AES 2015: Top Picks & Pics from the Showroom Floor
This was a memorable weekend to be in New York City. The Mets were embroiled in the World Series, the NYC Marathon powered through all five boroughs, and Halloween fell on a Saturday night, capped by...
View ArticleAES 2015 Photo Journal: Panels & Parties
Yesterday, we shared our massive photo review of the best and most innovative new gear of the 2015 AES convention. Today, we’d like to share a few pics from some of the coolest panels and hottest...
View ArticleMOTU Introduces MicroBook IIc Ultra Compact Audio Interface
The USB 2.0 interface from MOTU expands on the success of its original MicroBook interface. The major addition to the new MicroBook IIc is the USB audio class compliance allowing compatibility with...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches 4 New Plugins – Eventide H910 Harmonizer, Marshall...
No matter what kind of music you produce, Universal Audio’s launch of UAD Software v8.4 and the four accompanying new plugins for UAD-2 DSP Accelerators and Apollo have got you covered. Should you...
View ArticleGear Review: Sonarworks Reference 3 Room & Speaker Correction Suite
Sonarworks’ Reference 3 Suite. One of the biggest challenges that professional audio engineers have to deal with today is the actual work environment. Newly-available technology and shrinking budgets...
View ArticleAntelope Introduces Four New Products at AES 139 in NYC
Antelope rolled out a trifecta of new hardware products for us at last week’s AES 139: the 10MX Atomic Clock, Orion 32+, Orion Studio, plus a new software reverb, AuraVerb. Orion 32+ The Orion 32+ The...
View ArticleComposer Cribs: Charlie Clouser, Los Angeles, CA
Some composers live a career behind the scenes – Charlie Clouser is not one of them. While he currently spends his days and nights creating high-visibility soundtracks (the entire Saw series, Resident...
View ArticleQwire Music-to-Picture Cloud Platform Raises $2.5 Million; Licensed by ABC...
Qwire is a platform for professionals involved with putting audio to motion picture. Launched in 2014, NYC- and LA-based Qwire has seen fast growth, recently raising $2.5 million in its initial funding...
View ArticleRode NTR Active Ribbon Microphone Review
The Røde NTR Ribbon Microphone. At one of my earliest recording sessions, I tried to describe a sound I was going for: ”Dark, but not muddy; mid-heavy but not crowded, and with enough high end to peak...
View ArticleUp & Coming Engineers: Josh Gannet on Assisting, Tracking, and Being Prepared.
Josh Gannet is an audio engineer and producer who has racked up a ton of major credits as an assistant engineer, working in the studio with artists including Redman, Keith Richards, Slash, Steve...
View ArticleAudio Education Focus: Are High End Workshops Worth It?
It’s the Wild West in audio education right now. From all-you-can-eat free advice on YouTube to online course subscriptions and no shortage of audio trade schools and colleges, there’s more sonic...
View ArticleThe Art of Layering: 5 Principles for More Powerful Drums
Image by Flickr user Joshua Davis. We all know how important your drums are to your track. They’re the foundation of your groove, they’re what makes your listener dance. Limp drums can suck the life...
View ArticleNative Instruments Introduces FLESH – Improv-Inspired Synthesizer for REAKTOR 6
Native Instruments teamed up with musician, producer, and inventor Tim Exile to produce FLESH – a performance-based synthesizer. FLESH out performances with NI’s improv-inspired synth. Live...
View ArticleSoftware Review: The Foundry by Sonicsmiths
The Foundry by Sonicsmiths. In the world of virtual instruments, it’s safe to say that the number of choices out there has become overwhelming, especially once you realize just how deep and malleable...
View ArticleNovation Will Fly You To Berlin to Perform Live for Free…
…If you are the lucky winner! Novation has partnered with hello LIVE, Producertech.com, and Loopmasters to present the opportunity to anyone who is willing to answer a simple question. Prizes...
View ArticleSlate Digital Releases FG-Bomber – Impact Enhancer Plug-In
Slate Digital’s new plug-in promises to enhance depth, and impact of your sounds. The FG-Bomber is an abstracted signal chain that includes analog-modeled compressors, filters, harmonic generators,...
View ArticleMix Analysis: How Nic Hard Mixed “Shofukan” by Snarky Puppy
Who wouldn’t want the best of both worlds? Every Snarky Puppy performance is unique.Mixer Nic Hard certainly does, and realized he could have it via an intriguing project for Grammy Award winning...
View ArticleUp & Coming Engineers: Ryan Benyo on Radio, Recording and “Kid Pan Alley”
Ryan Benyo at work.Ryan Benyo produces an independent and internationally syndicated radio show called Passport Approved. Airing on over 30 stations across the world, Passport Approved was the first...
View ArticleGenelec Debuts 1236 Smart Active Monitoring (SAM) Main Monitor System
Genelec’s Smart Active Monitoring line adds functionality not typically found in studio monitors, let alone far-fields. The SAM tech can measure the response of the listening area to compensate for...
View ArticleDawner Prince Electronics Announces Boonar – Multi-Head Drum Echo Effects Pedal
The new effects pedal from Dawner Prince Electronics is designed to re-create the effects of the Binson Echorec multi-tap magnetic drum-echo delay. The feature-rich Boonar is capable of producing...
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