VU meters have been a proven industry standard for decades and the latest from Waves will definitely not disappoint. VU Meter plugin will help you maintain proper gain staging for a clear and spacious mix with accurate ballistic response with smooth movement & fast refresh rate.
According to Fabian Marasciullo, Mixing Engineer for the likes of Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Lil Wayne and Jay-Z, “Waves’ VU meter plugin will be extremely helpful for younger mixers as they learn how to build proper gain stage in their sessions. It will help them see things, like why their tracks are distorting, in ways that are hard to understand with just a DAW meter.”
Read more about this here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/11/vu-meter-free-plugin-waves/
Archives for November 2017
iRig Mic HD 2 The Microphone You Can Take Anywhere
1K Multimedia has unveiled a new microphone that you can bring anywhere, whether you need it for recording social media videos on the go, a musician that needs to record at the drop of a hat, or a reporter who wants to make full use of your smartphone. This microphone is called the iRig Mic HD2, and you can plug it into your iPhone or iPad. It features HD audio quality up to 24-bit/96 kHz, low noise preamp, gold electric condenser, and an onboard dedicated headphone output with volume control. Bonus, it also comes with all the cables and accessories you may need for any situation!
Key Takeaways:
- With 24-bit 96kHz audio quality, the iRig Mic HD2 offers quality and flexibility at an affordable price
- The mic sports and integrated preamp that provides optimal gain with a condenser effective over a frequency of 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- The iRig Mic HD2 is compatible with both Mac and PC, and is available worldwide and authorized dealers for only $/€129.99
“The iRig Mic HD2 is a truly portable, professional, condenser microphone that plugs natively into your iPhone or iPad.”
How to Find Polarity Problems Ruining Your Sound System
Fixing polarity can be a pain especially if everything is set up in the air already. Did you know that you can actually detect polarity by following a process?
Measuring each speaker, setting your delay locator and changing the delay locator in your audio analyzer so that it will automatically update continuously helps in detecting polarity before set up. If in case there is inversion, you need to track down the cause by swapping out cables, swapping red and black banana plugs or by testing it out.
Read more about this here: https://theproaudiofiles.com/sound-system-polarity-problems/
Audacity 2.2.0 Released – Now With UI Themes & MIDI Playback! – Bedroom Producers Blog
The very popular and free video editor Audacity has recently been updated. Audacity v2.2.0 now has MIDI playback, as well as new GUI themes. Audacity has been in existence for a long time in this space and is often the first choice of audio editing software for many. This latest update is so exciting because it brings Audacity that much closer to being an actual digital audio workstation. At this point, it seems like it’s a matter of time before Audacity supports VST instruments in future versions. Audacity 2.2.0 also now comes with four visual themes, which means that the user interface can be visually customized.
Key Takeaways:
- Audiacity is one of the most popular free audio editors because it is a dedicated program, not stripped down pay ware
- Virtual instruments in the VST plugin format are not yet implemented, so the default MIDI engine for Windows will have to do for now
- This release also includes Audiacity’s first ever customizable user interface, shipping with four different themes
“This latest Audiacity update is truly an exciting one. It introduces MIDI playback, Pushing Audacity one step closer to becoming a proper digital audio workstation.”
Read more: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2017/11/08/audacity-2-2-0-released/
Free Cinematic Music Kits
No matter how beautiful your cinema project is, if you want people to have the right emotion, having the perfect music is the key. There is a large amount of amazing royalty-free cinematic music to be found at AudioJungle.
However, cinematic music kits are ideal for soundtracks. Music Kits are song tracks that have been pre-edited into individual musical sections that can be rearranged like building blocks to create custom-timed and custom-structured pieces which means that you can give that professional feel to your project.
Read more about this here: https://music.tutsplus.com/articles/15-best-royalty-free-cinematic-music-kits–cms-29871