Roland HS-5 Session Mixer announced
Hot newsRoland unveils in a video teaser the HS-5 Session Mixer, a new portable mixing, monitoring and recording system.
The Bock 407 mic available in September
NewsLast April, we announced that David Bock was working on a Neumann U47 reproduction. The mic will be available in a few days.
Setup you SSL Live offline
NewsFreewareSolid State Logic released a software that allows SSL Live console users to setup their showfiles from a PC.
Freeware: Acustica Red EQ
NewsFreewareNebula’s father, Acustica, designed an EQ that is available as a free VST plug-in for Mac OS X and Windows.
Radial Engineering StageBug SB-6
NewsThe Canadian brand added to the StageBug family the SB-6 passive stereo isolator.
Volume in mastering
LearningThis penultimate article in our series dedicated to mastering at home is surely the one you've all been waiting for. Indeed, today we will talk about a couple of tricks to get a really HUGE sound. Bu…
A busy producer/engineer shares his expertise
LearningRecording vocals is an activity that most musicians with studio gear are involved with in one way or another. So when we had a chance to tap into the expertise of Kris Crummett, a prominent producer/…
Rendering a master
LearningIn this antepenultimate installment, we'll discuss several points that you need to bear in mind to get an optimal final result, depending on how your music will be distributed.
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[NAMM] PhasX PX, new studio monitoring system
Hot newsPhasX debuted at Summer NAMM 2014 with the new Shadowcaster monitoring system with included sound card.
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[NAMM] Mesanovic ribbon microphones
NewsMesanovic Microphones is a new Boutique ribbon mic manufacturer who handbuilds everything himself in Detroit, MI.
Q&A: Telefunken Engineer Ryan Loftus
LearningAudiofanzine met up with Ryan Loftus ─ engineer at Telefunken Eletroakustik ─ to talk about the high-end microphones the company manufactures.
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[NAMM][VIDEO] TC-Helicon Play Electric
Hot newsThe new Play Electric vocal and guitar multi-effect processor is introduced to our team at the TC-Helicon booth during Summer NAMM 2014.
[NAMM] TC-Helicon introduces Play Electric
Hot newsTC-Helicon decided to rationalize its vocal and guitar multi-effect processors and introduces at NAMM the successor of the VoiceLive Play GTX.
The LaChapell 583s preamp is now smaller
NewsLaChapell finally reduced the size of its 583s tube preamp, which now fits in a single 500 bay.
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[NAMM] New Mackie CR powered monitors
NewsMackie introduces the new Creative Reference series of ultra compact powered monitors, that debuts with two models.
The Tascam DS-05 recorder updated to v2
NewsTascam released a free update for the software of its DR-05 pocket recorder in order to add new features.
The versatile and durable dynamic mic that's everywhere
LearningThe Shure SM57 arrived on the scene in 1965 and quickly became a fixture in the pro audio world. The versatile, solidly built, yet inexpensive dynamic mic is great for guitar cabinets, snare drums, h…
The versatile and durable dynamic mic that's everywhere
Hot newsThe Shure SM57 arrived on the scene in 1965 and quickly became a fixture in the pro audio world. The versatile, solidly built, yet inexpensive dynamic mic is great for guitar cabinets, snare drums, h…
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…
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…
Allen & Heath updates its Qu mixer firmware
NewsAllen & Heath announces the availability of the new v1.5 firmware of its Qu digital mixer series.
The stereo image in mastering
LearningFollowing up on our series of articles dedicated to useful tools for mastering at home, this time we will focus on plug-ins that allow you to analyze the stereo image.
Using the spectrum analyzer in mastering
LearningThe time has come to explore the territory of analyzers of all sorts, which will prove to be very helpful within the context of mastering at home. This week we will deal with the spectrum analyzer, a…
Bereich03 adds a pad to its LowCut filter
NewsGerman manufacturer Bereich03 Audio announces a limited edition of its LowCut filter with an added 3-way Pad section.
