Mix Magazine

1 week ago | mixonline.com | Mike Levine

Apple Logic Pro 11.2—A Mix Product of the Week Logic Pro 11.2, just dropped, and, sure enough, it has some cool new capabilities and lots of improvements on existing ones. New York, NY (May 30, 2025)—One of the joys of being a Logic Pro owner is that when Apple updates the software, you get useful new features and never have to pay an upgrade fee.

1 week ago | mixonline.com | Mike Levine

MIX VERDICT: VERTIGO VSS-2 PLUG-INTHE TAKEAWAY: “If I had to choose one channel strip to use when mixing, the Vertigo VSS-2 would be among the leading contenders.”COMPANY: Vertigo Sound/Plugin Alliance • www.plugin-alliance.comPRICE: $$129 ($89 thru June 25, 2025)PROS:• Sweet-sounding and highly adjustable Tube Saturator. • Compressor provides transparent dynamics control and includes “Soft” mode. • Modules and EQ bands can be switched on and off. CONS:• No polarity switch.

1 week ago | mixonline.com | Christopher Shuler

Hot on the heels of its Keynote 2025 event held at London’s iconic Roundhouse Theatre in May, L-Acoustics announces that all of its newest product and software launches will be on public display and properly demonstrated for the first time at this year’s InfoComm Show. “Although many people have now had the opportunity to watch our recent Keynote on YouTube, nothing compares to actually experiencing these new solutions in person,” says Bryan Bradley, CEO Americas at L-Acoustics.

1 week ago | mixonline.com | Steve La Cerra

Thursday May 22, 1:00 PMDespite weather predictions, it’s not raining now in NYC. I’ve got about two hours before I head for JFK Airport to start a two-week run of dates in the U.K. and Europe with Blue Öyster Cult. Having just come off the first leg of the Spring/Summer ’25 tour with Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks, I’m using the feeble remains of my brains cells to recall what I haven’t yet packed. The biggies are securely in my backpack: passport, carnet for the gear and a bunch of personal stuff.

1 week ago | mixonline.com | Craig Anderton

Gear. And more gear. Music gear forums. Arguments about gear. Zillions of YouTube videos on gear. Sure, people get excited about new cars, new shoes and even new watches—but do everyday consumers connect the term “lust” with products as much as our industry does? So I asked AI to find examples of people using the term “computer lust,” but it came up empty.