I first read about Leapwing Audio‘s DynOne on a blog post penned by Bob Katz. According to the mastering master, this plug-in could get you a few more decibels of level, doing so rather transparently at near-default settings.
I was mastering an EP for Hundred Dollar Girlfriend at the time, Read more...
A friend of mine in the mixing/producing game refuses to use anything but the Waves CLA 76 on his vocal chain. Even though he believes other emulations of the famed hardware piece trounce the CLA—the UAD versions, the Softube mod found within Guitar Rig 5’s suite, the emulation issued with Read more...
Many years ago, I got a chance to sit behind a name-brand producer/engineer (no names here, only credits: One Direction, Flo Rida, Leona Lewis) and watch him mix a song for the band Augustana.
There was a bit of contention: This particular producer/engineer saw no such slash in his title; Read more...
Since its release, Synthmaster—a semi-modular synth by KV331Audio — has garnered heaps of praise from audio critics: Rob Mitchell of Soundbytes wrote that it’s “tough to find something it can’t do.” Musicradar.com labeled the software, “Everything you need in one synth.”
A bit of full disclosure: I’m a contrarian, so Read more...
