With a history of deep and versatile machines like the Monomachine and Machinedrum, Swedish instrument maker Elektron has upheld a reputation of providing musicians with premium sonics at a premium price.
Most of the company’s offerings—like the well-loved Octatrack or the sturdy Analog Rytm—carry price tags starting at over $1k. Read more...
Consistency is never boring — just ask Outloud Audio.
Actually, this bi-coastal audio post production company finds the pursuit of consistency downright exhilarating. For Principal and Chief Audio Engineer Mark Kondracki, it’s been key to expanding from a midtown NYC startup to a slew of stages spread across Los Angeles Read more...
In this episode of the SonicScoop podcast, LIVE from MixCon, Justin Colletti is joined by three brilliant panelists for a look at how music production is changing right now, and where the field is headed next.
First, Jonathan Bailey of iZotope tells us about the emergence of artificial intelligence and Read more...
Here’s a hypothesis for you. The three most important variables to an amazing recorded drum sound are as follows:
The Drummer
The Environment
The Performance
No matter what mic placement you use, whatever recording technique you decide on, and whatever your choices in EQ and compression are (the last which Read more...
Although Mäag Audio may not necessarily be a household name in pro audio, they have been making high end recording equipment for the discerning engineer for decades.
Plugin Alliance, developers and distributors of professional audio software, is known for that same level of quality, and they have teamed up with Read more...
Well, it happened. MixCon 2019 was an absolute blast!! With roughly 5,000 RSVPs and over a dozen presentations on stage and in the studio it was a weekend that’s impossible to forget.
If you missed the event, don’t worry! Videos will be coming soon, one every week for the next Read more...
Aside from your ears, the most important tool you use every day might just be the music you listen to in the studio, and compare your work against.
According to Justin Colletti, there’s a “right” and “wrong” way to use reference mixes however. Here’s his tips on how to get Read more...
Guitar amps are peculiar musical devices. Especially tube amps and their emulations. Some guitarists regard amps simply as a means to amplify their tone. But others view their amps as instruments in their own right.
Considering the extent to which guitarists use their amps to create unique, signature tones, guitar Read more...
Focusrite, makers of a wide span of professional audio products, have just released the 3rd generation of their storied Scarlett range of audio interfaces.
I have a long history of working with Focusrite products, and my go-to microphone preamps for many years bear the Focusrite name.
Unbeknownst to many, Rupert Read more...
Good analog-modeled plugins are always fun to use because they emulate many of the peculiarities found in analog gear. The linear and predictable processing that stock digital plugins often provide can sound sterile by comparison and lack some of the “musicality” inherent in analog equipment.
Even if you can afford Read more...
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