(Ontario, Canada–March 30, 2010) As a multi-faceted surround sound microphone, Holophone’s best-selling H2-PRO can benefit any surround sound recording project. G. John Garrett, a renowned sound mixer with nearly 30 years experience, has decided to use his H2-PRO for a variety of applications that range from live recordings to documentary, television and feature film work. Continue reading
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, is ramping up its audio loudness strategy and product portfolio
(Cincinnati, Ohio–March 30, 2010) Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, is ramping up its audio loudness strategy and product portfolio as the U.S. Congress considers legislation to reduce volume level variations between programs and advertisements. Continue reading
Recording vocals is a gentle process, not only for artist, but for recording engineer too. There are several things that you can go wrong. If you manage to avoid these common mistakes you are on your way to record fine vocal tracks.
Read more about common mistakes in recording vocals…
—The new version continues the Line 6 recording revolution with advances in flexibility, routing and MIDI control—
CALABASAS, Calif.—March 29, 2010—Line 6, Inc. (www.line6.com), the industry leader in modeling technology for music-creation products, released today POD Farm™ 2 and POD Farm™ 2 Platinum software plug-ins. The pair of AU/RTAS®/VST® plug-ins builds upon the foundations set by their predecessors to deliver extensive model counts, a simple yet powerful workflow and world-renowned POD® tone for any digital audio workstation. Continue reading
Steinberg is elated to announce that Cubase 5 was awarded the m.i.p.a. for best recording software at the award show yesterday evening at the Frankfurt Musikmesse and which was attended by more than 300 representatives of manufacturers and distributors.
Cubase 5 was released last year with a host of sensational new features such as the meanwhile highly touted beat creation tools, its integrated vocal pitch editing toolset, extended composing features, the REVerence convolution reverb as well as many other workflow and technological enhancements.
Now on time for this year’s Musikmesse, Steinberg is presenting the Cubase 5.5 update next to other exciting new products. Cubase 5.5 features performance, automation and video enhancements, as well as refined beat tools and workflow improvements. Cubase 5.5 will be released second quarter of 2010.
The m.i.p.a. (Musikmesse International Press Award) is an important award for the MI and pro-audio industry, where 111 magazines from all over the world vote for the best of last year’s products.
Visit www.mipa-award.de for more information.
Mixing Drum Kit
Mixing drums is surely one of the most difficult part of mixing music. How to make a punchy kick that has big sound but not too big? How to make a great sounding snare track? Of course it is also question of how the tracks have been recorded. But you can still do a lot in the mix even if the recorded sound wasn´t perfect. Take a look at this initial of forthcoming Mixing Tutorial.
Industry’s Only Side-Address Supercardioid Condenser Microphone Designed For Professional Sound Reinforcement
NILES, IL, March 25, 2010 — Shure Incorporated today announced the introduction of the latest addition to its line of precision-engineered Beta microphones, the side-address, supercardioid Beta 27. The new Beta 27 delivers the unmatched sound quality and durability that have made Shure microphones invaluable for more than 80 years of stage performance and studio recording around the world. Continue reading
New Analog Hardware Boasts Four Tone-Blending Mic Preamps — Variable between Tube and Solid State — Plus Classic 1176-Style Compression & Pristine A/D Conversion
Universal Audio, a leading manufacturer of professional audio recording products, today announced a new addition to its award-winning line of premium analog recording hardware: the 4-710D Four-Channel “Twin-finity” Mic Preamp & DI with Dynamics. As the newest member of UA’s popular analog product lineup, the 4-710D combines UA’s classic design approach with several modern innovations — creating a unique studio device suited to a wide range of applications. Continue reading
New VSTi with world-class library, next-generation sampling engine and full synthesis section breaks new ground in composing and live performance VST workstations
Hamburg/Frankfurt, March 24 2010 – Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH is proud to present a new VST instrument product created to offer the ideal all-round composition and production workstation. HALion Sonic combines a world-class 12GB sample library produced by Steinberg and Yamaha with a fully featured synthesis engine to offer synths, hybrid and acoustic instruments for composers, producers, musicians and sound designers in almost any conceivable production setting. The much-anticipated successor to Steinberg’s Hypersonic, HALion Sonic retains its ease-of-use while offering vastly expanded sound generation possibilities. HALion Sonic will be available in Q3 2010 for PC and Mac, and will cost €249/£212*. Continue reading
Next generation mastering suite debuts for Mac OS X with new GUI concept, VST3 restoration plug-in set, new CD and DVD-A burning engine and more.
Hamburg/Frankfurt, March 24 2010 – Steinberg is proud to announce a forthcoming major update to its industry-standard Audio Editing and Mastering Suite. WaveLab 7 represents a new benchmark for audio editing and mastering for Mac, while adding new capabilities to its previous Windows incarnation. Among the new features is a unique GUI concept that allows fast and fluid handling of audio material across multiple windows, montages and podcasts with an intelligent docking and scaling system as well as new VST3 plug-ins and restoration tools, a new CD and DVD-A burning engine and much more. WaveLab 7 will be available in the second half of 2010 from authorized Steinberg resellers, and will cost €599/£510*. Continue reading
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