Manley Labs Debuts The Core Reference Channel Strip
From creators of ultra high quality analog outboard gear produced straight out of Southern California, Manley Labs presents to us the CORE analog channel strip. The core purpose of CORE is to provide...
View ArticleM-Audio Announces Trigger Finger Pro & M-Track Eight Interface
Winter NAMM, 2014 is underway and M-Audio wasted no time introducing two new audio devices that bring new features to their existing line of products. First up is an addition to their M-Track interface...
View ArticleAVID At NAMM: Space, Sibelius & Eleven Rack
With NAMM kicking off yesterday, Avid had a few announcements, though no earth-shattering new releases. Here’s what new from the Avid camp: First, they announced the new Sibelius 7.5 music composition...
View ArticleAPI’s New Lunchbox, New 500 Series Modules
Introduced at NAMM, the new API Lunchbox — the 500-8B — has EIGHT slots, and delivers more power and overall better performance than the six-slot 500-6B. And it costs the same – $499. Can’t complain...
View ArticleMoog Announces Sub 37 Mono/Duo-Paraphonic Synthesizer
Another noteworthy NAMM release comes to us from Moog – The Sub 37 synth. Built on the engine that powers their original Sub Phatty, the Sub 37 includes the same DAHDSR filter, two modulation busses...
View ArticleiZotope & BT Co-Develop BreakTweaker — Beat Machine of the Future
iZotope and BT have collaborated on new technology they’re billing “the beat machine of the future”. Introduced at NAMM, “BreakTweaker” is a new kind of rhythmic instrument — a platform for rhythmic...
View ArticleBell Sound – A Legacy of Looking Ahead
It feels like home. Bougainvillea climbs over the green metal gate, encircling bright blue lounge chairs and a wrought iron table set, picturesque, against the brick patio. Entering Bell Sound The...
View ArticleRadial Announces Space Heater Tube Drive + Summing Mixer, Twinline Guitar FX...
Radial Engineering came through Winter NAMM with some big announcements and the ones that caught our eyes were the introduction of the Space Heater 8 channel tube drive + summing mixer, and the...
View ArticleStuder Introduces Vista X Console, with New Infinity Series Processing Engine
Studer is putting a stop to the power struggle. The marquee manufacturer has just unveiled the new Vista X digital console and the Studer Infinity Processing engine, showing off their landmark new...
View ArticleFresh Off the Press: “The Music Producer’s Survival Guide” by Brian Jackson
Brian Jackson has decided to take music career books to the next level. With the MPSG, you’ll learn how to build a fire in the studio…just kidding. In his new book, The Music Producer’s Survival Guide:...
View ArticleNouveau Signal Flow: The New Studio I at The Blackbird Academy
Studio engineers in search of fresh ideas for signal flow: Ready to get an education? Then go inside the intriguing design of the freshly minted Studio I at The Blackbird Academy in Nashville, which...
View ArticleTracktion 5 DAW Released – Enhanced Creativity And Optimized Performance
Seattle-based software development company, Tracktion Software Corporation (TSC) is continuing their successful re-lauch of the Tracktion brand with version Five of their DAW, Tracktion. Tracktion 5 is...
View ArticleThe ABC’s of…Avant-Garde Rock In The Studio: Talking Heads to Sonic Youth &...
The fifth in a series, presenting a primer on the history of musical genres and the studio basics behind them. Previous installments have focused on Blues Rock, Reggae, Punk Rock, and Electronic Rock....
View ArticleMix with the Masters Announces Alan Meyerson Seminar – July 28-August 3, 2014
One of the most accomplished Scoring Mixers in movies, Alan Meyerson, has just signed to hold a standout seminar for “Mix with the Masters”. Alan Meyerson brings his cinematic mixing expertise to MWTM...
View ArticleReview: McDSP 6020 Ultimate EQ by Zach McNees
Three years ago this month, I reviewed the McDSP 6030 Ultimate Compressor plug-in. The 6030 consists of ten uniquely different 500 series style compressors all bundled into one plug-in. And it has...
View ArticleWarner/Chappell Production Music Debuts Improved Website & Search Platform
Online search has seen a major evolution on the Warner/Chappell Production Music Website, which debuted this week at WarnerChappellPM.com. There’s an all-new online home for WCPM. Visitors will find an...
View ArticleADAM Audio Introduces Sub15 Subwoofer
Studio monitor specialists ADAM Audio have a new addition: a monstrous 15 inch subwoofer designed to take any system all the way down to 20Hz with clear and accurate low end response. Take your...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s The Kennel Recording Studio to Close in March
One of Brooklyn’s most hospitable audio environments is now in search of a new home. An AMR 2400 console lies at the heart of The Kennel. The Kennel, the prolific facility located on the line between...
View ArticleMaxSynths Releases DSP-3 Bus Dynamic Processor
Specializing in software development, Milan-based MaxSynths has released their new bus compressor, DSP-3. The compressor comes to us in a very lean fashion with only a few direct controls to glue...
View ArticleLouder than the Crowd: Quad Amps Up Studio Q1
The Legion of Boom – a.k.a. the vaunted defense for the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks – was just in town. During their stay in New York City, a visit to Quad Recording Studios’ newly renovated...
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