FXpansion Launches Zildjian Digital Vault – Comprehensive Cymbal Library for...
When it comes to drum programming, authentic cymbal sounds and feels can be the X-factor in getting the desired results. The prolific software developer FXpansion is helping producers, engineers and...
View ArticleAll Mixed Up? Delay Is A Mixer’s Best Friend — by Jamey Staub
The latest in a series on raising your mix game, from the accomplished NYC mixer/producer Jamey Staub. Visit him early/often at http://www.jameystaub.com. Delays Delays… How do I love thee. Let me...
View ArticleFocusrite Introduces Red 1 500 Series Mic Pre
(Note: This article was updated on December 12, 2013 — please see below about availability.) A new 500 series mic pre with an impressive pedigree is headed our way. Focusrite continues to roll out new...
View ArticleBay Area Music Collective Launches BAMC Artist Services, Opens New HQ
Audio pros and musicians in the Bay Area just got a big assist. The BAMC is expanding its space and services for muscians and audio pros across the region. The leg up is coming courtesy of the Bay Area...
View ArticleReview: iZotope Insight (Essential Metering Suite) by Zach McNees
If you work with audio primarily ‘in-the-box,’ you know that your DAW is only as powerful as the plugins you stock it with. EQs, compressors, reverbs, effects and synths no doubt make up the vast...
View ArticleGoogle Play Selects HFA’s Slingshot for Delivery of Music Rights Management...
Here’s a cross-platform score for you: NYC-based Harry Fox Agency (HFA), the well-established provider of rights management solutions for the music and other intellectual property-based industries, has...
View ArticleTK Audio Launches the Transceiver — Universal Insert Tool
If only real life were like it is inside Reason – everything magically connects to everything in a creative confluence. Well, the new Transceiver from the Swedish manufacturer TK Audio takes us one...
View ArticleTASCAM Launches TH-02 – Affordable Multi-Use Studio Grade Headphones
Comfortable headphones with good fidelity and a low price point will never go out of style in the studio. TASCAM aims to complete that trifecta for music producers, engineers and artists with the new...
View ArticleBehind The Release: Widowspeak Almanac
Sometimes people do their best work when they step outside their comfort zones. Widowspeak‘s latest release, Almanac, out January 22 on Captured Tracks, is evidence of just that. Its sound is the...
View ArticleADL Introduces Penteo 3 Pro — Stereo-to-5.1 Surround Plugin
Going from stereo to surround in a flash is always an attractive proposition. Mix up, down — even diagonally! — with the new Penteo 3 Pro. The latest time-saver in this sector is Penteo 3 Pro from ADL...
View ArticleRupert Neve Designs Launches Two New 500 Modules — 511 Mic Pre, 542 True Tape...
One of the premier pedigrees in audio has two new modules for the rapidly intensifying 500 Series sector. Rupert Neve Designs has just announced arrival of the 511 Mic Pre with Silk, and the 542 True...
View ArticleMotion Picture Sound Editors Announce 2013 Golden Reel Nominees
Get ready for the envelopes — and especially the crisp sound of them being torn open. You want to see — and hear — every nominee at THIS awards show: contenders for the 2013 Golden Reels were announced...
View ArticleSteinberg Introduces UR22 – Portable USB 192 kHz Audio Interface
There’s a cost-effective new audio interface that’s about to arrive on the scene – but there’s nothing cheap about it. Steinberg has just introduced the UR22, which packs plenty of desirable features...
View ArticleIK Multimedia Announces iRig HD – Next-Gen iOS Guitar Interface
How do you follow up an ultra-compact audio interface that’s already sold 500,000+ units? You go HD. For IK Multimedia, that means the introduction of the iRig HD, which will be their next generation...
View ArticleThe Unforgettable Tribute: MLK, U2, and the Making of “Pride (In the Name of...
MLK, among so many other things, was music. With his voice alone, Martin Luther King, Jr. made music. The rhythm and melody that permeated Martin Luther King, Jr. was evident not only in the way that...
View ArticleMoog Announces Sub Phatty Analog Synth – Aggressive Sound Design Tool
No more Mr. Nice Moog. The latest anlog synthesizer from Moog Music, the Sub Phatty, takes the gloves off, as the iconic company commits to a synth with teeth. In creating the Sub Phatty, the disciples...
View ArticleMinds Behind the Gear…Max Gutnik – Line 6 VP of Product Management
CALABASAS, CA: Music artists constantly strive for balance between the studio and stage. The manufacturers that work to equip them, however, often have a tougher time excelling in both venues. Max...
View ArticleEarthworks Announces First 500 Series Module – 521 ZDT Preamp
(EDITOR’S UPDATE — October 16, 2013: Earthworks announced today that the 521 ZDT Preamp is officially shipping, with a MAP of $999.) There are many firsts each year at NAMM, but some are more...
View ArticleThey Might Be Giants Release New EP, New Music App
Brooklyn’s own They Might Be Giants have a new album, Nanobots, coming out in March. In advance of the new album, the band has today released the “Nanobots EP” featuring three tracks off the upcoming...
View ArticleLA Event Choice: The Future of Production Music – Feb. 7th, Studio City
If your career touches production music in any way, then an essential event is coming up for all those in the LA area to attend. Be sure to join the PMA in LA on Thursday, February 7. “The Future of...
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