With a nod to three classic time-based effects in a box, the announcement of Waves Space Rider brings a trio of treatments to your DAW. With chorus, delay, reverb, and more besides, see and hear it for yourself as we take our first look.
Using Sonible SmartEQ: 4 For Mix Clarity
With multiple sources all vying for attention, balancing their tonality is no mean feat. Where mix ‘masking’ is the enemy of clarity, one company’s latest EQ update sets out to automate lifting the veil. How smart is it? We check it out.
We Check Out McDSP SA-3 For Music
Although intelligent dynamic equalisers have many uses for post mixers, their soothing effects for music mixes are also good to have. Here we check out one of the latest to see how it does with complex musical dealings…
Why Mix Saturation Is Your Friend
In the digital age, the idea of saturation across the entire mix might sound weird, but used carefully it can serve up some of the same sweetening usually left to other processes. With any flavour just a click away, we talk about how saturation can help.
How To Turbocharge Your Amp Sim With Bogren Digital IRDX Core
Recording guitarists have their pick of insert-dwelling soft amps for their DAW, but not all of their speakers were created equally. One solution lets you plug into their own driver tech that goes beyond conventional IR. We check it out.
How Many Times Should You Compress In The Mix?
With track compression, submix compression, and treatments across the entire mix all useful tools, engineers often compress more than once, but when is it needed, and why? We shine a light on dynamic dealings for your mix.
5 Audio Production Things We Loved In December 2023
If you thought December 2023 flew past quicker than the months before it, at least there were some tempting new creations to mark its passing. As many rev back up for a shiny fresh new year, here is our pick of its audio production offerings...
Can Atmos Equipped Studios Benefit From Creators Mixing Only Using Binaural?
Atmos monitoring, or indeed any Atmos loudspeaker monitoring at all, is a barrier to entry to many wanting to move into creating Atmos content . Is something analogous to traditional mastering the answer for those who want to create Atmos content and are starting on headphones?
My Fantasy Audio Christmas Present - SSL Duality Fuse
In this series of articles, running until Christmas, we asked the Experts team what audio product they would like to find under the tree. Luke’s first choice was a rather desirable console…
Get Fast Level Control Without Automation or Compression
Wildly varying levels in things like speech or certain instruments can be dealt with using automation into compression, but when the amount of work seems never ending, tools exist to rival the old ways. We show you one of them and how to use it.
5 Pieces Of Audio Gear I Wish I Had Got Sooner
With so many amazing things vying for new engineers’ attention, knowing what to get first is never easy. With more audio choices on the table than ever before, here Luke talks about what would have made his life easier sooner.
Using Source-Nexus Suite For High Quality Remote Approval
With post production workflows demanding high quality tools for remote working, those mixing to picture find themselves increasingly working via the internet. We check out Source Elements’ latest creation Source-Nexus Suite to see how it performs.
Fixing Your Mix With EQ - The Universal Audio Guide
This article from Universal Audio’s Daniel Keller contains many great tips on fixing common mix problems with EQ. With permission we just had to re-publish in full for our community.
SSL 4K E Plugin - Expert Review
For many, SSL’s 4000E is the classic analogue console personified. With dozens of software channel homages out there, SSL themselves now step into the game to bring their own creation back into the DAW. We put it to the Experts.
New Features FabFilter Pro-R 2 - First Look
The release of Pro-R 2 brings a raft of new goodies to audio plugin giant FabFilter’s established space maker. With new sounds, algorithmic takes on real impulse responses and more, we dive in to hear what it can do.
Being Good At Every Audio Production Skill Is A Myth - Here’s Why
The availability of amazing audio tools makes it easy for anyone to get hold of anything. With audio production bringing together a number of skill sets, we discuss why it might not be possible to excel at everything even when we think we’re fully equipped…
Free Dolby Atmos Template Sessions For Pro Tools, Nuendo and Logic Pro
A lot of those coming to mix in Dolby Atmos for the first time are struggling with the basic setup of their DAW sessions, so, with the help of LiquidSonics, we asked three familiar faces (Steve Genewick, Eli Krantzberg and Tom Lowe, who are all users of the company’s reverb plugins) to share their own Atmos templates and advice.
Auto Tune Isn’t Just For Vocals - Check This Out
With many engineers relying on Antares’ Auto-Tune Pro X’s pitch rehab for vocals, fewer might be aware of its uses that reach beyond the top line. Here we show how Antares’ magic can also bend other sounds’ meanderings into shape…
Audio Production Things We Loved In October 2023
Whether summer seems like a distant memory, or you’re finally waving goodbye to longer, colder nights, engineers the world over had some formidable choices on the table in October. Here we list some of our favourites…
Reaper 7 - We Take A Look At New Features
Users of other DAWs will be aware of Cockos’ slightly ominously named REAPER. Following the recent announcement of its seventh incarnation, here we run through the new features that make it anything but scary…