Free custom presets for Baby Audio’s Smooth Operator Pro

Baby Audio’s Smooth Operator Pro delivers powerful ways of dynamically sculpting sound and applying spectral processing. To round out the offering, here are some CDM-exclusive presets. You can try them out alongside the factory presets in their free trial.

Happy Monday; immerse your workday and soundscape in Severance

To aid in your professional merriment, here’s a complete round-up of Severance stuff, from behind-the-scenes discussion of the show’s sound design and score to an eight-hour mix of “music to refine to.”|

Peter Kirn - March 17, 2025

Taylor Deupree and Joseph Branciforte on transcribing an electronic classic

“Highlighting inconsistencies”: when it came time to transcribe Taylor Deupree’s seminal 2002 electronic drone album Sti.il for acoustic instruments, everything from technical software details to how we think about music and physical artifacts came into play.

David Abravanel - June 5, 2024

Field system, completed: Teenage Engineering TP-7 recorder test

Andreas Roman - December 27, 2023

Soundtoys shows off the Abbey Road reverb trick – and it’s not just for vocals

Peter Kirn - December 21, 2023

Xer Mixa mixer update: hex and quad sound, synced mutes, more

Peter Kirn - December 15, 2023

Xer Mixa review: versatile analog mixer and creative tool for Eurorack

Peter Kirn - November 22, 2023

Ardour 8 – what’s new, and why this free, open-source DAW is worth a look

Peter Kirn - October 9, 2023

Bastl Bestie puts stereo, pre-listen, overdrive, creative feedback in an ultra-portable mixer

Peter Kirn - April 12, 2023

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