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Best MIDI controllers: Get deeper control over your virtual instruments

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
5 months ago

Just like DAW control surfaces, MIDI controllers are a very useful part of any recording setup no matter if it’s a professional, project, or bedroom studio. They have a variety...

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Everything you need to get started in home recording

Posted byby Christian de Looper
5 months ago

Looking to get started in home recording or building a small studio? Here's everything you need, including an interface and microphone.

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Best reverb plugins: Give your tracks some space

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
5 months ago

Artificial reverb was invented in the 1930s. The way they did it back then was playing recordings through speakers in different spaces and recording the sound of the space. By...

FreqPort FreqInOut FO1 interface on a wooden table

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Freqport FreqInOut FO1 review: The easiest way to bring hardware into the box

Posted byby Christian de Looper
5 months ago

Audio plugins have improved by leaps and bounds over the past decade or so, but they’re still no substitute for good ol’ fashioned outboard gear. Plenty of engineers prefer how...

Austrian Audio OC-S10 front shot in shockmount

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NAMM 2025: The Austrian Audio OC-S10 is a new microphone legend in the making

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
6 months ago

Almost all of the most revered studio microphones are based on designs from around the middle of the 20th century. For the Austrian Audio OC-S10 the company decided to design...

API ASM164 front shot with controls and metering

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NAMM 2025: The API ASM164 summing mixer has 16 channels of analog glue

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
6 months ago

API products are most often associated with professional-level recording studios. At NAMM 2025 they unveiled a summing mixer designed for professional studios to bedroom setups and everything in between –...

Melbourne Instruments ROTO Control in use integrated with hardware and software

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NAMM 2025: Melbourne Instruments ROTO Control, a next-generation control surface

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
6 months ago

DAW control surfaces are one of the most useful pieces of peripheral gear for a recording studio setup. Melbourne Instruments ROTO Control is a next-generation peripheral that The most impressive...

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All Things Gear Best of NAMM 2025

Posted byby Christian de Looper
6 months ago

The biggest music technology and musical instruments show of the year is here. NAMM always serves as a launch-pad for some of the most exciting innovations in the world of...

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12 of the best free VST plugins we could find

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
6 months ago

Looking to build your production tools out on a budget? VST plugins are worth considering. Here are the best free VST plugins we could find.

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Best saturation plugins: Give your tracks some grit

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
6 months ago

There are few types of plugins that can take a track to the next level like saturation. It’s a versatile effect that is one of the best ways to spice...