New MASCHINE and KOMPLETE KONTROL Hardware TOTAL NONSTOP CREATIVITY More intuitive workflows, optimized layouts, more vivid visual feedback, and deeper integration with your studio setup: The next generation of MASCHINE and KOMPLETE KONTROL hardware gives you everything you need to create – and keep on creating. MASCHINE Now with two hi-res color screens; bigger, more […]
Introducing the Raven Core Station The first time I tried to do a mix without using a console was in 2011, shortly after our Virtual Console Collection plugin was introduced. It was the most painful mix I’d ever done, as I attempted to craft the sound that I had heard playing in my head by […]
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Vermona DRM MKIII The DRM1 MKIII is an analogue drum synthesizer that offers eight instruments, each with seven knobs for forming the sound plus a panorama- and a volume-controller. The user interface is absolutely clear and intutitve – one knob, one function. More information HERE. DSR-3 Dual Spring Reverb The DSR-3 – […]
Watch legendary producer Scott Storch take on the AKAI MPC Standalone Challenge In this episode of the Standalone Challenge, we pay a visit to legendary producer Scott Storch (Dr. Dre, Beyonce, Chris Brown) and watch him get in the zone on the MPC X. Plugging his MPK88 directly into the X, The Piano Man quickly […]
In The Spotlight: CLASSIC Legendary Sound of Black Lion Black Lion Audio B173 Mic Pre The B173 is Black Lion Audio’s homage to the highly revered Neve 1073 mic pre. The B173 is a single channel mic pre-amp with input and output transformers, stepped gain, output level control, phantom power, and phase. It features a DI, 80dB of gain, […]
A Skeptic Pro Producer Tries Slate VMS Mischke Butler is one of the industry’s top composer/engineer/producers, and is especially known as a master vocal producer. He’s worked with Britney Spears, El Dibarge, and Gwen Stefani. He was skeptical about VMS when he first heard about it… and then he tried one. Check out what he […]
Dave Smith Instruments Announce REV2 Desktop Modules Dave Smith Instruments have just announced the REV2 in a desktop module. Following in the footsteps of pretty much every DSI release for a while, the REV2 is now available in both 8 and 16 voice versions. The REV 2 desktop features the same two DCOs per voice, each […]
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A-Designs Audio HM2 Nail Tube Compressor A 2-channel Compressor with Variable Ratio, Mix Control, and Detection Signal Filter. When you first check out the A Designs HM2 Compressor, you might respond the way we did, “wait a second, where did the Ratio knob go?” That’s just the first major departure from standard […]
Ari Studio Creates A Buzz Around Audient Console Studyo Ari have recently had an ASP4816 installed in their studio located in Istanbul, Turkey. Overseeing the install was Studio Owner and Mix Engineer Arıkan Sirakaya who said he’s been looking into the console for a long time. “Aside from all the great routing features, preamps, EQs […]
BAE Hot Fuzz – Treble Boost + Fuzz Demo by Pete Thorn The Hot Fuzz pedal is essentially two pedals in one. The left side is a high frequency boost and the right side is an English 1970’s style fuzz box. The Hot Fuzz can be used independently or in series to create a high frequency distortion.