New Studio Alert: Room 17 in Bushwick, Brooklyn
When Adam Lasus decided to partner up with Joe Rogers and Scott Porter at the new Room 17 in Brooklyn, it was something of a homecoming. Until high rents and new opportunities convinced him and his...
View ArticleRadial Debuts PreComp – 500 Series Combo Preamp, Compressor
Here comes a pro audio peanut butter cup for you. Radial Engineering has introduced the PreComp, a new 500 series module that combines a preamp and compressor in one single-wide module. In addition to...
View ArticleWaves Launches GEQ – Classic and Modern Graphic EQ
WARNING: The following news item contains graphic images. Fortunately, the content is still safe for work – Waves has announced the launch of GEQ, a full-featured graphic equalizer plugin with both...
View ArticleSPL Debuts Crimson USB Audio Interface, Controller
The newest audio interface is going to make you see red – and hear it. Always-intriguing German manufacturer SPL devised this crafty device of which we speak: Crimson, a USB audio interface and...
View ArticleSync Summit NY Takes Place June 19-20 – High-Level Music Supervision Event...
Music supervision is set to take a star turn in New York City. Renowned music supervisor PJ Bloom of “Glee” is a key keynote for Sync Summit NY. The venue: Sync Summit NY, a conference taking place at...
View ArticleNYC Audio Post Re-Energized: Harbor Sound Arrives
Something is taking shape in TriBeCa. The vaunted film festival that carries the neighborhood’s name is going strong as always, but long after the screenings and schmoozing are over, notable film...
View ArticleMassey VT3 & CT5 Plugins Ported to VST
Massey’s VT3 EQ and CT5 compressor plug-ins are now available in VST format for both Mac and Windows. Massey CT5 2.4 The VT3 ($69) is a 3-band equalizer with a crisp, unique sound. And the CT5 ($75)...
View ArticleReggae in The Studio: The Broad Influence – Bob Marley to Sean Paul & Matisyahu
In the late 1960’s, a genre emerged in Jamaica that would revolutionize the music industry forever. When Bob Marley laid down his anthem to Jamaica, “One Love,” who knew that reggae music would be...
View ArticleCreative Media Design Adds Mixer/Sound Designer Bob Kirschner
The NYC audio post action continues unabated. Bob Kirschner leads Creative Media Design’s expanded audio post presence. Creative Media Design (CMD) is behind the latest development, announcing the...
View ArticleSamplephonics Releases 909 Rhythm Composer
Samplephonics is developer that typically specializes in high quality sample packs and virtual instruments who have excelled once again with the release of 909 Rhythm Composer. This virtual instrument...
View ArticleReview: Antelope Orion 32, A Mixer’s Perspective
I started this review with a healthy amount of skepticism. Having owned a Lynx Aurora 16 AD/DA converter for many years, I couldn’t believe that the Antelope Orion 32 – a single rack unit device with...
View ArticleOcean Way Launches New Studio C Production Room
Composers who are advancing their careers have a new audio HQ to aspire to: the just-unveiled Studio C production suite at Ocean Way Recording. Interested parties will have to take a number, however:...
View ArticleCareer Opportunity: Production Music Association Announces Executive Director...
The Production Music Association (PMA) announced that, due to a recent promotion within the organization, it is now in search of a new Executive Director. The PMA wants YOU — if you’ve got what it...
View ArticleTony Maserati & Bedrock.LA Teaming Up To Build Modern Day Brill Building
Bedrock.LA – the popular rehearsal and recording studio facility in Echo Park – has a new Brill Building-style studio complex in the works in L.A.’s K-Town. In an announcement made earlier this week,...
View ArticleNew Music Seminar Announces 2013 NYC Conference – New Format & Venue
The New Music Seminar is returning once more to NYC, hitting Manhattan June 9-11. The NMS is ready to take off in NYC next month. Since the music industry is always evolving, it follows that NMS would...
View ArticleThe Blackbird Academy Launches – Recording & Live Sound School at Elite...
There’s an ambitious new option in the audio education sector: The Blackbird Academy is officially open for business, launching their new landing page in preparation for their first class starting...
View ArticleIK Multimedia Launches White Channel – Analog Console Channel Strip
A signal path recharge awaits. IK Multimedia announced a number of new and updated additions to its T-RackS mixing and mastering plugins collection. Foremost among them is the White Channel, designed...
View ArticleFilm Soundtrack Spotlight: Music Supervising “Love Sick Love”— From Score to...
Love and obsession – it’s a match made in cinematic heaven. It’s not just a love story — “Love Sick Love” has it’s own musical history as well. The latest film to go there, and then go deeper, is Love...
View ArticleNYC Event: Ableton Advanced Users Meetup – Thurs., May 9th, at Tekserve
The atmosphere was electric last month at Tekserve when electronic music aficionados packed the place for the official Live 9 & Push Preview event. Sound designer, music technologist, composer and...
View ArticleThe Anatomy of a Studio Guitar
Guitars, like people, come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Also much like people, when you look beneath the surface, they’re all made of the same stuff: In this case, wood, metal, plastic and curves....
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