Category: Gear

Rupert Neve – Pensado’s Place #102

Dave Pensado sits down with one of the most important figures of the recording industry, the legendary Rupert Neve. As a developer of microphone preamplifiers, equalizers and large format mixing consoles are prized and cherished throughout the industry for their incredible sound and build quality, the name “Neve” is synonymous with good sound. Also, if…


Sonic TALK 301 – No Time To Shave

 


The Nu Desine AlphaSphere

At the 2013 NAMM Show, we talked with Adam Place and Felix Godden of Nu Desine, creators of the AlphaSphere musical instrument and controller. The AlphaSphere offers a fresh take on the music controller, supporting standard MIDI messages, but going beyond the typical controller with an unconventional design, pressure-sensitive pads and full polyphonic aftertouch. Features: 48 pressure sensitive pads Tap to trigger, or…


Bitwig Studio Update

At the 2013 NAMM Show, we got an update on the state of Bitwig Studio, from Bitwig’sDominik Wilms. Bitwig Studio is a new performance-oriented DAW, created by some of the original developers of Ableton Live. Wilms gave us a quick tour of Bitwig Studio, which is currently in beta testing. While Bitwig Studio features some concepts that will…


Into The Lair #54 – Top 10 Mix Mistakes (Part 1)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNfd-APQUfo] In the 54th Into The Lair, Dave Pensado goes over 5 of the 10 top mixing mistakes he sees when judging mix competitions.


Sonic Touch 19: AudioBus and iMPC

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVU3g1ABEL8] In our pre Christmas show, Gaz Williams and Nick Batt take a look at the newly released AudioBus inter application audio routing app, plus Akai’s new iMPC app.


Beat Thang Tips – Sequencing a beat with MIDI controller input

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVXQ0EI8fBo] Just a quick video showing the workflow of Beat Thang with a MIDI controller hooked up for recording melodies and chords.


Sonic TALK 300 – Happy Birthday

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gMpxvHla0M] 300 episodes – makes roughly 12 and a half days of listening should you choose to tackle it. First show in June 2006 and here we are. Joining me in the studio to mark this milestone are Dave and Chris plus a couple of bottles of bubbly – thanks guys! On the line…


Engineer Chris Baseford – Pensado’s Place #101

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KTJM2Iw6mM] Chris Baseford, engineer for the likes of Rob Zombie, Tommy Lee/Motley Crue, Fuel joins Dave and Herb on the 101st episode of Pensado’s Place! Chris reveals some of his favorite techniques for recording a great rock guitar sound, as well as Chris’ work re-constructing mixes of classic tracks for the Rock Band and…


Into The Lair # 53 – Advanced Parallel Compression Techniques

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcXj6OMU0Gs] In the 53rd Into The Lair, Dave Pensado goes over some Advanced Parallel Compression Techniques using Bass and Vocals as an example