129 Results for "tape"
Sony Walkman turns 45: When music turned mobile
01 Jul in Tech
The Sony Walkman turns 45 years today! Let's look back at its success, its rocky development story and what it means for music today!
Source Audio Artifakt – 7 Lo-Fi fun for all effects!
The Source Audio Artifakt Lo-Fi Elements grants instant access to a treasure trove of lo-fi textures. Perfect for guitar, bass, and keyboard!The Kiss of Shame, Transient, Band Saturator: Free Plugins of the Week
19 May in Studio
The Kiss of Shame is a fantastic analog tape degradation plugin from 2014 that was never released – until now! Free Plugins of the Week.
Modbap CLRS: Filter, Color, Saturation, Tape, and Lo-fi – now in Stereo!
16 May in Synths
Modbap CLRS picks up where HUE left off and delivers filtering, saturation, compression, and lo-fi effects – now in stereo!
Lo-Fi: Why Does It Sound So Good?
Why is lo-fi so imperfectly perfect? Find out how to add a lo-fi sound to your own recordings with our hardware and software picks.Why the Tascam 388 Studio 8 is the Ultimate Portastudio
16 Feb in Studio
We take a look back at the Tascam 388 Studio 8 with Youtube creator Rhett Shull, to find out why it has such an iconic reputation.
The Upsetter: How To Sound Like Lee Scratch Perry
08 Feb in Studio
Dub pioneer Lee Scratch Perry was a mystical figure who had a major influence on recording and electronic music culture in many ways.
Retro Meets Bluetooth: We Are Rewind Portable BT Cassette Player
30 Jan in Tech
Tape recorder, bluetooth audio player, retro styler - Is the Portable BT Cassette Player from We are Rewind better than a Walkman?
Midweek Modular: Tape scrubbing, Cooking sequences and DJ drops
03 Jan in Synths
This week we make loops with the uTape Scrubber, create 12-tracks of sequencing with Cuisine and play with the Stereo FX and DJ VCF from Erica Synths.
Software Deals: Last-Minute Deals on UAD, SSL, u-he, Eventide & more
It’s not too late to save on Universal Audio, SSL, u-he, Eventide, and others! Don’t miss these software deals and the freebie of the week!TDR Prism, BPB Dirty VHS, VPRE-72: Free Plugins of the Week
26 Nov 2023 in Studio
TDR Prism is an awesome free analyzer from Tokyo Dawn Records! Other freebies this week are bringing nostalgic VHS vibes and classic preamp tones.
Rock Legends: How To Sound Like Led Zeppelin
Often described as the band's heaviest album, we look into the recording process behind Led Zeppelin II and the gear used in its creation.Denise Audio My Crush, Bad Tape & Slappy: Free Plugins of the Week
29 Oct 2023 in Studio
Denise Audio is giving away three plugins for free to commemorate the brand's acquisition by Baby Audio! Check out Slappy, My Crush and Bad Tape!
The History of ADAT: How Alesis changed Digital Recording
We look into the history of ADAT, a digital multitrack format that made professional recording more accessible throughout the 1990s.Softube Console 1 Channel MKIII: More Analogue than Ever
26 Sep 2023 in Studio
Available this fall, the Soft Console 1 Channel MKIII encourages you to mix without a mouse with 27 knobs and dual high-res screens.
Recording to Tape: Is it still relevant in 2023? DAWless music making.
22 Sep 2023 in Studio
Recording to tape was the mainstay for over 40 years, but is tape still relevant in 2023? Should you embrace a DAWless analogue workflow?
The Strymon Deco Plugin brings character to your DAW
With the Strymon Deco Plugin, you have access to all the tasty tonal controls of the Deco pedal within the flexible DAW environment.Review: GForce M-Tron Pro IV – Tron and On
GForce Software return to their roots and drag M-Tron Pro into the 21st century, not so much kicking and screaming but wowing and fluttering!Midweek Modular: Trapezoids, Tape Heads and the insane Beat Machine
28 Jun 2023 in Synths
Expert Sleepers Schools us in classic envelopes, Faded Instruments gets touchy and BeepBoop scratches on strips of tape. And Beat Machine is back.
Superbooth 23: Finegear Dirt Magnet and Modmix to open preorders
08 May 2023 in Synths
We saw prototypes of the Dirt Magnet and Modmix at last year's Superbooth. Now Finegear has them ready with preorders to open at the show.
Cassette Tape Comeback as sales boom: Why YOU should record to tape!
We're witnessing a cassette tape comeback! The compact cassette experiences its biggest sales in 20 years. Here's why you should rediscover tape...Hot Topic: Audiophiles vs Gen Z – Are you a vinyl head or a TikToker?
19 Mar 2023 in Tech
The Vinyl vs Digital debate. Opinions abound as Bob and Stefan discuss different music appreciation formats. Lend us your ears, folks!
TapeStop, Xenos, Wave Manuel 2.0: Free Plugins of the Week
05 Mar 2023 in Studio
Free plugins of the week: TapeStop delivers the tape stop effect, Xenos is an algorithmic synthesizer and the Wave Manuel synth gets an update.