Using drum samples to augment your acoustic drum recordings is nothing new but sometime you just want to add some much need raw power to your mix and this is where the use of whats called one-shot samples can really help by creating a punch and consistency to the track that was perhaps missing from the original.
Warm Audio Announce Their New WA-251 Multi-Pattern Valve Condenser Microphone
The team at Warm Audio are very pleased to announce their new multi-pattern valve condenser microphone the WA-251, which, yes you guessed it is an updated recreation of the legends that are the 251 style mics of old.
If I Could Keep Just One Microphone Which One Would I Keep? Neumann TLM103
You get to keep just one microphone, which one would you choose? Julian Rodgers makes his choice.
How Beatboxers Play Tricks On The Listener’s Brain
Beatboxers need to create the impression that they are creating the sound of different parts of the drum kit. They leap between different drum sounds and yet what the listeners hear are multiple rhythmic lines. The most impressive examples for me are when the performer is singing at the same time.
Using Limiters Sensitively When Preparing Tracks For Music Streaming Services
With the growth of music streaming services and how they deliver music to the consumer is changing the way we need to mix and master content, especially for music streaming services. In this article and free video Tutorial in conjunction with Nugen Audio, our own loudness guru Mike Thornton demonstrates the importance of True Peak metering and limiting and how they can help prevent the consumer getting distorted tracks.
Modal Craft Synth v2 Kickstarter - Get Your Hands On The Biggest Sounding Little Synth. Ends January 9th 2019
If you like big, powerful synthesizers You’ll love Craft Synth v2, the new kickstarter project from Modal. Get some of the big synth sound of the 002 or 008 in a small but perfectly formed package.
5 Audio Recording Industry Predictions For 2018 - Check Out How We Did
We get a lot of people asking us what we think is going to be happening in the world of recording during any given year. At the beginning of 2018, we laid out our 5 predictions for the pro audio industry. Before we present our predictions for 2019, in this article we take a look at our predictions for 2018 and see how well we did...
The One Piece Of Studio Equipment Bought New This Year That Had The Greatest Positive Affect On My Creative Workflow
In this series designed to keep you warm in front of your laptop or tablet on these long winter nights we are going to share some of our gear acquisition highlights from 2018 and let you know how they have improved our studio world in one way or another.
If I Could Keep Just One Plug-in Which One Would I Keep? Nugen Audio VisLM
As a bit of fun on the team we’ve challenged one another to this; you get to keep all the plugins supplied with you DAW but then you only get to keep one more plugin. Mike Thornton makes his choice.
Can Machine Learning Turn Mono Recordings Into Immersive Audio?
This article and video comes from the MIT Technology Review. We’ve had 3D images for decades, but effectively imitating 3D sound has always eluded researchers. Can a machine-learning algorithm produce “2.5D” sound by watching a video? Lets’s see…
Winner - Modal Electronics SKULPT synthesiser - The Latest Hot Small Synth
In the Production Expert 10th Anniversary Christmas Competition we offered the chance to win a Modal Electronics SKULPT synthesiser, as one of over 30 great prizes on offer worth over $30,000 in total. please note that this competition closed on December 31st 2018.
If I Could Keep Just One Piece Of Software Which One Would I Keep? iZotope RX 7 Advanced
As another bit of fun on the team we’ve challenged each another to this; you get to keep your DAW with one extra plug-in that can’t be a suite of plug-ins or an external application. So in this challenge we explore what one single external application we would chose in addition to the DAW and one 3rd party plug-in. As ‘Mr RX It’ my choice is a no-brainer, it has to be….
An Introductory Tutorial Into Sound Particles - CGI Like Software For Sound Design
We came across Sound Particles when Mike was at AES 2018 in New York in October this year. More recently we came across an excellent video from René Coronado from the Tonebenders podcast. He starts with an overview of the Sound Particles software and then works his way through 5 increasingly sophisticated examples of how you could use Sound Particles.
Recording Drums - Six Alternative Microphones You Might Want To Try Instead Of The Usual Choices
Do you ever think there must be more to recording drums when you hear big name engineers talking through their choices when recording drums? There is absolutely nothing wrong with the “first call” mics which have been popular for decades. If they weren’t good people wouldn’t use them but they do occasionally strike me as a little unimaginative and sometimes a little pricy - Of course I’d try a vintage C24 if one were to hand but what about the more modest alternatives?
Here are some suggestions for mics I’ve used many times on drum recordings I’ve made and would definitely consider using as alternatives to the “usual suspects”:
Winner - HEDD Type 05 Monitors Worth Over $900
In the Production Expert 10th Anniversary Christmas Competition we offering the chance to win a pair of HEDD Type 05 monitors worth over $900, as one of over 30 great prizes on offer worth over $30,000 in total. The competition closed on December 31st 2018 and we’re pleased to be able to announce the winner is Erick Protz.
If I Could Keep Just One Microphone Which One Would I Keep? Sontronics Saturn
You get to keep just one microphone, which one would you choose? James Ivey makes his choice.
If I Could Keep Just One Plug-in Which One Would I Keep? Sonnox Inflator - Loud Without Level
As a bit of fun on the team we’ve challenged one another to this; you get to keep all the plugins supplied with you DAW but then you only get to keep one more plugin. Julian Rodgers makes his choice.
Winner - Townsend Labs Sphere Recording System With L22 Microphone Worth $1750
10 years ago this year Russ Hughes started the AIR Users blog, which morphed into Pro Tools Expert in 2012. To celebrate our 10-year anniversary we ran a competition with a Pro Audio gear and software prize pot worth over $30,000. One of the prizes was a bundle from our friends at Townsend Labs.
The competition closed on December 31st 2018 and we can announce that the winner is Levi Dowsett.
If I Could Keep Just One Microphone Which One Would I Keep? Audio Technica AT835ST
We’ve been talking on the team about what microphone we would choose if we could only keep one? I realised that if I only had one mic, I couldn’t do any stereo work so my choice is my stereo MS location recording mic, an Audio Technica AT835ST. Of course being an MS mic, I can still use it as a mono shotgun mic for any of the duties
Are You Using Hard Drives Like Tape? Perhaps You Should Start Doing It Now?
What method do you employ, a huge drive that contains all your client work or on a drive-as-tape method? We would be interested in your workflow and your experience of using either, tips always welcome!