Universal Audio Release UAD Explore FREE Plug-ins Bundle And LUNA DAW Universal Audio has launched UAD Explore FREE, a new bundle offering eight of its top plug-ins and the LUNA Digital Audio Workstation at no cost, with no hardware required.

Universal Audio Release UAD Explore FREE Plug-ins Bundle And LUNA DAW

AAF Explained - How To Export From An NLE For Audio Post Whenever a video edit is nearing completion and ready for audio post, we need a way to export the audio with all its tracks, clip placements, timecode, fades, and automation from the video editing software into our DAW. The format which facilitates this is AAF (Advanced Authoring Format). Here, Paul Maunder explains how to export an AAF from Adobe Premiere Pro.

AAF Explained - How To Export From An NLE For Audio Post

How To Route Audio On Windows With Audiomovers OMNIBUS 3 With Audiomovers’ does-it-all virtual patchbay available for macOS and Windows, the OMNIBUS 3 experience is available to more users than ever before. Here we walkthrough how to get up and running on Windows for seamless connections inside the box.

How To Route Audio On Windows With Audiomovers OMNIBUS 3

7 Tuning and Pitch Correction Plugins for Vocals in 2026 Whether used for stealthy melodious meldings, or full-on mechanised manglings, pitch correction audio plugins can be transformative for the success of the lyric. From well-known industry shifters to under-the-radar heavy lifters, read on to get our selection of tools for the topline.

7 Tuning and Pitch Correction Plugins for Vocals in 2026

NUGEN Audio Halo Vision v1.2 Update Released NUGEN Audio has released Halo Vision v1.2, adding new precision analysis features to its real‑time, customisable audio analysis suite for 3D, surround and immersive workflows. We have the details…

NUGEN Audio Halo Vision v1.2 Update Released

Why PreSonus StudioLive SE Digital Rack Mixers Do Stage And Studio Better Expanding PreSonus’ line of SE Digital Mixers even further, their latest additions in the range live in the rack full time. Swapping faders for extra space in the van, here we highlight its three superpowers that make life better in the live and studio spheres.

Why PreSonus StudioLive SE Digital Rack Mixers Do Stage And Studio Better

Areal SR1 Immersive Monitoring Headphone System Released Immersive audio specialist Areal has launched SR1, a new spatial reference headphone system designed for accurate immersive monitoring outside of a fixed studio environment. We have the details…

Areal SR1 Immersive Monitoring Headphone System Released

Is Pro Tools For Windows Becoming A Second-Class Experience? Although the dominance of Windows in the wider world is easy to see, things in the audio universe are not as clear-cut. Here we investigate just how equal the Pro Tools experience is for studios who exist outside the macOSphere…

Is Pro Tools For Windows Becoming A Second-Class Experience?

AI Audio Tools Are Built for Everyone. That's the Problem AI audio tools trained on everything produce mixes that sound like everything. That's not a tool. That's a problem. Here's the version worth waiting for.

AI Audio Tools Are Built for Everyone. That's the Problem

12 Free HoRNet Plugins Worth Adding to Your Toolkit In this article, we explore the twelve free plugins offered by HoRNet Plugins. Three dynamics plugins, two EQ plugins, one reverb plugin, three saturation plugins and four utility plugins.

12 Free HoRNet Plugins Worth Adding to Your Toolkit

Sonuscore Releases Free LUX Orchestral Strings Elements Sonuscore has announced the release of LUX Orchestral Strings Elements, a free version of their flagship library LUX Orchestral Strings. We have the details…

Sonuscore Releases Free LUX Orchestral Strings Elements

How To Trash Pro Tools Preferences on Mac and Windows How many times have you read someone recommending that you trash your preferences when you have a problem with Pro Tools, but weren’t sure what that meant or entailed? If so, then this article is for you. We will cover how to manually trash (or reset) your Pro Tools Preferences on macOS and Windows, and how to use a dedicated app to help you do so. This article was updated on February 13, 2026.

How To Trash Pro Tools Preferences on Mac and Windows

Steinberg Nuendo 15: What's New for Audio Post Professionals From the new Analyzer Track for dialogue intelligibility to overhauled ADR and automation, Paul Maunder takes a look at what the recently released Nuendo 15 brings to post production workflows.

Steinberg Nuendo 15: What's New for Audio Post Professionals

Client Feedback Isn't a Verdict. Here's Why It Matters Most of us have felt it: that moment between hitting send and waiting for a response. What separates the engineers who find that moment energising from the ones who dread it isn't talent or experience. It's a single shift in how they think about the work.

Client Feedback Isn't a Verdict. Here's Why It Matters

Antares AutoTune Pro 11 - How To Get Fast Results With Automation For engineers who want instant gratification without the hassle of deep manual edits, using DAW automation is a time-honoured AutoTune technique for powerful processing. Delivering customised results using familiar controls, here we strive for pitch perfection on the timeline.

Antares AutoTune Pro 11 - How To Get Fast Results With Automation

Tutorial - How To Use The iLok License Manager Software Since 2013, the iLok License Manager software has been at the core of how we manage the iLok licenses, that protect a lot of the software we buy. This article and the video from Avid cover how to use the iLok License Manager software to manage for iLok licenses.

