The Helios console is one of the most well-regarded pieces of equipment in the history of recorded music.
Originally designed and built in 1969 by Dick Swettenham of Olympic Studios to equip the new Island Records, these consoles have been used on countless recordings. Richard Branson’s early Virgin Records employed Read more...
Universal Audio introduces UAD Software v9.10, featuring the 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection.
UAD Software v9.10 features the 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection, a detailed plugin emulation of UA founder, Bill Putnam Sr.’s iconic, ultra-rare tube limiters.
With roughly only 1,000 units made, vintage 175B and 176s 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...
The Lexicon 480L Digital Effects System became famous decades ago for its reverb and effects algorithms. While the brains of this classic effects unit sat in a large 3U mainframe, it was controlled by a smaller “LARC” controller, which could be fit easily on top of a mixing console. In Read more...
Universal Audio releases UAD Software v9.9, featuring the Capitol Chambers plugin.
Universal Audio is proud to release UAD Software v9.9 featuring the Capitol Chambers plugin, the world’s first authentic plugin emulation of Capitol Studios’ iconic underground echo chambers, exclusively for UAD hardware and UA Audio Interfaces.
In crafting the Read more...
