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With their debut audio interface, Black Lion Audio say they’re putting quality first.
Bands are still recording music even though they can’t use professional studios or play together — and this means new challenges for mix engineers.
McDSP’s unique analogue plug‑in platform continues to grow, with three impressive new processors joining the collection.
These audio examples accompany April 2021's Lockdown Mixdown article.
Like all love affairs, love of vintage gear isn’t entirely rational. Old equipment is often unreliable, noisy and limited. But...
Classic equipment doesn’t have to be old and unreliable. Many famous studio microphones are still current products...
Everyone loves classic microphones, but few of us can afford them! We survey the hundreds of modern recreations on the market, and explain what to look for when you’re choosing one for your studio.
BDE, or Big Distortion Engine for long, is the second plug‑in from producer and engineer Jordan Swift.
Today’s teenagers see nothing odd about playlisting The Beatles and Sinatra cheek by jowl with trap‑metal and drill. Music of the past is seen as a canon to be added to, not an embarrassment to be left behind. This seems to me a very positive change...
In this Video, Editor In Chief Sam Inglis explains why mastering engineers are necessary, what they can do for us, and whether we can really replace them with plug-ins!
Boutique Latvian company JZ Microphones have earned a reputation for their classy mics, and their latest design doesn’t disappoint.
With its built‑in compressor set to ‘smash’, the Periscope earns its place in more sessions than you’d think.
After a major overhaul, is Synchro Arts’ VocAlign still an essential part of the vocal producer’s toolkit?
The Echo Cat mimics the famous Watkins hardware tape delay, but is capable of more besides.
The evolution of convolution takes several steps forward with Inspired Acoustics’ awe‑inspiring immersive reverb.
Dean James Barratt is a sought-after Mix Engineer based out of The Dairy Studios in London. Dean talks to Sam Inglis about his personal road to becoming a freelance Mix Engineer, what defines that role, tips on making it, and what keeps clients coming back for more.
In this video, Editor in Chief Sam Inglis explains how to handle those awkward studio moments with tact and diplomacy, and emerge with your dignity intact!
Adam Shepard of ADAM chats to Sam Inglis about the distinctive technology at the heart of ADAM's loudspeakers and explains how they've achieved so much in a mere five years!
For anyone who supplies or works in live sound, or the wider events industry, it’s been a disaster...