Three minute reads for audio engineers and music makers By Thomas Dulin Hey Reader, hope you're having a great week. Here's this week's Take Three email. PhaseLock Beta folks! This is my weekly email. Friendly reminder that if you don't want to receive Take Three emails, no hard feelings. Opt out here to stay in the beta. If you just "unsubscribe" you'll kick yourself out of the beta. TAKE ONE: QUICK LINKS Free Tube Saturation Plugins Worth Having In 2026, via Production Expert Bonnaroo Is...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Three minute reads for audio engineers and music makers By Thomas Dulin Hey Reader, here's this week's Take Three email. Quick reminder. If you're part of the PhaseLock beta and you do not want to receive my awesome weekly emails, you can opt out of these here. TAKE ONE: QUICK LINKS UAD's Moog Model D synth is 80% off ($29) if you buy it through Plugin Boutique. Why Your USB Hub Could Be Corrupting Your Studio Drives, via Production Expert MusicTech's "best new plugins, free and paid" this...
15 days ago • 2 min read
Three minute reads for audio engineers and music makers By Thomas Dulin Hey Reader, here's this week's Take Three email. A hearty welcome to all the new folks! If you are on the PhaseLock beta list and you do not want to receive these weekly emails, click here. Do NOT click unsubscribe unless you never want to receive any email from me again (including PhaseLock beta stuff!) TAKE ONE: QUICK LINKS D'Addario admits Suno was used in string demo video. They must have read last week's email....
22 days ago • 2 min read
Three minute reads for audio engineers and music makers By Thomas Dulin Hey Reader, here's this week's Take Three email. TAKE ONE: QUICK LINKS Willie Nelson lashes out at AI Data Centers in Texas (Billboard) Apple have announced Apple Upgrade, allowing you to lease a Macbook Pro or Mac Studio New SSL "Odyssey" console is 96 channels, fully recallable TAKE TWO: GEAR HIGHLIGHT Lots of folks wrote in after my "tune your PA" email and asked what kind of measurement mic they need. I have used this...
29 days ago • 3 min read
Three minute reads for audio engineers and music makers By Thomas Dulin Hey Reader, here's this week's Take Three email. TAKE ONE: QUICK LINKS People are betting on Spotify charts and it's causing an influx of stream-manipulating bots. via Fader The 4 new Mac computers planned for release later this year, via Production Expert This article explores the best free pitch correction plugins currently available. TAKE TWO: RECENTLY This past week I got to do two totally different things, both of...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Three minute reads for artists and producers who want to make better records By Thomas Dulin Hey Reader, short and sweet email this week. I'm writing from Muscle Shoals, AL where I'm getting to co-produce and collaborate with some truly talented friends. I hope you are well wherever you are! TAKE ONE: QUICK LINKS A hacker was able to get into Suno's source code and reveal previously unknown sources of their training data, via 404 Safari Audio have released Polyrex, a polyphonic Juno-like...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Three minute reads for audio engineers and music makers By Thomas Dulin Hey Reader, happy Wednesday. I LOVED reading your replies last week. You may be interested to know there are all kinds of folks on this email list. I heard from film composers, mix engineers, DJs, songwriters, touring audio engineers, and church volunteers from three continents. However you found yourself here, thanks for reading. I sincerely mean that. And I hope something in each email is helpful or inspiring in a small...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Three minute reads for artists and producers who want to make better records By Thomas Dulin Happy Wednesday, Reader, I hope you're having a great week so far. I've been traveling for some shows with Ben Rector but I'm in the studio for a bit finishing up some mixes. Here's this week's Take Three email. TAKE ONE: QUICK LINKS Waves have announced a drum replacement tool. I'll continue using Slate Trigger and Massey DRT (shocking how few people are aware of DRT). Production Expert's roundup of...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Three minute reads for artists and producers who want to make better records By Thomas Dulin Hey Reader, here's this week's Take Three email. TAKE ONE: QUICK LINKS Eventide's CrushStation plugin is normally $99, currently free with the code PIRATE100. Nashville's Dark Horse Estate and Studio compound is for sale for a cool 24 mil. KIT Plugins have partnered with Norman Petty Studios. As a person from Buddy Holly's hometown, I'll be buying whatever they release. I made this mug for fun when my...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read