Composer Cribs: P.J. Hanke — Scoring TV, Film, & 1000 Ads In LA
When you meet a pro, you know. Composer P.J. Hanke has been making music his entire life. That’s the aura that you get from composer P.J. Hanke — whether you’re experiencing his TV, film, and...
View ArticleRob Papen Releases PunchBDRE – Bass Drum Rack Extension for Reason
Being a huge fan of the cross-platform Rack Extension platform for Propellerhead Reason, Rob Papen has added to his existing line with PunchBDRE. Rob Papen and colleagues have based the new bass drum...
View ArticleIK Multimedia Launches UltraTuner – Precision Digital Tuner for iPhone, iPad,...
Versatility and high precision make for a powerful combination in IK Multimedia’s newest offering, the UltraTuner for iOS devices. The UltraTuner supports both tuning, and non-chromatic instrument...
View Article“Sound Business”: Wear Your Music – Rock Stars, Fashion, and Making a Difference
Making music is about giving and receiving at the same time. Here’s a non-profit that knows how to put that two-way relationship perfectly into motion. Silver guitar and bass string bracelets from Wear...
View ArticleDubspot Announces Los Angeles Campus for DJs, Electronic Music Production
After making it in NYC, the next logical step for Dubspot was to look to the left – all the way to LA. DJ’s and electronic music producers can now go bicoastal with their training, via Dubspot’s...
View ArticlePSP Audioware Launches PSP X-Dither – Mastering Dither & Noise Shaping...
If you’re goal is to eliminate distortion and minimize noise modulation in the mastering phase, then being on top of dithering is big. Don’t be afraid to dither: PSP X-Dither is here for you. The...
View ArticleSample Logic Launches Waterharp 2 – Score-Ready Morphed Instrument
Film, TV and game composers and electronic music producers are always on the lookout for an edge when it comes to new sounds. The latest collection from Sample Logic may help that in that never-ending...
View Article2013 In Review — The Year in Audio
2013 was definitely NOT business as usual. In NYC, LA, Nashville and beyond, it seemed like audio was growing in every direction this year. Whether you’re looking at recording or audio post facilities,...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Audio’s Allure – The Sonic Spark Rediscovered
I recently wrote about what we lose when large facilities go away. Soon after that I was at Quad NYC, which today consists of two smaller rooms and a third on the way, occupying a single floor. It was...
View ArticleReview: EZ Keys’ Classic Electrics, Retro Electrics, Upright Piano and...
Over the past few years, Toontrack has been busy creating some of the most exciting and innovating sampling products on the market. Their flagship Superior Drummer plugin is by far the best sounding...
View ArticleMix With The Masters Announces Jimmy Douglass Seminar – May 19-25, 2014
The latest Master has been confirmed for Mix With the Masters. Jimmy Douglass lands in the South of France in May. This time, the week-long elite audio seminar will star Jimmy Douglass, the four-time...
View ArticleRemembering Benjamin Curtis – Musician, Producer, Engineer, Inspiration
The longer you’re a music fan, the more you realize that bands – like stars and galaxies – have lifecycles. Benjamin Curtis performing at The Bowery Ballroom in 2009. Photo by Tammy Lo. I was reminded...
View ArticleNYC Indie Labels: Captured Tracks — Instinct, Intellect, and Artistic Expansion
Mike Sniper started the indie label Captured Tracks in 2008, working nights out of the basement of Williamsburg’s Academy Records, which he helped run during the day. Within a year, he’d be putting out...
View ArticlePro Tools 11 Pioneer — Part Four: Recording Without TDM Plugins
As much as we love to debate the topic, recording vocals isn’t the rocket science we make it out to be. Zach is on the hunt for effective TDM plugin workarounds. Once you’ve got the hang of it,...
View ArticleApogee Launches MiC 96k – Higher Fidelity Microphone for iPad, iPhone & Mac
With CES currently unfolding, and NAMM on the way, expect manufacturers to be upping the ante on existing offerings, along with the myriad new product rollouts. For the former category, observe Apogee...
View ArticleWaves Audio Announces Waves Loudness Meter Plus
Is this the audio post plugin with the mostest? Post production pros of every stripe stand to gain additional control with Waves’ WLM Plus. Maybe, maybe not, but no question that post houses – along...
View ArticleSweetSounds Studio Launches Soho Audio Source
Recording studios have long served as de facto technology showcases. SweetSounds Studio in Manhattan is now taking on that role in an official capacity, via its partnership with Legacy Audio as the...
View ArticleThe Best Electric Basses for the Recording Studio
It’s hard to make a great pop song without a great bass line, and it’s hard to do a great bass line justice without a great bass sound. The bass often serves as the soul and the spine of a record, and...
View ArticleWaves Audio Launches Scheps 73 Plugin – 3-Band EQ With a Pedigree
Ears before gear…but put prime examples of both of them together, and you should get something special. The new Waves Audio Scheps 73 plugin has a good chance of being just that. A 3-band EQ, its...
View ArticleIK Multimedia Debuts iRing – 1st Motion Controller for iOS Music Apps
Has wearable technology for the music producing sector finally arrived? Where’s OUR wearable? Right here. Well, almost. IK Multimedia has introduced iRing, now available for pre-order, which it claims...
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