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Quality monitors are one of the most important investments for any studio. They’re the only piece of gear that every signal in your studio passes through. Without a precise pair of monitors, you can’t trust what you’re hearing, which makes it impossible to make critical mix decisions.  This Black Friday, we’re offering huge savings on a wide range of different studio monitors. Read below to find out about deals on Barefoot Sound, Amphion, Focal, JBL, Neumann, ProAc, and ADAM Audio, in addition to learning more about some of each brand's best selling monitors. Continue reading →

Miles Walker is a Grammy Award-winning engineer with countless hits and multi-platinum records sold worldwide. Best known for his work in hip-hop and pop, Walker has racked up credits with Top 40 heavyweights like Beyonce, Rhianna, Katy Perry, Usher, Lupe Fiasco, David Banner and many more. We recently had the pleasure of chatting with Miles for our 20 Questions series. Read on to learn about the incredible story of how Miles moved to Atlanta with nothing but the clothes on his back, in order to follow his dreams of working in the music industry. He also breaks down his favorite plug-ins and outboard gear, serves up some of his best mixing tips, and dishes out some powerful advice for aspiring engineers. Continue reading →

It’s hard to talk about music technology (especially synthesizers), without mentioning the name Moog Music. For decades, the brand's nameplate has adorned countless classic synths that have offered groundbreaking sounds to hit record after hit record. Throughout this Buyer's Guide, we'll talk about the importance of Moog and outline its current crop of synthesizers, theremins, and beyond. So where do you start with a company so revered? Let's talk about Dr. Robert Moog. Continue reading →

Earlier today, our friends over at Reverb shared a video that highlights Vintage King Audio via a trip through the Vintage King Tech Shop. Vintage King Audio co-founder Mike Nehra acts as your tour guide telling stories from the company's past and showing off some prized vintage gear currently in the shop. If you haven't had a chance to check out Reverb's video, you can watch it below. Afterward, continue reading to learn more about the gear featured in the video, including classic pieces from Neumann, Neve, Telefunken/TAB, Universal Audio, and API Audio. Continue reading →

Earlier this year, Antelope Audio introduced the world to its Synergy Core interface series, which includes the Discrete 4 Synergy Core, Discrete 8 Synergy Core, and Orion Studio Synergy Core. These interfaces unite powerful DSP and FPGA processors to create a low-latency FX platform, giving you access to over 80 plug-in emulations for recording, mixing and mastering. Antelope Audio has just announced that when you purchase any of these audio interfaces before Midnight on January 5th, 2020, you'll receive an incredible package of including an Edge Solo mic and free Vocal FX bundle and Auto-Tune Synergy plug-in. That's a lot to free goodness to digest, but let's start by talking about the new Antelope Auto-Tune plug-in. Continue reading →

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 →

When Retro Instruments first announced the brand's new 500PRE ($799), we knew we were in love before we ever even heard it. After all, what's not to love about bringing the Sta-Level design to the 500 Series world and packing three tubes into that compact module. Little did we know, we had something to do with the inspiration for it. "It was inspired by the Vintage King April Fools’ Day post on the 500 Series Fairchild 670," says Retro Instruments Owner/Designer Phil Moore. "“The performance of the 500PRE exceeded my expectations. It’s based on professional tube console program amplifiers from the era of the Sta-Level and 176. It’s got 75 dB of gain and no compromises." Continue reading →

When it comes to listening back to our audio projects, studio monitors are an essential part of the equation. If you can't hear your recording, mixing, or mastering session through speakers that provide an honest assessment of your track, you'll never get the results that you desire.If you feel that your current monitors are deceiving your ears, we're here to help! In this Buyer’s Guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know about studio monitors, including the differences between nearfield, midfield, farfield/mains, and subwoofers. Before we dive into that, it’s time for a quick history lesson. Continue reading →

Solid State Logic is getting the holiday savings started early this year with an epic instant rebate program on some of their most beloved pieces of gear. We're talking about big savings on the XL-Desk, Matrix 2, 500 Series modules, X-Rack gear, and so much more. How does it work? Simple. Check out the chart in this blog to see the products that are on sale. Purchase any of this gear from Vintage King Audio before 11:59PM on December 31st, 2019, and you'll instantly save. There's nothing to it, just save right at the point of purchase. Continue reading →