Automated mixing and track assistant technology, sounds like witchcraft. But it is what Izotope’s Neutron promises. Izotope’s Neutron is a fantastic piece of voodoo mixing technology. The availability of plugins in the current context of music production is absolutely mind-blowing. The plugin standard for virtual studio technology was created as an open standard with Steinberg Music Technology. We at Bunker 8 have been using plugins since our inception as a company, hence the moniker “Digital Labs”. We love mixing in the box. Izotope’s Ozone is already a mainstay in our mastering suite. So it was with great anticipation that we approached the […]
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Is Omnisphere 2 The Last Plugin You Will Ever Need? If you only had one plugin to take to a desert island of programming, this might be the one that does everything Eric Pershing is a living legend in the world of sound design. He was one of the original engineers behind the sound design […]
Korg Arp ODYSSEi For iOS suddenly arrived at our offices yesterday, and we could not be more excited. Needless to say, this app did not disappoint in the least. As many of you know, we are huge fans of the Korg Gadget app for iOS. More than just about any other platform, Korg have the […]
In case this headline does not scream out at you, let us make this clear. Install an SSD and you will have a brand new PC. As many of you might know, I have been toting around an HP ENVY TS 15 laptop for the past several years. Initially, I was strictly desktop. But touchscreen laptops […]
Do this for Reason 9 You Will Upgrade Now. To know why, just read on… To all those that know us, we are die hard, to the “floor” software heads. We use just about every software “axe” we can to get new ideas. Well, we have been hearing the hum in the wilderness about Reason […]
It is easy to get jaded by all the incredibly amazing tools that are available to musicians now. Komplete 10 Ultimate: Go big or go home. Today there is more power in a iphone that I had in my entire 100,000+ plus digital studio when I first started. I remember buying a K2000, and spending close […]
Time to do the Komplete Kontrol S88: Komplete Review. I was very excited to receive my S88 today – I was holding off on the S-series in the hopes that NI would put out an 88-key variant, and they did! All of the unique Komplete Kontrol features are amazing – although I thought the LightGuide […]
Korg have went and done something remarkable, the Korg Gadget App for iOS. This is the Korg Gadget App Review. Well, it is truly a remarkable piece of software. For the first time, I can say that it is indeed possible to create something as a meaningful starting point for finished tracks on a iPad.There […]
Maschine Studio: Using it in the Studio. This is long overdue, but Bunker 8 is looking back at one of their most prized pieces of kit, Native Instruments Maschine Studio. We are in the process of working through an deeper vendor relationship with Native Instruments. For those who are unaware, we were one of the first […]
Behringer X32: The Bunker 8 Review. Well, it has come to this, after YEARS of loyal Mackie service, our beloved 32-8 and 24 e side car are going out to pasture, making way for a fully digital front end to the mixing experience. Sigmund, for years you have been calling yourself Bunker 8 Digital Labs, what […]