SOUND ON SOUND
In Reaper, I matched the fader levels and flipped the polarity of the new track. I should hear nothing when both tracks play, right? But I don’t. Why not?
We take a look at what has to be one of the most configurable analogue consoles out there.
Can SOS recommend a good first microphone for a student studying music?
Can just a small handful of controls give you the power to shape a range of sounds?
With its combination of creative and corrective tools, HitStrip puts all the channel processing you’ll ever need in one intuitive window.
With pristine sound and four switchable bands, Paul Wolff’s 500‑series EQ design strikes a balance between versatility and intuitive control.
Having studied the sturdy Studer 169 console, French company HLabs decided its classy combination of mic pre and EQ deserved a place in modern studios.
If the classic side‑chain pumping effect is your thing, Submerge can do that — and a whole lot more!
There are quite a few plug‑ins that emulate the famous Fairchild 660 and 670 compressors, but KIT Plugins have based theirs on specific units in John McBride’s Blackbird Studios in Nashville.
The puntastic name and the faders on the GUI of Poseidon leave you in little doubt as to which famous console EQ it sets out to emulate...