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Vuvuzela Noise Reduction – Waves Comes Up With A Solution!

By Big Al on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 | 2 Comments

In response to the widely publicized complaints from TV viewers and broadcasters of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Waves has unveiled a solution which dramatically reduces the problematic sound of the omnipresent Vuvuzela trumpet favored by South African soccer fans. Working in conjunction with a major television broadcaster, they’ve precision-crafted a preset processing chain which [...]

Steinberg Announces Nuendo 5 For Mac OS X 10.5 & 10.6, Windows 7, Vista & XP

By Big Al on Sunday, May 30th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Here’s a great announcement that many of you have been waiting for. Thanks to the fine folks over at Synthtopia for the original post. According to Steinberg, Nuendo 5 represents a new “state-of-the-art production environment.” “This is a landmark release for Nuendo, introducing extremely valuable new functionality,” says Steinberg’s Timo Wildenhain. Among the new features [...]

New Roland Keyboards: GAIA SH-01 & V-Combo VR-700

By Big Al on Friday, May 28th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Mitch Gallagher from Sweetwater chats with Bob Bailey from Roland about the concepts behind the new GAIA SH-01 synth and V-Combo VR-700. Then, Daniel Fisher plays both of them, showing many of the exclusive sounds he’s created that will come included when you get one from Sweetwater. Using a screen reader? Click here for the [...]

TC Electronic Set To Release New PolyTune iPhone App

By Big Al on Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | No Comments

The first 25,000 copies of the PolyTune iPhone App will be free of charge – after that it’ll cost $9.99. TC Electronic Facebook fans, Twitter followers and subscribers to the TC Electronic Guitar Newsletter will be the first to know exactly when the PolyTune iPhone App is available on the App Store. The PolyTune iPhone [...]

Put A Little Monster On Your Microphones!

By Big Al on Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Sometimes the simplest things can make the biggest differences. When it comes to your microphones, do you leave them up on stands, or are you constantly setting them up and putting them away, over and over? What about protecting them while they’re set up while you take a break during a session, especially of that [...]