Classic synth emulations that won't cost you a dime
You often hear that a $1,000 laptop today has the power of a billion dollars worth of computer equipment from 50 years ago. Likewise, the equivalent of thousands of dollars of vintage synthesizer gea…
Strategies for archiving your session files and mixes f…
Back in the day, archiving sessions recorded to multitrack tape was not an easy task. You needed a place to store the bulky tape reels, and if you didn’t “bake” the tapes to get the moisture out of t…
A review of the UAD BX 20 Spring Reverb Plug-In
When you think of spring reverb, the sound that probably comes to mind is the “boingy” one associated with guitar amps. For mixing sources like vocals, drums and pianos, you probably wouldn't conside…
A guide to mixing music - Part 43
This week we'll tackle a type of dynamics processing that was used all the time in the analog days, but, bizarrely enough, doesn't get called upon nearly as much in the all-digital era. And yet it's …
A guide to mixing music - Part 42
While the compressor is the tool par excellence when it comes to treating the dynamics of an audio signal, you shouldn't forget that there are other types of processors that can prove just as effecti…
A guide to selling your gear online — part 3
Compared to eBay, Craigslist is like the Wild West. Whereas the former is governed by strict rules and regulations, Craigslist is basically a free for all. It offers you the opportunity to sell in yo…
Overloud launches Factory and the REmatrix Player
Overloud now equips all its REmatrix impulse response libraries with a Player and releases a new IR library called Factory.
[NAMM] Meet Ogre, new Korean manufacturer
Summer NAMM visitors could discover this year the young Ogre Korean manufacturer of effect pedals and instruments.
[NAMM] Cusack Music Reverb SME
Summer NAMM visitors had the opportunity to see and even play a huge reverb pedal at the Cusack Music booth.
[NAMM] 3 Earthquaker effect pedals for guitar
Earthquaker Devices introduces this weekend at Summer NAMM in Nashville three new effect pedals for guitar.