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Setting out to deliver adaptive curves influenced by the engineer, this latest equaliser promises to shape up anything from single sources right up to immersive masterpieces. Here we take it for a spin to bend sounds Zynaptiq-style…

As most reading this will know, the biggest factor in getting great monitoring is understanding how the monitors and the room act as a system. Taking on all of the factors engineers need to get on top of what they’re hearing, here we check out a great resource from monitoring giants Genelec.

There’s some marketing messages doing the rounds in the world of music production. They are being used to encourage a new generation of music makers to buy all sorts of stuff they don’t need and to subscribe to plans they can’t afford. We expose them and tell you why it’s a scam.

In an exclusive offer for the Production Expert community Klevgrand are offering their Richter Tectonic compressor plugin for free. Find out how to get your copy here.

In this article Paul Maunder explains and demonstrates Capture mode in Pro Tools, a powerful feature of Pro Tools Ultimate and Studio's advanced automation which allows you to capture automation settings from one part of a session and re-use them elsewhere.

APL, the developer behind Virtuoso, has announced the availability of a streamlined edition of the acclaimed binaural monitoring software tool – Virtuoso Lite, plus a new Virtuoso Partnership Program for audio professionals.

In our article 7 Discontinued Audio Plugins That We Miss we highlighted some plugins which, for various reasons aren’t available any more. But what are those reasons? In this article we take a deep dive into product lifecycles and suggest strategies to protect our projects if a plugin becomes unavailable in the future.

Of all the mix elements, most would agree that a song is nothing without a great-sounding vocal. With a number of processes at the engineer’s fingertips, here we check out Sonnox’s five-in-one vocal chain that sets out to make toplines pop.

In this article and video, Paul Maunder takes a closer look at what’s new in Evergreen Audio’s latest update to its lineup of professional metering plugins and considers which of the plugins are best suited to different types of use scenarios.

Avid has rolled out EUCON 2025.3, bringing improvements to its range of EUCON-enabled control surfaces. This latest update introduces workflow refinements, expanded DAW integration, and UI improvements, ensuring a smoother experience for Pro Tools and other DAW users.

Techivation has announced the release of the M-Leveller, a plug-in that automates volume in audio mixing. The M-Leveller’s features make it a powerful tool for achieving accurate dynamics while preserving the audio's transients and natural timbre.

Studio terminology changes with technology and newer meanings of words replace the previous meanings and become increasingly mainstream. But which words? Here are 6 which have changed their meaning over the decades…

Wednesday March 12 at 6.00 PM CET (German Time) Steinberg are streaming the Nuendo 14 World Premiere, introducing the most important new features for version 14. The full details of everything in this release will be revealed on the release day but here are the features we’ve heard about so far.

With so many of us working from home, a lot of us need a control surface, but we rarely have space or the budget to have a large format control surface or console. However, to get the work done efficiently, we do need access to a control surface. In this article, we look at the control surfaces suitable for your home studio.

Offering studios a virtual patchbay to hook up just about anything they they think of, Audiomovers’ super-router offers a few things that might not be obvious at first glance. Whether you’re mixing music or audio post, read on as we explore what OMNIBUS 3.0 can do for you.

BOOM Library has announced its March update for the BOOM ONE collection, adding over 17GB of large-scale crowd ambiences, detailed power tool recordings, and additional unique sound effects.

In this article William Wittman explores the limits of perfecting a record and asks If mathematical perfection is even a worthy goal. Is the desire for an absence of errors eliminating the human element that listeners can relate to?

In this article Paul Maunder uses Steinberg's remarkable SpectraLayers Pro to fix issues with noisy speech in a post project in Nuendo using SpectraLayers' ARA 2 for fast and impressive results. As well as cleaning up noisy dialogue. Paul demonstrates how effective it is for extracting room tone from one clip and reusing it for improved continuity.

Of the issues in pro audio that continue to evoke debate, the question of Mac ‘versus’ PC continues to be divisive to some. We look at the differences beyond personal preference.

After Apple's surprise release of the new Mac Studio with an M3 Ultra chip rather than the expected M4 Ultra SoC, information and data are emerging suggesting that the M3 Ultra Mac Studio might not be worth the extra cost.

PanCake is the free edition of Cableguys’ highly regarded panning plugin, offering the same precise and flexible panning modulation as its premium counterpart. With PanCake, you can create dynamic, rhythmic, and automated stereo movement in your mixes with ease.

Production Expert is pleased to announce the formation of its Advisory Board, composed of experienced audio professionals from music, film, television, and game sound. This Advisory Board will play a key role in guiding our strategic decisions and ensuring that Production Expert remains a leading resource for audio professionals worldwide.

Engineers might be spoilt for choice when it comes to audio plugins for the mix and the final master, but one set of tools does a few things that your regular insert-fillers might not. Here we check out the unique features from Acon Digital’s mix and mastering tools.

Delta solo offers a really useful way to hear what processing is doing, however it remains a good-to-have in only a handful of audio tools. We show how it can be used on any plugin in any DAW, with the tools you already have.

If you need to free up some funds, selling non-essential gear could be a smart move, especially if it has held its value. In this article we consider the good and bad gear choices and get some expert advice.