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New Music Gear Monday: Relab LX480 Essentials Reverb Plugin
When digital reverb units became common in studios around the world, the Lexicon 224 was the breakthrough unit, but it was the 480 that became the gold standard that every studio had to have. The unit was expensive for its time (around $12,000 in 1980’s money) but could do things that no plate or chamber […]
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New Music Gear Monday: SSL UC1 Channel Strip Controller
Most of us that grew up on real recording consoles have gotten used to using plugin processing, but still long for the tactile touch of knobs and faders. There are a lot of controllers now available to scratch that itch, but sometimes a dedicated one can make the job seem more familiar. If that describes […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Audiothing Blindfold EQ Plugin
One of the the things I always tell people who are just starting to mix is to “mix with your ears and not your eyes.” It’s way too easy to get caught up into what you think something should look like rather than what it really sounds like. Not only does this logic apply to […]
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New Music Gear Monday: United Plugins Expanse 3D Enhancer Plugin
One of the concepts that I teach in my Mixing Engineer’s Handbook has always been the concept of tall, deep and wide. That means that for a mix to be sonically successful, it needs to have these three parameters. The tall parameter comes from frequency, the deep comes from ambience, and the wide comes from […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Rock Solid Audio Control Strip 2 SSL Plugin Controller
When you grow up using a certain brand of console you become so comfortable with the sound and the feel that it’s never quite the same on anything else. If you’re one of several generations of engineers who grew up using an SSL and just miss that workflow, then you might be interested in the […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: HoRNet MultiFreqs Multitrack Spectrum Analyzer Plugin
If you’ve ever been in a mix situation where you know there’s a frequency conflict between two mix elements but just can’t seem to find the frequency where they’re bumping together, then you’ve wished for a plugin that would show you that information. HoRNet MultiFreqs may be the answer to your prayers though, since it’s […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Nembrini Audio Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine Plugin
Whether you’re a mixer or a musician, you’re always on the lookout for cool sounds. Anything to take what we do out of the ordinary will do, but the easier it can happen the better. The new Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine plugin from Nembrini Audio clearly fits into this category, providing some rich soundscapes with […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Rare Signals Transatlantic Plate Reverb Plugin
There are so many reverb plugins on the market and unfortunately many have a problem with the attention given to the detail in the reverb decay. I hate it when a reverb starts to sound boingy at the end, or uneven and tinny as it fades. You won’t find that with the Rare Signals Transatlantic […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: denise audio Dragon Fire Tonal Compressor Plugin
Let’s face it, by now there are so many compressor plugins available that the world doesn’t really need another one. Unless, of course, it takes a completely different approach to something that’s been done more or less the same way for nearly a hundred years now. denise audio’s entry into the compressor world with its […]
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New Music Gear Monday: CEntrance DACport Pro Laptop To Console Interface
If you’ve ever tried to connect your laptop to a console, monitor speakers, or other outboard gear you know that you need some sort of computer interface to do so. The problem is that almost all of the ones available come with mic inputs as well, so the box is larger than might be convenient […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Neold BIG AL Power Saturator Plugin
There are times when a standard EQ just doesn’t get it and the mix element doesn’t sit in the mix the right way. Saturators can be very effective, but many times you don’t want to add distortion, just some edge. When that happens, Neold’s BIG AL dual-stage tube saturator might be just the thing you […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: SPL Hawkeye Audio Analyzer Plugin
You don’t need it often, but when it’s time to track down an audio anomaly having an audio analyzer at hand is a must. There are many really good analyzer plugins available, but most are single or dual function, or only provide a view of one analysis instrument at a time. SPL’s new Hawkeye plugin […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Pulsar 1178 Compressor Plugin
One of the most iconic and most copied hardware compressors is the UREI 1176. It’s been used successfully in so many applications over the years, but one limitation was that it was mono. When you tried to use 2 of them in a stereo application, the sound would lean to one side because you could […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Trident Digital EQ Plugins
Perhaps the greatest rock and roll console ever built was the Trident 80B. The desk just had an edge that couldn’t be beat, with a sound that was especially particularly symbiotic with that style of music. While the entire desk as a whole was responsible for the sonics, the EQ in particular was the centerpiece […]
Continue readingNew Music Gear Monday: Leapwing Al Schmitt Signature Plugin
Al Schmitt is one of the most accomplished recording engineers on the planet, a giant among men that almost everyone in the industry looks up to. Just a few of his credits include Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Miles Davis; to Johnny Cash, Toto and Steely Dan. Add to that Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, […]
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