The Independent Musician’s Guide to Not Going Broke
Musicians, producers and engineers often face tough career propositions. Here’s how to avoid losing your shirt – in good times and in bad. With a little bit of intelligent planning, you might even come...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Gender Amplified Festival Focused On Women in Music Production,...
Gender Amplified – “a movement celebrating & supporting women music producers” – is putting on a free, day-long event this weekend at Barnard College this Saturday, Sep. 28. Starting at 12 noon and...
View Article“JZ Microphones Month” at Alto Music NYC, Through October 31st
They’re coming straight out of Latvia! Now through the end of October is “JZ Microphones Month” at Alto Music NYC. JZ Microphones is one of the relative newcomers to the audio industry, but they’ve...
View Articleelysia Releases xfilter – True Stereo Analog EQ
Hardware and software developer, elysia, has added another addition to their line of analog outboard gear made for the current demands of everyday studio life. In this case, the new xfilter meets...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: Sound Spa Productions – Edison, NJ
We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: New Jersey is the cradle of audio engineering. Thomas Alva Edison’s sonic spirit pervades his namesake city in New Jersey. Formerly known as Menlo Park, the...
View ArticleToday, 9/30, Last Day for Free “Exhibits Plus” Badge Registration at 135th AES
Today, September 30, is the final day to register for a free “Exhibits Plus” badge to the 135th AES Convention. This year’s show takes place at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, from October...
View ArticleM-Audio Releases M3-8: 3-Way Studio Reference Monitor
The latest monitor from M-Audio is one with style, functionality and affordability in mind. The new M3-8 reference monitor is an active 3-way speaker that has the footprint of a standard two-way...
View ArticleOp-Ed: And Another One Gone – What We Lose When Studios Close
It’s part of the cycle of life that things have a life and then move on. So it happens with studios, many of which we have come to enjoy working in. With the recent closing of BiCoastal Music I find...
View ArticleNYC Event Choice: Post Mixing for the Film Composer – Oct. 3 @Sound Lounge
Mixed up about the post mix phase for the film score? Put Sound Lounge mixer Tony Volante’s experience to work for you. Fret no more – there’s plenty that the working film composer can do to head off a...
View ArticleReview: UA Apollo 16 by Brian Bender
My assistant recently left the rotation in the studio here to begin as a freelancer after three-and-a-half years of faithful service. We were both bummed but it was the right thing to do for his...
View ArticleAEA Debuts N22 — NUVO Series Phantom-Powered Ribbon Mic
Gentleman engineer Wes Dooley and his dedicated crew at AEA have been producing ribbon mics and pres out of Pasadena, CA since 1964 and they say that all of their work has lead them up to this: the...
View ArticlePlatinum Producers, Platinum Engineers & All the Key Panels at the 2013 AES...
The audio event I look forward to most each year is easily the AES convention, especially when it’s right here in NYC. In boom years, the convention can take over a full wing at the Jacob Javits Center...
View ArticleNYC Event Choice: “Keys to Building a Successful Library” – Wed. Oct. 9th
On a July night in Los Angeles, heads were swimming at a packed seminar put on by the Production Music Association: “Keys to Building a Successful Library.” It’s NYC’s turn: The PMA is going to lay on...
View ArticleElectrodyne Announces 2501 Preamp and 2511 EQ
Back in 2009 Electrodyne and Pete’s Palace Audio team (known for their boutique audio offerings) teamed up to produce the original 500 Series 501 preamp and 511 EQ. Now almost five years later the two...
View ArticleUVI Releases Reverb Plug-In – Sparkverb
Paris-based developer UVI has just released Sparkverb, which promises to build a unique workflow for speedy discovery of applying reverb in unique ways. The interface can be as simple or as complex as...
View ArticleThe Soundsystem’s Sound System — How John Klett Designed “Despacio” with...
When LCD Soundsystem’s debut single, “Losing My Edge,” came out in 2002, James Murphy told us the story of being there – in the right scene, at the right place, at the right time. The song serves as a...
View ArticleEarthQuaker Devices Launches Two New Pedals: The Depths and Arpanoid
EarthQuaker Devices are impassioned pedal makers out of Akron, OH USA. Their previous success with pedal designs have lead to the release of The Depths and Arpanoid – two new pedals that bring new...
View ArticleHow to Play External Instruments Inside Your DAW — by AfroDJMac
Think Outside The Box! AfroDJMac sez: You can directly inject your hardware synths — like Synthboy here — right into your DAW more easily than you think. In today’s modern Digital Audio Workstations...
View ArticleMoog Launches Minifooger Analog Effects for Guitar & Bass
Every rig should have one – we mean a Moog of course. That dream became a lot more obtainable today for the musicians of the world – guitarists in particular with today’s launch of the Minifooger...
View ArticleSplice Music Collaboration Platform Launches, with $2.75 Million in Seed Funding
The quest for the ideal online music collaboration is on again. One of the workflows that Splice users will encounter. (click to enlarge) A space that had been relatively quiet for the last few years,...
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