AudioReverb delivers studio quality reverb for Audiobus and your iTunes music library. It is an algorithmic reverberation app which combines the flexibility of vintage algorithmic reverbs with the sonic quality of convolution based reverbs.
In the world of abundance of USB2 sound interfaces it can be rather challenging to find the unit that fits your needs. With that in mind we took a look at the newly introduced Scarlett 18i8 up close. The interface is another addition to the rather successful Scarlett series. The previous Scarlett series were more like the starter series of USB interfaces. Focusrite now is extending this with new models that have more ins and outs. The 18i8 in that regard seems to be aimed at the mid-range.
Although credited as an Executive Producer on John Legend’s new Love In The Future album, Dave Tozer actually functions as a songwriter, musician, programmer and arranger in addition to his production work. Tozer met Legend through a mutual friend in Philadelphia during the late 90s when Dave was working as a musician and developing his production skills and John (then known as John Stephens) was a gifted music student at the University of Pennsylvania.
Singing superstar, Frank Ocean, has just completed a tour of Europe with an Allen & Heath iLive digital system at FOH. Requested by engineer, Dave McDonald, who has toured using iLive with Adele, AIR, and Florence & the Machine, the iLive system comprises an iLive-112 Control Surface with 8 in, 24 out, RAB2 ACE, connected to a modular iDR10 MixRack with 56 in, 24 out, RAB2 ACE and Dante. There was an analogue split between the iLive and monitor console.
What happened to the X32? It’s there… just a little bit smaller. The X32 COMPACT delivers the best of the flagship X32 console in a slightly smaller package for installs at smaller venues, houses of worship, theaters or discerning audio smiths who may not need as many local inputs or motorized faders.
In ‘general’ producers modify dynamics of drums with compressors. Celemony has released a video on how to shape the dynamic range of drum and percussion loops – the Melodyne way. In short, control the dynamic range of drum loops in more detailed ways than any compressor can!
Native Instruments released a new drum instrument for Kontakt 5 and Kontakt Player. DRUM LAB utlizes a combination of acoustic and electronic drum samples and can be seen as the secret of professionals worldwide – a powerful production technique for creating punchy, present drum tracks. It is a first-of-its-kind instrument combining advanced drum layering techniques with an intuitive workflow designed for fast results. The included groove library provides over 900 patterns for fast groove production with uncompromising sound quality.
Presonus recent “Why I Switched to Studio One” video contest was such a smashing success that they decided to kick it up a notch.
ATC is pleased to announce that genre-hopping, Grammy Award-winning record producer, DJ, and musician Mark Ronson has installed a pair of SCM25A PRO three-way compact active loudspeakers in his new Munro Acoustics and Steve Durr designed studio space at London’s Tileyard Studios complex.
For Depeche Mode’s thirteenth album, ‘Delta Machine’, renowned producer Ben Hillier specified SSL’s Matrix SuperAnalogue™ mixing console with software controlled analogue patch system and multi-layer DAW control to anchor tracking stadium synth superstars Depeche Mode’s eagerly-awaited album, at Santa Barbara Sound Design (California) and Jungle City Studios (New York).
Producertech are happy to announce a brand new course on Reason 7 by Jared Meeker, a professional musician and composer who’s performed with LA hiphop artists Nate Dog and the Eastsidas, Snoop Dogg and Myka Nine, and has a string of sound design credits that include Dexter and Smash.
Below are some of the new releases we have encountered this week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like the quality of the audio software we use these days the quality of the content we use (loops and samples) equally matches the high standards of this software. Below is this weeks selection.
We here at Gearjunkies love our audio, our gear, and our heroes. The video we are showing below, we came across thanks to the AIAIAI blog. The name of the video is ‘the sound of Ayrton Senna’, so our interest was immediately triggered. Big time!
Sound Performance Lab have announced that new Madison MADI interface is now available in stores now. The Madison has been presented at the past MusikMesse earlier this year. The interface offers 16 inputs and outputs in a 1U 19-inch rack format and promises to provide the classic SPL analog signature sound.
Earlier this year, Novation released the first of three Soundpacks that give your Ultranova or Mininova the sounds of the original ground-breaking Supernova as part of the company’s 21st anniversary celebrations. Now the second of these Soundpacks is available and once again, it’s completely free.