3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (307+ words) DrumsByDavid, a Toronto drum educator who teaches home recording on his channel, has built much of his current setup around Slate Digital’s Virtual Microphone System and its ML-1A and ML-2A modeling microphones. Modeling mics capture a clean, neutral signal, then…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (233+ words) Mixdown Magazine Audacity 4 rebuilds the free audio editor from the interface up Muse Group's overhaul brings a redesigned interface on Qt, non-destructive clip editing, saveable Workspaces and a project home screen, and stays free across macOS, Windows and Linux. Audacity…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (119+ words) Code Drum Heads has landed in Australia, with distributor Dynamic Music now carrying the UK brand’s range. Code has built its name on matching the established head makers on quality while coming in cheaper, and the local rollout brings its…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (358+ words) Mixdown Magazine Now shipping: SOMA’s Enigma, the synth you play with coins and screws An experimental instrument from SOMA Laboratory reads metal objects placed on its surface, turning their size, shape and position into sound. SOMA Laboratory’s Enigma is now…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (218+ words) Third-party control comes to SSL’s broadcast console Mixdown Magazine Third-party control comes to SSL’s broadcast console SSL's V4.3 update maps System T's controls to any OSC-compliant device, and brings SolidPitch vocal processing and bigger bussing across from its Live consoles. Solid…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (404+ words) Mixdown Magazine Tamber v2.0 adds Windows support and splits into five apps The music creation platform's update makes each tool its own app, and turns the gesture-controlled Gestures into a standalone instrument and plugin. Tamber has released v2.0 of its music creation…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) Death By Audio and Rainger FX have built a stompbox with a working amplifier inside it – the Amp Crash. It packs a real 3-watt amp, a 2-inch speaker and a microphone into a pedal, and the sound comes from those three…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (213+ words) Mixdown Magazine Smart Audio Plugins packs five converter models into one plugin Smart Audio's new plugin pulls the saturation stage out of the converter, so any model's character can meet any other's harmonics. “Subtle. Until you bypass it,” is what…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (214+ words) Mixdown Magazine Smart Audio Solution packs five converter models into one plugin Smart Audio Solution's new plugin pulls the saturation stage out of the converter, so any model's character can meet any other's harmonics. “Subtle. Until you bypass it,” is…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (268+ words) Mixdown Magazine Harrison puts its console sound into a desktop interface Harrison's first desktop interface pairs transformer-saturated preamps with ADAT expansion and a full software suite. Harrison built the mixing consoles behind records by Michael Jackson, Nirvana and The Rolling…...