New Software Review: T-RackS 5 MAX by IK Multimedia
Finally, while Master Match seems like an incredibly useful plugin, I didn’t have any suitable reference tracks on-hand to create a target curve. It would be nice to have a few generic curves to...
View ArticleNew Gear Alert: Exclusive Eventide Deals with Apogee & Focusrite, iZotope...
Apogee & Eventide join forces on the Ensemble Bundle. Buy any Ensemble or Element Series interface from Apogee and get 6 months of Eventide’s Ensemble Bundle subscription for free. The Apogee and...
View ArticleNew Software Review: Universal Audio EL8 Distressor
On electric rhythm guitar, I was able to shave off just enough attack to make it sit right in the mix, and just as easily squeeze a solo and make it sit upfront where it needs to be. The various...
View ArticleThe NEW Big List of Free Pro Tools Plugins
Most of all, have fun! Once you’ve tried some, let us know about your favorites in the comments below. David Silverstein is an audio engineer who works at Sabella Studios. You can find more of his...
View ArticleNew Gear Alert: PreSonus’ Next-Generation FaderPort, Bitwig Studio 2.4, Burl...
PreSonus now shipping next-generation FaderPort. PreSonus updates their popular FaderPort DAW controller. This new generation of the classic FaderPort USB production controller incorporates elements...
View ArticleNew Software Review: iZotope VocalSynth 2
When iZotope originally released VocalSynth in 2016, its unique feature set immediately turned a lot of heads. Clearly, it was designed for vocal production, but how to put such a novel assortment of...
View ArticleNew Gear Alert: Abbey Road Chambers by Waves, PreSonus’ All-In-One Recording...
Waves now shipping the Abbey Road Chambers plugin. The Abbey Road Chambers plugin recreates a defining part of Abbey Road Studios’ legendary sonic signature—the echo chamber used by Abbey Road’s...
View ArticleNew Software Review: Pianoteq 6 Physically Modeled Piano from MODARTT
Summing it Up Pianoteq 6 is a grandiose collection of physically-modeled virtual instruments that are all very musical and inspiring. And the fact that it’s only a 50MB download means it can fit on...
View ArticleNew Gear Alert: UAD-2 Live Rack, M-Audio Updates Keystation Series, Mobile...
Universal Audio ships UAD-2 Live Rack MADI effects processor. UAD-2 Live Rack is a 16-channel MADI effects processor for live sound engineers, allowing them to apply realtime UAD processing with...
View ArticleNew Software Review: Europa Synth from Reason
Propellerhead‘s Reason has long been one of the most beloved DAWs among producers, thanks to its ease of use and huge collection of built-in sounds, effects, and potential for deep customization. Up...
View ArticleNew Gear Alert: Smart Active Monitors by Genelec, PreSonus Updates Studio...
Genelec unveils two high-SPL Smart Active Monitors. Genelec’s two-way S360A and 7382A subwoofer are ideal for any professional application that demands high acoustic power or listening at a...
View ArticleNew Software Review: Weiss DS1-MK3 Mastering Processor by Softube
Since we have the DS1-MK3 in plugin form though, we can always add a second layer of it for more processing, or we can add on any one of its three children plugins (just beware of even more latency...
View ArticleNew Gear Alert: MTRX SPQ Processing Cards by Avid, CEntrance’s MixerFace R4,...
Avid Pro Tools | MTRX SPQ Speaker Processing Card is now available. The Pro Tools | MTRX SPQ Speaker Processing Card for speaker calibration is built for the Pro Tools | MTRX audio interface. The SPQ...
View ArticleNew Gear Alert: RHA’s CL2 Planar Magnetic In-Ears, Big Brass by Heavyocity,...
RHA announces the CL2 planar in-ear headphones. The CL2 is the world’s first wireless in-ear headphone to use planar magnetic technology. Developed by RHA over four years, the 10mm driver consists of...
View ArticleNew Gear Alert: BOSS VE-500 Vocal Performer, Reason Goes Compact, Sennheiser...
BOSS announces the VE-500 Vocal Performer pedal. The VE-500 Vocal Performer is a unique and powerful vocal harmony/multi-effects processor pedal. This high-performance vocal toolkit offers automatic...
View ArticleNew Gear Alert: Sennheiser IE 40 Pro In-Ears, Free Positive Grid Plugin via...
Sennheiser announces a new series of in-ears, beginning with the IE 40 Pro. The IE 40 Pro ensures impeccable audio reproduction with warmth, great detail, and clarity—thus improving the artist’s focus...
View ArticleNew Software Review: SSL Native V6 Bundle
To Be Critical While I am convinced that mixing with these official SSL plugins is the most sonically similar experience to working on an actual SSL console, that doesn’t mean they’re for everyone....
View ArticleNew Gear Alert: Universal Audio Launches Apollo X, iZotope’s RX Post...
Universal Audio announces Apollo X series of Thunderbolt 3 rackmount audio interfaces. Apollo X is the biggest leap forward for the award-winning Apollo line, featuring elite-class A/D and D/A...
View ArticleNew Gear Alert: Next Generation Edge Mics from Antelope, JUNO-DS76 by Roland,...
Antelope Audio unveils all-new Edge modeling microphones. Antelope Audio have unveiled the next evolution of their mic modeling technology. The new Edge series consists of three large-diaphragm...
View ArticleNew Software Review: Vocaloid 5 from Yamaha
Summing it Up Overall, my takeaway from Vocaloid 5 is that it’s cool—like, really cool. Once I realized what it was capable of, I shouted out in excitement because it’s basically something out of a...
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