Universal Audio

Product Reviews

Universal Audio Avalon 737 Tube Channel Strip – A Real-World Review

By Rich Tozzoli ⋅ Published: 01/08/2020

Audio engineer Peter Moshay and Rich Tozzoli agree that the UAD Avalon VT-737 is "stunning."

Product Reviews

Universal Audio OX Amp Top Box v1.2 – A Real-World Review

By Rich Tozzoli ⋅ Published: 01/03/2020

Rich Tozzoli takes a look at the update to Universal Audio's reactive load box and guitar recording system.

Recording

No Doubt, Sublime Pros Team for Moxy Brothers

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 12/20/2019

Adrian Young, drummer of No Doubt, and Todd Forman, former sax player of Sublime, have partnered to launch record production team Moxy Brothers, offering...

Gear and Technology

The State of Plug-Ins: From Emulations to the Unknown

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 11/21/2019

Having so many plug-in choices can be overwhelming—what is an engineer to do? Three top pros share their insights—and favorite plugs.

Product Reviews

Universal Audio UAD 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Plug-In Collection – A Real-World Review

By Rich Tozzoli ⋅ Published: 08/21/2019

By Rich Tozzoli. PSN reviewer/TV composer Rich Tozzoli puts the plug-ins to the test and loves the glowing results.

2019

UAD Capitol Chambers Plug-In

By Barry Rudolph ⋅ Published: 08/13/2019

Universal Audio Re-creates 4 Classic Reverb Signal Chains

Recording

Sum 41’s Whibley Gets His Album in ‘Order’

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 07/01/2019

By Steve Harvey. You might imagine that, as frontman, principal songwriter and sole original member of Sum 41, Deryck Whibley would have better things...

Product Reviews

Rich Tozzoli’s Sixth Annual St. John Recording Retreat

By Rich Tozzoli ⋅ Published: 06/04/2019

By Rich Tozzoli. Setting up a temporary studio for two weeks each year in St. John to record reality TV music is a tough...

New Products

Product of the Week: UAD Software v9.9

By Mike Levine ⋅ Published: 05/30/2019

When Universal Audio announces a new version of its UAD software, you can bet it will feature at least a couple of new plug-ins,...

2019

Poe Re-Imagined

By Anthony Savona ⋅ Published: 05/03/2019

Marianas Trench Goes for a Macabre Theme for Phantoms, Their Latest Release

Recording

Leesta Vall’s Fast-Paced Lathe

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 03/26/2019

By Steve Harvey. Brooklyn’s Leesta Vall Sound Recordings has cut more than 700 sessions live to vinyl using a mix of modern and vintage...

Product Reviews

Universal Audio UAD-2 Live Rack – A Real-World Review

By Russ Long ⋅ Published: 03/21/2019

Russ Long put the Universal Audio UAD-2 Live Rack to the test during a string of Amy Grant/Vince Gill shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium,...

Recording

Build Your Own Studio

By Wes Maebe ⋅ Published: 02/11/2019

$100,000 Can Buy a Whole Lot of Analog Punch and Flavor

Music Production

No Rush for Recording Rustin Man

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 02/01/2019

By Steve Harvey. Former Talk Talk bassist Paul Webb rolls out his second solo album, self-recorded over the course of 16 years.

Product Reviews

Universal Audio UAD Lexicon 480L Plug-In – A Real-World Review

By Rich Tozzoli ⋅ Published: 01/04/2019

By Rich Tozzoli. What I like about the 480L plug-in are the same things I liked about the original: its depth, warmth and clarity,...

Technology

New Products for December 2018

By MV Media ⋅ Published: 12/04/2018

New studio and live sound products from API, Apogee, Waves Audio, Acon Digital, Audio-Technica, Eventide, Fluid Audio, Universal Audio, Avantone, GIK Acoustic, PK Sound,...

Technology

The Mix List: 19 for ’19

By MV Media ⋅ Published: 12/03/2018

Companies to Watch in the Coming Year

Profiles

Sound on Sound Studios

By Mike Levine ⋅ Published: 10/03/2018

The Legacy Lives on with a Bold Move to New Jersey

New Products

New Products for October 2018: AES New York Preview

By MV Media ⋅ Published: 10/03/2018

New studio and live sound products from Universal Audio, Waves, iZotope, Vienna Symphonic Library, Neutrik, TASCAM, Prism Sound, Audio-Technica, Genelec, Sommer Cable, Soundtheory, Steinberg,...

Blog

Back Page Blog: September 2018

By SpeakAV ⋅ Published: 09/27/2018

Notes on Control, Survival and Networked Audio

Recording

416 Wabash Aims for Best of Both Worlds

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 09/20/2018

By Steve Harvey. Indianapolis’ 416 Wabash is a 7,800-square-foot flexible space that combines a well-appointed music studio with an all-purpose event facility—and it’s a...

New Products

New Products for September 2018

By MV Media ⋅ Published: 09/07/2018

New studio and live sound products from SPL, Universal Audio, CEDAR Audio, Genelec, McDSP, Danley Sound Labs, Allen & Heath and Yamaha.

Recording

Skating Polly, Brad Wood and ‘The Make It All Show’

By Barbara Schultz ⋅ Published: 05/14/2018

Brad Wood engineered, produced and mixed Skating Polly's latest album, "The Make It All Show," in Seagrass Studio, the personal space that he has...

Blog

Reviewing Pro Audio Gear In Paradise

By Rich Tozzoli ⋅ Published: 04/27/2018

PSN reviewer Rich Tozzoli returned to St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands for his fifth annual recording retreat, reviewing ultra-portable pro-level gear to...