Jake Weston

The audio equipment and software company Waves Audio has release its most recent version of its flagship software Waves version 11. This platform is meant to plug-in into a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and the latest version will work with all major DAWs and the latest operating systems. Version 11 of Waves exhibits a new interface for streamlined operation of its tools. It also features a new real time frequency analyzer as part of the Renaissance Equalizer. The software package contains more than a thousand presets created by artists. Waves 11 contains a centralized license manager called Waves Central. The company is confident this new version will continue its leadership in the music production industry.

Key Takeaways:

• Waves 11 is a newly upgraded set of plugins that you can use with the latest operating systems, such as macOS Catalina.
• Over the last two decades, Waves has been giving people the tools to make their music the best it can be.
• Waves Central, which acts as a centralized mechanism for managing other Waves plugins, has seen some significant improvements.

“Waves Renaissance plug-ins have seen a major update, with a complete redesign of interfaces for a more intuitive workflow. The new update offers three skin colour choices, Light, Dark and Legacy.”

Read more: https://www.musictech.net/news/gear/waves-11-announced/

The Neumann TLM 102 and the Neumann TLM 103 have several key differences and a few similarities. The pitch and tone are flatter in the mid-range on the 102. The diaphragm is larger on the 103 than the 102. The 102 has a cheaper price which many consumers find appealing. Despite having many differences, the two Neumann TLMs have many similarities in quality, clarity, and professional sound recording capabilities. Consumers rate both versions of the diaphragm as delivering superior results.

Key Takeaways:

• The Neumann TLM 103 has a larger diapragm than the 102, resulting in slightly different sound.
• The 102 is cheaper than the 103, and this is appealing to most buyers.
• While slightly different in tone, both versions of the Neumann are excellent for quality recordings and clear sound.

“Both are great microphones and produce a lively sound quality in a condenser mic for digital recording”

Read more: https://audiojive.com/neumann-tlm-102-vs-neumann-tlm-103/

IK Multimedia has come out with an AmpliTube collection that emulates Brian May of Queens guitars, cabinets, amplifiers and effect pedals. This product includes two amps, three cabinets and was modeled off of all of the equipment that Brian May uses when he is on tour with Queen. The app is available on iOS for a price of $20. It also could be used as a DAW plug-in which could come in handy for a music producer that is looking for a quality guitar sound.

Key Takeaways:

• IK Multimedia’s Brian May AmpliTube collection is available as an app and a DAW plug-in.
• Brian May himself collaborated in the design of the guitar, amplifier, cabinet and effect pedal emulations.
• The package includes presets, so you can easily access the guitar riff of Under Pressure.

“AmpliTube Brian May features emulations of the guitars, amplifiers, cabinets and effects pedals used by the legendary Queen guitarist”

Read more: https://www.musictech.net/news/gear/ik-multimedia-queen-brian-may/

Submarine is a new plug-in that is released by Waves Audio. According the company’s website, the plug-in allows one to make deep and clear sub-bass additions to one’s track when recording music. The best way to use this tool is when the LF content is not sufficient enough for a boot of EQ that is low end in order to make a difference in the track. The functional engines of the Submarine plug-in consists of two sub-generators and these generators were designed for processing items such as kicks, bass, and full mixes. The generators can also be used to add in new sub-harmonic frequencies which can be as low as two octaves below the frequency octave that is the chosen one. This functionality depends though on the brand. There is an engine that is powering these generators and it is the Organic ReSynthesis engine. It functions by dividing a signal into the constituents that it is made of and then it processes the component uniquely according to their carrier, pitch, formant, or envelope. Later, these will be recombined as a fresh sub-frequency that will retain the original pitch and timing of the track.

Key Takeaways:

• Recently, Waves Audio released their new plug-in Submarine, which allows you to add deep sub-bass to a track.
• Submarine is meant for when LF content does not suffice for a typical EQ boost.
• Two sub-generators are at the core of Submarine, which are meant to add frequencies lower than the chosen range.

“At the heart of Submarine are two sub-generators, which are designed to process sources such as kicks, bass and full mixes, and add new subharmonic frequencies that go as low as two octaves below the chosen frequency range, according to the brand.”

Read more: https://www.musictech.net/news/gear/waves-audios-submarine-plug-in-generates-deeper-cleaner-sub-bass/

Now CD Baby users have a new ability and that is the fact that they can now master their tracks on the go using the dashboard of CD Baby. This ability is made possible because they have had a new partnership with mastering platform, CloudBounce, which is providing the functionality. The service is not free though because it costs $4.90 a track. This is somewhat exorbitant because other platforms charge half of this amount for giving users the ability to master their tracks. This service is now accessible to artists who want track mastering and are increasingly releasing singles rather than publishing full length albums. A marketing expert at CD Baby says that a large proportion of the indie music industry audience is changing a large proportion of what they can provide. Many persons want to release their songs immediately they finish them in the studio rather than wait for the long run when they must have completed an album. Therefore, many artists need mastering capabilities as they are releasing more and more singles. With this offering by CloudBounce in partnership with CD Baby, artists are given the help that they need in order to produce high quality singles.

Key Takeaways:

• Musicians with a CD Baby master dashboard can now create master their own track singles directly from the dash.
• Members of the Indie music community are starting to release single song tracks as they are finished, rather than waiting for album compilations; an observation noted by the VP of marketing at CD Baby
• The CD Baby system offers users algorithm-driven mastering and plenty of settings for song creates to tweak the results afterwards.

“The service costs only $4.90 a track, half of what other services are charging for this feature, making it accessible to artists, who are increasingly releasing singles, rather than entire albums of material.”

Read more: https://ask.audio/articles/cd-baby-offers-online-automated-mastering-using-cloudbounce