Event Choice: WHAT’S NEXT Musicians Conference – Los Angeles, August 10th
The real working musician, producer, and engineer are in focus at the WHAT’S NEXT Musicians Conference, a new music conference coming to Los Angeles on Saturday, August 10th. An intensive experience is...
View ArticleGotye Engineer/Producer François Tétaz On Pursuing Weird & Wonderful Work
Valley Village, CA: In the one year since François “Franc” Tétaz moved to Los Angeles from his native Australia, he’s produced, mixed or mastered a few records, scored a few film and art projects, and...
View ArticlePreSonus Now Shipping Sceptre CoActual Monitors
New critical listening tools have arrived from PreSonus. Presonus’ new Sceptre monitors benefit from the additional expertise of Fulcrum Acoustics’ Dave Gunness. In the works for some time, PreSonus...
View ArticleBuying a Tape Machine: An 11-Point Checklist — from “Midnight Bob” Shuster
Tape is still in high style in the audio world. Like a 1957 Corvette or a standup Pac Man machine, some technical pleasures never go out of fashion. “Midnight Bob” Shuster has been maintaining tape...
View ArticleSoundToys Announces Version 4.2 – 64-bit Support for Logic X, Audio Units,...
SoundToys has more bits to add to the mix. SoundToys raises the game with Version 4.2, plus offers up a Summer Sale ending August 18th. The Vermont-based developer has announced the release of...
View ArticlePacific Soundtracks Launches – Portland Music Collective Provides One-Stop...
Original indie music just got a lot easier to license – with an intriguing business angle for making it happen. Pacific Soundtracks took inspiration from the great hitmakers of the ’60’s to make a 21st...
View ArticleReview: Magic AB – An Invaluable New Mixing & Mastering Tool
I recently downloaded a new plugin from Sample Magic called Magic AB. The plug simplifies and facilitates a task which we all do on a regular basis as mixing and mastering engineers, namely ABing one...
View ArticleNative Instruments Releases DRUMLAB Sound Set — Electronic/Acoustic Drum...
The new percussion driven sound set from Native Instruments combines layering between electronic and acoustic drum samples. DRUMLAB is an easy-to-use method that many contemporary music producers use...
View ArticleReview: Pro Tools 11 by Zach McNees
In the 13 years since I first booted up version 5.1 back in high school, Pro Tools has gone through six major software updates, three major flagship hardware updates and, most recently, a brand new...
View ArticleMackie Launches New and Improved VLZ4 Mixer Line + MRmk3 Studio Monitor Line
One of the steadiest workhorses in audio gear has stepped up performance from their previous VLZ3 mixer line and MRmk2 monitor line. Mackie’s new VLZ4 line of mixers now includes their highly acclaimed...
View ArticleAmpeg Announces Reissued V-4B All-Tube Bass Head, Two New SVT Cabinets
Originally released in 1971, the Ampeg V-4B 100W all-tube bass head was renowned for it’s distinct “grind” that became popular among bassists of the time. Now, the addition of modern features in the...
View ArticleWaves Launches MultiRack Version 9.5 – Now Runs Waves Signature Series Plugins
Being a live sound rat is officially the coolest gig going. MultiRack 9.5 runs on MultiRack Native or SoundGrid. That’s because Waves Audio has just launched MultiRack Version 9.5, the latest edition...
View ArticleNY Studio BiCoastal Music Closes: Hal Winer on The Economics of World Class...
Adventurous. That’s the way to describe BiCoastal Music, the world-class studio in Ossining, NY that closed this week. The inner expanse of BiCoastal Music. Built by the exacting engineer/producer Hal...
View ArticleSpectrasonics Announces AAX Support for Pro Tools 11 – Omnisphere, Trilian,...
Here are three more great reasons to create in Pro Tools 11. Spectrasonics’ top offerings are now in AAX public beta for Pro Tools 11. Spectrasonics, the brainchild of Eric Persing and creators of some...
View ArticleAudio Solution Spotlight: MixRoom Monitoring Environment by Carl Tatz
Some audio solutions are simple to get your head around. Others, you just have to get your ears into to fully understand. MixRoom, the monitoring environment concept from Nashville-based studio...
View ArticleBehringer Launches FIREPOWER FCA1616 Audio Interface
It’s time for a new audio interface to arrive on the scene – Behringer is kindly obliging. The multifaceted manufacturer has launched the FIREPOWER FCA1616, a new USB/FireWire audio interface....
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches ENGL Amp Plugins for UAD & Apollo
Audio engineers can officially add amp lust into their list of professional obsessions. The impetus is the latest plugins for Universal Audio’s UAD Powered Plugins platform and Apollo Audio interface:...
View ArticleBuilding A Scene: On The Ground and Online
You want to go see a show. You peruse the upcoming acts at your local venues and decide that not only is there little in common from one band to the next, but a lot of the bands just don’t seem very...
View ArticleSonnox Launches Additional 64-bit AAX DSP & AAX Native Plugins for Pro Tools 11
The portfolio of Sonnox offerings that are compatible with Avid’s AAX plugin format for Pro Tools 11 continues to grow. Sonnox’ Oxford EQ is one of four new plugins that play perfectly nice with Pro...
View ArticlePreSonus Announces RC 500 Channel Strip – Solid State Preamp, FET Compressor,...
PreSonus is looking to cover all of the bases in preamp and channel strip varieties. Their previous channel strip release was the ADL 700 which took everything from their famous ADL 600, condensed it...
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