New Products
SSL The Bus+ — Product of the Week
Let's dive deeper into the feature set of SSL’s The Bus+ and see why it’s generating a lot of (figurative) buzz.
Mike Levine
Reviews
Shure SRH840A Headphones – A Real-World Review
Mix reviewer Mike Levine tries out Shure's new SRH840A headphones and finds "based on their build quality and performance, I would have thought they’d...
New Products
Sonnox ListenHub – Product of the Week
Sonnox ListenHub software addresses key issues including monitoring, A/Bing and loudness metering.
New Products
Waves Clarity VX Pro – Product of the Week
The new Waves Clarity VX Pro plug-in, a noise-reduction processor, employs AI in an effort to make separation more precise.
New Products
PSP Impressor Plug-In — Product of the Week
PSP Audioware just released Impressor, a versatile compressor plug-in that’s the successor to PSP MixPressor.
New Products
Waves Cosmos Sample Finder – Product of the Week
Waves Cosmos is a free universal sample database that creates a unified searchable database of your samples and characterizes them by type, BPM, key,...
Plug-ins
Sonible Smart:Limit – A Real-World Review
Reviewer Mike Levine finds that Smart:Limit, Sonible has created a powerful plug-in that will simplify the workflow of audio pros everywhere.
Plug-ins
Eventide SplitEQ Plug-in – A Real-World Review
Reviewer Mike Levine takes on the new Eventide SplitEQ Plug-in and finds it to be both 'powerful and unique.'
Reviews
Focusrite Clarett+ 4Pre USB Audio Interface – A Real-World Review
Our reviewer finds the newly updated Focusrite Clarett+ 4Pre interface expands dynamic range, lowers distortion.
Reviews
PreSonus MicroStation BT — A Real-World Review
Trying out the PreSonus MicroStation BT, reviewer Mike Levine finds that "this little device is quite a bargain."
New Products
Channel Strips Plug-Ins – Three Products of the Week
Three channel-strip plug-ins from Waves, Fuse Audio Labs and SounDevice Digital are our Product(s) of the Week!
Microphones
Warm Audio WA-8000 Mic – A Real-World Review
Warm Audio's new WA-8000 microphone recalls the classic Sony C800G in many ways—but not the price. Mike Levine checks it out for this real-world...
Plug-ins
Antares Auto-Tune Vocodist – A Real-World Review
Reviewer Mike Levine dives into Antares Auto-Tune Vocodist plug-in and finds it offers "a ton of creative tools."
New Products
Dear Reality DearVR Mix – Product of the Week
Sennheiser subsidiary Dear Reality has introduced DearVR Mix, a new plug-in that lets you monitor through nine virtual environments.
New Products
iZotope RX 9 – Product of the Week
The latest version of iZotope’s industry-standard audio-repair-and-enhancement suite just dropped in all its flavors.
New Products
Warm Audio WA-8000 Tube Mic – Product of the Week
Warm Audio has introduced the WA-8000, a large-diaphragm tube mic that aims to recreate the sonic legacy of a popular hip-hop vocal mic.
Plug-ins
Brainworx bx_console AMEK 9099 – A Real-World Review
Audio pro Mike Levine takes a deep dive into the Brainworx bx_console AMEK 9099 plug-in in this Real-World Review.
Reviews
Yurt Rock, The Graybox Sessions Vol 2 – A Real-World Review
If you like multitrack loop collections and well-played grooves by great musicians, you’re going to love the Graybox Sessions Volume 2 Bundle.
Plug-ins
Muramasa Audio Electrum – A Real-World Review
Recording pro Mike Levine puts the Muramasa Audio Electrum Guitar Amp-and-Effects Modeling plug-in to the test in this Real-World Review.
Reviews
Hit’n’Mix RipX DeepAudio — A Real-World Review
Studio pro Mike Levine takes Hit’n’Mix RipX DeepAudio for a spin and finds it to be powerful software for editing inside a stereo mix.
New Products
Campfire Audio Satsuma – A Real-World Review
Mike Levine puts Campfire Audio Satsuma In-Ear-Monitors to the test in our latest Real-World Review.
Technology
iZotope Nectar Pro and Ozone Pro Plug-In Updates: Products of the Week
iZotope has released new versions of its Nectar vocal-processing plug-in and Ozone mastering processor, both of which received enhancements to their AI-powered “Assistants.”
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Real Drums Change Everything
While producing an instrumental track for one of his bands, Mike Levine suddenly found that he had access to a live, remote drummer—a good...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Happy Feet
Mike Levine checks in virtually for NAMM Believe in Music Week and sets out to sate his appetite for new products and expert panel...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: The Good Kind of Drama
Injecting some storytelling drama into a song can take place anywhere along the way, from songwriting through the mix, and Mike Levine considers it...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: The No-Flow Zone
Athletes and creatives call it "being in the zone," while to neuroscientists it is known as "being in the flow." It's that state where...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Time on Your Hands? Record!
Now that he has plenty of enforced time at home, Mike Levine is coping by heading into his studio more often, taking care of...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Write It Down!
There's a simple feature in every DAW that just might the most useful one in the whole set... as long as you take the...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: The 7 Phases of Gear Lust
Do you suffer from gear lust? Many recording musicians do. I happen to have a particularly severe case. For example, I have lately found...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: The Benefits of Actually Being There
It wasn’t that long ago, maybe 10 years or so, when there was talk bout trade shows being on their way out. People speculated...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Before You Press That Upgrade Button…
In October, Apple will release Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, and when it does, my Mac will start bugging me to upgrade—and it can...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Get Smart
Over the weekend, I read a fascinating op-ed in the New York Times called “How to Build Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust.” Its basic...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Of Moods and Mixing
Here’s a thought exercise. Imagine you had to mix the same song twice, in different studios with different monitors (I know that sounds like...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Something Is Rotten in Copyright Land
A couple of weeks ago, Katy Perry and some members of her production team were hit with a $2.8 million copyright-infringement verdict, which stated...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Separation Anxiety
I have a modular music system in my house that has speakers in three different rooms. It’s super-convenient, allowing me to listen to the...
New Products
Product of the Week: Audient Nero
It stands to reason that a company that builds consoles would have plenty of expertise in monitor control features. So when I heard about...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Chatty Plug-ins
Do your plug-ins have a good working relationship with your DAW? Sounds like a silly question, right? After all, plug-ins by their nature are...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Audio—A Second-Class Citizen
This week, I’m going to deviate from the usual studio-related subject matter to talk about a more general issue. Have you noticed how in...
New Products
Product of the Week: Waves Submarine
“Steer course to two-five-four. Kick drum bearing zero-five-niner. Close all water-tight doors. Prepare plug-in for firing…” Oops, sorry. I was just trying out Waves’...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Rent-to-Own Gathers Steam
More than ever, you have options for acquiring music software. You can buy it, subscribe to it and, in a more recent development, rent-to-own...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Tear It Down and Start Over
I’ve had my home studio in its current location for about six years, and what started out as a relatively organized setup, has gotten...
New Products
Product of the Week: ValhallaDelay
I got excited when I heard about the new ValhallaDelay plug-in. The company’s reverbs are excellent, so I figured their delay would be, as...