Acustica Audio

Acustica Audio Acqua Plug-In’s – Finally A Credible Alternative To Hardware ?

There have been several times in recent years when the release of certain software plug-In's have generated wild claims of no longer needing to own and maintain analogue audio outboard gear or continue to work OTB (outside of the box) many times this has been part of the marketing hype to try and peak interest in a highly saturated marketplace.
I'm sure I don't need to name brand names who have become rather well know for both marketing hype and or generating widely held opinion of the top spot's when it comes to the sound quality and realism of an emulated or modelled piece of vintage analogue outboard hardware so I'll leave that to your own thoughts and opinions.

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Flashback – Classic Digidesign 001 Promo Video Recording Session

If like me you started out on Pro Audio at the beginning of the new millennium or close to that time you might have come across the Digidesign 001 Audio Interface, Back then the computer audio world was just starting to blossom for the home and small project studio user, gear was becoming more accessible and computer power was beginning to get to the point where it was actually possible to do a decent amount of multi-track recording with fairly large sessions.

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AMS Neve Announces New BCM10/2 Mk2

The classic and legendary Neve BCM10 console has become a connoisseur’s favourite in recent years for use as a sidecar for larger studios. Powered as it is by Neve 1073 mic pres and EQ along with its 1272 summing mixers it’s guaranteed to delight the most demanding ear.

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