Jun 1, 2011,
By Brandon Hickey
There is no question that Pro Tools 9 has been one of the most significant releases of the popular software to date. Long-standing barriers have been broken down, ushering in a new era. Opening up to third-party hardware and unlocking features like the timecode ruler, automatic delay compensation and DigiTranslator in all tiers of the software has, indeed, invited a new school of users. Now, with the release of Pro Tools|HD Native, Avid offers a new and affordable way to use its high-end I/O, including the HD Omni (reviewed here), while promising super-low latency. Pro Tools|HD Native can be purchased with just the PCIe card and software, or as a bundle. (Various bundle pricing at Avid.com.)
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Jun 1, 2011,
By Kevin Becka
The ranks of external hardware plug-in accelerators have thinned since SSL went Native-only with its Duende plug-ins in February 2011 and Waves stopped making its APA32 and APA44 units. Still, Universal Audio has been chugging away, developing a wide array of options for those wanting access to its UAD-2 plug-ins, which are only accessible on the company’s proprietary hardware. Universal Audio’s latest effort in this regard was released at NAMM in January 2011 as part of the UAD-2 Satellite Duo and Quad accelerators. ...
May 1, 2011,
By Brandon Hickey
Solid State Logic has a stellar reputation as a manufacturer of some of the recording industry’s most popular large-format mixing consoles, but in recent years, the company has offered products targeted toward personal studios. With its first few releases in this regard, SSL seemed to struggle to find a way to offer an SSL analog signal path with DAW-centric controls while keeping the price tag appropriate to the target market. ...
May 1, 2011,
By Kevin Becka
I first had the opportunity to review Universal Audio’s 710 Twin-Finity in the summer of 2009. I found it to be a versatile, affordable and innovative take on the tube vs. solid-state preamp. The only complaint I had at the time was that it didn’t come in stereo....
May 1, 2011,
By Michael Cooper
Originally introduced in the mid-’70s, the
Model 402 Aphex Aural Exciter was an instant
hit—but you couldn’t buy one. The few
units that were built could only be rented at
considerable expense. The seminal tube-powered
processor, which added musically related
harmonics to audio signals, was used on select
studio sessions for such icons as Paul McCartney,
Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Jackson
Browne and Linda Ronstadt....
May 1, 2011,
By Barry Rudolph
RA is a TDM (only) plug-in from Crane Song’s Dave Hill that allows for the manipulation of the ideal linear-transfer function of a virtual amplifier. Running in Mac (and coming to PC soon) Pro Tools hosts only, RA provides four different sections to precisely add generated even and odd harmonics and other distortion artifacts typically brought on by an amplifier overdriven into nonlinear operation.
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Apr 1, 2011,
By Kevin Becka
don’t hide the fact that I’m a ribbon mic-aholic. The category is rich with manufacturers producing a range of mics—both active and passive—that are all sonically diverse and innovative. One of the later entries into this market is SE Electronics. Based out of Shanghai, China, SE announced a partnership with Rupert Neve Designs in 2008 and soon after released its first active ribbon, the RNR1....
Apr 1, 2011,
By Brandon Hickey
About 10 years ago, Sound Devices released the USBPre. It offered a multitude of I/O options and clean mic/line gain. The sequel, USBPre 2, is as new and improved as you’d expect, but sells itself short in its name. It’s more than a USB mic preamp, offering some of the most flexible I/O options you’ll find on an interface this size. It’s also built like a tank and is the perfect back-pocket tool to bring to any gig.
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