Video: Mixing Metallica – Backstage with Their Two-Man Monitoring Team
“Don’t get relaxed,” says Bob Cowan, Monitor Engineer for Metallica, of his enviable gig. Metallica monitors engineering Bob Cowan on point. No one should feel too calm witnessing a Metallica show, but...
View ArticleConsole Switch: How Brooklyn’s SpeakerSonic Installed a Trident 80b — Step by...
He’s only in it for the gear. We speak of SpeakerSonic’s Brian Speaker. Founder of the expanding East Williamsburg studio, we’re actually sure that Speaker loves the act of recording and hearing the...
View ArticleReview: Universal Audio Apollo Twin DUO — by Rich Crescenti
Although the technology and methods used in our industry have changed and will continue to change, the overall goal of recording hasn’t evolved much at all: We still must start with a sound source,...
View ArticleProducertech Launch Online Training Site for Maschine
It’s not just a Maschine, it’s a way of life. That seems to be how the educators at Producertech feel, considering the inspired energy behind http://www.maschine-courses.com. Their new site is designed...
View ArticleSparkplug Launches – New Sharing Economy Marketplace for Musicians, Audio Pros
Will this development spark a disruption on how musicians and audio pros rent instruments, space and gear? Sparkplug has officially arrived — a new way to share and locate musical tools. The New York...
View ArticleInside Red Bull Studios with Vacationer and Chris Tabron
Vacationer at work in Red Bull’s New York studio. The band Vacationer released an album near the end of June that sounds bigger, glossier and more alive than their past efforts. Their first record,...
View ArticleBBE Sound Releases Sonic Sweet v3.0 PlugIn Bundle – Complete with Mach 3 Bass
The new Sonic Sweet v3.0 bundle from BBE Sound includes completely re-worked versions of the their staple D82 Sonic Maximizer plug-in H82 Harmonic Maximizer, and the L82 Loudness Maximizer plug-ins....
View ArticleAugspurger Launches Duo 12.3 DSP – New Compact Studio Monitor
There are big names in monitors, and there are HUGE names. The nomenclature that is Augspurger arguably looms huger than them all, and now there’s a new addition to this legendary line. Introduced by...
View ArticleModern Grooves by Black Octopus – New iZotope BreakTweaker Expansion Pack
iZotope’s latest beat sequencer, BreakTweaker has another expansion pack available – Modern Grooves by Black Octopus. Complete with 40 presets in all, Black Octopus promises a musical workflow that...
View ArticleUsing a Laptop Onstage: Do’s and Don’ts of Digital Integration for Live Shows
Are you an electronic musician/producer who needs to translate your studio swag to a stage setting? Are you a band attempting to use a laptop on stage in lieu of human bodies playing instruments? Are...
View ArticleRemapping Mastering: What the Masterdisk Relocation Means to Music Production
In approximately 4,000,000,000 years, the Milky Way galaxy we call home will collide with the Andromeda galaxy. No one will be injured in this slow-motion crash, but the interaction of all the spiral...
View ArticleDMG Audio Releases Dualism – Stereo Control & Analysis Mastering Plug-In
Who doesn’t love a developer who brings us plug-ins “crafted with love”? DMG Audio is now introducing us to their new love potion, Dualism. The new plug-in boasts total stereo control over the master...
View ArticleAudioThing Releases Valve Exciter – Vintage Valve Emulation Plug-In
Dublin-based AudioThing is a multi-purpose developer specializing in sample libraries and plug-in development among other sonic exploration. Their latest plug-in, Valve Exciter, enhances harmonic...
View Article“The Mindful Musician”— Mindfulness Training for Better Recordings and...
Image by Flickr user Dierk SchaeferDuring a recent band practice, my mind began to wander, as it sometimes will when you’re playing the same song for the 100th time. I started thinking of future...
View ArticleWaves Announces SoundGrid Studio System – Audio Networking Platform
Constantly expanding their capabilities, Waves has conquered plug-in development and has even dipped their toe in the virtual instruments realm. Now with the release of SoundGrid Studio System, Waves...
View ArticleIK AmpliTube App Brings Fender Tones To Your iPhone and iPad
IK Multimedia’s AmpliTube Fender apps for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are now available for download from the iTunes App store. Designed and developed in close cooperation with Fender Musical...
View Article65amps Introduces “The Producer” Guitar Amplifier, with New Tube Circuit for...
65amps has announced their newest guitar amplifier, The Producer. An innovative 28-Watt amplifier, The Producer employs a unique tube circuit that addresses the characteristics of modern tubes in a new...
View ArticleBrainworx Releases BX_Rockrack Guitar Amp Plugin
Brainworx is a company known for producing near perfect emulations of world-class hardware devices. The new bx_rockrack guitar amp plug-in is no exception – aside from the fact that their capturing...
View ArticleKuassa Releases Amplifikation Vermilion Guitar Amp Plugin
The software developers that specialize in guitar amplification and audio processing have combined their two best qualities to create Amplifikation Vermilion. Kuassa‘s new guitar amp plugin is inspired...
View ArticleFargen Amplification Launches JL-15 — John Lennon Signature Guitar Amplifier
If you’re going to channel one music icon with your gear, John Lennon would be an excellent choice. In recognition of that, Fargen Amplification has launched its second guitar amplifier in tribute to...
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