Checking out the second release of Cinematic Strings, and orchestral string library for Kontakt and Kontakt Player. I go through the library in Kontakt 5 and play all the patches so you get an idea of what’s inside.

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…

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…

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…

[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.

[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.

[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…