For myself and other hardware enthusiasts, the addition of a mixer that can function as an audio interface is a game changer.
Nearly a decade ago, my entire studio practice centered around a 12-channel Mackie Onyx 1220i, a Firewire-equipped mixer that allowed each channel to be sent, pre- or post-EQ, Read more...
With more and more kitchen tables, practice spaces, hotel rooms, and other non-studio spaces becoming professional production facilities, the market is demanding more from its smaller-format recording solutions. Musicians need high-end performance and power that is compact, so inspiration can be easily captured anywhere, anytime.
The early desktop interfaces were Read more...
As Eventide continues to port algorithms over from their H9 platform to your DAW, I can’t help but continue to dive deeper into what they are calling the H9 Plugin Series. These tools are simple, effective, share a common user interface, and translate surprisingly well to production applications considering their Read more...
Eventide’s classic Crystals effect is now a plugin.
The Crystals plugin by Eventide combines twin reverse pitch shifters with reverse delays and reverb. This iconic H3000 Harmonizer effect can be used to create out-of-this-world climbing and cascading pitched delays or unique sounding reverbs. It features two reverse granular delays that Read more...
Saturation. At this stage of my mixing game, I’m not quite sure what I’d do without it.
As it has become further and further engrained in my go-to mix processes, I wonder why, in my short-lived stint studying music production in college, it was not given the same attention as, Read more...
