New Products
FabFilter Pro-R 2 Reverb — A Mix Product of the Week
Pro-R 2 is the latest version of FabFilter's reverb plug-in and includes many notable additions.
Mike Levine, Mix Technical Editor-Studio, has been a music-technology journalist for over 20 years. The former editor of Electronic Musician and Onstage magazines, he was also the US editor for the Paris-based music-technology site, Audiofanzine. You’ll also find his writing on pureMix.net, the Yamaha Music blog (the Hub), Waves.com, the Universal Audio blog, Sound on Sound, Popular Science and ask.audio. Levine is a professional musician, producer and composer. He’s written music for TV shows on CNN, the History Channel and A&E and TV commercials for Advil, Days Inn, Lysol and more. He played in Broadway and Off-Broadway pit bands, on numerous sessions on guitar, pedal steel and dobro, and engineered and mixed countless projects. Check out his music at michaelwilliamlevine.com and his writing at mikelevine.journoportfolio.com.
Outboard-Gear
Cranborne Audio Carnaby 500 EQ — A Mix Real-World Review
Discover why "the new Carnaby 500 EQ, a single-space 500 Series processor, is Cranborne’s most original product yet."
New Products
Relab Maselec MEA-2 Precision Stereo Equalizer Plug-in — A Mix Product of the Week
A Maselec MEA-2 EQ processor is an investment, but the new Maselec MEA-2 plug-in may be a more attainable option.
Plug-ins
Sonible Smart:Gate – A Mix Real-World Review
Find out why our reviewer says ‘Content Aware’ processing is a game-changer.
New Products
Black Lion Audio Revolution 6×6 — A Mix Product of the Week
The Revolution 6x6 is the second product in Black Lion Audio’s interface line.
Reviews
Neumann MT 48 Interface – A Mix Real-World Review
Our reviewer puts Neumann's first audio interface to the test and finds it is a Tour de Force -- find out why!
Uncategorized
SounDevice Digital Plamen — A Mix Product of the Week
Plamen is a multi-band saturator from the Czech-based developer SounDevice Digital designed to target and tailor saturation.
New Products
Kit Plugins BB A5 — Mix Product of the Week
Kit Plugins' new BB A5 emulates the preamp and EQ sections of API Legacy consoles in Nashville's Blackbird Studios.
Plug-ins
Erica Synths Zen Delay Virtual – A Mix Real-World Review
Our reviewer explains why "If you enjoy getting creative with sound—either live or in the studio—you’re going to love Zen Delay Virtual."
Plug-ins
Brainworx bx_masterdesk Pro — A Mix Real-World Review
With more musicians and producers doing their own mastering, DIY mastering software is on the rise, so we put one of the most popular...
New Products
Golden Age Audio Pre-73 MKIV — A Mix Product of the Week
Anyone interested in a hardware ’73-style preamp will want to check out the Golden Age Audio Pre-73 MKIV.
New Products
PSP BinAmp – A Mix Product of the Week
The PSP BinAmp plug-in emulates the preamp stage of the Echorec 2 Delay, an Italian hardware unit introduced in 1960.
Plug-ins
Sound Radix Auto-Align 2 – A Mix Real-World Review
Time-aligning and phase-correcting just got significantly easier with Sound Radix’s Auto-Align 2.
Plug-ins
Neural DSP Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Suite — A Mix Real-World Review
A favorite of Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Steve Lukather, Neal Schon, John Petrucci and Prince, the Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ now has a plug-in...
New Products
Waves Scheps Omni Channel 2 — A Mix Product of the Week
According to Waves, Scheps Omni Channel 2 is Andrew Scheps’ concept of the perfect channel strip.
New Products
Drawmer 1977 Channel Strip – A Mix Product of the Week
We take a look at the new Drawmer 1977, a 2RU analog processor with Preamplifier, E.Q., Compressor and Output sections.
New Products
PSP stereoController2 — Mix Product of the Week
PSP’s stereoController2 offers handy features for mixing or mastering, including stereo image widening, frequency balance adjustment and time alignment.
New Products
Melda Production MdrumStrip – A Mix Product of the Week
MDrumStrip offers a comprehensive solution for drum mixing that includes EQ, compression, saturation, gating, reverb and more.
Plug-ins
Antares Auto-Tune Vocal Compressor – A Mix Real-World Review
With the release of the Auto-Tune Vocal Compressor plug-in, Antares aims its vocal-software expertise at the crowded and competitive compressor market.
