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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Sound Design In 1941 Was Amazing

The DAW has helped us in so many ways when it comes to audio production of just about any type. We can manipulate sounds to an amazing degree and the precision of when they occur is many times beyond what a person can do. That said, there is the performance aspect in the process that […]

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New Music Gear Monday: Ian Sampson Hush AI-Driven De-Noise App

Today’s artist is more concerned with getting the performance recorded than how it sounds, as it should be. That means that the recordings could be made on a noisy iPhone or in a home studio filled with background noises so you’re left scratching your head what to do when it comes to mixing. There are […]

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Waves Reinstates Perpetual Licenses And The Waves Upgrade Program

The beginning of the week saw plugin developer Waves Audio instituting a new subscription model called Creative Access and canceling all previous programs. That meant that if you previously purchased a Waves plugin, it would still work, but you could no longer update it unless you migrated to the subscription model. The backlash was fast […]

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New Music Monday: Warm Audio WA-MPX Microphone Preamp

Old Ampex 351 tape machines have been sought out for many years not so much for their tape aspects but for their warm sounding microphone preamps. While most other vintage pieces have been cloned already, the 351 preamps have not been – at least until now. Warm Audio has introduced its version of the preamp […]

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The End Is Feared Near For Legendary United Recording Studios

One thing we all know is that real estate, especially in the middle of a big famous city, is expensive and grows more so every day. That’s why it’s never a surprise when a classic studio closes – the revenue generated doesn’t come near the value of the property it sits on. And such is […]

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New Music Gear Monday: KIT Plugins BB N73 Plugin

The Neve 1073 module is considered to be one of the most musical sounding preamp/EQ modules ever built and it’s been the subject of countless imitations and plugin emulations since it debut in 1970. The question is, “Does the world really need another 1073 plugin?” You’re not wrong for thinking that, but you really should […]

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Quantum Computing And Music

Quantum computing is mysterious. We know that it’s the future but except for a few researchers, we’re not exactly sure how. Does it apply to music? Maybe, at least a number of scientists at The Goethe-Institut in London are trying to find out. The results are. . .ah, listen for yourself. Remember, it’s early yet.

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New Music Gear Monday: HoRNet VHS Virtual Headphone System Plugin

Mixing on headphones has always been hit or miss (mostly miss), but recently we’ve seen some excellent room compensation plugins come on the market that make headphone mixing a viable alternative to speakers for the first time. Most of these are somewhat expensive and the setup can be a little more involved than plug and […]

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TrackStage Founders, Tidal New Royalties Canned, And The Importance Of Studio Furniture 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: Antares Auto-Tune Vocal Compressor Plugin

We live in an audio world of almost too many choices. The fact that there are so many versions of the same type of compressor, EQ or effect makes many of us long for just one go-to plugin that we’ll use all the time without ever needing to experiment again. There are companies that are […]

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