Audio Recording

The winner of last year’s Gear of the Year award goes to the iZotope Ozone 8. This software utility gives masters and other post-production professionals the ability to create a more polished and refined sound out of any completed track. This particular model offers various compression settings so that every platform that listeners experience your music on will provide a customized sound that is as professional as possible. It can be purchased at just £389 through iZotope.

Key Takeaways:

• The winner of the 2018 software utility is the iZotope Ozone 8 with its perfect EQ levels paired with the limiting and compression.
• At only £149, the FabFilter Pro-L 2 is quite diverse with over eight different algorithms for users to choose from.
• The FabFilter Pro-L 2 is also the most commended for those who work in post-production and mastering tracks after completion.

“The trouble is – and it’s quite a bit of trouble in 2018 – that you are no longer mastering for the best quality to play on the radio.”

Read more: https://www.musictech.net/2018/12/gear-of-the-year-2018-best-software-effect-utility/

The Sl Mlll and the Korg Nano 2 are two of the top MIDI controllers of the 2018 years. Each of these controllers provides the user with great performance, great price, durability, and more. But, these two MIDI controllers are just two of the best that your money can buy. buy one of the top MIDI controllers recommended by experts and rest assured you’re getting a product that exceeds all of your needs and expectations.

Key Takeaways:

• This SL MKIII is from Novation which already produces Launchkey controllers that are very popular. The SL MKIII though is for the musician who needs more control.
• The SL MKIII comes in a 49 key and 61 key size. It has a comprehensive feature set that makes it able to play the role of several devices.
• The Korg software has become popular with music producers and and songwriters everywhere and it’s Nano 2 Midi controller comes in a variety of bright colors.

“This year saw updates and new releases covering everything from keyboards and Eurorack modules to chord assistants and MIDI guitars.”

Read more: https://ask.audio/articles/best-of-2018-midi-controllers

Entertainment experts are raving about the playability levels that the KHORDS comes with straight out of the package. With so many user-friendly presets, musicians find themselves able to produce pieces that have great potential one right after the other. The features within the new KHORDS release are simplistic, yet they are highly functional and conforming to the needs of independent producers. It has two sample-based layers, and then the final layer consists of chord samples which provide a smooth and successful production experience.

Key Takeaways:

• The author was delighted that his initial assumptions about KHORDS turned out to be false. When he played the instrument, the music it sent out excited him.
• The author only begins reviewing plugins by first talking about the features of the plugins but the features of KHORDS was secondary when compared to its instant playability.
• KHORDS, according to the author’s assessment was an amazing job. He got lots of interesting musical ideas that could easily become tracks just by playing it.

“What we got instead was a virtual instrument that is as inspiring and easy to use as Bass Master but with a much broader sonic palette.”

Read more: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2018/12/24/loopmasters-khords-review/