Many of us have two types of plugin, these being the ones that no longer see the light of day versus a handful of go-to favourites. Luke Goddard shares six of his ‘desert island’ tools.

In this article Julian shares his thoughts on some skills other than mixing and recording to get under your belt if you want to be a great engineer.

Right now you can save 35% on Safari Pedals’ latest plugin offering - Hawk Phaser - a modulation plugin designed to add dynamic phase-shifting effects to audio productions.

Save a huge 50% off VIRTUOSO 2 - a binaural audio renderer that uses binaural technology for virtualising stereo or immersive loudspeaker setups and listening rooms for headphone monitoring.

“Stemcell is boring. It’s one of those things that nobody really wants, but everybody really needs” says The Cargo Cult about their latest release. We have the details…

Eucon 2024.10 introduces significant stability and performance enhancements alongside new features. We have the details.

Solid State Logic has expanded SSL 360 platform with the released of a new SSL 360° Link bus compressor plug-in and unveiled feature enhancements for its UC1 Controller include mapping of any 3rd party plug-in to the Bus Compressor section, extended metering capabilities, and much more…

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With so much emphasis put on gear, audio plugins, and mixing techniques, sometimes it’s easy to forget basic preparation for the mix which is no less important. We start from scratch…

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Setting out to solve the ‘problem’ of static cabinet impulse responses, IRDX Core is Bogren Digital’s machine learning tech that puts real world movement back into virtual drivers. We re-visit its sound and highlight another reason to use IRDX Core that won’t be around for ever.

Nugen Audio’s Halo Suite contains industry standard tools for surround and immersive audio production. Right now there’s 30% off the Suite and the individual plugins until 7th November!

In this article, we outline the options when buying an Apple Mac mini and advise you on the best configurations to help you choose the best Mac mini for your studio, whether new, refurbished or secondhand.

Following the release of their new Apollo X Gen 1 and 2 audio interfaces last month, Universal Audio have announced that the promised Apollo Monitor Correction by Sonarworks integration is now available.

Toontrack has launched its Holiday Sales campaign, including a massive set of deals on a wide range of products in the company’s catalogue. Available as of today are offers on selected EZXs, SDXs, EBX and EKX expansions for EZdrummer, Superior Drummer, EZbass and EZkeys. Here’s more details…

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Recognised globally for its high-quality sound effects, BOOM Library has launched its annual Black November 2024 Sale with the return of their popular 3-for-2 deal, alongside an extensive selection of discounts on products across the store.

The “What Spindle Speed?” tab shows you the calculated spindle speed for a given drill bit size. For example, if I was drilling a 10mm hole, I’d need to set the spindle for 2426 rpm for aluminium, or 291 rpm for stainless steel.

Mark your calendars: Dolby’s Music Community Session is back with an event tailored for audio professionals interested in the latest innovations in Dolby Atmos production. This session, scheduled for Thursday, November 21 at 9am PT, will bring together experts to discuss how Immersive Master Pro is reshaping the way studios handle batch processing and analysis of Dolby Atmos files.

Apple has released Logic Pro 11.1 for Mac and Logic Pro 2.1 for iPad, delivering new features aimed at enhancing music production, post-audio, and video editing workflows. We have the details.

In this article, originally published across three parts in Wavelength, the official quarterly publication of the Motion Picture Sound Editors society, Solange Schwalbe MPSE, a 35 year veteran sound editor and Foley Supervisor shares her comprehensive experience of professional Foley workflow.

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Music software subscriptions are a way of life, but they can start to mount up. Russ Hughes suggests they may be making us face up to the reality of our spending.

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Guitar and bass effects and amp modeling developer, Headrush, has announced several new hardware and software additions to its line up. We have the details…

Promising earth-shattering sub bass tones backed up with kick sounds of its own, UJAM’s latest tool for composers sets out to deliver intuitive sounds to lay the foundation in any electronic style. See and hear it for yourself as we get the lowdown on Subcraft…

In this week's Free Plug-in, we are featuring Exoverb Micro, a simple stereo reverb which incorporates spatial audio techniques to enhance the reverberation.

In this article, we take a look at five different audio post production features in Pro Tools, both old and new, which make it a great option for anyone working on sound for film, TV or video. This is not intended as a full and comprehensive list, but rather a few of our favourites.

It’s November and with Black Friday almost upon us, we can be certain of one thing - there’s a FREE Waves plug-in on the way!

Sonuscore, the leading developer of virtual instruments and sound libraries has kicked off its Black Friday offering with discounts of up to a huge 80% off, including one of the company’s most popular products - The Score.

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In this article, Mike Thornton offers a perspective on why the sample rates we use were chosen and, using broadcast specs from the 80s, shows how much better even early digital systems were than the analogue systems of the time. This is an interesting read!

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Penteo v6.0.8 is now available with added features including a new Center Hold function, new formats supported and Sequoia and pro Tools 2024.10 compatibility. We have the details.

Want to be first in line for the hottest music and post-production Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals of 2024? Want to know who is going to be offering the best prices this Black Friday? We tell you how to get the best deals.

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In this article Steve DeMott observes that sometimes artists fall into a trap of believing that doing it all themselves is a badge of honour. A flex that says “look at how great I am!” The problem with that solitary approach is that, with some notable exceptions, it often yields a mediocre result with plenty of room for improvement.

