor. Galaxy Audio is now shipping the ERGOMIC, a wired microphone that offers...
View ArticleStuder Debuts Vista V Digital Console
Swiss-based company Studer has been catering to professional audio since 1948. Taking their popular Vista X console to the next level in processing and functionality, Studer is now introducing the...
View ArticlePSP Audioware Launches PSP MasterComp V1.8.0
One of the most revered plugin compressors available just got a little better. The PSP MasterComp keeps movin’ up. The Polish developers PSP Audioware have just launched PSP MasterComp V1.8.0, a nifty...
View ArticleMix with Maury: EQing Drums to Enhance Low Frequency Transients
This is the second in a series by Andrew Maury. See his first article, “How and Why Distortion Can Replace the Need for EQ & Compression.” Something I’ve started doing is EQing very sharp,...
View ArticleSociety of Composers and Lyricists in New York Mentor Program – Fall 2014...
Are you ready to take your composing career to the next level? The SCL in NY Mentor Program is on time for Fall 2014. If the answer is “yes” – and we can’t imagine why it wouldn’t be – then there is a...
View ArticleEventide Announces UltraReverb Plug-In — 9 Reverbs from the H8000
A collection of ‘verbs from their fabled H8000, Eventide has released UltraReverb as a DAW compatible plug-in. At the UltraReverb’s core lives a total of 9 unique reverb algorithms with full control...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Announces AMS RMX16 Reverb and Softube Summit Audio TLA-100A...
Exclusively available for the UAD platform and Apollo interfaces, Universal Audio has released a reverb plugin two years in the making. The AMS RMX16 plugin is modeled after the actual RMX16 hardware...
View ArticleTrack Attack! Recording “Rosie” at These Outer Spaces Studio, Brooklyn
A rock opera in 5:44 – that’s what you’re in for with “Rosie.” She will, she will, ROCK YOU: The inimitable Sylvana Joyce. It takes a special track to take you on a massive journey in a short amount of...
View ArticleRIP Mike Skinner: Producer, Drummer, Audio Adventurist
He could leap into a frenetic beat or lock into a solid groove. He could keep it subtle or go absolutely all out. I loved watching Mike Skinner play drums. Mike Skinner (photo courtesy of Kevin...
View ArticleUnpopular Instruments in Popular Music: 9 Sonic Oddities
Tired of the traditional dominance of guitar, bass, and drums in pop music? Here are 9 instruments that have made it into popular music that you either didn’t know about, can’t pronounce, or wouldn’t...
View ArticleCrane Song Announces INSIGNA Valve-Based Tube EQ for the 500 Series
A tantalizing new unit is headed for your 500 rack. INSIGNA, the third and final edition to Crane Song’s 500 tube series debuts in December. Coming soon is the Crane Song INSIGNA, a valve-based tube EQ...
View ArticleLine 6 Introduces Sonic Port VX Mobile Audio Interface
Line 6 remains a dedicated provider of creative tools for musicians on the go. Expanding on that dedication, they have now introduced the Sonic Port VX – the second of their Sonic Port line of...
View ArticleAlternative Audio Careers: Luke Furr — Founder of Shoreview Distribution
Behind the gear in your studio is an unseen force: the distributor. Luke Furr launched Shoreview Distribution in 1989.It’s not manpower that you think about very often because, well, you’re not...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Announces UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt DSP Accelerators
Universal Audio has just gone deeper into audio space with its UAD-2 Satellite line – the relentless sound pioneers have introduced their new UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt DSP Accelerators. Macs mixing...
View ArticleField Report: Dangerous Source in Action with Alan Evans of Soulive
Following a recent studio upgrade, producer, engineer and drummer Alan Evans goes beyond-the-review to evaluate the Dangerous Source.
View ArticleField Report: Dangerous Source in Action with Alan Evans of Soulive
There is nothing worse than having to question the quality of sound coming out of your studio monitors. Being able to hear exactly what you are recording and mixing is crucial, whether you’re getting...
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