In this guest post by Steve Puntolillo, founder of Mastercraft Recordings, you’ll learn the realities of restoring an analog tape machine to get years of service and joy, even out of a decades-old multitrack. You can read his post on buying an analog tape machine here.
So, you’ve bought a Read more...
This is a guest post by Steve Puntolillo, founder of Mastercraft Recordings,
See Part II of this guide, “What it Takes to Restore an Analog Multitrack Tape Machine,” here.
If you’re thinking about getting into multitrack analog tape recording, putting your old analog warhorse back into service, or just want Read more...
What is the holiest of Holy Grails for mixing in the box?
Many mixers would say that its achieving the characteristics of magnetic tape, not only for the desirability of its analog sound, but for bypassing the massive inconvenience and expense that comes with having the real thing in the Read more...
Slate announces a major update for Raven.
Slate’s new update furthers the virtual innovation of the Raven console software with major announcements like Cubase PC, “Gestures,” and a Pro Tools Mixer Lock.
Though there’s plenty to be excited about with this update, Gestures is the prominent new feature in Read more...
After my most recent post, “Analog Tape and Why I Don’t Miss It”, was published here last week, I felt it was only fair to add some balance by speaking out about the favorable qualities of this rust-covered wonder.
For the first 15 years of my recording career, I Read more...
