Sonic Union Grows Biz Dev, Post Production Staff with Two Hires
Audio post personnel are on the move in NYC, with two new hires coming onboard at the Union Square shop Sonic Union. (l-r) Sonic Union’s Laura Bermudez and Randee Bowman. Randee Bowman has been added...
View ArticleGreg Norman Outside Electrical Audio
What a regular day at the office looks like for Greg Norman. Greg Norman has been Steve Albini’s right hand man at Electrical Audio since the beginning. He has worked at the influential Chicago studio...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches Neve 88RS Channel Strip Collection, Tube-Tech CL 1B...
Say “Neve”, and most audio pros can’t help but feel a glow inside. Need Neve? The new UA Neve 88RS Channel Strip Selection Now Neve is new all over again, with the release of UAD Software v8.1, a...
View Article2015 AMP Awards Winners Announced at City Winery in NYC
The Association of Music Producers’ AMP Awards are a music business event like no other. A grand convergence takes place: music producers, ad agency creatives, composers, music supervisors, audio post...
View ArticleLA Event: Meet Sontronics’ Trevor Coley – Friday, 5/8 at Westlake Pro
Who’s the man behind the mics? You’ve got a chance to meet him. Make no mistake — meet Sontronics at Westlake, on Friday, May 8th. LA recording mavens can meet Trevor Coley, founder and mic designer of...
View ArticleStudio Monitor Switch: Alex Sterling — Upper West Side
Listen closely, and you can hear them – an emerging generation of engineers who care deeply about audio. Alex Sterling has an ear for detail. Among them is Alex Sterling, whose eponymous studio on the...
View ArticleWaves Releases H-Reverb Plug-In
Waves has introduced H-Reverb and it appears to bring us fresh and exciting tech for more control than Waves has produced in previous reverb plugins. Integrating their new FIR engine (Finite Impulse...
View ArticleHow to Keep Perspective During a Mixing Session
We mixers know all too well that mixes can be like black holes. If you keep a safe distance, you can generally preserve a healthy perspective and escape unscathed. But many of us allow ourselves to get...
View ArticleThe “Locking In” Technique for Programming Authentic-Sounding Drums
Drum image by Flickr user “slgckgc” Some topics in music production are always good for a heated discussion among musicians, fans and producers: Should we tune the vocals? Should takes be edited to...
View ArticleTK Audio Releases 500 Series BC501 Stereo Bus Compressor
TK Audio’s 500 series BC501 stereo compressor features all of the power of their rack-mount BC1-S compressor, with additional features from their BC2-ME mastering compressor. Some of these features...
View ArticleMix With The Masters Announces Upcoming Seminars for 2015 — CLA, Michael...
Mix With The Masters represents greatness fostering greatness, and the later half of 2015 will carry the MWTM culture even further. The seminars allow 14 professional participants to learn trade...
View ArticleSubway to Studio: Paul Juba Mueller and the Art of Recording Unusual Instruments
Want to know the power of music? If you’re lucky enough to come across Paul Juba Mueller and his hammered dulcimer in the New York City subway system, you’ll experience it first-hand. Paul Juba Mueller...
View ArticleEQ Tips From The Pros
Equalizers are one of the most common tools we use. Although there are “no rules” when it comes to working with audio, some EQ tips have been reiterated so often that many of us take them as gospel. If...
View ArticleBlack Lion Audio Releases Micro Clock MkIII
Chicago-based Black Lion Audio began their endeavors offering mods to the internals of popular audio gear with the goal of offering a higher-quality audio product for a reasonable price. Only later did...
View ArticleHow to Say Goodbye to a Studio: Recording “When I’m Gone” — by The Looking
How do you say goodbye? Gaze your ears upon The Looking. Carter, the foundation of The Looking, knew he had to depart his creative home. Astraea Studios on upper Broadway, would end a long run of...
View ArticleLive Show Alert: Ozric Tentacles – B.B. King’s in NYC, June 14th
Did you ever want to meet a benevolent clutch of creatures from outer space? This Sunday is your chance. The Ozric Tentacles are coming, in fine 2015 form. Even better than their extra-terrestrial...
View ArticleIntroducing SonicScoop’s Video Blog: “How to Record an Album (And How Not To)”
You asked for it, you got it: SonicScoop is ramping up the video side of the website, and to launch or new video blog, editor Justin Colletti has contributed an epic new post called “How to Record a...
View ArticleGear Review: Focusrite ISA One
The Focusrite ISA One. The Focusrite ISA One is a single channel microphone preamp in a compact desktop format. It is a descendant of the preamps found in the legendary Focusrite Studio Console...
View ArticleAudient iD14 Bus-Powered Interface Now Shipping
Audient is well known for their console mic preamplifiers found throughout their entire range of recording consoles and interfaces. Two of these same mic pres have been smuggled into the portable,...
View ArticleSweetwater Has Expanded Its Headquarters & Showroom Store
Not just online: Sweetwater has expanded its in-house brick & mortar music store. The musical instrument and pro audio distributor Sweetwater has recently made significant expansions and...
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