Tutorial - How To Use The iLok License Manager Software

Boom Library Enrage V1.5 - First Look BOOM Library has just released version 1.5 of its modular FX processing tool, ENRAGE. If you’re not already familiar with ENRAGE, it lets you chain multiple processing devices together within the plug-in for virtually endless sound manipulation possibilities. There are over 50 devices included, and they can be combined in any order you like, with fully automatable parameters in each.

Boom Library Enrage V1.5 - First Look

7 Reverb Audio Plugins For Any Kind Of Ambience Whether it’s algorithmic marvels, convolved creations, or anachronistic plates, there isn’t any form of reverb that can’t be had in audio plugin form. With so many to choose from, and with workstation’s luxuries of zero-maintenance and complete recall too good to ignore, here we list just some of our picks for audio plugin atmospheres in the box.

7 Reverb Audio Plugins For Any Kind Of Ambience

Accentize dxSplit Dialogue Stem Separation Plugin - Tested Noisy location dialogue is one of post-production's most persistent headaches. Accentize dxSplit tackles it by splitting recordings into voice, reverb and noise — each independently EQ'd and routable. Paul Maunder puts it through its paces…

Accentize dxSplit Dialogue Stem Separation Plugin - Tested

Why You Should Wait For The M6 MacBook Pro in 2026 Even though the latest M5 MacBook Pro is the fastest and most powerful Mac so far, in this article, we outline four reasons why you should consider waiting for a new top-of-the-range M6 MacBook due to be released later this year.

Why You Should Wait For The M6 MacBook Pro in 2026

Why Working Backwards Makes Mixing Decisions Easier Most productions don't fail in the mix. They fail before anyone has decided what the record is actually supposed to feel like. Richard Hilton and Steve Demott on why starting with the end in mind changes every decision that follows.

Why Working Backwards Makes Mixing Decisions Easier

ProjectSAM Free Orchestra: Two Free Cinematic Libraries The Free Orchestra 1 draws from the ProjectSAM orchestral catalogue, and comes with 14 instruments, including Orchestral string staccatos, heroic horns, luminous choirs and dystopian drones. The Free Orchestra 2 builds on the legacy of its predecessor, offering you an even larger collection of cinematic sounds, including lush sul tasto strings, legato brass, tutti crescendos and orchestral percussion. We have all the details.

ProjectSAM Free Orchestra: Two Free Cinematic Libraries

4LO Digital Release Voxium - Real-time Dialogue Noise Reduction Plugin Community member Lee Varino pointed us to this new inexpensive audio restoration plug made by dialog editor, rerecording mixer and YouTuber Thomas Boykin, who describes Voxium as a “real-time dialogue noise reduction plugin built for film, podcasts, and YouTube audio.”

4LO Digital Release Voxium - Real-time Dialogue Noise Reduction Plugin

A to Z of Pro Tools - M is for Memory Locations In Pro Tools, memory locations are an important feature for navigating sessions. At their most basic, they allow markers to be placed and recalled at specific points on the timeline so you can quickly jump to important sections of the session. The larger the session, the more useful and necessary this becomes. As we’ll see, though, memory locations can do a lot more than just mark positions on the timeline.

A to Z of Pro Tools - M is for Memory Locations

APL HeadTrek – Binaural Head Tracking For VIRTUOSO Tested Setting out to turbo-boost binaural monitoring accuracy, HeadTrek is APL’s head tracking tech for VIRTUOSO. With the promise of finely etched, externalised images for headphone monitoring, here pros take a listen to APL’s latest listening tech.

APL HeadTrek – Binaural Head Tracking For VIRTUOSO Tested

Can We Stop Fixing Records That Aren't Broken Modern audio tools let us dismantle and rebuild any classic recording. I spent five hours proving why we shouldn't.

Can We Stop Fixing Records That Aren't Broken

New Research: Mixes Made Between 2am and 4am Are 34% Better A peer-reviewed study from the Institute for Advanced Audio Research has found a significant correlation between late-night session work and measurable improvements in mix quality.

New Research: Mixes Made Between 2am and 4am Are 34% Better

Merging Technologies Pyramix 16 - What's New For Pro Audio Workflows Promising perfect spatial realism, coupled with immersive features and expanded functionality for more users, Pyramix 16 promises the most refined experience of Merging Technologies’ high fidelity DAW. Here we take a detailed look at its new features.

Merging Technologies Pyramix 16 - What's New For Pro Audio Workflows

Is The Metric Halo ULN-8 mkIV Worth It For Audio Pros? Eight preamps, onboard DSP, modular expansion, and routing flexibility that rivals a console… audio engineer Steve DeMott shares his real-world verdict of the Metric Halo ULN-8 mkIV audio interface.

Is The Metric Halo ULN-8 mkIV Worth It For Audio Pros?

The New Features Worth Checking Out In Fender Studio Pro 8 Offering more sounds and machine-assisted features than its previous incarnation, Fender Studio Pro 8 packs tools to take on any kind of audio production. Following our first look at Fender’s enhanced workstation in January 2026, here we dive a little deeper into the features for audio professionals that set it apart from its predecessor .

The New Features Worth Checking Out In Fender Studio Pro 8