Studio Archives

Hammer time: A-Designs re-shapes its HM2EQ

02 Mar 2016 · Are you looking for a tasty piece of analog hardware to colour your mixes? Perhaps this new version of A-Designs Hammer EQ is the answer.

Wide Blue Sound release Eclipse and bring the darkness

01 Mar 2016 · A synth that stands darkly in the shadow of the orbiting moon... or something.

Tracktion launches T7 music production software

01 Mar 2016 · A major update to the original DAW alternative, but does it bring enough to the table?

Positive Grid BIAS Head: The 600-Watt head you can edit on your computer

01 Mar 2016 · Here it is: A hardware head to go with the software. Hopefully it will be easy to use and sound like a real amp.

ROLI Seaboard RISE 49 now shipping

01 Mar 2016 · You can now get your hands on one of these more "affordable" RISE 49 controllers

Flux:: plugs on Waves SoundGrid – Stepping into the future of digital audio

28 Feb 2016 · Two great plugin manufactures join forces, releasing Flux:: plugins for the Waves SoundGrid platform. The future of digital audio is flexibility.

What happened to the new ND mic range from Electro-Voice?

26 Feb 2016 · Electro-Voice announced a new ND Series of mics at NAMM 2016. Little news has built up around this potentially significant release, where are they?!

PreSonus get all excited about version 3.2 of Studio One

26 Feb 2016 · The masters of understatement, PreSonus, believe they've raised the bar "again" with the 3.2 release of their very fashionable Studio One DAW

Kymatica will mix all your iOS audio with AUM

26 Feb 2016 · Move over, Audiobus. There's a new iPad music-making hub in town.

BVE 2016: Suck up the Bass with this new PSI Audio AVAA C20

25 Feb 2016 · Seen at BVE London Excel this week, this is PSI Audio's AVAA (Active Velocity Acoustic Absorber) - not something you see everyday!

Start fingering your DAW with MicliOne hybrid touch and keyboard shortcut controller

25 Feb 2016 · This multi-touch screen and mechanical keyboard combination DAW controller is looking for Kickstarter funding.

BVE 2016: Ferrofish A32 on show in the UK for the first time

25 Feb 2016 · This interesting new 1U converter from Ferrofish looking great at BVE London Excel

Cakewalk Sonar and LANDR master sweet music together

24 Feb 2016 · Get a robot to master your tracks right from within your DAW...

New TR-606 Drumatix expansion for Roland’s Aira TR-8?

23 Feb 2016 · Will Roland finally satisfy users' wishes and expand their Rhythm Performer with more than just a 7X7 kit?

Waves model the reverb plates at Abbey Road as used by The Beatles and Pink Floyd

23 Feb 2016 · Still at an introductory price and included in the Waves Abbey Road collection, users are unfortunately reporting heavy CPU usage.

TrainYourEars EQ Edition 2.0: ear training for sound engineers

23 Feb 2016 · You don't have to randomly turn knobs searching for the right sound, you can actually learn how to do it properly.

64 and 32 bit Virtual Classic EQ plugin AU, VST

Ignite Amps have just released PTEq-X plugin and best of all it is free!

22 Feb 2016 · This plugin is based upon some classic studio hardware and best of all it is completely free for all major platforms.

Could you help Kickstart the KordBot chord generator?

22 Feb 2016 · Need some chords in a hurry that you have no idea how to play? Maybe the KordBot can help - if it can raise the necessary funds on Kickstarter, that is...

Create your own Kontakt Library with The Sampling Handbook

22 Feb 2016 · Painstakingly creating your own sample instruments doesn't sound like fun to me but maybe a half-decent book might make it a bit less painful.

Arturia brings beat making to the iPad with iSpark

22 Feb 2016 · Get some beats moving on the iPad version of Arturia Spark. But how much is lost in the move?

Audified’s inValve Effects 2 with shinny valves that actually glow

21 Feb 2016 · This is Audified's 2nd Generation of their inValve effect plugins. Are these valve pre-amp, EQ and compressor emulations the drive you needed?