Used iLok Licenses: Buy at Your Own Risk!
Last June, PACE, the company behind the ubiquitous iLok software authorization system had some issues lanching its new desktop-based license manager software. Two months later, an eBay user based in...
View ArticleAMP Awards Recap & The Best Ad Music of the Year
The Duotone team with their “Best of Show” Award NYC-based Duotone Audio Group were the big winners at last night’s AMP Awards for Music and Sound, taking home “Best In Show” for their work on “The...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ Plug-In Collection, UAD 7.7...
We’ve heard it again and again – nothing sounds quite like vintage gear. And we figure with today’s technology, why can’t we have the best of both worlds? Well Universal Audio is on top of it – with...
View ArticleStadiumred Studios Hosting Open House, Sat. May 10th, 4-9 PM — Major Upgrades...
One of NYC’s most ambitious studios has just completed a major round of upgrades – and you’re invited to see them for yourself. Need we say more? Spend the best part of your Saturday uptown today, May...
View ArticleStudio Treasure: Top 10 Tools of Composer Silas Hite
Don’t talk to Silas Hite about a trademark sound – he’s got several of them. Silas Hite and one of his indispensable tools of the trade. (All photos by: David Broach) Once you get inside of the studio...
View ArticleiZotope Launches Iris Resonant, Iris+8 Bundle
Get ready to glock out! And these days, that’s a better move than rocking out. This makes 8 in the Iris collection. iZotope can help you with the former notion with their release of Resonant, the...
View ArticleIcons: EDM Legend Dieter Meier of Yello Goes Solo with “Out of Chaos”
New York City, get ready. That’s right…Dieter Meier is coming. In a metropolis awash with big shows every night, a very rare one is scheduled for this Sunday, May 18, at Le Poisson Rouge. That’s when...
View ArticleBrainworx Releases Two Mastering Plugins: bx_refinement & bx_saturator V2 Native
Choose your path – With two new mastering plug-ins from Brainworx, users can tame the beast or unleash it. In a decision that we may spend too long deciding on, how about using both to master the sonic...
View ArticleFocusrite Introduces Saffire PRO 26 Audio Interface — FireWire & Thunderbolt...
Expanding to their line of popular Saffire interfaces, Focusrite is now introducing the Saffire PRO 26. The new interface includes four of their excellent mic pre-amps. With a total of 18-ins and...
View ArticleIK Multimedia Announces Availability of Wampler Pedals In AmpliTube Custom Shop
Modeling masters of all things guitar, IK Multimedia has now added two of Wampler Pedals’ top models in the AmpliTube Custom Shop. This means that all of those earth-shaking, hot-blooded, kettle-cooked...
View Article“Gathering of the Gear” at Tekserve in NYC – Thursday, May 22nd
A meeting of the minds is afoot, at Tekserve’s upcoming “Gathering of the Gear”. Erin Barra will be Live at Tekserve’s Gathering of the Gear, this Thursday, May 22nd. An audio technology fair for the...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: Live By the Sword – Bushwick, Brooklyn
Welcome to the jungle. Gregory Ferreira has the headroom. (All photos by Justin Passavia) OK, the region of Brooklyn known as Bushwick isn’t exactly the Amazon rainforest, but things are refreshingly...
View ArticleRecording Studio Internships: How NOT to Get One – And How to Get 10 Offers
Op-Ed by Andrew Koss – Owner/Producer, Terminus Recording Studios, New York City Andrew Koss of Terminus Recording Studios in NYC has some advice for aspiring audio interns. For commercial recording...
View Article“Meet the Producer” Dave Tozer at Apple Store SoHo — Friday, May 23rd
NYC-area music makers will have instant access to superstar producer Dave Tozer this Friday, May 23rd . Learn the Secrets of Dave Tozer’s Success — Friday, May 23rd at the Apple Store SoHo. Taking...
View ArticleG-Sonique Releases Zener Limiter LM-2Z Plugin — Transparent Mixing Limiter
We’ve seen our share of digital limiters. So what does the LM-2Z from G-Sonique bring to the table? Zener diode emulation of course! As most of us may know, digital limiters can introduce harsh...
View ArticleWaves Introduces The Abbey Road Collection — 5 Classic Hardware Emulations
Yet another collaboration comes to us from Waves and Abbey Road Studios. The Abbey Road Collection includes some of the core elements from the world famous studio that makes their recordings so...
View ArticleLondon Bridge Studios: Neves, Studers, and Living History
London Bridge Control Room In 2005, and, with the weight of their purchase heavy on their minds, Jonathan Plum and Geoff Ott painted the walls of their newly acquired studio, London Bridge. By then,...
View ArticleNews Analysis: Will LA Audio Post Rise or Fall Following the Todd-Soundelux...
In an audio post development that took the entertainment industry by surprise, Todd-Soundelux filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. The storied Soundelux faces an uncertain future. The...
View ArticleZoom Debuts H5 Portable Recorder – High Resolution Multitrack
Mobile audio recorders are packing more and more into small spaces – and affordable ones at that. In keeping with that trend, Zoom has just announced their all-new H5 Handy Recorder. Coming in June...
View ArticleRecording Refresher #1 — Stop Worrying, and Choose the Right Microphone
As engineers, we are constantly tasked with making quick, important decisions in the early stages of tracking that heavily influence the final outcome. AKG C-414 on a kick drum with a solid front head....
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