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Being able to measure the audio signal is essential to a great sounding recording and mix, and for that we refer to a wide variety of meters. There are so many different types of meters that it’s often confusing what you should use, as well as where and when. Even when we do have that […]
Continue readingEver since Universal Audio first came out with its original Apollo and Satellite hardware, many people who wanted the plugins have been asking, “Can I get these plugins without buying the hardware?” Of course the answer was always “No” because the UA plugins need a lot of hefty processing power that could only be provided […]
Continue readingOne of the cool things about plugins is that there’s something for almost every situation, regardless of how seldom that situation might come up. We may only need a particular sound once or twice every few years, but there’s usually an easy solution for it in the box. One of those situations is when you […]
Continue readingSince just about every artist, songwriter, musician and producer now has a home studio, most everyone has run into the problem of finally getting a perfect take only to have it ruined by some outside noise. Sometimes you get so desensitized to the noise that you don’t even hear it until hours or even days […]
Continue readingIt’s hard to believe that there was a time when mixing engineers didn’t use any mix buss processing, but it’s true. That’s why music from the 70s and before has lots of dynamic range, but consumers have proven to like our mixes better when it’s more controlled. That’s why today mix buss processing is pretty […]
Continue readingThere are a lot of delay plugins currently available and some of the new ones are super sophisticated. That’s not always good in that it could lead to a cluttered user interface that takes too much time to find your way around. One brand new delay plug that’s both sophisticated and is easy to use […]
Continue readingGetting a reverse reverb sound isn’t all that difficult in a DAW these days. Copy the reverb to a new track, reverse it, then copy and paste the result where needed. The real problem is that if you don’t like the way the effect came out, you have to keep doing it over again until […]
Continue readingNo one likes spending extra time on a mix when it could have been done hours ago with the right tools. Simple is always best if it does the job. That’s exactly what you’ll find with the new TILT! equalizer plugin from Mixland and Kiive Audio. TILT! is designed to work like a vintage analog […]
Continue readingWe all have so many choice for effects these days and most offer almost the same parameters. As a result we end up choosing what we use based on sound first, but also the user interface, but every now and then something new comes around that rethinks what we’ve always taken for granted. That’s exactly […]
Continue readingIt’s fair to say that there are so many great reverb plugins on the market that one would wonder why the world needs another one, but there’s always room for something that takes a different approach or specializes in a particular area. Such is the case with Audified’s Linda Ironverb which takes plate reverb emulation […]
Continue readingMost good engineers know how to make leakage work in their favor, but sometimes it’s just too much to deal with. This can come from an inexperienced drummer that’s not used to controlling his or her dynamics in the studio, or a drum kit with unbalanced levels on the drums or cymbals. There are now […]
Continue readingIf there’s one thing we can’t get enough of its drum processors. No matter how much you like your drum signal path is already, I bet you’re on the lookout for something that works even better or faster. If that’s you and you’ve always admired the sound of Solid State Logic consoles, then SSL might […]
Continue readingIf you’ve ever carefully read the album credits on numerous hit releases then you know the name Howie Weinberg. Howie has been awarded 15 Grammy awards with 31 nominations and has an amazing 19,000 credits that include major releases like Nirvana’s debut Nevermind, The Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill and Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar […]
Continue readingThere are plenty of vintage style channel strips now available – so many that it seems like just about every possible console has now been emulated. But what if you want to mix sections of a channel strip together? That means that you have to use multiple channel strips on that track, which may carry […]
Continue readingI think we’ve finally run out of vintage gear to digitally emulate, so developers are now forced to think beyond the analog sound that fewer engineers and producers seem to care about anymore. Thankfully that revolution started a few years ago, and now we’re really starting to see plugins that think way outside the box. […]
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