A few months ago I was at my good friend Kevin Blackler’s mastering studio. I noticed this rad-looking piece of gear in his rack and asked him what is was.
“Oh man”, he said. “That’s the Vertigo compressor…you ever hear this thing? It’s awesome!”Wait…a new compressor that I had never Read more...
As an artist and audio engineer I have a particular appreciation for gear that helps me get my ideas down efficiently without sacrificing sound quality.
When it comes to microphones I have my application-specific preferences, i.e. U67 or Manly Gold on vocals, Royer 121 or Earthworks TC25 on percussion, etc. Read more...
When thinking about our next investment into the gear we use, what is it that influences our decision to stick with a core system?
Obviously we want the equipment to work well and when it comes to recording, we want the components of the system to work well together. Perfect Read more...
Joel Scheuneman (Manhattan Center Studios) teams up with Jimmy Douglass (Timbaland, Rolling Stones, Justin Timberlake, Gang Of Four) to design a stereo compressor built for powerful, adaptable dynamic control.
Joel Scheuneman has always been a tinkerer. As a teenager, he was the type of kid who would fix your busted Read more...
Propellerhead’s Reason holds a unique place in the world of DAW and music-making software. While it has always been a very powerful tool for music-making, it never went head-to-head with the “big” names in the DAW business because unlike Pro Tools or Nuendo, Logic or Live, it was never designed Read more...
