Are you wondering if a little analog can help your productions in a your modern recording studio based around a DAW? Joe Albano digs deeper to find out.
With AES 2019 just round the corner, it's great to see Softube expanding its popular hardware and software based Console 1 mixing system with a motorized-fader version, aptly named Console 1 Fader.
Tons of I/O, built-in multi FX and USB audio interfacing with your computer. Could Behringer's X2222USB have all the tools you need to record and mix, in a single box?
Although digital recording is now commonplace, there's still a vocal minority of musicians sticking with analog. But which is better? Here are 3 ways digital is superior, and 2 it's not.
Looking like the love child of a Maschine and mixing desk the 8 channel with 8 programmable sound effects pad RodeCaster Pro brings unique podcast-friendly features including on-board recording.
Pro Tools doesn't have to be daunting! Check out this short video where Joe Albano explains how its mixer is laid out, how signal flows and how to customise it for your project needs.
Allen & Heath's Xone:96 comes stacked with dual filters, hi resolution audio interfacing, two independent cue systems - and that's just for starters. Here's the details.
If you're in the market for a hardware controller with touch-sensitive motorized faders for under £450 the new 2nd-generation Icon Pro Audio QCon Pro G2 should be on your shopping list.
JAde Wii looks at the merits of these two ultra portable mixers from Korg and Roland and finds out which one could be for you based on what you're planning to do with them...
Yamaha's latest live sound mixer has a ton of I/O, a great touchscreen and can be remote controlled from an iPad. But that's just the start, as Joe Albano discovered.
Korg's Volca Mix finally gives you a dedicated means for connecting the members of the Volca family together. Here's how to do that, as well as wiring in other gear from your studio.
Using sends and returns is a hangover from the analog days but it's still a vital tool in your mixing arsenal even if you're working digitally. Joe Albano explains why.
Routing audio inside Ableton Live is a great way to get creative with your productions. But rather than use a third party tool, why not build your own setup? It's easier than you may think.
The customisable modular analog mixing desk system that grows or shrinks depending on your needs and budget, Mixerblocks now looks even better than before and there's three new block types available.