To celebrate National Pi day(or pie day, as I like to celebrate), I'm here to share more freebies from around the audio world. This time, we're kicking it old school. Well, maybe "OldSkool". Voxengo, developers of many high quality plugin…
Do you REALLY think your audience cares if you used the more “airy” EQ or the most “realistic” sample library? Of course they don’t! In fact, they aren’t listening at all. Yeah, it stings. But I promise, this is a good thing.
In the first installment of Freebie Frenzy, we’ve got a couple of new freebies in the form of a generous new timbale library from Molotov sound, along with a newly-painted cult favorite compressor from Electric Snow!
We’re here with the second half(actually, more than half of it) of our exclusive in-depth interview with mastering engineer, author, and all-round good guy, Bob Katz. You asked for it, and you waited for it. So without further delay…….
In Part 1 of this series on making music fun and finding the joy in the music creation process, we’ll take a look at making your DAW host work for you. We’ll examine some ways to speed up the creative process and get started as quickly as possible, without the host getting in the way.
Mixing features and workflow is often a difficult thing to do. Can a robust application such as SONAR make all the right changes and become the best of both worlds? We’ll find out in our in-depth review.
String libraries are popular; and that’s an understatement. But they are often either low on features or high on price. Pop Rock Strings hopes to find a happy medium with a library designed for those radio ready pop rock productions. We’ll check the balance.
In an audio world where we constantly strive to be more “digital”, The Dark Side dares to be different. You can expect plenty of grit and grime to be thrown around your speakers. No apologies, no hesitation, no pretty red bow on top. But is it practical?
Delay is one of the most useful effects in the creative arsenal of an engineer’s toolbox. Fabfilter Timeless claims to take the basic concept of delay to new heights. We’ll see just how high it soars, or if it’s just a repeat of what we’ve seen before.
Knowing the difference between all types of reverb is essential for doing proper mixes. We’ll help you to know the difference, and give some help with choosing the right reverb type for the job so you don’t find yourself all washed out.