The FabFilter Saturn The Fabfilter Saturn is an incredibly flexible saturation/distortion plugin that is sure to become the sonic mangler of choice for many a producer/remixer. I see (hear) so many...

Tech Tuesdays: Recording Tips Always use a pop filter when recording vocals. Never place the pop filter where it touches the capsule of the microphone but place it a few inches from the microphone for...

Akai has announced their new MPC Renaissance Music Production Controller. They seemed to have taken everything we love about the MPC and combined it with some new features and fully capable Mac/PC software. The Vintage Mode is...

The story behind Amy Winehouse’s “ Lioness Hidden Treasures” album. koffee,com posted this on Google+ recently and I felt compelled to share it with everyone. It’s a mini documentary featuring some of the people who worked with...

Protools is the industry standard and 90% of my mix sessions are PT based. Lately I’ve noticed a lot more diversification in the software used to compose songs. I’ve been getting files that originated in software other than...

The Minisonic Mic Kit - from Lindos Electronics seems like a great inexpensive way to capture high quality audio in a variety of situations. The use of an adapter makes it possible to record with your iPhone/iPad or favorite...

This episode features Bret Mazur who is a Producer, Songwriter and Musician. It also features an ITL where Dave discusses rolling off the highs on effects (which is something I’ve tweeted about before @garynobleshow) and how he...

Retro Instruments makes great hardware and their recent foray into the 500 series market has materialised as the DoubleWide Tube Compressor. If their current rackmount units are any indication of what to expect as far as sonics...

AML (Audio Maintenance Limited) recently announced the 54F50 Compressor/Limiter which seems to be their version of the highly revered Neve 2254 Compressor. Combined with their Class A Mic/Line Preamp/EQ it would make a...

This episode of Pensado’s Place features Peter Mokran a Grammy Winning Engineer/Producer (Peter worked with R. Kelly, Lisa Stanfield, MJ, Pussy Cat Dolls etc.). The ITL in this episode covers when and where to use compression...

WaveMachineLabs has announced the Auria 48 track recording system for the iPad. Auria is a 64 bit system capable of playing 48 mono or stereo 24bit tracks at 44.1khz. It can also record up to 24 tracks simultaneously with a...

I’m currently in the process of setting up a mobile rig and the Apollo seems like a great interface choice. Universal Audio makes great hardware and software. I’m a big supporter of their UAD plugins and having them combined...

There is an abundance of iPadcentric products being shown at NAMM this year. Various manufacturers are offering docks, controllers and even mixing consoles. Here’s some of  the products being displayed at NAMM 2012. Click the...

Metric Halo's AAX Plugins Metric Halo is porting their plugins to the Avid Protools AAX format. This is great news for all those PT users who wanted to use these plugins but don’t own a Metric Halo...

NAMM VIDEO - WAVES NLS, InPhase and WLM Plugins Waves demoed some new plugins at NAMM 2012 and the above video gives some insight into their features. First we have The NLS(Non Linear Summing) Plugin which emulates 3 console...

In this episode of Pensado’s Place Dave and his team have as their guest Grammy Engineer Dave Isaacs who gives great insight into his mixing methods. Mr. Pensado gives some great tips on reverb in the ITL. He uses the Waves...

Inward Connections makes great sounding, solidly built gear and their 500 series EQ known as the “Impulse” is a nice addition to their product line. I like the look of this unit and the large knobs and easily read faceplate...

While working at Metropolis Studios in London a few months ago I had the distinct pleasure of meeting their head tech Simon Saywood. Simon is also the guy behind the  AnalogueTube AT-101 Stereo Limiter. The AT-101 is a replica...

Plugin Alliance sent me an email yesterday announcing the release of their Maag Audio Eq4 Plugin. The hardware version of the EQ4 is highly revered by many engineers and I’m sure the plugin will not disappoint. “ The  Maag...

What It Takes To Achieve Music Industry Longevity: Watch this video for some insight into having a long career in the music business. “ Mark Ronson, Clive Davis, Esperanza Spalding and Smokey Robinson discuss what it takes to...