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Universal Audio Announces UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt DSP Accelerators

Universal Audio has just gone deeper into audio space with its UAD-2 Satellite line – the relentless sound pioneers have introduced their new UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt DSP Accelerators. Macs mixing...

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Review: An Unorthodox Look At Synthmaster 2.6 — by Nick Messitte

Since its release, Synthmaster—a semi-modular synth by KV331Audio — has garnered heaps of praise from audio critics: Rob Mitchell of Soundbytes wrote that it’s “tough to find something it can’t do.”...

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137th AES Approaches: Neil Portnow of Recording Academy Giving Opening...

The 137th AES Convention is just around the corner and key announcements have begun. First, President/CEO Neil Portnow of The Recording Academy is giving Friday’s opening keynote. Representing The...

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Journey FOH Engineer Jim Yakabuski Featured in Meyer Sound Online Mixing...

October will be informative right off the bat for audio heads. That’s because the month begins with veteran FOH engineer Jim Yakabuski joining Meyer Sound instructor Buford Jones as a special guest, in...

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Is Pro Tools Certification Worth It? 3 Great Reasons (and 3 Terrible Reasons)...

Recently, I was fortunate enough to have an employer provide the funds for me to attend Pro Tools Certification training classes. I had thought about taking one of these courses on my own for a long...

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Drawmer Introduces the 1973 – Three-Band FET Stereo Compressor

Ivor Drawmer has drawn on thirty-plus years of hardware design to introduce the 1973 compressor. The three-band FET unit is split into variable low, middle, and high frequencies. Each section contains...

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Volant Studios in TriBeCa, NYC, For Sale For $2 Million Plus

If your mind’s eye is picturing a fully built out studio in downtown Manhattan, you might not have to lift a finger to make it happen. You will, of course, have to sign a large check: Volant Studios, a...

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Studio Upgrades: Sweet Sounds — Bringing Up The “Broadway”&“Crosby Rooms

One thing we’ve always liked about the SoHo studio Sweet Sounds, since we first wrote about them in late 2012, is that they’re like Lowe’s: never stop improving. The forward-thinking facility has just...

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Renew Your Room Acoustics, Part 1: Waves and Pressure

The energy that we put into our listening rooms, home theaters, and professional recording studios comes in two main forms. We have waves of energy and we have rays. For purposes of this discussion and...

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137th AES Convention: G-Technology and Gobbler Partner For Streamlined Audio...

It’s no secret that the entertainment industry works daily with massive amounts of data. Some of those users prefer external drives, and some prefer cloud storage. Well, G-Technology, and Gobbler plan...

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Apogee Introduces New Ensemble

Apogee Electronics has announced their new Ensemble 30×34 Thunderbolt 2 audio interface for Mac-based studios. New Apogee Ensemble ($2,495). Click to enlarge. With this latest iteration, Apogee has...

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Is the Mastering Engineer Still Relevant?

A Neumann lathe, used to cut master discs for the production of vinyl records. Years ago, the term “Mastering Engineer” was a very literal one. The “M.E.” was simply the person responsible for creating...

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137th AES Convention: RTW Mastering Tools PlugIn Makes US Debut

RTW is a software developer with nearly 50 years of combined audio software and hardware under their belt. Based out of Cologne, Germany, they are officially introducing their RTW Mastering Tools...

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Chandler Limited Introduces REDD.47 Tube Preamp – Latest Addition to Abbey...

There’s the music that came out of Abbey Road, and then there’s the gear. The former is available to all the world, while the latter has been a pleasure reserved for the select few. Happily, one of the...

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SSL Debuts New Live L300 Compact Console, V2.5 Software

Small can be more: The Solid State Logic Live console line is the latest proof. That’s because SSL has just announced the new SSL Live L300 console, a compact addition to their live console lineup. It...

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137th AES in Review: What Happened in the Return to Los Angeles?

AES in LA rolls off the tongue nicely…and it sounds like the chorus of a breezy hit tune in the making. The Los Angeles Convention Center was the AES mothership for 2014. Anyone want to collaborate on...

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SoundToys Announces Soundtoys 5 – All 12 PlugIns Together As One Effects Rack

Since their start, CEO and lead designer, Ken Bogdanowicz, has envisioned SoundToys plugins to be able to sculpt audio together as a single unit. The release of SoundToys 5 realizes this plan with all...

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Gear Highlights from the 137th AES: 21 Picks to Power Your Studio

You know how we vibed off of the 137th AES. But what about the new tech that really tickles our fancy? While the massive breakthrough eluded us in 2014, there was plenty of evolutionary elements to...

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Antelope Audio Launches Satori – Analog Monitoring & Summing System

It’s everything Zen, once again, at Antelope Audio. The Om this time emits from Satori, a true analog monitoring and summing system just launched by Antelope. It builds on what the company started with...

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NYC Event: Brooklyn StompBox Exhibit – 10/25 & 10/26

Three times a charm – and four is just a little more. We refer to the 4th edition of the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit, going down at Williamsburg’s famed Main Drag Music. Brought to you by The Deli,...

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