With the year coming to an end AES 2016 showcased quite a number of new products available in the market today. While AES was relatively small show the number of new products was quite high. Here are some of them showcased recently.
The AVID Pro Tools 12.6 with its new features allows change to the user’s workflow with new shortcuts and editing capabilities. Featured also is the debut of Legacy AXS by API selling their very first board during the event to a company in Brooklyn called Strange Weather. Another product announced by SHURE was their 5oth anniversary model of SM58 with its new look.
Read more here: http://www.mixonline.com/news/news-products/product-hits-aes-2016/428759
Effective And Efficient Ways To Mixing Backing Vocals
One important factor in a great mix is the backing vocals yet most still seem to neglect it. As important as every part of the mix the backing vocals play a supportive role to the totality of the mix. Doing it right enhances the overall mix while it becomes quite a distraction when done incorrectly.
Since we can say backing vocals is part of the non-major parts of your track you don’t need to focus on this much but it pays to be efficient when doing so. Always put more attention to the major part first as to not create confusion to your listeners.
Find out more here: https://music.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-backing-vocals-efficiently-and-effectively–cms-27618
Pinterest update gives users a new way to Explore
Joining other apps on pushing curated content, Pinterest, with the latest update last week, keeps the users interested with Explore. Aside from giving you posts that interests you, Explore will give you daily recommendations of what to view and what’s currently trending on Pinterest. The update also supports auto-playing videos which comes in handy to advertisers promoting their products.
Read more here: https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/16/pinterest-explore-update/
Introducing Vinci – The First Smart & and 3D Headphones
Introducing VINCI the smart headphone that actually understands you. In this era of Siri and Alexa in your phones and your gadgets comes a headphone that does not need a phone. It is a stand-alone gadget that can do just about anything your smartphone does. Of course, it is mainly for playing music but with Vinci around, you can do just about anything.
Vinci can track your activities, give you directions, record your fitness programs, even read back text messages without connecting to your phone.
Vinci plans to understand or behaviors as well pretty soon he will be able to tell if you will be late for work.
Read more here: https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/15/vinci-smart-headphones/
Running A Home Studio On A Budget
We all admit that money is essential in running your own home studio or better yet it is needed for just about anything we do in life. If already have your home studio and you actually don’t have money here are few thing you might learn from being on a budget or worse having no money at all.
Having no money is not actually that bad, although nobody wants to go through it. Look at the bright side, It teaches you to be prudent to, to make better decisions, to make the most of what you have, and be creative with what you don’t have.
Continue reading here: https://theproaudiofiles.com/running-a-studio-with-no-money/