Audio norms in mastering
LearningToday we'll talk about a delicate — but very useful — subject, namely the firewalls that can help you avoid being yet another victim of the loudness war.
The oscilloscope in mastering
LearningTo finish with the helping tools for mastering, in this installment we'll talk about the oscilloscope — very often underestimated by home studio owners — and a utilitarian plug-in, which, even if not…
Software amp-and-effects simulator for studio and stage
Written testAmplion Pro 1.1 is the latest version of this amp-and-effects modeling software from Audiffex. Can it hold its own with stiff competition in the modeling software field?
The PRS S2 guitars in semi-hollow versions
Hot newsAfter the limited edition of the Custom 24, Paul Reed Smith introduces semi-hollow versions of 3 of his S2 Custom 22, Mira and Singlecut guitars.
SuperMegaUltraGroovy Capo Touch on iOS
Hot newsThe SuperMegaUltraGroovy Capo song learning software is now available on iOS under the Capo Touch name.
The Visual Sound H2O now in v3
Hot newsVisual Sound announces the update of its H2O echo and stereo chorus pedal to version 3.
More info about the Modulus 002 synth
Hot newsPaul Maddox’ new synth, Modulus 002, is not yet available but we now have more to tell you about…
Friday’s Freeware: Rupture
Hot newsFreewareBig Beat this week for your Friday’s Freeware, with Rupture, a VST and AU plug-in for Mac and PC that will help you build electronic rhythms.
Win a Line 6 AMPLIFi 75
Hot newsLine 6 is running a sweepstake that will reward one winner with an AMPLIFi 75 guitar modeling amplifier.
Levels in mastering
LearningIn this installment we'll talk about plug-ins that allow you to visualize levels correctly — after all, whether you like it or not, mastering has become synonymous with volume, so it's a good idea to…
Setting up your session for a scoring job
LearningHere in part 2, we’ll begin a hypothetical scoring job for a 15-second TV commercial. In this installment, we’ll look at how to set up the DAW session for it.
Make music with multiple apps on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch
LearningIntroduced with iOS 7 and available on all iOS devices, Apple’s inter-app audio feature allows compatible apps to share audio streams and MIDI with each other, making it possible to work with multipl…
A physical controller for the TAL-U-NO-LX
Hot newsSoundForce Controllers, a young Dutch company, will launch in September a MIDI hardware controller for the TAL-U-NO-LX virtual synth.
The Tone2 Electra2 is out
Hot newsThe new version of the Tone2 virtual synthesizer, Electra2, is now available for download.
USB audio soon on Android?
Hot newsThat’s a new that will please many musiciens using Android smartphones and tablets: they soon will be able to send audio through USB.