Studio Makers Spotlight: Dave Ellis of Ellis Island Design
The designer makes the studio – literally. Dave Ellis — he goes to work. (Photo Credit: Mark Shaw) While each recording, mixing, mastering, and audio post facility starts with the founder’s vision,...
View ArticleRemembering Lou Reed: The Sound of NYC – and That Radio Station in Your Head
Tributes to Lou Reed are playing all over the radio this morning. Many of the songs are by him and the bands he played with, others are clearly inspired by his decades of revolutionary work. Lou Reed...
View ArticleReview: Novation Bass Station II — Analog Mono Synth
Consumers have always had a way with swaying the tides of trends, encouraging producers, designers, developers and manufacturers to reproduce what can now only be referred to as legendary or classic....
View ArticlePaul Epworth Selects WSDG for London Church Studio Restoration
Prepare for a passing of the torch in London – sonically speaking. The sound of the The Church, now owned by Paul Epworth, will be revitalized by John Storyk and his team. One of the top producers in...
View ArticleLive Venue View: Joe’s Pub at the Public — New York City
It’s hard to believe, but the New York City live venue Joe’s Pub at the Public (aka Joe’s Pub) celebrated its 15th Birthday this month. The surprise that accompanies that news is testament to how fresh...
View ArticleSoundToys Announces Full Support for AAX 64 Native Format & Pro Tools 11 on...
The universe for SoundToys users has just received a welcome expansion. EchoBoy — and the rest of the rest of SoundToys’ Effects and Boutique plugins — are now fully supported for AAX 64 Native format...
View ArticleInput Output Podcast: New Audio Gear Roundup & Review
Geoff and Eli take to the floor of the 135th AES Convention to review a smorgasbord of new recording and mixing gear. API’s “The Box” is just one of the objects of I/O’s attention in their audio recap...
View ArticleSAE New York Officially Launches Chelsea Campus — Skylar Grey, Just Blaze...
SAE New York has officially graduated to the next level. Skylar Grey delivered a soulful set at the SAE NY Chelsea campus opening. The creative media school officially opened its new Chelsea campus...
View ArticleLavry Engineering Announces Quintessence Gold Series DAC
The mathematical magic of Dan Lavry has created a dedicated following for the converters produced by Lavry Engineering. A new addition is the Quintessence Gold Series DAC — arriving at the top of to...
View ArticleArturia Announces MicroBrute Analog Synth
Portability tends to rein among today’s trendy society. So it would only make sense for Arturia to go even smaller with their synthesis technology. The explosive popularity of their MiniBrute has now...
View ArticleThe Five Main Types of Reverb, and How to Mix with Them — by Jamey Staub
“Just put some reverb on it.” The EMT 140 plate — a classic way to reverberate your audio. That request just pisses me off. What reverb? Which style? Hall? Room? Plate? Chamber? Spring? Tunnel? Cave?...
View ArticlePropellerhead Introduces Parsec – Spectral Synthesizer Rack Extension
Expanding their online Rack Extension market place, Propellerhead has announced the release of a new synthesizer to the Propellerhead Shop that utilizes a not-so-common form of synthesis. Parsec is a...
View Article“BandFuse: Rock Legends”– Playing and Investing Like A Rock Star
What would you do if someone asked you to invest in the next Guitar Hero? Rapid growth, daring innovation, and let’s be honest – fun – are all part of the package. “BandFuse: Rock Legends” promises to...
View ArticleThe ABC’s of…Electronic Rock in the Studio: The Doors to Depeche Mode & LCD...
The fourth in a series, presenting a primer on the history of musical genres and the studio basics behind them. Previous installments have focused on Blues Rock, Reggae, and Punk Rock. A musical...
View ArticleSteinberg Launches VST Connect Pro – Remote Multitrack Recording
Two applications from Steinberg — VST Connect SE and Pro — are similar as far as allowing real-time stereo remote recording sessions through Cubase + live video chat – the performer records via the...
View ArticleSound Devices Intros New Portable 633 Field Mixer — 6-Input Mixer with...
Field mixers and recorder specialists Sound Devices has introduced another addition to their portable line with the 633 Mixer, a six-input mixer with integrated 10-track recorder. Squarely aimed at the...
View ArticleLive Venue View: Barbés – Music that Breaks Boundaries
Barbés is an unusual venue. It’s a rare place where you can walk through the door on almost any evening, expect to hear a band that you’ve never heard of before, and practically without fail, that band...
View ArticleEar Trumpet Labs Releases Myrtle Microphone — Early Broadcast Inspiration
The “unholy offspring” of former software developer Bricoleur Philip Graham, Ear Trumpet Labs and its utterly distinctive line of microphones has a look all its own. The latest addition to Ear...
View Article“Sound Business”: Meet Pralaya Productions — Composing and Sound Design,...
Our new series focuses on sonic mover/shakers -- get an ad composing clinic to start.
View Article“Sound Business”: Meet Pralaya Productions — Composing and Sound Design,...
There are a million things you can do. This is just a rough sketch of my thinking for one particular track. You shouldn’t be afraid to experiment. Just make sure it’s all very cohesive and natural....
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