Is SXSW Worth It for Musicians? A Photo Tour of Austin’s Biggest Music Festival
Is a trip to the annual South by Southwest festival worthwhile for musicians? Judging by the fact that over 2,000 official acts, representing 53 countries, played in over 111 Austin venues this past...
View ArticleiZotope Releases Ozone 6.1 Update – Tube Limiting, Adaptive Release for...
Ozone 6 from iZotope was launched back in October, 2014 and now officially has its first patch. Many of the feature updates for Ozone 6.1 were a result of customer feedback so users should be pleased...
View ArticlePlug & Mix Releases Chainer – VST Chaining Wrapper
Plug & Mix proudly offers dozens of effects pedal VSTs that can be combined to create a wealth of signal chains. With the introduction of Chainer, users of the P&M plug-ins can now save their...
View ArticleBrooklyn Audio Post Bravado: Fall On Your Sword Unveils The Foundry — 7.1...
Audio post in Brooklyn is not news anymore. Owing to the larger spaces available and the convenience, an ever-growing contingent of filmmakers and media producers want to mix sound in their borough of...
View ArticlePSP Releases MasterQ2 – Successor to Their Original MasterQ Mastering EQ Plug-In
The original MasterQ from PSP Audioware has been around the block. Their customers loved it so much that they decided to make it even better. Bigger, stronger, Q-er. MasterQ2 is a mastering EQ plug-in...
View ArticleThe Case for Digital Wireless Microphones
This is a guest post by Alex Milne of RF Venue. Digital wireless microphones sometimes get a bad rap. Early models, especially those operating in the 2.4 GHz band, did not sound as good as analog and...
View ArticleiZ Releases Radar Studio – Native PC + Audio Interface + More
Announced back at AES 2014 and demoed to much acclaim at NAMM earlier this year, iZ is ready to release their Radar Studio into the wild. The PC, audio Interface, and DAW combo aims to be the...
View ArticleLine 6 Now Shipping Firehawk FX – Wireless Multi-Effect Guitar Processor
If a wire is good, then wireless must be better. That’s been the prevailing fact in all the other tech we touch, so why shouldn’t it apply to our guitar (and synth) effects? Line 6 agrees...
View ArticleBack to Basics: How to Improve Gain Staging In Your DAW (Video)
Gain Staging is an important part of dealing with audio when recording and mixing. In this tutorial, I’ll go through some of the issues that are big red flags. If you’re needing some help with gain...
View ArticleBrooklyn Event: Meet API’s BOX Console at Strange Weather — Thursday, 4/9
API is all about New York City this week. API’s BOX takes over NYC this Thursday, at a free-to-attend Open House in Brooklyn. Don’t miss the opportunity to get up close and personal with API’s BOX...
View ArticleAPI Announces Availability of The Channel Strip
API has announced that the new API Channel Strip is officially available. The comprehensive unit (MSRP $2,995) includes a 512C mic pre, the 550a EQ, the 527 compressor and the 325 line driver. Each...
View ArticleBlue Cat Audio Introduces MB-7 Mixer Plug-in, New Bundle
Blue Cat Audio has released Blue Cat’s MB-7 Mixer, a multiband manipulation plug-in, plus a new bundle: Blue Cat’s MB Dynamix Pack. Blue Cat’s MB-7 Mixer is a plug-in that splits the signal into...
View ArticleAPI Announces Availability of The Channel Strip
API has announced that the new API Channel Strip is officially available. The comprehensive unit (MSRP $2,995) includes a 512C mic pre, the 550a EQ, the 527 compressor and the 325 line driver. The...
View ArticleBlue Cat Audio Introduces MB-7 Mixer Plug-in, New Bundle
Blue Cat Audio has released Blue Cat’s MB-7 Mixer, a multiband manipulation plug-in, plus a new bundle: Blue Cat’s MB Dynamix Pack. Blue Cat has launched the intriguing new MB-7. Blue Cat’s MB-7 Mixer...
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Advanced Compression Techniques: Parallel, Sidechain and Serial Compression...
This week, I give an overview of 3 of the most useful advanced compression strategies, along with some details how to implement them on a variety of instruments. From parallel compression for drums,...
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Everything You Wanted To Know About Sidechain Compression (But Were Afraid to...
How, why, when and where should you use sidechain dynamics processing? Justin Colletti gives you the overview of all the principles and common applications. Thanks to Soundtoys and Focusrite for...
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