Winter NAMM Report: 27 Picks to Power Your Studio
My Winter NAMM started early this year. After a six-hour flight from JFK to NYC, I was more in the mode to make it to my Anaheim hotel, take a hot shower, and pass out before the next day’s convention...
View ArticleG-Sonique Releases Audio Control AC1 Sound Control Plug-In
The Slovakia-based company G-Sonique has produced another versatile plug-in for mixing and mastering. The affordable Audio Control AC1 emulates a console’s master section – more specifically the...
View ArticleFree MOOC Course: Berklee’s “Introduction to Ableton Live” – 1st Session on...
For many, this Super Bowl Sunday is the ultimate in sporting entertainment. For thousands of others, however, it represents the day before a killer new free online course from Berklee College of Music...
View ArticleSpectrasonics Announces Omnisphere 2 Synth
After years of Spectrasonics supporting their catch-all synthesizer, Omnisphere, the company just officially introduced Omnisphere 2 during NAMM 2015 in Anaheim, CA. When Omnisphere was originally...
View ArticleComposer Cribs – Yessian, Flatiron District, New York City
Always put yourself in a position to win. Whether the topic is football or mixing for original music and sound design, you can’t argue with that logic. At Yessian, they’re playing that strategy to the...
View ArticleEar Trumpet Labs Announces Evelyn Stereo Mic
Portland, OR-based mic developer Ear Trumpet Labs specialize in manufacturing handmade microphones with vintage aesthetics and modern electronics. Their new Evelyn stereo mic consists of two...
View ArticleSound Tips for Beginners — Analog Audio Levels for Recording
There comes a moment of joy and frustration with the appearance of the fourth piece of gear. You already have an audio interface for your computer, the mic plugs into the mic jack and the guitar plugs...
View ArticleNYC Event Alert: Premier Studios Session Seminar w/Anthony Daniel, 2/21
Ready to tackle three big audio topics in four hours, with an accomplished pro? If that sounds appealing to you, then there’s an upcoming Premier Studios Session Seminar to put into your calendar: an...
View ArticleRIP Joseph Grado — Founder of Grado Labs
A patriarch of audio has departed us. Today, Brooklyn-based Grado Labs released the following statement: Joseph Grado lived a life of sound. It is with a heavy heart for the Grado family to say that...
View ArticlePSP Audioware Introduces Master Quality Rotary Speaker Plug-In, L’otary
Producers of a variety of hardware modeled plug-ins, PSP Audioware is now introducing their first rotary speaker emulator with L’otary. The new plug-in is modeled after the legendary Leslie 122, and...
View ArticleResearch & Development: Waves DiGiGrid DLS — Ethernet Audio Interface &...
We confess – when we first encountered Waves’ DiGiGrid DLS solution at the 135th AES, we couldn’t get our heads all the way around it. On the surface, we could see that this was a particularly powerful...
View ArticleWarner/Chappell Production Music Launches New Artist Series with Peter...
There are always new twists on music licensing – just ask Warner/Chappell Production Music. The company’s fresh spin comes via its just-launched Artist Series, providing music supervisors, producers,...
View ArticleBoz Digital Lab’s +10db – A Big Review of a Mixing Plugin
A friend of mine in the mixing/producing game refuses to use anything but the Waves CLA 76 on his vocal chain. Even though he believes other emulations of the famed hardware piece trounce the CLA—the...
View ArticleNYC Event: “Who You Gonna Call? The Tech Experts”— March 5th, Presented by...
Calling all composers in the trenches! Here’s an extra dose of survival skills. The Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) will be hosting a panel, “Who You Gonna Call? The Tech Experts” on March 5th...
View ArticleArturia Announces KeyLab 88 MIDI Keyboard Controller
Originally making its debut at Musikmesse 2014 in Germany, Arturia’s KeyLab 88 is now gracing us with its presence stateside. The Keylab 88 is a high-end MIDI instrument for tech savvy pianists who...
View ArticleMax Out Your Mix: 3 Essential Tips For Mixing with Samples
Sampling is amazing for making songs sound huge: you’re taking parts of an already mixed and mastered song and putting it into your own. From a production standpoint it opens up a world of...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Releases UAD Software v8.0
Insert your own pun about classic energy drinks or big engines here, but the fact is that UA now has its own V8 — Universal Audio has officially released UAD Software v8.0. V8.0 will include Apollo...
View ArticleFocusrite Launches Heritage Sound Competition to Mark 30-Year Anniversary —...
Three decades of audio innovation is a fine excuse to throw a party. Focusrite couldn’t agree more. So in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the UK-based audio gear and software manufacturer, the...
View ArticleHeavy Music at Home with Sanford Parker
Sanford Parker has been a go-to engineer in Chicago’s heavy music scene since the turn of the millennium, producing bands such as Yob, Indian, and Corrections House. As the stress and liability of...
View ArticleVT Event: Guilford Sound Hosts Analog Tape Workshop with Larry Crane and...
If you’ve been craving an excuse to escape to the Green Mountain State, allow us to present the perfect reason: Vermont recording studio Guilford Sound will be hosting an analog tape workshop with...
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