As the recording world pushes towards digital, the need for solid tape emulation plugins goes up immensely among any engineers, producers and musicians looking to recreate the kind of tones they grew up loving.
Sure, owning an actual tape machine would be nice, but as they become more scarce and Read more...
When I began my first forays into engineering and mixing, I recall trying to wrap my head around the different types and aspects of compression. Attack, release, knees—how did it all come together?
With all of that rattling around in my mind, when someone first mentioned the concept of multi-band Read more...
If you seek affirmation that audio engineering really is science, read on. You’ll find it in the words and deeds of Stuart Martin, proprietor of Stonebridge Studios.
Set inside on 1860’s barn in idyllic Leesburg, VA, Stonebridge is Martin’s HQ for tracking and mixing, featuring a large live room with Read more...
If you aim to keep your head on straight—while tilting your ears over just so—then Decapitator is a powerful plugin.
The analog saturation modeler from Soundtoys is noted by mixers early and often during interviews with SonicScoop. This plugin’s unique ability to bring desirable tube/transistor sound—from subtle to extreme—as won Read more...
Ryan West is this months Dangerous Music guru, shedding light on his methods behind hybrid mixing.
Out of Flux Recording Studios in NYC, Ryan utilizes the Dangerous Music 2-BUS+ to demonstrate how summing with analog is the way to go. The method demonstrates increased punch, clarity, stereo separation, depth, width Read more...
