Gear and Technology
Brainworx Bx_console Focusrite SC – A Real-World Review
Producer/composer Rich Tozzoli put Brainworx’s Bx_Console Focusrite SC to the test and it became a ‘go to’ in his workflow.
Plug-in
Gear and Technology
Apple Audio Unit Plug-Ins — A Real-World Review
In this Real-World Review, studio owner Rob Tavaglione discovers a top suite of free plug-ins has been hiding in plain sight.
Gear and Technology
Empirical Labs Updates Arousor Plug-In
Empirical Labs has released the latest version (Rev 3) of its Arousor compressor plug-in, introducing more tones based on its Distressor hardware counterpart.
Gear and Technology
Leapwing Al Schmitt Signature Plug-In Review
Does Leapwing’s new Al Schmitt plug-in capture the essence of a legendary engineer/producer with 23 Grammys and 160 gold and platinum albums? Our Real-World Review says ‘Yes.’
Gear and Technology
TC Electronic Debuts System 6000 Native Plug-Ins
TC Electronic has launched its System 6000 Native plug-ins capturing the sound of the company’s long-running hardware processor.
Business
Abbey Road Acquires Audiomovers
Abbey Road has acquired audio software house Audiomovers, aiming to make use of its namesake remote production product.
Gear and Technology
Celestion Launches SpeakerMix Pro Plug-in V1.1.0
Celestion has released the Version 1.1.0 Software Update for SpeakerMix Pro, its virtual speaker solution plug-in.
Gear and Technology
Innovations: Waves Nx Ocean Way Nashville Plug-In
Mixing on headphones? Waves’ new NX Ocean Way Nashville Plug-In aims to bring the 360° acoustic image of Ocean Way Nashville control rooms to your favorite ’phones.
Gear and Technology
Repairing Spoken-Word Recordings with iZotope Rx 8 Advanced – A Real-World Review
Producer/engineer Rob Tavaglione explains how he repairs spoken-word recordings with iZotope Rx 8 Advanced in this real-world review.
Gear and Technology
BABY Audio Parallel Aggressor Plug-In—A Real-World Review
Producer/engineer Rob Tavaglione put the BABY Audio Parallel Aggressor Plug-In to the test and found it was a winner.
Business
Celestion to Discuss SpeakerMix Pro in New Webinar
In the upcoming Guitar Tone Reimagined: Celestion SpeakerMix Pro webinar, pros from Celestion will discuss the development of the company's first plug-in and how it can aid users in getting 'that tone,' regardless of what that tone might be.
Gear and Technology
iZotope Updates Vinyl Plug-In
Many vinyl records get a major overhaul for 20th anniversary re-releases; now the iZotope Vinyl plug-in is getting the same treatment.
Gear and Technology
Waves Ships CLA Epic Plug-In
The new Waves CLA Epic plug-in brings together a suite of reverbs and delays to help create depth in a mix.
Gear and Technology
Fuse Audio Labs Debuts Flywheel Plug-in
Flywheel, a new plug-that emulates the analog qualities of reel-to-reel tape recording systems for today’s digital recording environment.
Gear and Technology
UA Teletronix LA-3A Plug-In – A Real-World Review
Producer/composer Rich Tozzoli checks out the UA Teletronix LA-3A Plug-In and thinks it's "most effective two-knob piece of gear available."
Gear and Technology
Eventide ShimmerVerb Plug-In — A Real-World Review
Producer/composer Rich Tozzoli puts the Eventide Shimmerverb plug-in to the test and finds it "opens up a whole new world."
Gear and Technology
Nugen Audio Releases Paragon Convolution Reverb
Nugen Audio has introduced Paragon, a “3D-compatible” convolution reverb.
Gear and Technology
Accusonus Launches ERA 5 Audio Repair Bundles
Accusonus’ new ERA 5 bundles bring together a selection of new and updated audio repair plug-ins.
Gear and Technology
Waves Ships Kaleidoscopes Plug-in
Waves Audio has shipped its new Kaleidoscopes plug-in, which creates a selection of classic analog studio effects.
Gear and Technology
Audified Launches VocalMint Compressor Plug-In
Audified has released its new VocalMint Compressor plug-in, a new one-knob multi-stage compressor added to its line of “voice tools.”
