Gain staging in the digital domain: dBFS, headroom and gain structure explained
Setting the right level at every stage of the chain, from preamp to master bus, is one of the most rewarding and…
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Manley Dual Channel EQ Series: passive tube EQ returns in Mid Band and Main flavours
Manley reworks its passive tube EQ know-how into two new dual-channel boxes: the Dual Mid Band EQ for sculpting tracks, and the…
Kush Audio Omega 2: the harmonic saturator reborn around a single knob
Kush Audio relaunches its Omega saturator line with reworked filtering and workflow. Model A leads the way: same trusted distortion algorithms as…
Like the Kush Omega 2: 8 harmonic saturation plugins (free and paid)
The Kush Audio Omega 2 boils harmonic saturation down to a single knob. Around that simple idea, here are eight plugins that…
LEWITT Space Replicator 2.0: mix on headphones like you’re in a real studio, room by room
The microphone maker beefs up its virtual monitoring plug-in. Space Replicator 2.0 rebuilds real studios and listening spaces inside your headphones, and…
VST turns 30: Steinberg gives away five classic plugins for its landmark anniversary
The format that moved music production into the computer is turning thirty. Steinberg is re-releasing five of its earliest plugins — Neon,…
East Coast vs West Coast synthesis: the two schools that shaped the synth, explained
Two men, two coasts of the United States, two opposing visions of sound. East Coast and West Coast aren't music genres but…
Universal Audio EMT 250 and EMT 140: two legendary reverbs finally run with no UAD hardware
Universal Audio brings two of its most iconic reverbs — the EMT 250, the first-ever digital reverb, and the EMT 140 plate…
Peak Tamer: tame rogue peaks before your limiters, without crushing the master
Nicky Howard's new standalone app, Peak Tamer conditions isolated peaks with gain envelopes — no compression, no color — to give your…
Behringer FLOW 4V: the 10-track, 32-bit float field recorder aiming at $299
Behringer ships the FLOW 4V, a 10-track 32-bit float field recorder with MIDAS preamps, StageConnect, SMPTE timecode and a USB interface mode…