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New Music Gear Monday: Red Rooster Audio Omnitec – 436C Vari-Mu Compressor Plugin
It seems like a distant memory now but at one time Altec Lansing was at the very top of the heap when it came to quality audio gear. Their Voice-Of-The-Theater speakers were standard in every movie theater, and they built a wide variety of audio devices from microphones to preamps to amplifiers. One of those […]
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The Acoustic Chemical Orchestra Plays The Sounds Of Periodic Table
Musical innovation has long been a matter of reinterpretation and recombination. However, W. Walker Smith has pushed the envelope with his creation, the Acoustic Chemical Orchestra, a ‘musical instrument’ that translates the sounds of every element on the periodic table into audio. It shows us how the world is indeed alive with the sound of […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Soundtoys Superplate Plate Reverb Plugin
There are so many good sounding reverb plugins available that you’d think that the world doesn’t need another. If you thought that you’d be wrong, because Soundtoys new Superplate plugin takes the genre of plate reverb plugins to a new level. Lots Of Plates To Choose From Most good sounding reverb plugs that have a […]
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Consider These Enhancement Techniques For A Better Drum Sound
Even if you are great at recording drums and have a great sounding studio with an excellent signal chain, the two chief variables in the recording are the drummer and his or her drums. No amount of technique or gear can overcome a bad sounding kit or a drummer that hits inconsistently, but these enhancement […]
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New Music Gear Monday: AIR Music Technology Delay Pro Plugin
In today’s music production world, delay is more than just an effect. It’s a tool for creativity, a bridge to new aural landscapes, and a path to truly unique soundscapes. As any seasoned pro will tell you, not all delay plugins are created equal. And that’s where the new AIR Delay Pro comes in – […]
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Choose The Right Microphone With This Microphone Selection Checklist
I’ve posted this before but I still get this same question on a regular basis – “What microphone should I buy for my vocals?” The expectation is that I’m going to say, “Definitely buy XYZ because it’s going to make you or your clients sound like a million bucks!”, but unfortunately things are never that […]
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New Music Gear Monday: SoundonDigital Mix To Mobile App/Plugin
I know this has happened to you. You’ve mixed a song that sounds great in the studio, but now you want to give it the earbud test from your phone. There are lots of ways to do that, but all of them involve multiple steps that include uploading to a service, then searching for the […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Sonible smart:reverb Plugin
AI-driven plugins have been with us for a number of years now, although they’ve not had the hype that the current batch of non-audio AI apps (like ChatGPT) have been getting. That doesn’t make them any less effective, and in fact, they provide not only a new way to interface with the plugin but the […]
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Why The Sound Of Vintage Reverbs Still Retain Their Allure
Just like with almost any plugin category, you don’t have to look very hard to find a reasonably good reverb plug these days. Name a developer and they probably have a reverb that’s more than usable. Even though many developers have tried to think outside the box making reverb parameters more sophisticated, the sound of […]
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A New Streaming Scam, Vacuum Tubes Made In The US, And Musician Doug Legacy On My Latest Podcast
On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it the at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show!
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New Music Gear Monday: Musik Hack Master Plan Limiter Plugin
There sure are a lot of master buss limiters on the market these days. The way I look at it is that now there’s something available to fit almost everyone’s budget and tastes. A new one that touches all the bases is Master Plan from Musik Hack. It used to be that buss processors were […]
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The Harrison Acquisition By Solid State Logic Is A Good Fit For Both
When I first got into the recording end of the music business MCI was a much-used console brand, especially on the East Coast. I can’t say that they sounded as good as the Neves and APIs of that era, but they were affordable and professional. MCI audio designer Dave Harrison broke from MCI in 1975 […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Softube Bus Processor Plugin
We’re using more and more processors all the time, and not only is it taking time to set them all up, but they’re taking up precious computer horsepower as well. That’s why there’s a trend towards all-in-one processors that let you do it all with just one plugin. Softube’s Bus Processor plugin is one of […]
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A Singing IBM 7904 Computer Launched Computer Music Way Back In 1961
I’ve been posting a lot about how things that we think are modern today actually were created in the past. One is sound design, and another is a computer generated voice and singing. That’s something that an IBM 7094 computer actually did as an experiment way back in 1961, and it influenced a blockbuster movie […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Acustica Fire The EXP Expander Plugin
Loops and samples can sometimes sound lifeless thanks to over-processing, but if you’ve got the perfect beat for your song then you need something to add that life back in. An expander is a good choice, but sometimes they’re complicated and difficult to set up. Acustica has gone to great lengths to make setup for […]
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