Gear and Technology
miniDSP Launches ambiMIK-1 Ambisonic USB Microphone
The microphone is intended to let AR/VR developers, musicians, podcasters, videographers, and vloggers record immersive audio.
Gear and Technology
Maat thEQblue 12 – A Real-World Review
Producer/engineer Rob Tavaglione puts the Maat thEQblue 12 parametric stereo equalizer plug-in to the test and declares it may be the best of its type yet.
News
Missing In Alaska’s Sound Puts Listeners in the Search
The intricate sound design of Missing In Alaska takes the investigative podcast from the icy shores of Alaska to the deserts of Arizona. Here's how they did it.
HOW Sound
Newhope Church Livestreams with Waves
An eMotion LV1 Live Mixer gets put to use mixing Livestreams for a megachurch, helping keep its community together during COVID.
Post and Broadcast
Learning about Loudness at University of York with VisLM
The University of York’s Department of Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media in the U.K.is teaching students in its audio programs about loudness compliance.
Gear and Technology
Reason Rack Adds Auto-Tune
Joint development from Antares and Reason Studios brings Auto-Tune into Reason’s modular cable workflow.
Gear and Technology
Waves Unveils Commercial Audio Product Line
New CA1000 and CA2000 Commercial Audio DSP engines mark the launch of new Waves Commercial Audio product line.
Gear and Technology
Eventide Spring Plug-In — A Real-World Review
Our review team recently put the Eventide Spring Plug-In to the test while in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Here's how it went.
Gear and Technology
Apogee Launches Clearmountain’s Spaces Reverb Plug-In
Legendary mixer Bob Clearmountain teams with Apogee to bring his trademark reverbs to the masses with the new Clearmountain’s Spaces plug-in.
Gear and Technology
Eventide Crystals Effect Plug-In Debuts
Based around an old-school H3000 Harmonizer effect, Eventide’s latest plug-in, Crystals, is available for Mac, PC and iOS.
Music Production
Bringing Fantastic Negrito’s ‘Dead’ Album to Life
Nahuel Bronzini discusses working on the Fantastic Negrito album, 'Please Don’t Be Dead,' which won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
Gear and Technology
Softube Summit Audio Grand Channel – A Real-World Review
Producer/engineer Rich Tozzoli and friends recently put Softube's Summit Audio Grand Channel Plug-In to the test while recording in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Here's how it went.
News
How Talkhouse Built a Podcast Production Process COVID-19 Can’t Break
When ‘Talkhouse’ host and producer Elia Einhorn got COVID-19, it put the popular podcast’s workflow to the test. The workflow won.
Gear and Technology
Eventide H3000 Factory Plug-In — A Real-World Review
Our review team recently put the Eventide H3000 Factory Plug-In to the test while in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Here's how it went.
Recording
SugarHill Upgrades Desk with GenesysControl
The long-running SugarHill Studios in Houston have upgraded the facility’s Neve Genesys Black console for total integration with DAWs.
Gear and Technology
Audified Debuts VocalMint Saturator Plug-In
Audified is kicking off a new “intuitive”plug-in line with the single-knob VocalMint Saturator, a valve saturation shaper.
Gear and Technology
Amek EQ 200 Plug-In Announced
The Amek EQ 200 plug-in aims to recreate the sound of legendary parametric equalizers of the 1970s and 80s.
Gear and Technology
Eventide Launches MicroPitch Plug-in
Eventide brings its MicroPitch dual-voice pitch shifter effect to the modern DAW as a plug-in.
Gear and Technology
Reason Rack Comes to Pro Tools
With the release of Reason 11.3, Reason Rack is now available as both an AAX plug-in and standalone DAW.
Gear and Technology
Sonnox Oxford Inflator v3 Plug-In—A Real-World Review
Our review team recently put the Sonnox Oxford Inflator plug-in to the test while in the Virgin Islands; here's how it went.
Gear and Technology
Tracktion Debuts Waveform Pro DAW
On the heels of its Waveform Free release in late march, Tracktion has released the 11th edition of its Waveform Pro DAW.
Post and Broadcast
Ambidio Takes Post Pros Through the Looking Glass
A shift to make Ambidio’s Looking Glass immersive sound monitoring software free is aimed at work-from-home post audio pros.