Category: Engineers

Big Fish Audio Oxygen review – SoundsAndGear

Checking out a new ambient chillout library from Big Fish Audio called Oxygen


The Sound/Music of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Movie Studio Sound Studio Director Original Music Columbia Pictures Skywalker Sound David Fincher Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross In this SoundWorks Collection exclusive we talk with Composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Sound Re-recording Mixer Michael Semanick, and Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer, and Supervising Sound Editor Ren Klyce. Synopsis The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo…


Magellan and Cassini – iPad Show – Sonic TOUCH 14

This week we take a look at the new upodate to Animoog and hooking up class compliant devices for MIDI and audio connectivity. Then we check out two new synth releases Yonac – Magellan and Icegear’s Cassini As ever, we look forward to your comments and suggestions – please leave them below. Featured Apps: Animoog…


KRK K10S Powered Subwoofer review – SoundsAndGear

Today I’m checking out the KRK K10S sub which was sent to me for revivew by AMS. I was already looking to get this sub to match my Rokit 5 monitors so I was definitely happy to check this out.


Is Cakewalk Sonar X2a On Windows 8 The Future Of DAWs?

Cakewalk has announced SONAR X2a – an update to the popular Windows DAW which includes many fixes, enhancements, plus support for multi-touch. Since music apps first started appearing on Apple’s iPad, many users have been anticipating the same types of multi-touch interaction coming to traditional DAWs. Sonar X2a is a major step in that direction. SONAR X2A offers…


Mix Engineer Mixed By Ali (Kendrick Lamar) – Pensado’s Place #97

Kid, M.A.A.D City, joins Dave and Herb on the 97th episode of Pensado’s Place! The trio discuss Derek’s work on Kendrick’s breakout album, as well as working with Doctor Dre, and his own mixing process. In this week’s Into The Lair, Dave shows off some vocal mixing techniques he used on a recent Earth Wind…


The Sound and Music of Wreck-it Ralph

Movie Studio Sound Studio Director Original Music Walt Disney Pictures Skywalker Sound Rich Moore Henry Jackman The SoundWorks Collection talks with the sound and music team of Disney’s Wreck-it Ralph including David Fluhr (Sound Re-recording Mixer), Gary Rizzo, (Sound Re-recording Mixer), Frank Eulner (Supervising Sound Editor), and Composer Henry Jackman. Synopsis An 8-bit video-game character…


Adding libraries to Kontakt fixing the library not found error – SoundsAndGear


Native Instruments Session Horns review – SoundsAndGear

Checking out the new section horn library from Native Instruments called Session Horns for Kontakt and Kontakt Player. The library is made up of a horn quartet consisting of a trombone, a tenor sax and two trumpets.


Into The Lair #46 – How To Make Your Mixes LOUD!

In the 46th Into The Lair, Dave Pensado walks you through how to make your mixes loud without sacrificing dynamics or balance in your mix.