Studio & Stage
Earlier this year e-Instruments gave away a couple of copies of their Sessions Horns library. Although I didn’t win one, I did discover that they were getting ready to release Session Keys which is two acoustic pianos, meticulously recorded and…
I first saw a demo of BreakTweaker from iZotope at NAMM earlier this year. While I was intrigued by all of the features included in the plug-in, I wasn’t sure how it would fit into my music creation process. Initially…
We’re currently working on a review of the new AmpliTube Orange for iPad and iRig PRO from IK Multimedia. In the meantime we wanted to let you know that today IK Multimedia announced a collaboration with Orange Amplification to kick…
I’ve been meaning to check out WOW2 from Sugar Bytes for a few months but with the holidays and rebuilding my Pro Tools computer, it got put on the back burner. That is until I received an email from Groove…
e-Instruments announced the release of Session Keys Grand S and Session Keys Grand Y, two Kontakt-based instruments built around a new approach to creating the perfect piano sound. Grand S captures the rich, warm tone of a Steinway D concert…
There are a number of performance videos where artists such as The Devil Makes Three, The Milk Carton Kids, and Haim are using Ear Trumpet Labs microphones. They use these mics not only because of their professional-quality electronics and sound, but…
As we mentioned last week, Soundtoys is giving away a free plug-in called Little PrimalTap. Inspired by the classic Prime Time digital delay, Little PrimalTap captures the highly distinctive sonic imprint of this quirky, character-heavy creative tool. Use the few…
At NAMM 2014 we shot a lot more videos than we usually do thanks to the efforts of John Ganam. While we enjoy shooting videos, we are also musicians who want to check out the latest gear and products on…
With all of the craziness of NAMM and SXSW, we sometimes overlook Musikmesse in Frankfurt. It’s described as the world’s most important fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and marketing, and has been the foremost meeting place for the…
For the third year in a row, SoundToys is giving away a free plug-in which was introduced at South by Southwest. This year its the new Little PrimalTap. Inspired by the classic Prime Time* from 1978, Little PrimalTap captures the…