New Products
Positive Grid Bias FX 2 Update – A Mix Product of the Week
The latest update of BIAS FX 2 (v. 2.6.0) adds several new capabilities and enhancements to existing features.
New Products
Dear Reality MIYA – Mix Product of the Week
The MIYA plug-in is a unique distortion processor that detects zero crosses in waveforms and replaces what’s between them with user-controlled additive synthesis.
Outboard-Gear
Warm Audio WA-MPX – A Mix Real-World Review
In a first for the Mix Real-World Review, our reviewer finds no "cons" with a product—find out why!
New Products
Soundtoys SuperPlate — A Mix Product of the Week
Soundtoys made news at NAMM by announcing a multi-model plate reverb plug-in called SuperPlate.
Plug-ins
Ayaic Mix Monolith Plug-In — A Mix Real-World Review
Ayaic's Mix Monolith is an "automatic mixing system" that will get you "90 percent there" says our reviewer. Find out why!
New Products
SSL SubGen Plug-In – Mix Product of the Week
SSL has created significant momentum in the plug-in market, and its latest entry, SubGen, a sub-bass harmonic synthesizer, should only add to that.
Reviews
PreSonus AudioBox Go – A Real-World Review
Mix reviewer Mike Levine dives into the diminutive new PreSonus AudioBox Go audio interface.
New Products
IK Multimedia iLoud Precision MTM Studio Monitors – A Real-World Review
IK Multimedia's new iLoud Precision MTM studio monitors goes under the microscope in this Real-World Review.
New Products
Eventide H90 Harmonizer – Product of the Week
Eventide, the company that makes the gold-standard H9000 hardware harmonizer, just announced the H90 Harmonizer pedal.
Plug-ins
Waves CLA Nx Plug-In – A Real-World Review
Waves' latest Chris Lord-Alge plug-in, CLA Nx, is a virtual mix-room emulation of his Mix LA control room.
New Products
MOTU M6 Audio Interface – Product of the Week
The M6 is a brand-new compact, USB-C audio interface from MOTU, compatible with Mac, Windows and iOS systems.
New Products
Moog Moogerfooger S-Series Plug-ins — Product of (Last) Week
Moog's discontinued Moogerfooger effects pedals live again in a collection of plug-ins that emulate seven favorite pedals.
Reviews
Elk Live — A Real-World Review
Musicians have always wanted to play together over the web, but the solutions usually disappoint. Can Elk Live make it happen? Reviewer Mike Levine...
Outboard-Gear
Universal Audio Volt 476P – A Real World Review
We take Universal Audio's new Volt 476P -- the company's first native audio interface -- for a spin.
New Products
Lewitt Audio Connect 6 — Product of the Week
Vienna, Austria-based mic maker Lewitt Audio has jumped into the audio interface market with Connect 6.
New Products
Leapwing Audio Joe Chiccarelli Signature Plug-In — Product of the Week
Leapwing’s latest Signature plug-in release answers the question: “How would Joe Chiccarelli do it?”
Plug-ins
Plugin Alliance Neold U17 – A Real-World Review
Mike Levine puts the Plugin Alliance Neold U17 'secret compressor' emulation to the test in this Real-World Review.
New Products
Product of the Week: iZotope RX 10
Popular modular audio repair suite adds Text Navigation feature and rebuilt Repair Assistant, among other introductions and upgrades.
New Products
Audified U73b 3.0 — Product of the Week
Audified recently updated its U73b, a plug-in emulation of the revered German vari-mu broadcast compressor/limiter of the same name.
New Products
Neural DSP Archetype: Rabea — Product of the Week
Neural DSP’s Archetype: Rabea is a plug-in based on the signature sound of guitarist Rabea Massaad.
Monitors
Focal Alpha Twin Evo – A Real-World Review
Reviewer Mike Levine finds that the Focal Alpha Twin Evo studio monitor is "an excellent choice at a surprisingly low cost."
New Products
Sonible Smart:Comp 2 – Product of the Week
Smart:Comp 2 is the follow-up to Sonible's original Smart:Comp compressor plug-in, released in 2019.
Outboard-Gear
Flock Audio Patch LT – A Real-World Review
Reviewer Mike Levine takes on the Flock Audio Patch LT digitally controlled patching and routing system.