Event Alert: 2/25 Audio Underground Roadshow In NYC “Analog Audio in a...
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN: A new traveling high-end audio showcase will kick off in NYC this month! The Audio Underground Roadshow will take over the SAE facilities in Herald Square on Saturday, February 25 to...
View ArticleGig Alert: Lullabies for Falling Empires at Vaudeville Park, Sun. Feb. 12
The Williamburg arts collective known as Vaudeville Park has an intriguing live music lineup this Sunday, Feb. 12th. Starting at 7:00 PM ($8) cover, you can catch all three fascinating artists....
View ArticleSteinberg Introduces Padshop Granular Synthesizer
Steinberg – the company that brings us the Cubase and Nuendo DAWs, among other popular software products, has introduced details of their new VST synth – Padshop. Steinberg claims that Padshop takes...
View ArticleWhen A Superstar Dies, Where Do Her Sessions Go? Why Whitney Houston Mattered...
Surprised, but not surprising, was my reaction to the news of R&B superstar Whitney Houston’s passing yesterday. Her death came one day before the 54th GRAMMY Awards presentation tonight – a small...
View ArticleRecording Metal Drums: Lamb of God’s Chris Adler Tracks “Resolution” NYC Style
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS: Don’t take your ears off the drums: Try listening to nothing but the precision ballistics that shoot through every song on Resolution, Lamb of God’s addictive seventh studio...
View ArticleLabel Moves: X5 Music Group (NYC) Adds Noelle Bell, Account Director
X5 Music Group, the growing digital music label, announced that it has hired the highly experienced music executive Noelle Bell. In her role as Account Director for X5, she will be based at the label’s...
View ArticleMixed In Key Launches “Mashup” Audio Editor for Fast Mashup Creation
The software developer Mixed In Key, known for its popular Mixed in Key 5 harmonic mixing analysis tool, announce that it has released Mashup for Windows and Mac OS X. "Mashup" is a purpose-built audio...
View ArticlePaul Kolderie Recording Wayside Shrines at Vinegar Hill in DUMBO
Producer/engineer Paul Kolderie (Radiohead, Pixies, Portugal. The Man) recently recorded a project with the band Wayside Shrines at Vinegar Hill Sound in DUMBO. Chris Harford recording with Paul...
View ArticleLegendary NJ Engineer Rudy Van Gelder Receives GRAMMY Trustee Award
If you blinked during Sunday’s GRAMMY telecast, you might have missed the fact that the iconic jazz recordist Rudy Van Gelder was honored by the Recording Academy with a 2012 Trustees Award. The...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: Swan7, East Williamsburg/Bushwick
EAST WILLIAMSBURG/BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN: The three little bears aren’t there, but Brooklyn has a studio that’s juuuuust right: Swan7. Where the musical porridge gets mixed -- the SWAN7 control room....
View ArticleReview: Eventide Space Multi-Effects Pedal
I’m very attached to the Eventide H3000 that lives at my studio. Some of my favorite go-to effects originate in this classic double rack-space digital behemoth. Eventide Space stompbox ($499 retail) A...
View ArticleMuTools Releases Modular DAW MuLab 4
Get ready to move your mind around: MuLab 4 from MuTools is the first DAW of its kind to implement a modular architecture for music production on your computer. This new approach will “..let you...
View ArticleThe Cribs Record Latest With Dave Fridmann, Steve Albini
UK indie/punk band The Cribs are set to release their fifth album – In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull – in May on Wichita Recordings. The Cribs The album has been produced from recordings made up in...
View ArticleEvent Alert: The Music Building Opens Up for Social Media Week Tonight,...
In honor of Social Media Week, NYC’s famed Music Building is inviting artists and audio professionals alike to join them at a free open house (registration required) tonight, Thursday, February 16th,...
View ArticleBehind The Release: The Magnetic Fields’ Love at the Bottom of the Sea
On March 6th, The Magnetic Fields are slated to release Love at the Bottom of the Sea. It will be a return to form for the band and for their primary member, the absurdist songwriter and...
View ArticleNYC Audio Pros Are Oscar Winners at Academy Awards for Sound Mixing, Sound...
Martin Scorcese’s visual adventure Hugo was a big winner at last night’s 84th Academy Awards, and the legendary director’s preference for New York City talent throughout the crew was reflected in the...
View Article“Geek Out” At Converse Rubber Tracks
True to its mission, Converse Rubber Tracks has been giving away studio time to applicants since opening last Summer. Rubber Tracks Studio A, at the API 1608 console In recent sessions, Brooklyn rock...
View ArticleSteve Lillywhite-Produced Oberhofer Album Out 3/27, Download “HEART”
As we previously reported, Brooklyn band Oberhofer signed to successful NYC-based indie label Glassnote Records (Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Childish Gambino) last summer. And the band, led by...
View ArticleEUM Releases ‘DAW Remote’ On The App Store for iPhone
EUM is an app developer that has several apps on the market from a tuner to a metronome – all with very clean interfaces. DAW Remote is the latest addition to their line and works with Logic, Pro...
View ArticleSmarter in :60: Producing…Patience
In time, time can be on your side. The Scarecrow only needed a brain. The Tin Man only needed a heart. The Cowardly Lion only needed courage. And Dorothy, she only needed to believe to get back home....
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