Music as Medicine: How Performing and Listening Treat Trauma
In the summer of 2012, my father passed me a well-worn copy of New York magazine with a provocative cover story by Michael Wolff titled “A Life Worth Ending”. In the story, Wolff chronicles his...
View ArticleRupert Neve Designs Announces RNDI DI Box and R6 500 Rack for NAMM 2015
As NAMM 2015 approaches, audio companies are gearing up to show off new tech, including a few firsts. Among these is the RNDI from Rupert Neve Designs. The new DI from RND is designed with a class-A...
View ArticleEarly Adopters: The Bunker Studio Boosts Its SSL 4000 With Automan Automation
The Bunker Studio in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn has never been one to hunker down. From the launch of its 3,000 foot space in 2012, to its swap from an Auditronics 501 console to a small frame SSL...
View ArticleAugspurger Monitors Debuts Duo 8 “Mini-Main” System
The sound of Augspurger is still massive – but the famed speakers are getting more and more manageable for compact spaces. The Duo 8, shown here atop the optional S12 sub, is set to debut at NAMM. At...
View ArticleJazz in The Studio: Preserving the Sound – From Louis Armstrong to Wayne...
When you think of jazz music, Louis Armstrong is probably one of the first names that come to mind, and not because he stands among the genre’s best musicians, but because he was a crowd pleaser, a...
View ArticleHardware/Software Shootout and Review: Thermionic Culture Vulture
The Culture Vulture is a unique piece of boutique hardware dedicated to adding all-valve induced harmonic distortion to sources. It was first introduced by Thermionic Culture in 1998 and has since seen...
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 Article“Fader” Debuts – Wireless DAW Control App for iOS Devices
Brooklyn-based producer and engineer Nick Brandes has announced the release of his premiere iOS app for wireless DAW control. Fader supports three main views: Control your DAW from across the room with...
View Article10 Classic Albums Made Outside the Recording Studio
More than ever before, albums are written, recorded, and even mixed at home. But it wasn’t always that way. Just a few decades ago, almost all bands booked time in a recording studio to capture the...
View ArticleJ. Walter Thompson’s Paul Greco Named Chair of 2015 AMP Awards Advisory Board
It’s very satisfying to see the good guys get ahead. J. Walter Thompson’s Paul Greco will be on top of the 3rd Annual AMP Awards. That’s exactly what’s just happened at the Association of Music...
View ArticleSoftube Transient Shaper Plug-In Released
Softube first previewed their Transient Shaper last month at NAMM 2015. With the announcement of the official release, users will get to experience their dual-band transient shaper that can effect...
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