Monthly Archives: December 2013

Synths and workstations

Kickstart Sidechain Compression Plugin – Gearjunkies Review

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Last week we reviewed the KICK Synth plugin by Nicky Romero and Sonic Academy. Earlier this year Nicky released his first plugin called Kickstart. This plugin will be looked at today. Kickstart by Nicky Romero & The Cableguys is a plugin that can emulate the sidechain effect that is so populair in dance music styles for years now. The key to this whole proces is called volume ducking, through different volumeshapes you get different swings in the sidechain effect.

Gobbler – Creative Cloud Collaboration for Musicians
Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Gobbler – Creative Cloud Collaboration for Musicians

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Artists have been able to collaborate by emailing song ideas back and forth for some time now. But in this age of cloud storage and sharing, collaboration is easier than ever before. Now SONAR X3 users can share, backup, store, and save their work right from the Control Bar using Gobbler. Email projects without having to quit SONAR, or even switch on Gobbler’s auto-backup feature so that projects save in the background. Gobbler is easy to use and does not require any additional installation thanks to the deep integration that SONAR X3 brings to the table. SONAR X3, SONAR X3 Studio, and SONAR X3 Producer users all have the ability to take advantage of this incredible tool.

Master mixer Andrew Scheps chooses Radial for Punkerpad West
Synths and workstations

Master mixer Andrew Scheps chooses Radial for Punkerpad West

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As 2013 comes to a close many people will find themselves taking stock of what the year held for them, and perhaps making resolutions to accomplish more of their goals. It’s safe to say, in looking back at the last several months, Grammy award winning producer/mixing engineer Andrew Scheps might be looking forward to taking it a little easy, but probably not. His time is in high demand. 

Mackie New MRmk3 Studio Monitors Available Now
Studio Hardware

Mackie New MRmk3 Studio Monitors Available Now

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Mackie launches a complete redesign of its bestselling line of ultra-affordable powered studio monitors – the MRmk3 Powered Studio Monitors. A product of Mackie’s intensive music-centric voicing process, MRmk3 monitors are acoustically optimized at all stages to enhance the mixing, monitoring and multimedia experience in any home or project studio.

Universal Audio announces AAX 64 Support for UAD and Apollo for Mac
Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Universal Audio announces AAX 64 Support for UAD and Apollo for Mac

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Universal Audio have released UAD software v7.4.1, which is a public beta download for Mac users that allows Pro Tools 11 owners to take advantage of the complete UAD plug-in library. This release supports the entire UAD-2 product lineup, including all Apollo interfaces, UAD-2 PCIe cards, and UAD-2 Satellite devices. (Windows 7 users, fear not — a fully tested and qualified cross-platform release will drop in early 2014.)

Behringer X32 Producer Console Available Now
Studio Hardware

Behringer X32 Producer Console Available Now

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BEHRINGER’s new X32 PRODUCER, the latest full-featured, rack-mountable console from the award-winning X32 Digital Mixer family, is now available through dealers and distributors worldwide. With 16 MIDAS-designed mic preamps, 8 stereo FX engines, a 32 x 32 channel USB 2.0 audio interface – plus computer, iPad or iPhone remote control, the X32 PRODUCER is ideal for professional live sound duties, as well as recording and studio applications.