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Our friends at Sound Particles have launched their 2024 Black Friday deals with up to 65% off their powerful stereo and spatial tools including this year’s release inDelay.

Steinberg have launched Cubase 14, presenting an array of new tools crafted to enhance creativity in music production, scoring, and mixing. This latest update brings a range of innovative features that aim to make the entire music creation process more inspiring and accessible for users at every skill level. We have the details.

Mark your calendars: Dolby’s Music Community Session is back with an event tailored for audio professionals interested in the latest innovations in Dolby Atmos production. This session, scheduled for Thursday, November 21 at 9am PT, will bring together experts to discuss how Immersive Master Pro is reshaping the way studios handle batch processing and analysis of Dolby Atmos files.

As one of the creative effects in the toolkit of mix engineers, pitch shifting brings a whole raft of artistic twists for voices and instruments. With a choice of shifters out there, here we check out one of the latest from sound seers Zynaptiq.

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Bogren Digital’s IRDX Core audio plugin sets out to enhance the speaker and cabinet behaviour of any existing virtual rig and right now it’s half price!

For studios relying on the latest Mac mini M4 or M4 Pro, MyElectronics has unveiled a clever new solution: the 19-Inch 1.25U Rack Mount for 1~3 Mac mini (2024).

Bogren Digital have announced that their versatile and simple to operate Ampknob S_Zero 100 guitar amp plugin is available as a free download for a limited time.

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Klevgrand have launched their Black Friday sale with big savings of up to 75% on single products and special temporary bundles across the store until 5th December.

Our friends at Pulsar Audio whose releases include the Echorec, 1178, W495, 8200 and Massive EQ plugins, have launched their Black Friday sale with up to 70% off across the store plus there’s free gifts up for grabs with bundle purchases.

Our friends at Sound Particles have launched their 2024 Black Friday deals with up to 65% off their powerful stereo and spatial tools including this year’s release inDelay.

Source Elements are offering the chance to participate in a series of free live streamed webinars focusing on the upcoming Source-Connect 4 remote recording software. We have the details…

Our friends at SoundFlow are offering Production Expert readers 15% off their first year of SoundFlow Cloud Pro for a limited time!

Pro Sound Effects has announced the release of CORE 6, adding 112k fresh sounds, three new bundle tiers plus subscription options across all bundles, and to kick things off you could save as much as 83%!

‘Ear candy’ is any small incidental sound or effect intended to grab the attention momentarily, without detracting from the overall mix. When it’s done well, it really can make a difference, here’s five ideas to get the juices flowing…

In this article, we outline the options when buying an Apple MacBook Pro and advise you on the best configurations to help you choose the best MacBook Pro for your studio, whether new, refurbished or secondhand.

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In anticipation of Black Friday, inMusic has announced a line-up of discounts, a free plugin, and exclusive hardware-software bundles across their stable of brands such as AKAI Professional, AIR Music Tech, Moog Music, and BFD Drums. We have the details…

Apple has released Logic Pro 11.1 for Mac and Logic Pro 2.1 for iPad, delivering new features aimed at enhancing music production, post-audio, and video editing workflows. We have the details.

In this article Julian considers why it is that it’s so easy to work hard all day and not make much progress on your project. Why does it happen and what can you do to help be more productive?

From real-time, lossless remote collaboration platforms to immersive content production workflows, Audiomovers creates next-generation solutions to power up the music industry. For the entire month of November, you can save 30% across all their products.

“Stemcell is boring. It’s one of those things that nobody really wants, but everybody really needs” says The Cargo Cult about their latest release. We have the details…

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Bogren Digital have announced that their versatile and simple to operate Ampknob S_Zero 100 guitar amp plugin is available as a free download for a limited time.

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Do you listen to your mixes then compare them with other tracks and think they don’t sound as good? There’s three possible reasons for that, here’s what to do about it.

For audio professionals running intensive Pro Tools sessions, every percentage of CPU and memory matters. In this article, we’re comparing the performance of Apple’s new Mac mini 2024 with the Mac Studio Ultra to see whether Apple’s lower-priced option can hold its ground.

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Making room in the mix for vocals without robbing other elements of useful energy is where automation or level control ends and advanced EQ begins. We go beyond the usual moves…

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The classic XY technique has uses beyond stereo pickup duties, but what are they and why should we consider them? We discuss…

The Baby Audio Black Friday sale has launched, delivering discounts on some of the company’s most popular plugins and synthesizers.

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With the recent launch of Cubase 14, Steinberg has introduced support for the .dawproject format, a significant step toward greater interoperability between DAWs. This move by Steinberg underscores the industry's slow but steady shift toward greater cross-compatibility – yet, Avid, with its widely adopted Pro Tools software, remains notably absent from this initiative. But can they ignore this?

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As Toontrack’s Metal Month thunders on, the Swedish developers have announced the release of their 66th EZX expansion for EZdrummer 3 and Superior Drummer 3 and it’s possibly their most unpolished and gritty EZX yet....

Waves Audio are renowned for having high quality plugins at affordable prices, with deals throughout the year. Here’s some of our favourite plugins that regularly appear in our workflows…

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Eucon 2024.10 introduces significant stability and performance enhancements alongside new features. We have the details.