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Whether it’s for aesthetic reasons or simply to save money, I’ve seen a renewed desire among musicians to record as a full band in one room with no overdubs.
Tracking live can often be more difficult than expected however, as there are many more … Read More
IK Multimedia recently announced AmpliTube 4. For those unfamiliar with the virtual guitar and bass tone creator, AmpliTube allows users to search an internal library of virtual guitar pedals, effects, amps and cabs (including the Custom Shop) that are modeled after the real deal. Some of the brands … Read More
Electric bass lends itself well to sampling—but you need to channel a bass player if you want a sampled electric bass part to sound convincing. These tips will help create bass parts where people will wonder if they’re from a sampler, or from a bass player with really good technique.… Read More
The release of Rockruepel’s Limit.One is here.
The transformer-based limiter can provide brickwall limiting, and handle mono or stereo sources, while ensuring to maintain the original waveform – no hard clipping found in the digital domain. Thank the two Pikatron transformers for that!
The boutique audio company began their work … Read More
Many great reverb plugins have come out in recent years. A few of my favorites include Universal Audio’s EMT plates and Lexicon 224, along with the more affordable Valhalla reverbs. While we could endlessly debate which plugins should make a “who’s who” list of recent reverbs, I think that most … Read More
This is NOT a scoop: Avatar Studios is for sale.
Unarguably New York City’s signature audio facility, Avatar was first rumored to be available via a minimalist Billboard article that ran on Friday, September 25th. Then, the story officially broke on the New York Times three days later, in … Read More
Recently demolished to make way for a parking lot, this historic Nashville studio has risen from the ashes in a new location, arguably better than ever.
The old location of Studio 19 on Nashville’s fabled “Music Row” (pictured here) was torn down this summer. Now, a new Studio 19 has … Read More
Audient is now shipping their ASP8000, offering expansion via ADAT.
These eight additional channels features 118 dB AD Burr-Brown converters, Audient’s staple console preamp, and a dash of tone control. Two of the channels include a tone control feature with parameters HMX (MOSFET Drive) and IRON (Magnetic Transformer Drive). … Read More
Gregory Scott (aka “UBK”) is the founder of Kush Audio and Sly-Fi Digital.
“UBK” is an acronym that stands for “Useless Bank of Knowledge.” It was intended as sardonic and self-deprecating nickname, and Gregory Scott, owner of Kush Audio and Sly-Fi Digital, uses it in place of his real name, … Read More
To put it short, Novation has created digital inspiration in a box. No strings attached (with the exception of headphones).
This beat kitchen comes fully stocked with an array of pots and pads.
Circuit is a portable device that includes the following:
Two Novation Poly-Synths Four-Part Drum Machine Grid-Based Sequencer… Read MoreAs with any good flock of birds, the RAVEN line of multi-touch control surfaces from Slate Media Technology is growing. The latest addition is RAVEN MTi2, which stands as the most affordable RAVEN to date with an MSRP of $999.
A RAVEN can now be captured for under a … Read More
Need to get away? There’s a planet just for you in New Paltz, New York.
A little patch of utopia upstate, New Paltz has been a college town since 1828, but the latest learning experience there comes from Rogue Planet Mastering. Founded by Mike Kalajian, the facility is … Read More
Will audio still be fun on the last day of the 139th AES in NYC? You better believe it.
Put a cap on AES with serious game audio education.
The Game Audio Intensive Workshop will be held on Sunday, November 1, 12-7 PM at the Institute of Audio Research (IAR), … Read More
We know you’re working on some pretty cool stuff in your studio. We want to hear about it—and help tell the rest of the audio and music production world!
Today, we’re pleased to reintroduce our long-popular “Session Buzz” series, where we peak inside great studios to give the … Read More
The Quantum DA converter technology has seen several years of analysis and subjective listening for development. The result is Crane Song‘s “most accurate” converters to date.
The Avocet IIA monitor controller from Crane Song.
Quantum DA Monitor Controller: Avocet IIA is Crane Song’s new take on their original Avocet… Read More
Focusrite is one of the most recent companies to jump on the Thunderbolt bandwagon with its new Clarett range of interfaces.
Switching to the high speed Thunderbolt connection offers some great advantages. Anyone who’s been recording in the digital domain knows that latency is a problem, and it’s made even … Read More
Don’t be fooled by its size – the Orange Micro Dark is packed with tone.
The Micro Dark is a valve/solid-state hybrid head that joins the ranks of its siblings, the Dual Terror, and the Dual Dark. A new 12AX7 driven, high gain preamp powers the monstrous tones this micro … Read More
The Zombie’s Odessey and Oracle.
This year, nearly 50 years after its initial release, The Zombies are launching a U.S. tour to perform their classic album Odessey and Oracle in its entirety.
Oracle is now known as a truly great and once “lost” masterpiece of psychedelia.
It is an immaculate … Read More
Last month iZotope announced the new and improved RX 5 Audio Editor and their RX 5 Post Production Suite.
Their Post Production Suite has been available since the announcement in September, but at long last, the wait is over for the core RX 5 Audio Editor – The Advanced… Read More
Keep plugins together, keep plugins together forever and ever!
That’s the mission of Soundtoys via the just-launched Soundtoys 5. With the new Effect Rack at its core, Soundtoys 5 is a powerful multi-effects processor that improves workflow by providing a single place to browse the entire Soundtoys effects catalog, … Read More
