Is it possible to fit an entire vintage console into a single box roughly 5” wide and 6” high? Recording engineer and gear designer Dave Raphael is determined to try just that. His audaciously-named “Awesome Transistor Amplifier Company” (AwTAC) has released a new 500-series rack unit, and they are building Read more...
In this installment of Input\Output, Geoff and Eli put the Universal Audio Apollo up against a vintage Neve 8068 console and classic Studer 827 tape machine, to see if the two could possibly compare.
They A/B real tape to tape simulations, as well as converters and preamps to models of Read more...
There’s no substitute for mixing with your ears. Too much visual stimulation can be a hindrance where audio craftsmanship is concerned, and because of this, one of my favorite plugins to date is a promotional freebie from Massey, called “Listen.”
When engaged, the Listen plugin will hide your entire workspace, Read more...
For a newly-updated 2018 version of this post, click here for “The (Updated) Big List of Free Pro Tools Plugins”.
For a long time, it’s been easy to find a whole world of free VST and AU plugins on the web. But for users of Pro Tools – arguably the Read more...
In this episode of Input\Output, Geoff and Eli interview legendary “Soul Music Producer” Bob Power. In the 80s, 90s, and 00s, Power worked with some of the most influential artists of the Hip Hop and R&B world, including A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Erykah Badu, D’Angelo, India Arie Read more...
