Product Reviews
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.
Software
The Wire
Calrec provides online demonstrations of Assist UI for virtual mixing
Hebden Bridge, 20ththMay 2020— Expanding upon its online demonstration offers, Calrec is hosting virtual demonstrations of its Assist UI, a browser-based virtual console environment with multiple versions available for a variety of Calrec technologies. Calrec’s Assist Web UI provides...
New Products
Apple Logic Pro X Gets Massive Update with V10.5
The new Logic Pro X 10.5 update of Apple's flagship recording software focuses on creative tools for electronic music production.
New Products
Symetrix Composer 7.3 Adds Multitrack Recording, More
The latest edition of Symetrix Composer adds multitrack recording, support for W Series remotes, web-based event scheduling and more.
Music Production
Library of Congress Aims to Jumpstart Collage Hip-Hop with Citizen DJ
The LoC’s Citizen DJ project creates new ways for the public to discover, access and use public domain audio and video material for music making.
New Products
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.
Music Production
Dirac Moves into Control Room Correction
Dirac threw its hat into the control room correction ring at NAMM 2020, launching a version of its Dirac Live product intended for the pro audio market
Blogs
Software Tech: Livestreaming in the Age of Pandemic
With venues closed and artists stuck at home, livestreamed performances have taken center stage during the pandemic; Craig Anderton shares how to join in.
New Products
Cubasis 3 Debuts for iPad and iPhone
Cubasis 3, Steinberg’s latest edition of its portable adaptation of Cubase, adds iPhone compatibility and more than 20 user-requested features.
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.
Regional and Local
Inside Sound Dojo, a 20.2-Channel Immersive Retreat
Sound Dojo is a 20.2 channel immersive retreat in New York's Hudson Valley, designed and built by multi-instrumentalist Josh Peck using Flux Technologies' Spat Revolution software.
New Products
Sennheiser Launches SpeechLine Multi-Channel Receiver
Expanding its range of network-enabled AV equipment, Sennheiser is launching the SpeechLine Multi-Channel Receiver.
Business
Stoner Steps Away from Studio Suite
23 years after launching studio management software Studio Suite, creator Joel Stoner moves on.
New Products
RødeCaster Pro Beta Update Released
Røde has released a public RødeCaster Pro beta update for the firmware of its podcast production studio.
New Products
Blackmagic Update Offers Audio Enhancements
Blackmagic Design has released an update to the company’s edit, color, visual effects and audio post production software, DaVinci Resolve 16.2, that includes major Fairlight updates.
New Products
Waveform Free DAW Debuts from Tracktion
Waveform Free is a newly released version of Tracktion’s professional DAW, offering unrestricted track count, unlimited plug-in use and numerous features.
New Products
Celestion Adds G10 Creamback Guitar Speaker IR
The UK loudspeaker manufacturer Celestion has added the G10 Creamback Guitar Speaker to its line of Impulse Responses.
New Products
SSL Adds New Features to System T
Solid State Logic releases software updates for System T with new V2.3 software and Network I/O V4.0.
New Products
Audio Design Desk Launches add.app Sound-for-Picture Software
Audio Design Desk is introducing post software that takes different approach to finding and placing sound effects in video clips.
New Products
Smaart SPL Software Debuts from Rational Acoustics
Rational Acoustics has introduced a new standalone SPL measurement and monitoring software program, Smaart SPL.
The Wire
NUGEN Audio Unveils SEQ-S Software Update at NAMM 2020
Company Highlights all the Great Features of its Creative EQ Music Production Editing Solution ANAHEIM, CA, JANUARY 13, 2020 – NUGEN Audio is pleased to announce the latest software release for its SEQ-S linear phase ‘spline match and...
New Products
New SSL Live Software Update Released
The new SSL Live software update applies to all the company’s live sound consoles and includes new features.
Business
Avid and Berklee Improve Sibelius Access for Visually Impaired
Avid and Berklee College of Music have teamed to improve accessibility in Sibelius composition software.
New Products
d&b audiotechnik Adds System Software Features
d&b audiotechnik update includes new CPL for the SL-Series and Temperature Humidity Control for loudspeaker arrays.
HOW Sound
Church at The Mill Turns to d&b audiotechnik Soundscape
d&b audiotechnik Soundscape was utilized by XL Mediaworks for a new sound system at Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church in Spartanburg, SC.
New Products
Celestion G10 Vintage Impulse Response Collection Debuts
The Celestion G10 Digital collection adds another speaker to company’s growing selection of impulse responses.
New Products
Eventide Audio Launches MangledVerb for iOS
New iOS app/AUv3 plug-in brings variety of moods, ambiences and chaotic soundscapes to mobile musicians.
New Products
Waves MyMon App Launched
The iOS/Android Waves MyMon App works in conjuction with the eMotion LV1 Live Mixer.
New Products
PK Sound Kontrol Software Gets 2.5 Update
The new PK Sound Kontrol software upgrade includes an updated user interface, along with an increased compatibility with installation and manual products
Post and Broadcast
Wee Works with Nugen Audio Tools
Producer and mixer Alvin Wee has been using Nugen Audio solutions when mixing and mastering.
New Products
Dynacord Sonicue 1.1 Software Debuts
Dynacord Sonicue sound system software gets a major update with newly added support for L and C Series amps, an expanded DSP structure and more.
The Wire
One of the Few Things Engineer Kyle Mann Can’t Live Without: Metric Halo’s ChannelStrip
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA: “Growing up, my family had a rule that everyone had to learn an instrument,” recalled engineer Kyle Mann. “I started on the cello at age five, but I always hated practicing. When I was eleven, I got a...
New Products
Rational Acoustics Smaart v8.4 Debuts
Rational Acoustics’ Smaart v8.4 has been released, marking the latest edition of the long-running software for measuring signals’ frequency content and electrical and electro-acoustic systems’ responses.
The Wire
NUGEN Delivers Deeper Workflow Control for Producer/Mixer Alvin Wee
LOS ANGELES, NOVEMBER 20, 2019 – For as long as he could remember, Producer/mixer Alvin Wee loved music and film; and he was fortunate enough to cut his teeth working with composers and record producers in Los Angeles on...
Gear and Technology
PreSonus Partners to Offer Hits’ Multitracks
New service teams with PreSonus to provide multitrack downloads of hits
Gear and Technology
iZotope Launches New Dialogue Tool
Software aims to recreate environmental factors for consistency between production dialogue and ADR.
New Products
TASCAM Teams with iZotope for Recorder
New bundle adds iZotope software to DR-10L Recorder.
New Products
Soundwhale Remote Collaboration Software Launches
Company aims to make inroads into recording, post audio.
Post and Broadcast
iZotope’s RX 7 Advanced Honored with Emmy
Company to be awarded at 71st Engineering Emmy Awards on October 23.
New Products
Symetrix Unveils Composer 7.2
Software update adds Email Notification, Amp Monitoring and More
New Products
Descript Launches Text-to-Edit Media Tools
By Steve Harvey. Service offers audio editing via text editing, in addition to synthesizing a user’s voice to literally say things left unspoken.
New Products
Globcon v1.0 Software Debuts
Following Beta testing, the global control software platform officially hits V1.