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We revisit some old tape masters with the help of Logic’s new Stem Splitter.
Acustica released Secret, inspired by a rare, hand-built American console that became the iconic centrepiece of Crystal Sound Studios in Hollywood during the 1970s.
Eventide’s unique, and uniquely versatile, hardware compressor has had a well‑deserved reissue, with sympathetic improvements to update it for the modern studio.
We talk you through the basics of side‑chaining in Studio One.
Wes Audio's Rhea and Dione 500 series hardware compressor modules each get a redesigned control plug-in and new features.
Black Lion Audio's PBR 8-500 updates the company's patchbay-equipped 500-series chassis with a new PSU design that boasts improved audio performance.
Simply named the Synth, Polyend's first standalone synthesizer packs in eight sound engines that offer a vast array of sounds ranging from classic to contemporary.
Universal Audio have announced a change to their range of Volt audio interfaces, which now come bundled with a range of software that provides users with an all-in-one recording and mixing package.
Neutron 5 promises to kit users out with everything they need for mixing, and introduces some powerful new modules alongside an improved Mix Assistant feature.
We get re-acquainted with some of Pro Tools’ stock plug‑ins.
Looking for a new plug‑in to fuel your creative endeavours?
The SOS team pick their favourite hardware and software from the past 12 months.
Press sees Polyend head in a new direction, offering an analogue stereo compressor with some versatile side-chain filtering options in a compact pedal enclosure.
Can one bundle really meet all your mixing and mastering plug‑in needs?
Bitwig talked us through the new compressor and EQ plug-ins in BITWIG Studio 5.2 as well as detailing some of its new editing capabilities.
Drum Workshop bring their considerable experience of drum hardware to the virtual world.
Softube’s latest plug-in aims to offer the ultimate doubling and stereo-widening tool, and also packs in some helpful extras such as de-essing, multi-band compression and octave effects.
Quite a few engineers who work with bands like driving their drum submix into fairly heavy compression, but whenever I try doing this it seems like I end up losing the low‑end weight from my kick drum...
As its name suggests, PianoRack has been designed primarily with pianos in mind, but is also said to work well on a range of plucked sounds including guitars, harps and tuned percussion instruments.
Using professional mixes to help guide your own decisions can provide very interesting results!