Storage is the lifeblood of the modern post-production facility. Each post house approaches the various solutions and how they implement their storage strategies based on the types of projects that they handle. Today, most facilities have embraced a hybrid environment with both remote and in-person editing and finishing sessions. How storage plays into these modern […]

Sonible is one of the top developers working in the realm of modern digital audio plugin effects. Their intuitive interfaces are definitely not vintage – no faux buttons and knobs here. Sonible’s main product line of effects falls into three groups: smart, learn, and pure. The smart filters are the most advanced effects. Learn effects […]

Editors often have the luxury of sending their mixes to an in-house or outside audio mixer. However, with many low to medium budget sessions, the editor is responsible for the final mix. In that case, no matter how simple or complex the mix, the editor’s prime responsibility is to make sure the dialogue is clear […]

When you talk about storied analog mixing consoles, SSL (Solid State Logic) and Neve come to mind. But right up there is Harrison Audio, which has now been in business for five decades. Company founder Dave Harrison invented the in-line console, which is the primary architecture for a studio recording consoles to this day. Harrison […]

A few posts ago I wrote about Mixwave’s analog emulations, including the D.W. Fearn VT-7 compressor. The companion to the VT-7 is the D.W. Fearn VT-5. “VT” stands for vacuum tube, because the original hardware is a vacuum tube-based stereo equalizer. While it’s technically a vintage device, the hardware is still sold and supported by […]