Taking Control of Your Music Online
A couple of weeks ago, a good friend watched her laptop’s screen in horror, as a complete stranger began uploading her entire concert from the night before onto YouTube. She hadn’t seen this unknown...
View ArticleSuperExploder Performs Cinematic Sound Design, Mix for History Channel’s...
This was not your standard sound design and mix: NYC audio post facility SuperExploder went big with their work on “Story”, a :60 promo that plays like a mini-epic for History Channel. The sound of...
View ArticleNovation Debuts Launchpad S – Next-Level Live Controller, iPad Integration
Shield your eyes! But better open your ears – Novation has just unveiled the Launchpad S, a significant update to their grid controller for Ableton Live, the Novation Launchpad. The Launchpad S will...
View ArticleIceberg Amps Launches With 5184 – Full Featured, Low Power Valve Guitar...
There’s a new amp line out there. And by the looks of it, yes, the world did need another one. The company is Iceberg Amps, founded by composer/songwriter/musician/producer – and inspired inventor —...
View ArticleSound Magic Launches Neo Reverb — Hybrid Algorithmic & Convolution Reverb
If you’re going to put a new reverb out there today, it better have something to stand out. Two reverb styles are better than one, within Neo Reverb. Sound Magic sounds confident that they’ve got that...
View ArticleAvid Launches Pro Tools 11 – New Audio Engine, 64-Bit, Expanded Metering
ARTICLE UPDATE — June 21, 2013: Avid announced the official availability of Pro Tools 11 — all pricing is as originally stated, at the end of this article. It looks like the scientists behind Pro Tools...
View ArticleRIP Andy Johns — Producer/Engineer Who Recorded Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin,...
It’s been a somber week for engineers and producers. The latest, highly accomplished audio professional to leave us is Andy Johns, who passed away April 7th at the age of 61. The Rolling Stones’ 1972...
View ArticleNeumann Debuts KH 310 A — Three-Way Active Studio Monitor
There are plenty of audio developments that go down at NAB. Neumann is the latest to make a statement, with the unveiling of its new KH 310 A active studio monitor. A three-way system designed to...
View ArticleDIY Tutorial: Stereo Telescope, Three Studios, and the Recording of “Fires”
What’s your concept-to-completion workflow? Stereo Telescope, Kurt Schneider and Nikki Dessingue, at Chillhouse Studios in Charlestown, MA. For the emerging pop synth duo Stereo Telescope, song...
View ArticleAvid Launches Two New Mobile Audio Interfaces – Fast Track Solo and Duo, with...
The ability to go mobile is never a bad thing. Avid is tipping its hat to that fact with two new portable audio interfaces: Avid Fast Track Solo, and Fast Track Duo. Solo has one mic preamp and one...
View ArticleNovation Introduces Bass Station II Analogue Mono-Synth
Novation is marking it’s 21st birthday with the release of the Bass Station II Analogue Mono-Synth. The new synth is essentially an overhaul of the original classic released back in 1993 – only this...
View ArticleRupert Neve Designs Debuts 5060 Centerpiece – 24×2 Desktop Mixer
The intrigue at Musikmesse intensified this morning with a big announcement from Rupert Neve Designs: the imaginative manufacturer has unveiled its new 5060 Centerpiece 24x 2 Desktop Mixer. A...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches Next-Level Apollo 16 Interface
Apollo 16 has launched. The new flagship audio interface from Universal Audio – Apollo 16 – debuts at Musikmesse today, a 24-bit/192 kHz, FireWire/Thunderbolt-ready interface delivering “world-class...
View ArticlePodcast Audio Gear Review: Brainworx bx_rockrack
Hosts Geoff and Eli review bx_RockRack, the new amp simulator plugin from Brainworx. Join them for an in-depth audio tour of the plugin with help from guitarist Robbie “Seahag” Mangano. How does it...
View ArticleSSL Stereo Bus Compressor Launched for 500 Format
In a day where a great deal of impressive new gear has debuted, there’s the rebirth of a classic to add to the list. At Musikmesse, Solid State Logic has just made the legendary SSL Stereo Bus...
View ArticleCapitol Studios Opens New Rooms, Launches New Mastering Options
HOLLYWOOD: There are a few recording studios in the world that need no introduction, and Capitol Studios in Hollywood is one of them. Located in the basement of the iconic Capitol Records Building just...
View ArticleSoftube Debuts Console 1 – Integrated Hardware/Software Music Mixing Solution
(Article Update, February 15, 2014 — Softube announced that the Console 1 is now officially available, for a list price of $1,099 and a “probable” street price of $999. In addition, SSL is officially...
View ArticleStudio Event: The Fort Brooklyn “Black Tie” Benefit Rock Show, Sat. 4/20
Sometimes, being a major asset to the creative community isn’t quite enough. The beloved Bushwick studio that has been operating as The Fort Brooklyn for the past 10 years knows that all too well right...
View ArticleSSL Debuts First-Ever Live Sound Console – ‘Live’ with Tempest Processing...
It was bound to happen. SSL has arrived on the live sound scene with it’s first-ever console purpose-built for the live market. The classic SSL sound in a live board is a tantalizing enough...
View ArticleDigiTech Announces JamMan Express XT – Their Smallest Looper Pedal Yet
Go loopy over all of the features. It appears that compact looper pedals are becoming all the rage – First with the TC Electronic Ditto, now the DigiTech JamMan Express XT. DigiTech is well known for...
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