Opportunities, Challenges & Threats: Production Music at a Crossroads
In the media world, production music is a vital component of sound-for-picture. These sonic libraries – which can range from specialized boutiques to all-encompassing collections numbering in the...
View ArticleCamel Audio Launches Alchemy v1.5 – Major Update for Sample Manipulation Synth
Sample-based synths and control go hand-in-hand. Camel Audio gives you even more to work with, via the 1.5 update for Alchemy. With the launch of Alchemy v1.5, Camel Audio has given music creators even...
View ArticleLil Fame & Termanology Collaborate On Fizzyology With DJ Premier, Statik...
Rappers Lil Fame (of Brooklyn’s M.O.P.) and Termanology (of 1982 and ST Da Squad) have collaborated on a new record – Fizzyology – which comes out November 6 on ST./Brick Records. Fizzyology drops...
View ArticleCakewalk Hosts “Just Ask Me” Session for SONAR X2 in NYC, Wed. 9/26
Getting together with the people behind the software is always beneficial. See even more of SONAR X2 at Guitar Center Manhattan on Wednesday. NYC music mavens who want to know more about the upcoming...
View ArticleReview: sE Munro Egg 150 Monitors by Zach McNees
Studio monitors are arguably the most crucial element of any recording studio setup. Day after day, year after year, the speakers that we judge our work on are one of the few pieces of gear in the...
View ArticleJDK Audio Launches Two 500 Series Modules – V10 Mic , V12 Compressor
There are officially two more enticing options available to add to your 500 rack – from some people who should know how to build them. The V10 single-channel mic preamp from JDK is identical to a...
View ArticleFXpansion Releases Maul — Multi-band Distortion and Tone Shaper
The new plugin Maul from FXpansion looks like an all around multi-band saturation plugin – covering any type of distortion from light tone shaping to heavy digital/tube distortion. On top of that, Maul...
View ArticleRadial Debuts PZ-DI — Orchestral + Acoustic Direct Box
Solo acoustic players and symphonies alike now have their very own DI. You’ll be able to maximize acoustic and orchestral instruments with the Radial PZ-DI. Radial Engineering has just introduced a...
View ArticleCompressor Plugin Roundup: Alternative Workhorses
Last month, we brought you a roundup of some of the best extreme and unusual compressor plugins on the market. In that feature, we looked at the kinds of dramatic sound-shaping dynamic tools that are...
View ArticleMBK Entertainment Opens OZ Studios in NYC – World Class Two-Room Record/Mix...
Autumn has arrived in New York City, and along with it a wave of audio facilities that are either completely new or significantly improved. Leading the charge is OZ Studios, a new world-class facility...
View ArticleAmelia Robinson Tracks at Daddy’s House for Hip Hop Public Health
Artist Amelia Robinson and her band, along with manager Karla Chee-a-tow, tracked at Daddy’s House, the NYC recording facility owned by Sean “Puffy” Combs, recently for Hip Hop Public Health. Studio...
View ArticleMOTU Launches Digital Performer 8 — 64-Bit, 17 New Plugins, Better Video
Devotees of the DAW known as Digital Performer – and there are many – got some welcome news today. Envision DP8 — now available for Mac, with Windows on the way. MOTU announced that is now shipping...
View ArticleTELEFUNKEN Introduces New R-F-T Stereo Sets — CU-29 Copperhead, AK-47 MkII...
Ready to double your pleasure? TELEFUNKEN Electroakustik is happy to help. Matched pairs of TELEFUNKEN CU-29 Copperhead, AK-47 MkII and AR-51 Mics In that spirit, the company is set to introduce three...
View ArticleAbleton Launches Texture Beats – New Partner Instrument by Flatpack
Need an engrossing new source for beats? The latest partner instrument from Ableton, Texture Beats, sounds like reason enough to get deeper into Live. Rise up! It’s Flatpack Texture Beats for Ableton...
View Article“Audible Mention” Blog by Brandon Lackey — Vocal EQ & Compression Bonanza
If you’re in need of some fresh audio ideas for things you do every day, be advised to check out Audible Mention, the new blog series from Baltimore-based sonic maestro Brandon Lackey. It’s...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot — 440 Sound Studios, Woodlawn Park, NJ
There’s no shortage of surprises in the Garden State. One of the dopest discoveries there is 440 Sound Studios, a revitalized room where an SSL 4000 G resides within a George Augspurger-designed...
View ArticleAudio Network (NYC) Licenses “El Presidente” to Verizon Wireless
What really makes J Lo get up and boogie? Audio Network knows. Verizon Wireless liked the sound of Audio Network for its latest campaign. The NYC-based production music library announced that it has...
View ArticleNew Plugin Review: PSP Echo
When PSP released a new plugin simply called “Echo” I was hesitant to review it. For one, I had already given their BussPressor a glowing review when it came out over the summer, and was hesitant to...
View ArticleComposer Giancarlo Vulcano on 30 Rock Music & The Pursuit of Imperfection
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN: TV and film score composers will often talk about their musical scores as characters in the advancing plot. But it’s rare that audiences experience the score on that level –...
View ArticleThe Studio As An Instrument: The AES Platinum Engineers Panel (Video)
As we come up on the 2012 AES Convention – October 27-29 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center – we’d like to revisit what some of last year’s AES attendees told us was their favorite panel discussion. We...
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