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Friday, May 17, 2013Prism Sound Launches Two Low Cost Versions of SADiE 6
PSW Staff 05/17/13 09:32 AM,Prism Sound has released two new versions of its SADiE 6 software, which was recently nominated for a TEC Award in the Workstation Technology category. SADiE 6 Professional and SADiE 6 Lite are designed to bring this ground-breaking audio production and recording software to a much wider audience by allowing users to access the software at a lower price point. “SADiE has always excelled in roles where the most sophisticated editing capabilities are required and where reliability and robustness are… View this post
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Merging Technologies Helps Capture World’s Highest Resolution Recording
PSW Staff 05/17/13 09:16 AM,Cleveland-based Five/Four Productions, Ltd. announced that it has successfully captured the world’s highest resolution audio recording. Five/Four Recording Producer Thomas Moore, Recording Engineer Robert Friedrich, and Assistant Engineer Ian Dobie travelled to Worcester, Massachusetts to record Joseph Haydn’s masterpiece Missa in Angustiis (Nelson Mass) Hob XXII:11, and Symphony No. 102 in B flat major Hob. I/102, with Martin Pearlman and Boston Baroque in the world-renowned acoustic of Mechanics Hall. The recording is tentatively planned for release in October, 2013 on… View this post
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Thursday, May 16, 2013Can Award-Winning Recordings Be Made In A Home Studio?
Bob Buontempo 05/16/13 04:41 PM,To begin with, there are many things that you cannot do in a home studio. A competent recording of a live band - still the mainstay of the recording industry - is usually impossible in your bedroom. Fitting an orchestra in there is also challenging. And even though the topic of this piece is whether award-winning (i.e., Grammy) music can be conceived, recorded and mastered in a home studio, there’s nothing to indicate that any such recordings actually have been.… View this post
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Monday, May 13, 2013In The Studio: Seven Mixing Techniques That Can Really Pay Off… Or Get You In Trouble
Matthew Weiss 05/13/13 02:51 PM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. This article is about some pretty crazy techniques that can really take your sound up a notch or totally screw up your mix! These aren’t techniques I use all the time, but enough to warrant a mention. If you’ve got some experience under your belt, here are a few things you can do when the situation warrants it. 1. Multiple Outputs Tor Group Sends This is useful if you know… View this post
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New Universal Audio Software Features SPL Twintube & Sonnox Oxford Inflator Plug-ins
PSW Staff 05/13/13 01:11 PM,Universal Audio (UA) is pleased to announce the release of UAD Software v7.0, featuring two new Direct Developer plug-ins — SPL TwinTube and Sonnox Oxford Inflator. Developed by SPL for the UAD Powered Plug-Ins Platform, the SPL TwinTube Processor Plug-In is an authentic software version of the world-class tube effects processor, adding analog tube warmth, saturation, and harmonic distortion without impacting dynamic range. With two fully independent stages — which can be run together or separately — the SPL TwinTube… View this post
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Friday, May 10, 2013In The Studio: The “Simple Math” Myth of Sample Rate Conversion
Jon Tidey 05/10/13 02:25 PM,This article is provided by Audio Geek Zine. I recently saw this on a forum. I’ve seen something like this said many times. I won’t say who said it because he’s a good engineer and my intention is not to poke at him. Here goes: “I’ve been sticking with 88.2, to me the simple math (divide by 2) is a little more reassuring then 96 when down-sampling to 44.1.” ***facepalm*** Another guy (elsewhere) said: “If you’re recording music, you… View this post
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Engineer Luiz Mazzei Uses Waves At FOH For Brazilian Band Capital Inicial
PSW Staff 05/10/13 12:32 PM,Luiz Mazzei, a talented engineer both in the studio and at front-of-house, is currently using Waves SoundGrid platform and an assortment of Waves Audio plugins as FOH engineer for Brazilian rock veterans Capital Inicial. Luiz Mazzei has been a user of Waves plugins in the studio since 2001. Since the introduction of SoundGrid and other products designed for live sound, Mazzei has been able to do what he had always envisioned: “I always felt like I was missing out by… View this post
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Thursday, May 09, 2013Garrigus.com Announces SONAR X2 Power! - The Comprehensive Guide
PSW Staff 05/09/13 02:45 PM,Garrigus.com has announced the release of the SONAR X2 Power! book (ISBN: 978-1-285-19894-1) by Scott R. Garrigus (author of the Cakewalk SONAR and Sony Sound Forge Power book series). SONAR X2 Power! is the first comprehensive guide to deal exclusively with Cakewalk’s SONAR X2 MIDI and digital audio sequencing application. This new edition offers top-to-bottom detailed coverage of the SONAR X2 software (Producer, Studio, and Essential). The book’s comprehensive treatment begins with the basics and takes you from setup to… View this post
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In The Studio: Using Delay To Create New Parts
Joe Gilder 05/09/13 02:33 PM,These videos are provided by Home Studio Corner. Some guitarists understand the ways that delay can be used to change and enhance the sound of a passage/part. In this video, Joe reveals the technique and the reasons why it works, and then shows how to apply it via several passages of a track he’s working on for his upcoming album. It’s quite interesting to listen to the differences it can make, and at times it effectively transforms a mundane… View this post
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013iZotope Releases Iris+7 Bundle Featuring Two New Sound Libraries
PSW Staff 05/08/13 04:08 PM,iZotope has released two new sound libraries for the Iris visual synthesizer. Altered and Modular, the largest sound libraries to date, will join Glass, Wood, Voice, Toys, and Food to round out the new Iris+7 bundle, available now. Altered, the first of two new instrument based sound libraries for Iris, reimagines familiar musical instruments like piano, guitar, and bass by uncovering unconventional timbres through bowing, scraping, bending, and more. Altered includes over 300 new samples such as Plastic Rod on… View this post
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