The default anecdotal answer as to whether it is safe to just unplug USB devices like thumb drives or flash drives, is that its OK to simply pull them out of a Windows computer but you always should ‘eject‘ them first on a macOS computer, but is that correct? In this article we investigate the correct answer and find that Windows 10 is about to change its default setting for removing USB flash drives.
This Weekend's No Brainer Plug-in Deals You Do Not Want To Miss Out On - 12th April 2019
It can be a struggle finding the best deals and offers on pro audio gear and plug-ins. That’s why we do the hard work for you. Each week we search the web for the best pro audio deals that not only save you money if you’re in the market for something new but also time! Check out these amazing deals our partners are offering this week. There are some great products on offer here, don’t hang around though as many of these promotions end soon!
New Loudness Penalty Plug-in Warns You If Your Music Will Be Turned Down By Streaming Services
MeterPlugs has released a plug-in version of its Loudness Penalty web tool, which brings this useful tool into your DAW and helps you pinpoint the issues and fix them within your DAW.
Blackmagic Design Announce DaVinci Resolve 16 At NAB 2019
At the start of NAB 2019 Blackmagic Design has announced DaVinci Resolve 16. There are a lot of new video related features in Resolve 16 but in this article we will focus on the Fairlight audio features that have been added to Resolve 16,
Microsoft To Finally Scrap Automatic Downloads Of Windows 10 - Good News For DAW Users
For quite a while now Windows 10 updates have been automatic with no way to stop them, but Microsoft has just announced that this will change very soon and it will be possible for users to be able to control when Windows 10 gets updated.
This Weekend's Top Plug-in Deals You Can't Miss Out On - 6th April 2019
It can be a struggle finding the best deals and offers on pro audio gear and plug-ins. That’s why we do the hard work for you. Each week we search the web for the best pro audio deals that not only save you money if you’re in the market for something new but also time! Check out these amazing deals our partners are offering this week. There are some great products on offer here, don’t hang around though as many of these promotions end soon!
iZotope Acquire Exponential Audio Product Line - Two Great Brands Become One
Our friends at iZotope have announced today the acquisition of the Exponential Audio product line including the R4, PhoenixVerb Surround and Symphony to create what is described by one Grammy winning engineer ‘as a marriage made in heaven.’
ReConnect Plug-in Promises To Fix Bad Cable Choices Using Machine Learning Cable Restoration
We predicted this would be the year of more smart plugins and now ReConnect promises to fix bad cable choices made in the recording process after the event using machine learning.
This Weekend's Top Plug-in Deals You Can't Miss Out On - 22nd March 2019
It can be a struggle finding the best deals and offers on pro audio gear and plug-ins. That’s why we do the hard work for you. Each week we search the web for the best pro audio deals that not only save you money if you’re in the market for something new but also time! Check out these amazing deals our partners are offering this week. There are some great products on offer here, don’t hang around though as many of these promotions end soon!
Apple Release macOS Mojave 10.14.4. Good News For Some USB Audio Interface Owners
We have been aware that a small number of owners of the more recent Apple computers like the Mac mini 2018 and the MacBook Pro 2018 have had some issues with audio glitching when using an USB audio interface.
Steinberg Unveiled Nuendo 10 At Recent Games Developer Conference
Steinberg chose the recent Games Developer Conference to present the latest iteration of Steinberg’s audio post-production workstation, Nuendo 10 which includes the implementation of numerous user requests related to audio post-production and game audio design like video cut detection, support for ADM file format, a new audio alignment panel and brand new Doppler Effect plug-in.
Genelec Revolutionise Immersive Audio Headphone Monitoring With New Aural ID Software
Genelec are rightly famous for their reference monitor systems and world beating GLM automatic alignment system, but now they’ve turned their hands to bringing accurate immersive audio monitor reference performance to headphones as well.
PreSonus Announce StudioLive 64S: 64-channel digital mixer and USB audio interface
PreSonus, the makers of Studio One, has today announced the new 64S: 64-channel digital mixer and USB audio interface, which they describe as “the world's ONLY 64-channel mixer at this price!”
AppleTV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+ And Apple Card Announced At The Apple Event On March 25th 2019
At the Special Event today at the Steve Jobs Theatre, Apple has announced Apple TV, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+ and Apple Card. In fact biggest surprise was Apple Card, a new titanium credit card, a lot of the other announcements had got out one way or another.
Product Showcase Highlights From The AES Dublin 2019 146th Pro Audio Convention
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) holds 2 main conventions each year. AES New York and a 2nd convention held in Europe and this year it was held in the Dublin Convention Centre. As with the regular AES Conventions it was a mix of a trade show and seminars, workshops, and presentations of technical papers. In this article I am going to highlight the products that stood out for me in the Product Showcase hall.
The Latest Audio Software & Plug-in Deals You Can Buy This Weekend - 22nd March 2019
It can be a struggle finding the best deals and offers on pro audio gear and plug-ins, luckily we do the hard work for you so you don’t have to! Each week search the web for the best pro audio deals that not only save you money if you’re in the market for something new but also time! Check out these amazing deals our partners are offering this week. There are some great products on offer here, don’t hang around though as many of these promotions end soon!
Mac Pro 5,1 Cheese-grater With Thunderbolt - The Impossible Is Now Possible
When we heard that our friends at Create Pro has done the impossible to get a Thunderbolt card running in a Mac Pro Cheese-grater, we knew we had to bring it to you.
StudioLive Flex DSP Coming To StudioLive Mixers Next Week With Studio One 4.1.4 And Capture 3.0
PreSonus, makers of Studio One, has announced that next week StudioLive Flex DSP will be available to download along with Studio One 4.1.4
Solid State Logic (SSL) Announce The New SiX - Is This, As They Claim, The Ultimate Desktop Mixer?
The team at Solid State Logic, better known as SSL have been very busy of late. First we got the amazing SSL Fusion Colour mixing and mastering processor, now we get a new table top mixer called SiX, that they claim is the ultimate desktop mixer. And from what I see they could well be right.
Slate Digital & LiquidSonics Announce The New Lustrous Plates Reverb
The teams at Slate Digital and LiquidSonics are very pleased to announce a new Plate Reverb plug-in called Lustrous Plate. If you like me, love Plate style reverb you are going to love this plug-in. And if you are a Slate Digital Everything Bundle customer, you are going to be getting it as part of your subscription.