Over the years, I’ve come into the possession of countless plugins. Some have been great investments, while others have made their way to the bottom of my production toolkit, never to be seen again. In particular, I’ve found that saturation plugins can be extremely hit or miss.
There’s no such Read more...
One of the most exciting aspects of the recording industry over the past decade is the emergence of talented designers and engineers founding new boutique audio companies.
Never before have we seen this many different manufactures providing such a wealth of choice to their customers. Many of these new companies Read more...
*Disclaimer: I am the Senior Producer for the production music library VideoHelper Inc. This article is not a pitch for VideoHelper, nor is it endorsed by VideoHelper. This is merely a working man sharing his experiences with writing music professionally for the last 17 years. For those of you that Read more...
When your job involves content creation, it’s easy to fall victim to tunnel vision. Producing competitive video and/or audio that will win the race for eyeballs can become all encompassing. Simultaneously honing your craft while tracking the big picture can feel exhausting, if not impossible.
The Storyteller’s Dilemma: Overcoming the Read more...
3D sound recording and mixing is seeing a fast expansion. There’s a plethora of plugins—more every day—that will help audio engineers to place ambisonic audio all over the place working in the box (ITB). But there are other classic techniques available for creating immersive effects.
In this world premiere video Read more...
There’s nothing more stressful than moving out of your old home. It’s not only a physically demanding process, but it can be difficult to leave behind so many memories.
For Ryan Streber and Jessica Slaven, the co-owners of Oktaven Audio, their former studio space in Yonkers will forever be remembered Read more...
Although founded in 2011 and still a fairly new company, Heritage Audio of Madrid, Spain is quickly becoming a household name in the pro audio industry.
Known mostly for their handmade, accurate reproductions of classic vintage Neve modules, the company has just added some new designs to their range of Read more...
Of its many beauties, one of music’s most alluring features is its ability to overwhelm our senses. Becoming fully entranced by a recording is something that happens only occasionally, but when it does—well, that’s why a lot of us are in this business.
One need not chase those cherished moments Read more...
What are your most coveted pieces of audio gear?
For many engineers, key vintage units like 1073s, U47s, and Fairchilds (or is it “Fair-children”?) would probably make it to the top of the list.
Yes, they all sound great, but they also have something else in common: They’re old. In Read more...
This is a guest post by Mark Bacino. For even more on mastering, try Justin Colletti’s new full-length course, Mastering Demystified.
If you’re planning to send your music out into the world, whether it is through iTunes or Spotify, Bandcamp or Soundcloud, CD or vinyl, you’ll probably want to imbue Read more...
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