Step-By-Step UAD Mixing with Producer Terri Winston

Posted by Terri Winston on November 19, 2012 10:25:35 AM PST

Producer, engineer and songwriter Terry Winston shows how UAD Powered Plug-Ins were used in mixing "Then It Starts to Feel Like Summer" by the SHE'S, recorded and mixed at the Woman's Audio Mission and mastered by Emily Lazar and Joe LaPorta at the Lodge.

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Mixing in Stereo: Adding Width and Depth to Your Recordings

Posted by Daniel Keller on November 16, 2012 10:55:42 AM PST

Modern stereo mixing has less to do with replicating real world conditions than with creating a good-sounding balance between various musical elements. Here are some helpful tracking and mixing techniques to create a deep, wide, and clear-sounding stereo recording.

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Tips & Tricks — Precision K-Stereo Ambience Recovery Plug-In

Posted by Bob Katz on November 14, 2012 11:13:06 AM PST

The Precision K-Stereo Plug-In is a powerful new ambience recovery tool that enhances the depth and imaging of a recording without adding artificial reverberation or changing the ratio of center to side elements. Here are some tips to help you get started with this great mastering plug-in for UAD-2.

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Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Plug-In Trailer

Posted by Mason Hicks on November 1, 2012 1:52:29 PM PDT

There are few pieces of audio hardware that inspire the awe and reverence of the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor. Working in partnership with Brainworx, Shadow Hills is proud to introduce its hallmark Mastering Compressor as an exclusive UAD Powered Plug-In.

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Precision K-Stereo™ Ambience Recovery Plug-In Demo

Posted by Mason Hicks on November 1, 2012 9:26:34 AM PDT

UA’s Precision K-Stereo™ Ambience Recovery plug-in is a psychoacoustic processor created for the UAD platform with famed mastering engineer Bob Katz. The K-Stereo plug-in extracts the ambient cues from source recordings — allowing you to precisely enhance the stereo depth and imaging of mixes without artifacts.

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Allen Sides Wants to Help You Find The Perfect Microphone

Posted by Amanda Whiting on October 23, 2012 2:49:19 PM PDT

Finding the right combination of microphones for that next recording project can take a lot of time and research. Thankfully legendary producer/engineer Allen Sides and guitarist Steve Vai have a new app to take out the guesswork with Ocean Way Microphone Locker.

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Damian Taylor Brings "The Weirdness" to The Killers' Latest Album

Posted by Michael Gallant on October 22, 2012 4:07:46 PM PDT

Electronic music explorer and Grammy-nominated producer Damian Taylor has collaborated extensively with The Prodigy and Björk and remixed Arcade Fire, UNKLE, Kylie Minogue, Metallica, and Gotye, among others. Here’s what he had to say about getting The Killers' latest album, Battle Born, battle-ready with Universal Audio.

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Thunderbolt Explained — What Does it Mean For Your Studio?

Posted by Craig Anderton on October 18, 2012 3:20:58 PM PDT

Intel’s new high-speed serial protocol provides ultra-fast data transfers for audio and video data streams. Read on to learn more about this groundbreaking technology and the potential it holds for studio workflow improvements, data transfer, and more.

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The Legacy of the 88 Series Neve Console

Posted by Will Shanks on October 16, 2012 5:20:34 PM PDT

Primarily designed for film scoring and surround mixing, the AMS-Neve 88 Series console was the first new Neve console design available in over twenty years. Considered the ultimate console for modern features and reliability, the 88 Series is also heralded as one of the best-sounding large format consoles ever built.

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