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Universal Audio has incredible promos going on all year long, but they usually have something extra special happening around the holidays. Today, the brand has launched an end-of-year promo deal on their latest desktop interface releases that will get you some fantastic plug-ins for free. When you purchase Universal Audio’s Apollo Twin X (DUO or QUAD), Apollo x4 or Arrow before Midnight on December 31st, 2019, you’ll receive a special bonus with your new desktop interface. If you purchase an Apollo Twin X or Apollo x4, you’ll receive both the Analog Classics Pro plug-in bundle and Antares Auto-Tune Realtime Access for free. If you purchase an Arrow interface, you’ll receive the Antares Auto-Tune Realtime Access for free. Continue reading →

Universal Audio’s Ultimate 8 arrives today and instantly offers users access to every single plug-in currently available from the brand. What’s the benefit of purchasing all UAD plug-ins at once? By bundling together all plug-ins with the purchase of a UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt 3 OCTO, UAD-2 DSP Acclerator Card OCTO or Universal Audio audio interface, you’ll save a hefty amount of money when compared to buying the plug-ins individually. Ultimate 8 from Universal Audio features all 104 plug-ins from the brand's impeccable library of titles, including classics from Neve, Helios, Lexicon, Studer, Capitol Studios, Fender, and so much more. The bundle now features five additional plug-ins that were released by Universal Audio throughout 2019, including the Avalon® VT-737sp Channel Strip, V76 Preamplifier, UA 175B Tube Compressor, UA 176 Tube Compressor, and Capitol Chambers Reverb. Continue reading →

Universal Audio is changing the interface game once again with the release of Apollo X. The latest generation of the brand’s flagship interface has been given a significant boost with more processing power, improved conversion, new monitoring options and so much more. Learn more about Apollo X by reading our First Listen review here. If you’re already a current Apollo owner and would like to upgrade to the new Apollo X, you’re in luck. Vintage King is offering best-in-industry trade values when upgrading from your current interface. When trading in towards an Apollo X interface, you can receive up to $1,375 in trade value. Continue reading →

Over the last couple of months, I’ve had the chance to sit in on two Trinnov ST2 Pro installations and detailed listening sessions. When you’re working in a room that isn’t treated properly, most of the time you don’t even notice the problems, you just get used to them and work with what you have. This is where the old car test and listening on multiple sets of speakers in different listening environments came into play. Most of the time when the song leaves your mixing room for the first time, you often say, “Wow, there is way too much bass” or “Where did all the bass go?” Continue reading →

I've always been a huge fan of ATC monitors, and every time I get to work on a pair it's an absolute pleasure. As a listener, I always notice new sounds in my favorite songs, often unheard on other monitors or headphones. As an engineer, my mixes translate great on the first pass to any listening environment, and the client is always extremely happy. While demoing the ATC SCM45a, I got goosebumps multiple times from how amazing the songs were sounding through these speakers. There is a magic that happens in the higher frequencies of ATCs that no other speaker in its class can quite compete with. Without any DSP, they are very airy, crystal clear and pleasant sounding even at extreme monitoring levels, resulting in very little fatigue after long listening or mix sessions. The low end is always very tight and focused, even in the sub frequencies, and the speakers can be extremely loud with barely any noticeable distortion. Continue reading →

After being in production for over 20 years, fabled speaker maker ProAc ceased production of one of their most prominent lines, the Studio 100. While many have tried to fill the void left by ProAc in the wake of their decision, the England-based company has announced that they will be bringing back the Studio 100, albeit in a slightly different form. Continue reading →

In the world of country music, few Music City producers and engineers have shined as brightly as Matt McClure has recently. Scoring two number one hits with Lee Brice's "Hard To Love" and "I Drive Your Truck" in 2013, McClure has continued to build out his resume by working with some of the best songwriters in Nashville, including Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin and Rodney Clawson. Continue reading →

Vintage King was extremely honored to have the Pensado's Place crew come to our new pro audio store in Los Angeles. Jeff Ehrenberg, the store's manager and creator, gave a personal tour of the facilities including the showroom, critical listening room and the Infrasonic mastering studio. Continue reading →

If you've spent any amount of time in a recording studio, whether as a player, engineer or producer, there's no doubt you've seen the signature waffle iron/cloven hoof shape of the Coles 4038. Whether its a pair hanging over drums, a single mic placed in front of a guitar cab or brass instrument, the Coles 4038 has become a studio staple since it first debuted in 1952. The history of the Coles 4038 goes back even further to 1934 when the BBC-Marconi Type A became the first pressure-gradient ribbon microphone produced in Great Britain. From the Type A came a plethora of different microphones, but the bulky size of some of the resulting gear proved to be not so subtle when the BBC started producing television content. This directly led to the creation of a smaller microphone, the 4038. Continue reading →