As the go-to source for news and reviews in the world of digital audio plug-ins, we were honored when KVR's Chris Halaby recently rode his motorcycle from his office in Menlo Park to interview our founder, Bill Putnam Jr., for their Developer Focus series.

While you’ve been working hard and paying attention to the songs, the parts, the sounds, and all the other big-picture stuff, maybe something’s just ever so slightly out of tune. Tuning is one of the little things that can end up making a huge difference in the final quality of your recordings, so here are some final things to listen for before you start your first take.

Tony Maserati’s renowned chops has had him mixing everyone from Lady Gaga, Sting, and Mariah Carey, to The Notorious B.I.G. and Alicia Keys. His latest high-profile project is Jason Mraz’s Love Is a Four Letter Word, a project he expertly crafted with the help of a host of Universal Audio tools.

In a past post, we saw producer Fab Dupont and first engineer Meredith McCandless of FLUX Studios take an auditorium packed with 300 engineers through a complete tracking session from start to finish. In this recorded seminar from Puremix.net, we'll sit in on the complete mixing session of this track from the Will Knox Band.

Billed in the 1968 release as a “true peak limiter with all transistor circuitry and superior performance on all types of program material," the 1176’s major selling point was its ultra-fast attack time. Learn more about the history and unique design aesthetic behind this legendary compressor.

Check out sound examples of the various settings from the three distinct 1176 versions that are included in the 1176 Limiter Collection, including a video from drummer and UAD power user Andreas Neubert.

Whether Bluestripe, Blackface, or AE, each 1176 plug-in in the Classic Limiter Collection has its own unique characteristics for gain, threshold, compression knee, distortion onset, and “sweet spots.” Here are some helpful hints for getting started with these unique tools.

Andrew Scheps mixed numerous tracks on Adele’s Grammy-winning album, 21, as well as the latest Red Hot Chili Peppers album, I’m with You. As a producer, Scheps’ credits include Favez, The Duke Spirit, and Audrye Sessions. “Universal Audio’s stuff is definitely a big part of everything I do,” he says.

Andy Johns has engineered records by artists ranging from Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones to Van Halen and Rod Stewart. In this unearthed interview from 2002, we hear about his fascinating history in the recording industry, and learn how he used Universal Audio’s 1176 on iconic rock hits such as Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog.”