While everyone was busy writing Black Friday buyer guides this week, LeoMakes created a DIY plate reverb out of a Bror storage unit from IKEA, and it only cost him $100. A plate reverb is essentially a sheet of metal that’s vibrated by a transducer and recorded with two pickups. Read more...
The SL 4000 from SSL could be considered the quintessential analog mixing console. Perhaps its most charming feature is its bus compressor—especially the version found in the classic G-Series consoles.
Known for its punchy, transparent tone and its ability to “glue” tracks together, SSL’s G-Series bus compressor offers what is Read more...
While Eventide has always been known for their incredible hardware processors, like the renowned H910 Harmonizer and its later siblings, it wasn’t until more recently that they began to allow the code in their machines to live inside your CPU.
A look at their current lineup of plugins reveals both Read more...
Over the years, I have worked with many bands, both in the studio and at live venues.
I also attend shows every week and have seen tons of bands. Some awe-inspiring, some…not so much. No big surprise there.
What is surprising however, is the number of that who could be Read more...
Adam Crute of MusicTech rounds up 7 of his essential mastering tools this week.
I’m particularly fond of this list because it offers up some less commonly used mastering gear.
Surprisingly, you won’t find any iZotope products here, so keep reading to find out what made the cut.
Crute starts Read more...
Matthew Weiss has another insightful article out this week, called “Audio Engineers: You Care About The Wrong Stuff.”
It covers 4 critical areas in which you should be focusing more of your attention as an audio engineer. This one shreds apart some of the most often debated topics on audio Read more...
Everybody loves compressors, from what I’ve observed. There are so many unique, interesting, and powerful compressors available these days that it’s no wonder how popular they are.
The colors and types available give us the ability to radically shape the sound and perception of a drumkit.
So much so that Read more...
Signed into law on October 11, 2018, the Music Modernization Act (MMA) is the biggest update to copyright legislation in the past 40 years.
Since the early 2000s, music sales have been declining, thanks first to piracy and then to streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. The MMA Read more...
Anyone who has mixed audio for post-production knows that phasing mics are a big hassle.
It’s one thing if your subjects are seated or in a fixed position, say for a documentary interview—but still, even if you’re lucky enough to have two or more static mics, you’re still going to Read more...
Dave Pensado rounds up some exciting new EQ plugins this week on Pensado’s Place.
Pensado is in a particularly fortunate situation because he has access to all sorts of brand new software, either through his relationship with other industry professionals or through the mailing lists he’s apart of. This works Read more...
