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New Music Gear Monday: SSL The Bus+ Ultimate Buss Compressor
If there’s one component that defines Sold State Logic consoles it’s the buss compressor. Although it’s changed slightly over the years depending upon the desk series, the buss compressor has become a standard across mix busses everywhere in both the analog and digital worlds. One of the most interesting things about the buss compressor is […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: United Studio Technologies UT Twin87 Condenser Microphone
Over the years the Neumann U87 has become on of the most revered and relied on microphone found in studios everywhere. Even though it’s been a go-to mic for ages, engineers noticed a distinct difference in sound between the two major versions. Some swear by the older version while many like the newer cleaner version. […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Gamechanger Audio Bigsby Pedal Polyphonic Pitch Shifter
Let’s face it, almost everyone who has a career in the music business plays at least a little guitar, and if you happen to get good at it you begin to add some nuances into your playing. Adding vibrato is one of the first skills that begins to separate a beginner from a pro, but […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Process.Audio Decibel Metering Plugin
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 readingNew Music Gear Monday: Universal Audio UAD Spark Plugin Subscription Service
Ever 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 readingNew Music Gear Monday: AudioThing Megaphone Simulation Plugin
One 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 readingNew Music Gear Monday: Waves Clarity Vx Noise Reduction Plugin
Since 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 readingNew Music Gear Monday: Harrison 32C Bus Processor Plugin
It’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 readingNew Music Gear Monday: SSL X-Delay 4 Tap Delay Plugin
There 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 readingNew Music Gear Monday: Mic Sentry Microphone Protection Tool
No matter how digital our audio world gets, the one piece of analog gear that’s not going away anytime soon is the microphone. We’re willing to spend great amounts of money on them, yet we also take them for granted when it comes to actually taking care of the them. I’m actually pleasantly surprised whenever […]
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New Music Gear Monday: API MC531 Monitor Controller
There are many pretty good computer audio interfaces on the market, but if you’re really serious about the sonic quality of what you’re listening to, you have to up your game. Yes, there are good choices in the higher quality ranges as well, but a new entrant with a long pedigree is the legendary console […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: JMG Sound Mirror Reverse Reverb Plugin
Getting 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 readingNew Music Gear Monday: Mixland TILT! Shelving EQ Plugin
No 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 […]
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New Music Gear Monday: WA Production Multiblender Multi-Band Delay Plugin
We 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 […]
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The Story Behind How Guitar Distortion Was Born
If you’re a guitar player, chances are you’re in love with the distorted sound that’s so easy to create these days, thanks to a variety of amps, pedals and plugins. In fact, it’s hard to imagine a time when guitar distortion didn’t exist, but believe it, there was a time when there was no such thing. […]
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