Ethan Johns’ “The Reckoning”: Why Ryan Adams Produced, and the Studio...
When the producer is the artist, who produces that producer? Ethan Johns beckons anew with “The Reckoning”. In the case of singer/songwriter and Grammy-nominated producer Ethan Johns, the person he...
View ArticleMusic as Survival: A Marine’s Military-Spec Studio Checklist
Everyone encounters obstacles in life. Some may be more daunting than others, but we all strive to find a way to overcome and adapt to make it through. In the end, it is what we learn from experience...
View ArticleSimmons Introduces Stryke6 iPad Drum Controller
The pioneers behind the first electronic drum kits, Simmons, are now catering to the portable generation with Stryke6. Designed to work directly with the iPad with their free Stryke6 app, the portable...
View ArticleTC Electronic Announces Complete System 6000 Integration for Pro Tools, DAWs,...
The legendary TC Electronic System 6000 is a standard across the entire spectrum of audio production for its processing capabilities. Now TC Electronic is making it even better. By recognizing that a...
View Article“The Distortion of Reality”
On July 10, 2014, a new documentary, titled The Distortion of Sound, premiered at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California. It promised to deliver “an eye-opening exposé of the current state of...
View ArticleAudio Post Moves: Nutmeg Post Adds Sound Designer/Engineer Brian Beatrice
Brian Beatrice has joined the elite team at Nutmeg. The good guys keep on comin’ to Nutmeg Post. Now occupying one of the suites at the midtown NYC facility is Emmy Award-winning Sound Designer and...
View ArticleNew Studios: Spice House Sound – Philadelphia, PA
Listen in… 25′ ceilings are just the start. (All photos by Cheryl Fleming Photography) Turn your ears Philadelphia way, and you just might hear the call. It’s coming from the new studio of a young...
View ArticleBlue Introduces New Mo-Fi Headphones – Headphones With Built-In Audiophile...
Purveyors of audio capturing devices, Blue Microphones is now reinventing their version of the headphone as we know it. Eliminating any pre-conceived notions about how and what headphones are supposed...
View Article“Commercial Scoring Workshop” Debuts from Emmy-Winning Composer Silas Hite
Silas Hite knows commercials — and after his workshop, you will too. Writing music for commercials is an art form all its own. Emerging composers who want to get in the game now have a sharp new...
View ArticleReview: Focusrite iTrack Dock, iPad Audio Interface — by Erin Barra
I was excited to review the Focusrite iTrack Dock because I’ve been intrigued by iOS for quite some time and finally had a reason to find out what all the hype is about. I’ve seen my fair share of iPad...
View ArticleAES 2013 New Gear Highlights
New technologies and drool-inducing tools galore at AES 2013
View ArticleAES 2013 New Gear Highlights
For the first time in a while, there was an unmistakable optimism in the air at the New York AES Convention. There was a memorable show downstairs, from the overflowing special events to the in-depth...
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