Dave Kutch, the intrepid mastering engineer who setup a temporary mastering suite in the live room at The Oven to master Alicia Keys’ As I Am, has done it all again for her new record, The Element of Freedom.
Since As I Am, Kutch has opened his own NYC facility, Read more...
UNION SQUARE, MANHATTAN: I was lucky enough to first see Sample Logic’s new virtual instrument Morphestra in action at its recent product launch in NYC.
Watching Brooklyn-based owners/creators Joe Tripiani and Keith Robinson demonstrate some of the particularly evolved multis, I could not help but squeal with delight as that Read more...
You may have heard the famous quote, “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. Rich is better.”
While it’s widely disputed who first said it, it’s been attributed to a number of singers, actors and show business types in the first half of the 20th century. Whoever said it, sadly, Read more...
Universal Audio released its Harrison 32C EQ plug-in this spring with fanfare about how this was the EQ that Bruce Swedien had used on Thriller. Universal Audio had modeled Swedien’s exact console, using the man himself as the arbiter of success.
Don’t get me wrong, Bruce Swedien is a legend, Read more...
I can’t remember exactly what prompted me to buy the FXpansion VST to RTAS wrapper five years ago, but its been a very useful tool to me ever since. I’ve used it happily on G4s, G5s Intel Macs and all versions of Pro Tools going from 6 through to 8. Read more...
