Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev

Reloop sPodcaster Go: EUR 60 USB mic for budget-friendly recordings

The choice at the lower-priced end of the USB mic market has a new contender: Reloop's sPodcaster Go. But can a respectable USB condenser mic really be had for EUR 60?

Amped Studio: browser-based DAW now hosts third-party VST plug-ins!

Amped Studio's latest technological breakthrough is hosting third-party plug-ins inside the browser-based DAW! Is this the future of online music collaboration?

Leak: 27-inch Apple iMac refresh with 10-core Intel CPU due for 2020?

While the buzz around upcoming ARM-powered Macs is overwhelming the tech sphere, Apple is quietly working on a monster Intel iMac refresh with 10 cores, according to a leak on Twitter.

Neumann announces V402 dual-channel mic preamp – chasing perfection

The mystery unit glimpsed in the teaser video looked along the lines of a preamp or a monitor controller. Well, it turned out to be a dual-channel preamp!

MIA 413 Tape Saturator: A new analog saturation and distortion toolkit

With 413 Tape Saturator, audio developer Mia Laboratories presents an appealing new plug-in for warming up and compressing your mix buses and audio/instrument tracks.

BandLab Albums: A utopia for musicians’ digital publishing needs?

By giving artists 100% of the revenue and staying transparent, BandLab Albums wants to be what Bandcamp and other rivals are, for better or worse, not...

Apple WWDC 2020: the future of Mac is bright for music producers

ARM-based Macs running iPad music apps, iPads running Logic Pro: the future looks bright for music making on Apple's platforms. Catch up on the latest from Apple's WWDC 2020.

OSL Side Effects: manipulate Mid and Side stereo audio independently

Side Effects is a mid/side-oriented processing chain that features an equalizer, compressor, saturation, panning, and gain facilities. It's on sale (25% off) until July 18!

Elgato and Lewitt present Wave:1 and Wave:3 USB-C mics for content creators

Manufacturers Elgato and Lewitt have teamed up for a pair of upper-class USB microphones, the Wave:1 and Wave:3, aimed at content creators looking for a mic

Acustica Audio Erin mastering suite recreates luxury UK tube gear

More recreations of premium hardware by Acustica: Erin captures two high-end tube equalizers and a tube compressor/limiter, the latter owned by David Gilmour in his Astoria recording studio. Niiice.

Black Rooster Audio KH-COMP1: A refreshing new take on vintage compressor plug-ins

A supercharged vintage-style compressor plug-in with bespoke features requested by hip-hop producer Koen Heldens starts a new chapter for Black Rooster Audio!

Clearmountain’s Spaces: USD 49 reverb plug-in from Apogee

Apogee and producer legend Bob Clearmountain have teamed up for another plug-in, this time presenting a more condensed approach to his signature use of reverb.

Fostex upgrades the 6301-series studio monitor with Dante connectivity

The 6301DT features all the bells and whistles the series is known for, such as D-class amplifier and a new driver unit with auto stand-by functionality. And Dante!

Collab by Facebook: three-way video collaboration app for musicians

Collab lets musicians splice together performances from up to three collaborators in one video - ideal for musicians during lockdown looking for an easy way to make video content for their fans.

Save big on NI Komplete 12 updates and upgrades at Thomann

Until 30 June 2020, Thomann is selling updates and upgrades to Native Instruments Komplete 12 / Komplete 12 Ultimate suite at significant discounts. Grab 'em while they're hot.

Scaler 2 by Plugin Boutique is out: easy-peasy chords & harmony for any tune

Scaler 2 updates a capable harmony and chord generator/helper utility, adding song analysis with chord recognition. One to check out for songwriters looking for inspiration.

Talkback Limiter plug-in recreates the SSL SL4000 E’s punchy limiting

In addition to emulating an SSL Series 4000 limiter, this plug-in gives you the freedom to manipulate each individual modeled component! A pretty cool tool, this one.

BeatSkillz SampleX: vintage sampler plug-in that’s yours to shape and tweak

SampleX models the AKAI s900's input section and the Moog ladder filter, then lets you run free with the controls to shape an old-school sound of your own. Cool.

Melodyne 5: New sibilance editing, chord detection tools and more “human” feel

Better, more precision and a more "human" feel: With automatic chord recognition, note dynamics and sibilance editing, Melodyne 5 looks like an especially worthwhile upgrade.

UVI Drum Replacer: the next big drum trigger VST?

Drum Replacer looks like a cutting-edge drum replacement and clean-up tool that stands up to industry standards like Slate Trigger and Drumagog.

MacBooks may get touch-enabled surfaces: new ways to interact with your DAW?

Apple is exploring new, touch-enabled ways to interact with Mac applications on its MacBook laptops. The potential for a built-in DAW controller is real!

Acustica Audio Pink4: The API sound in-the-box?

Acustica Audio updates Pink! The Pink4 plug-ins suite comprises six plug-ins which recreate every aspect from a line of desirable 60's era American pro audio gear.

Lenovo ThinkPad P14 and 15S: Windows alternatives to 13″ MacBook Pros?

Lenovo updates its 14" and 15" ThinkPad workstations with new Intel silicon and up to 14 hours of battery life, presenting musicians with a new Windows-based competitor to the latest MacBook Pro.

Pande-Mic: how the breathing mask becomes an instrument!

Bernd Deckers has creatively turned a breathing mask into an unique instrument that looks like something straight out of an avant-garde performance!