Thought that statement would get your attention! There are a plethora of free plugins out there, most of which are not worth the bytes they occupy. But every now and then a diamond is released to the world for a grand total of zero dollars. Memories of the free and quite amazing Blockfish compressor that came in very handy a good 8 (Or is it 18) years ago when it was released. There are a huge range of free plugins out there which is why I was immediately suspicious when I heard about a new free “virtual studio” room/monitor modelling plugin. “Bah” I though. Then I heard it has been developed and released by Beyer Dynamic. That got my attention. Read more »
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Many Bands have been recorded here at the Cape Audio College over the years. Although we posses a huge amount of musical diversity from within our student body it is always a pleasure to see some experienced rockers taking the floor. The Bootleggers blues band (Just The bootleggers is fine) is a 6 piece blues rock outfit that have been around for quite some time and have been playing Cape Town festivals, clubs and music venues for a number of years. Our student this time round is Oliver Stutz, who recorded this band in our fantastic main studio facility, using some of the best tools in the trade. Enjoy! Read more »
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Hand held field recorders have become very popular over the last few years. With the DSLR video making community growing and with the influx of budget movie productions making the big time, the need for quality location sound recording has become necessity for any budding Spielberg. It has never been easier to obtain professional results with a modest budget. Zoom has been a big contender in the hand held recorder market recently, possibly due to their ability the make cheap and cheerful products that get the job done. Zoom’s good reputation in guitar effects processing died along time ago, with the Zoom 9000 from the mid 90′s. Tascam however has had a good reputation for making professional field recorders for quite some time. And although Read more »
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Hey Guys just an Update on a piece of software I was talking about awhile ago, Its called Plugin Update and basically their goal is pretty simple … keep your plugins up to date, well you’ll be pleased to know Read more »
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The Cape Audio Colleges initiative to provide a professional sound rig for students personal development seems to be going quite well. The proposals have been coming in and it looks like our rig is making its way out into the clubs of Cape Town just about every weekend. This time round Mandla Mkaba and Co took advantage of the our JBL rig to organise an event in Observatory Cape Town. It was really great to see that the guys took things a step further and secured a Blackberry sponsor. By the look of Read more »
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At the Cape Audio College we like supporting our students in and outside of the college. Valuable experience is difficult to find these days, which is why we feel it is important to provide a means for students to get practice outside of the college walls. This is why, the Cape Audio College has invested in a JBL audio rig that we make available to our students for live events. Another first for South African audio colleges. If you study at the Cape Audio College, you too will be able to take advantage of our JBL rig. Whether you are planning Read more »
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Dave Pearce might be more familier to you as the one half of Pascal & Pearce. Pascal & Pearce are fast becoming one of South Africa’s top house exports, with UK tours and and two albums on offer. Dave graduated from the Cape Audio College diploma course 3 years ago and since then has been busy at work with his partner in crime Pascal Ellinas creating some serious tunes for the masses. Its great to see one of our graduates doing so well. Read more »
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For those of you who dont follow whats happening on Ted Talks, LRAD or “Long range acoustic device”, is a portable long range acoustic amplification system currently being used by the military and coast guard as an acoustic deterrent in their battle against riot, pirate and crowd control. LRAD has had a lot of coverage in the news. It was famously used during the Seaborne Spirit piracy incident in 2005, effectively repelling pirates armed with rocket propelled grenade launchers. It is an extremely useful tool, LRAD can render Read more »
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It is quite important for developing audio engineers to have an understanding of component based signal flow. Much of the equipment we use in studio or on stage sits at the very cutting edge of modern electronics technology. This is why, we think its is imperative for fledgling audio professionals to gain experience in the fantastic field of electrical engineering and audio device construction. You will be amazed what you can build from Read more »
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