Mix With The Masters Announces Michael Brauer – November 9-15
Want to close out 2014 in style? Your ears and eyes will be opened by Michael Brauer. The year’s finale for Mix with the Masters assures it, hosting mixing superstar Michael Brauer from November 9-15th...
View ArticleReview: Blue Cat Audio Patchwork 1.4 – By Bassy Bob
Recently I was introduced to quite an amazing and innovative plugin tool for DAWs, called Patchwork by Blue Cat Audio. When I saw it, it immediately reminded me of the Dangerous Liaison, which allows...
View ArticlePropellerhead Announces Reason 8 – New Workflow & Additional Content
The melody, beat, processing beast has officially received a makeover. Propellerhead has announced Reason 8, allowing better workflow and expanded content through a massive restructuring. The new...
View ArticleDevil Technologies Launches DTouch for Pro Tools V1.2 – Powerful Multi-Touch...
Has multi-touch Pro Tools control for the rest of us arrived? Devil Technologies, which released DTouch for Pro Tools in Spring of this year, is making a bigger noise with the launch of V1.2. The...
View ArticleCareer Corner: Three Big Tips for Aspiring Assistant Engineers
I write this as a follow-up to Andrew Koss’s excellent article, “Recording Studio Internships: How NOT to Get One — and How to Get 10 Offers,” which advises would-be interns on what it takes to get in...
View ArticleBock Audio Announces Bock 407 – New Tube Microphone With Vintage U47 Sound
David Bock, the man behind Bock Audio, has designed a series of microphones to reproduce the stunning characteristics of vintage microphones we’ve all come to know and love. Bock’s design goals are to...
View ArticleMaking the Mix Room: Matt “Linny” Linesch – Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood
It’s exhilarating to catch a rising star – and that’s exactly what’s captured here in the latest “Making the Mix Room.” Matt “Linny” Linesch and his treasured Trident are a tight musical team. What...
View ArticleAudio Post Moves: Sound Lounge Announces New Hires and Business Expansion
People are in motion at Sound Lounge, the large-scale audio post facility in NYC’s Flatiron District. In all, the company has announced the addition of three new positions to their creative video...
View ArticleTelefunken Introduces THP-29 Extreme Isolation Headphones
TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik has released a pair of headphones designed for extreme isolation. The Telefunken THP-29 cans are closed back headphones that those in live sound would be familiar with. This...
View ArticleLevel Up: The Evolution of Video Game Audio
In 1958, nuclear physicist William A. Higinbotham created a crude electronic tennis game for visitors to Brookhaven National Laboratory. “Tennis for Two” consisted of an analog computer, two...
View ArticleManley, Dangerous, and Blue Microphones Visit Brooklyn via Audio Power Tools...
Three big names are converging on Studio G in Brooklyn this Thursday, August 21st. Manley Labs, Dangerous Music, and Blue Microphones will be the guests of Audio Power Tools that evening. Beginning at...
View ArticleFocusrite Announces Scarlett Solo – Very Affordable 96k/24-bit Interface
If it hasn’t already been deciphered by the name, the Scarlett Solo has a single mic pre and a single instrument input – a simple recording solution for those who just need to jot down a few mono...
View ArticleEthan Johns’ “The Reckoning”: Why Ryan Adams Produced, and the Studio...
When the producer is the artist, who produces that producer? Ethan Johns beckons anew with “The Reckoning”. In the case of singer/songwriter and Grammy-nominated producer Ethan Johns, the person he...
View ArticleMusic as Survival: A Marine’s Military-Spec Studio Checklist
Everyone encounters obstacles in life. Some may be more daunting than others, but we all strive to find a way to overcome and adapt to make it through. In the end, it is what we learn from experience...
View ArticleSimmons Introduces Stryke6 iPad Drum Controller
The pioneers behind the first electronic drum kits, Simmons, are now catering to the portable generation with Stryke6. Designed to work directly with the iPad with their free Stryke6 app, the portable...
View ArticleFabFilter Releases Pro-Q 2 Equalizer Filter Plug-In
On top of the already gorgeous interface, this major update from the original FabFilter Pro-Q brings us a host of new features along with all of the originals. Pro-Q 2 boasts a few key additions –...
View ArticleFredenstein Launches Artistic FET Compressor, for 500 Series Value Line
500 can be affordable – so says Fredenstein Professional Audio. At $239, you can fit this 500 in. An American-German design team, Fredenstein keeps its costs down by manufacturing in Taiwan, then...
View ArticleGalaxy Audio Begins Shipping ERGOMIC – Unique Form Factor Dynamic or...
Get a handle on this innovation – one that seems long overdue. The new ERGOMIC from Galaxy Audio offers an advanced form factor. Galaxy Audio is now shipping the ERGOMIC, a wired microphone that offers...
View ArticleThe ABC’s of…EDM In The Studio: The Music Behind The Dance – The Chemical...
The latest in a series by Michael Haskoor — also see the ABC’s of Avant Garde Rock, Electronic Rock, Punk/, Reggae, and Blues Rock. EDM is big in every way — The audience digs into a concert at Sonar...
View ArticleVideo Tutorial: Editing Trills in Melodyne with Shortcuts for Speed and...
Modern production and pop music in particular often involves a lot of editing. I’m a big fan of spending more time on tracking and less time on edits – and only when needed. When edits are needed I...
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