Category: Engineers

A Brief History of Sound Delay

In this video, take a trip back to the origins of ‘delay’ as an effect and the technologies that led us to where we are today. Early delay systems The first delay effects were achieved using tape loops improvised on reel-to-reel magnetic recording systems. By shortening or lengthening the loop of tape and adjusting the…


MIDI Control Comes To Auria iPad DAW

Auria, the 48-track digital audio recording system for iPad, has been updated to add MIDI support. The update adds support for MIDI Sync, MIDI support for plugins, MIDI remote control, but not full-fledged MIDI sequencing. Here’s what’s new in Auria 1.10: MIDI Sync with MTC, MMC and Midi clock options MIDI support for plugins MIDI…


DJ Tutorial – Pioneer RekordBox App Pt 1: Overview + Features w/ Abe Duque

In this tutorial, Dubspot instructor and DJ/producer Abe Duque introduces Pioneer’s RekordBox DJ music management software. In part one of this tutorial he discusses the key features of this application including beatgrid operation, setting cue points, exporting files, and wifi mobile connectivity. Head over to our blog for more info: http://bit.ly/1857IMN [DubDpot]


Focusrite Announces iTrack Studio

Today Focusrite announced the launch of its iTrack Studio, a complete system for recording music on the Apple iPad (or Mac/Windows computer) with “everything a musician needs” in the kit. Based around Focusrite?s iTrack Solo, a 2-in, 2-out computer audio interface, the iTrack Studio kit includes closed-back monitor headphones, a studio-quality condenser microphone with included…


5 Prep Tips Before Recording

Many musicians who have a lot of experience gigging never cut it in the studio. That’s because they don’t realize that the mentality of the studio is different. Where a gig is fairly loose and usually low pressure, the studio is more job-like and serious. Where on a gig every note you play is gone…


Going Deaf, Sound Expert Races to Finish His Life’s Work

In a busy world filled with the sounds of traffic, airplanes, construction equipment and crowds, noise pollution has emerged as a leading environmental nuisance. However, quiet places remain…if you know where to look. Eight years ago, audio engineer Gordon Hempton identified the quietest place in the continental United States, a place he calls the “One…


MFB-Tanzbär Analog Drum Machine & Synthesizer Now Available

MFB is now shipping the Tanzbär analog drum machine & synthesizer, which they say is ‘ideally suited for live performance’. The Tanzbär drum-computer offers fourteen analogue percussion instruments, as well as a synthesizer for bass- and melodic voices. Its integrated step-sequencer allows flashlight-programming and storage of up to 144 patterns. Features: analogue drum-computer with tight step-sequencer and…


IsoAcoustics Speaker Stands

One of the most overlooked parts of most home studios is the way that the speakers are mounted. Most of the time they’re placed haphazardly on a desk, but that usually means that the speakers are at the wrong height and the cabinet vibrations through the desktop lead to phase cancellation. That results in speakers…


Softube Tube-Tech PE1C “Pultech” EQ review

Today I’m checking out a Pultech EQ emulation plugin from Softube called the Tube-Tech PE1C. It’s a passive tube based EQ with a very simple interface and a nice sound, especially on the low end. Full review: http://soundsandgear.com/softube-tube… Product page: http://www.softube.com/index.php?id=pe1c [Sounds and Gear]


Unlocking The Holy Grail: The Dream

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