Now Cutting Vinyl in NYC: Alex Abrash Mastering Adds Neumann VMS-66 Lathe
A Neumann VMS-66 disc mastering lathe has just been added to New York City. The Neumann VMS 66 lathe at Alex Abrash Mastering was previously in Jamaica. This pristine machine is in residence at Alex...
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 ArticleAuralex ProPAD, ProPAD XL, & SubDude Review — by Carmen Borgia
Sound is crazy. It travels in invisible waves, difficult, if not impossible to visualize. With the right speakers you hear what was recorded and mixed in the original studio, no extra or missing...
View ArticleChandler Limited Launches TG2-500 – 500 Series Pre Amp/DI
A highly desirable pre amp and DI has gone inside the rack. Chandler Limited’s TG2-500 has an Abbey Road heritage. Chandler Limited announced that its acclaimed TG2 is now available in the form of the...
View ArticleThe Myth of a Thousand Little Choices (The 80/20 Rule as Applied to Audio...
Image courtesy of Flickr user Erica Zabowski We often make hundreds or thousands of decisions on any given project. How many of them really count? Most of us like to tell ourselves—and others—that...
View ArticleMoog Announces The Theremini — Theremin Reimagined
The Moog Theremin is one of our lifetime’s most unique electronic instruments – It’s the only instrument that users play without even touching! The Theremin has now been re-imagined with the Theremini...
View ArticleEventide Releases DDL-500 Delay For 500 Series
The new DDL-500 from Eventide brings a beautifully strange new addition to the world of a traditionally analog environment. This delay is, at it’s core, digital. But as Ray Maxwell, VP of Sales and...
View ArticleVideo Launch — Live Sound: Metallica and the Meyer Sound MJF-210 Stage Monitor
Necessity is the mother of invention. Metallica’s James Hetfield onstage in South America. (Photo: Jeff Yeager) That ages-old truisum was confirmed for both Metallica and Meyer Sound, when the former...
View ArticleMaking the Mix Room: Mark Needham — The Ballroom, Hollywood
If Mark Needham is experiencing downtime, it’s strictly self-imposed. Few mixers keep busier than Needham, whose talents seem always to be in demand. His discography of platinum artists span decades,...
View ArticleNYC Event: June 9 —“Disruption 2014: How to Survive & Thrive in the New Music...
With the vaunted entertainment industry tradeshow Promaxbda finally returning to New York City after a three-year absence, next week will be all about forging connections, making moves, and getting...
View ArticleResearch & Development: Antelope Audio Zen Studio — Portable Audio Interface
Zen – it’s a school of Mahayana Buddhism; a meditative state; an audio interface. If that last category seems out of place, you may not know the thinking that went into making Zen Studio, the portable...
View ArticleDeath By Audio Announces New Guitar Pedal – Reverberation Machine
Right in our own backyard, some brave Brooklyn pedal builders have crafted a new reverb pedal that can hit anything from soft whispers to complete obliteration. Reverberation Machine from Death by...
View ArticleSlate Announces RAVEN 2.0 — Batch Command System Debuts
Yes, Slate as in Steven Slate. As in Slate Pro Audio. As in Slate Digital. But mostly commonly, Slate – has announced RAVEN 2.0. For those not familiar with the original idea, Raven is the touch screen...
View ArticlePromaxBDA Conference Preview – New York City, June 10-12
Welcome back! After two consecutive years in Los Angeles, one of the entertainment industry’s most dynamic trade shows has returned to New York City. Promax is back! A really big show comes to NYC June...
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