If you are a music producer in the year 2018, I’m 99.9% positive you’ve heard of Native Instruments’ nearly ubiquitous VST module, Kontakt. This virtual instrument can host dozens of the company’s incredible libraries including Alicia’s Keys, Session Guitarist and Studio Drummer, to name just a few.
One of the Read more...
When equipping a recording studio, it often seems that all the focus goes to checking off the engineer’s bucket list of gear.
I’m as guilty of this as anyone. There’s nothing like getting your hands on an AEA R44C . True, your loved ones’ eyes will glaze over during your Read more...
One of the most interesting challenges I faced when transitioning from working primarily in music production to audio post-production was making the switch from mixing in stereo to mixing in surround sound.
In some ways, mixing in 5.1 is actually easier than stereo. For example, dialogue lives much more naturally Read more...
Once again, we braved the crowds for you at the annual convention of the “National Association of Music Merchants” to find all the latest and greatest in new pro audio gear.
This year’s NAMM was even larger than in the past, with most of the studio hardware and software filling Read more...
Drums are always interesting to mix. Simply bringing together and balancing as many as 20 or 30 mics is an art in itself. Perhaps because of this, there seem to be more plugins made specifically for mixing drums than just about any other instrument.
Today, I’d like to parse through Read more...
