Julian Schmauch, Author at gearnews.com

Julian Schmauch has been teaching music production and writing tutorials, workshops, and reviews for more than ten years. While his initial focus was writing for Bonedo, Germany's biggest music production and music industry blog, he has also written for Sound on Sound, Production Expert, and a variety of music magazines. On Gearnews.com his main areas of expertise are all things Tech, with a focus on Apple, music streaming and electronic gadgets.

Front 242: Most-used Synths, Drum Machines and Sounds

24 Feb 2023 in Synths

Front 242: The cult electronic band famous for pioneering the EBM Genre and their role in defining the sound of Industrial music.

Arturia, Zynaptiq and Synchro Arts in our software deals of the week!

23 Feb 2023 in Deals, Studio

Plugins from Arturia, Zynaptiq and Synchro Arts are on sale! Pigments, Pitchmap and RePitch are popular VSTs right now, we've got deals for them!

Thomann Cyberweek: Big savings on instruments and audio gear!

Thomann Cyberweek Deals: Huge savings on instruments and audio gear!

25 Nov 2022 in Deals, DJ, Guitar, Live, Studio, Synths, Tech

Huge savings on hundreds of guitars, synths, live/PA and studio gear at Thomann's Cyberweek! Want to save yourself some cash? This way, please.

First Look: Harley Benton JA-60CC – the best budget Jazzmaster?

08 Nov 2022 in Guitar

We review the Harley Benton JA-60CC and ask: is this the best budget Jazzmaster you can get? It's one of the most beautiful ones, to say the least.

First Look: Warm Audio Warmdrive and Centavo Overdrive Clones

Review: Warm Audio Warmdrive and Centavo Overdrive Pedals

25 Oct 2022 in Guitar

First Look! We take the Warm Audio Warmdrive and Centavo overdrive pedals for a spin. How do they compare against the prized originals?

First Look: Ableton Note takes Live on the road as an iOS App

Review: Ableton Note is a sketchbook for Live as an iOS App

18 Oct 2022 in Studio

Ableton Note takes Ableton Live on the road! Mobile music production with the iOS App makes beats and sound on the go a breeze - our first look!

Review: Apple AirPods Pro 2. Generation In-Ear Headphones for Musicians?

03 Oct 2022 in Tech

Besides a series of new Apple Watch models and the new iPhone 14, Apple showed "one more thing" at the "iPhone & iOS" keynote in September 2022: the new in-ear headphones Apple AirPods 2. Generation. While ...

Review: Native Instruments Komplete 14 Collector’s Edition

27 Sep 2022 in Synths

Native Instruments Komplete 14 is out! After announcing it earlier this month, NI has finally released the long-awaited version 14 of its popular bundle. Komplete 14 packs every new Kontakt instrument and ...

First virtual rapper signed to major label: are real bands in trouble?

Update: First virtual rapper signed to major label – FN Meka has been dropped

24 Aug 2022 in Tech

FN Meka is the first virtual rapper signed to a major label. Capitol Records recently announced signing the "AI-powered robot rapper". The record label is part of the biggest of the three major labels ...

Upgrading to the Apple Mac Studio (2) – One Month Later

25 Jun 2022 in Tech

After switching to a brand-new Apple Mac Studio with an M1 Max ARM CPU from an iMac 5k (late 2015), I faced some obstacles and had to learn a thing or two to get it to work smoothly in my studio. You can read ...

Review: Moog Mavis - semi-modular Pocket-Synthesizer

Review: New Moog Mavis semi-modular DIY analog synthesizer

14 Jun 2022 in Synths

Moog goes DIY again! The Moog Mavis is a small semi-modular desktop and Eurorack-able synth on a budget. We built it, played it and reviewed it.

The best algorithmic reverb plug-ins of 2022

13 May 2022 in Studio

You can never own too many algorithmic reverb plug-ins! That's why today we have a selection of the current best plug-ins in this category. Among the selection are some classics, a brand new plug-in, and a ...

iZotope AI-Care: Automatic improvement of AI performance

01 Apr 2022 in Studio

Artificial intelligence has been included in an increasing number of plug-ins and DAW features. And with iZotope AI-Care you can finish your tracks even faster! Intelligent EQs, smart compressors, thinking ...