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New Music Gear Monday: iZotope Ozone 10 Mastering Software
Mastering plugins and software has gotten so powerful that an inexperienced user is more likely to do more harm than good when attempting to self-master. If you can trust its advice, one application has consistently stood above the others mostly because of its outstanding AI that, if followed, can provide a finished product you can […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Softube Atlantis Dual Chambers Reverb Plugin
There are so many really great sounding reverb plugins available these days, but surprisingly, few real chamber emulations. Chambers are a thing of aural beauty when you find a great one, as it’s one of the few instances where you can pile on the reverb without it getting in the way. That’s what you’ll find […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: SSL X-Limit Limiter Plugin
The audio world doesn’t really need another limiter plugin, but if one comes along that’s more versatile than most others, then I say bring it on. That’s the case with the new X-Limit, another in the X-series of SSL plugins, which has uses beyond the master mix buss. Limiter Styles SSL says that X-Limit is […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: United Plugins Nanopulse Transient Designer Plugin
Transient designers have come a long way since the early days of analog SPL Transient Designer. Modern transient designer plugins now have far greater capabilities and one of the most sophisticated in this area is the new Nanopulse by JMG Sound and United Plugins. One of the things that makes Nanopulse different from other transient designers is […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Waves Harmony Real-Time Harmony Plugin
There’s nothing like singing harmonies with yourself as you can’t beat how smooth they sound. The problem is that it can take a lot of time and effort to get exactly what you want, even if the singer is really skilled. The same goes for harmony guitars or any other instrument. Be prepared for some […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: PSP stompDelay Plugin
There are tons of delay plugins and even the ones that come natively with any DAW are quite good these days. That doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement in terms of useful parameter features, and that’s exactly what you’ll find with the PSP stompDelay, a great plugin that’s actually fun to use. When a […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Zipper Noise FREQUIA Ear Training App
Of all the techniques that engineering novices have to learn, EQing is one of the most confounding. The reason is that its use comes down to training your ear how to recognize a group of frequencies, which used to be left to experience. That could take a long time, especially in the past, but luckily […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: DPA 4055 Kick Drum Microphone
If you know anything about audio you know how DPA has a reputation for some of the highest quality microphones available. In fact, the company is one of the few that makes mics so flat that they’re used for audio measurements. Even NASA has chosen their microphones to go to Mars thanks to their clarity […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Fender Amperstand Guitar Cradle
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always hated guitar stands. True, they’re a necessary evil, but they always take up too much space because of their irregular shape and often don’t secure an instrument that well. Whether it be at a gig or in the studio, you need a place to rest your guitar […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Audient Evo 16 Computer Audio Interface
The quest for the ultimate computer audio interface is ongoing, just like the search for the surfer’s perfect wave. There are so many good to great ones now available that it’s difficult to choose something bad, so now it’s best to concentrate on features that work best for you. If you’re a songwriter or band […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Playfair Audio Dynamic Grading Processor Plugin
One of the cool things about where we are now when it comes to plugin development is that new ground is being broken. Just about all the old analog devices have been emulated (even some of the bad ones) so it’s time to think outside the box, and that’s exactly what’s happening lately. One shining […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Steinberg VST Live All-In-One Live Performance Platform
Gone are the days when a performer or band goes on stage and performs with just instruments and vocals. These days, performances have become more complex in order to provide a better audience experience, with a combination of backing tracks, lighting and video playback all part of the gig. That’s a lot to contend without […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Neve 88M Computer Audio Interface
We live in a time where there’s such a variety of computer audio interfaces that it’s almost hard to make a choice. Indeed, just about every major manufacturer has come out with at a line of them by now. Perhaps the last holdout in the interface game was Neve, and that’s now changed with its […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Soundevice Digital SubBass Doctor 808 Plugin
One of the keys to a great sounding mix in any genre is a big full low end. In some genres like hip-hop or electronic music it’s more important than others, but any mix suffers greatly if it doesn’t have enough of the low bass frequencies. As a result, it’s tempting to boost the crap […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Andrew Scheps Bounce Factory Mix Export Automation App
Anyone who’s ever delivered a project to a label knows that the job isn’t complete until all the alternate mixes are bounced and delivered. The problem is that process alone might take another long tedious day of somewhat mindless work. Instrumental mix, acapella, vocals up and down, multiple stems – there might be twenty or […]
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