Joe Albano investigates the chicken or egg situation for music producers... which effects should go first in your plug-in chain? Compressor or EQ, reverb or delay?
Sometimes overlooked in favour of drums, guitars and vocals in the mix, keyboards are actually a vital component of many tracks. Hollin Jones has some pro tips on how to get them right…
The Fireface UCX II is a highly integrated pro audio solution in an ultra-compact format for studio and live recordings. This versinon ups the game on its predecessors.
The Waves Vocal Production Suite contains essential professional tools from an impressive vocal tuners to vocal compressors, pitch correction plugins to audio repair tools and much more.
Software developer Baby Audio has released Smooth Operator, an Intelligent Signal Balancer that uses spectral processing to automatically resolve fatigued frequencies and bring out clarity.
Building on the success of the Fusion stereo analogue processor and the SiX SuperAnalogue™ console, Solid State Logic presents two new 500 modules, UV EQ and SiX CH, along with sleek line refresh.
The latest free update to Roland's Zenbeats adds inetgration with the Verselab MV-1, audio editor improvements, better mixing capabilities, improved audio routing options and more.
If you've not been using distortion to give your mixes a bit more bite, get the guitars growling or even adding warmth to the vocals then perhaps you've been missing a trick. Joe Albano shows how.
United Plugins is proud to announce availability of Voxessor — the latest plug-in from founding partner SounDevice Digital, dedicated to achieving a perfect voiceover in next to no time.
Joe Albano shares his years of mixing and production experience for beginner and intermediate level producers in this enlightening tutorial on the frequency ranges needed for EQ adjustments.
Whether you’re looking to subtly enhance dull sounds, add convincing analog grit or extreme distortion, or even drastically mangle your sounds beyond comprehension, Live’s Saturator has you covered.
Eelke Kleijn, acclaimed Dutch producer, DJ, flim, trailer, commerical and video game composer is a technical whiz and gearhead. Here he shares 5 pro music production and sound design tips and tricks.
Joe Albano takes us beyond the basics of inline audio processing and shines a light upon parallel processing and the benefits and uses of using sends and returns when mixing with reverb.