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Ableton Announces Loop Session: In the Studio with Grand River
Ableton Loop has confirmed a free event taking place May 21, 2022 on loop.ableton.com. Loop Session: In the Studio with Grand River is the first in a new series of online experiences for music makers. Each event in the series will focus on one artist’s practice and ideas.
In the first session, attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at Grand...
Eventide $3000 “Open My Eyes” Remix Contest
"Open My Eyes" Remix Contest
Over $3000 in prizes including plug-ins and CASH!
In the summer of ’68 , Todd Rundgren and his band, NAZZ, released a song awash with tape flanging called “Open My Eyes.” The flanging effect played a key role in Eventide’s genesis. In our founding year, 1971, we introduced audio’s first rackmount effects box, the Instant Phaser....
Guitar Gear Reviews: Seymour Duncan Pegasus Custom Hybrid an Overview
For years, I felt the DiMarzio Air Norton was my 'to go' pickup. It is fat in the neck position, great for leads, but retains some clarity under high gain. It's got a lot of crunch in the bridge position: open, cutting, a bit clear but not bright, and a chewy midrange for leads. Yeah, the DiMarzio Air Norton...
Review: PreSonus Continues to Evolve with the Release of Studio One 5
Anyone that follows this blog regularly knows what a fan of PreSonus Studio One I am. While the list of VST plug-ins we have reviewed on this site is vast, we always come back to one DAW, Studio One.
So why mention other plug-ins when Studio One 5 ships with a vast array of tools? Simply when adding VSTs to...
Guitar Gear Review: Lounsberry Pedals Nigel Touch Overdrive
The pedal not only performed beyond expectations but also beyond Lounsberry Pedals' description of the Nigel Touch Overdrive.
Three Spidermen and a Bat – A Film Discussion
The parking lot at the AMC in Burlington, MA was jammed. Finding a space was difficult and my thoughts started going to "will this be sold out?" It wasn't, this week moviegoers were looking to Channing Tatum's Dog and other films as well. Got my ticket for the empty front row and enjoyed myself there.
I intentionally stayed away from...
Reverb Foundry’s Tai Chi – Reverb With Grace and Beauty
When I think of Tai Chi, I think of grace and beauty. This VST plugin is aptly named after the martial art technique.
From tight rooms to chorused ethereal spaces, Reverb Foundry's Tai Chi is the next generation ensemble of character reverb specializing in luscious chorused reverbs perfect for synth, guitar, electric piano, and vocals. Featuring surgical multi-band reverb editing,...
Spacewar!
This week has a lot of follow up to the entire situation with Activision/Blizzard, and also a lot of news items that weren't a part of the official news feed. In addition, this week's Gaming Flashback is recognized as the first computer game, Spacewar! The news feed includes:
Microsoft is watching Activision/Blizzard to ensure 'the right people' are in charge when it...
Live Games Service
The crew gets excited about the announcement of The Wolf Among Us 2, although it won't be out for a while, and bemoan the infestation of live service games everywhere these days in videogames. The news includes:
PlatinumGames pivoting to live service games
Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto 6 in a tweet
Tim Schafer doesn't want Psychonauts or any other Double Fine game turned into a movie
Let us...
Sony Buys Bungie
This week, Sony responds to Microsoft's nearly $69B purchase of Activision/Blizzard by buying Bungie for $4B. The guys cover Sony's State of Play 2022, which turned out to be entirely about Gran Turismo 6.
The other news this week includes:
Sony wants to help Bungie turn its franchises into movies
Sony's State of Play 2022
MLB: The Show 22 is coming to...














