If you ask a mix engineer about the first tool they reach for in a mix aside from a fader, they will most likely mention equalization.
The ability to manipulate the the tonal characteristics of a source is one of the building blocks of a great mix, and engineers have Read more...
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...
RME has been producing audio equipment for the past 21 years, with an eye on providing open-ended products at a fair price point.
Despite the many affordable options in their line both past and present, RME has been focusing a majority of their latest efforts on crafting new high-end interfaces Read more...
Picture if you will…you’re not an audio maven but a recording console — and not just any console.
You are a Special Desk with sought-after circuitry, creating amazing accomplishments. Sweet, sweet music has flowed through your channels, facilitating sounds that please humans (and the occasional cat and dog). These sounds Read more...
The equalizer is something that we all take for granted.
Every guitar or bass amp, mixer or DAW seems to be equipped with something that allows us to manipulate the tone of our tracks as we see fit.
The offerings range from the simplest of bass and treble controls to Read more...
“Remember that everybody has to wait in line/Blue Jean, look out world, you know I’ve got mine” — David Bowie, “Blue Jean”
When omni-creator David Bowie penned the above lyrics to his 1984 hit “Blue Jean,” was he looking ahead to David Bowie is, the expansive new exhibition at the 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...
What would YOU do if you found yourself leading one of the most coveted names in audio?
That’s the enviable position of James Gordon, CEO of Audiotonix. In December, his company stunned the sound production world by acquiring SSL from its famous former owner, Peter Gabriel — and presumably setting Read more...
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...
Singer: “Let’s do 1 more take, please.”
Producer: “Ok, I’m running out of tracks here. TAKE 54!”
Those are actual words spoken to a vocal student of mine by a producer in a recording session. It was not actually the 54th time recording the song; it was a sarcastic outburst Read more...
