TRW-1 Vacuum Tube Triode Warmer Launched by Pentode Audio + 123creative
The quest to merge the worlds of analog and digital – inside the box – continues unabated. This time, two bedfellows have paired up for the effort: Pentode Audio and Slovakian developers...
View ArticlePstudio Psychology: When to hit “Reset” on a Session
Houston, we have a problem… When do you hit that switch? If you’ve been playing along at home, we’ve talked a lot about keeping the flow and having successful sessions. Well there are many paths to the...
View ArticleIcons: Tom Elmhirst on Mixing for Arcade Fire and Reflektor
There are no platinum records lining the walls of Tom Elmhirst’s control room at Electric Lady Studios – but there certainly could be. Tom Elmhirst — on Fire at Electric Lady Studios. (all photos by...
View ArticlelittleBits Partners with Korg To Release “Synth Kit”— Snap-Together Analog...
littleBits has announced their Synth Kit made in collaboration with the one and only Korg. The company littleBits is all about creating open source synth modules that snap together via magnet...
View ArticleLIVE in the Studio
THE VALLEY: Fonogenic Studios sits almost directly off of the 405, down Haskell just past where apartments and gas stations fade into warehouses and corporate parks. The studio itself is tucked away...
View ArticlePurple Audio Announces MFtwenty5 – Rack Mount Discrete Summing Mixer for 500...
Here comes a chemistry set for your 500 modules. Purple Audio, the specialty manufacturer born in Andrew Roberts’ NYU dorm room circa 1997, recently announced the MFtwenty5, a 1RU Dual input 10×2 mixer...
View ArticleRecording Retreats: Pilot Recording Studios, Berkshire County in Western MA
By now, we’ve heard enough stories about the closing of large-scale Manhattan recording studios for it to have become something of a cliché. We all know how it goes: Rising rents and a floundering...
View ArticleZynaptiq Releases PITCHMAP 1.5 With Cross-Platform Support
Zynaptiq’s intriguing pitch shifting tool is now available in version 1.5 (free to existing users) with cross-platform support with upgrades. PITCHMAP recognizes, then allows users to take control of...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Announces New Fairchild Plugin Collection
Universal Audio has announced the new “Fairchild Tube Limiter Plugin Collection“, featuring new and improved modeling of the Fairchild 660 and 670 studio classics. According to the press announcement:...
View ArticleThe ABC’s of…Electronic Rock in the Studio: The Doors to Depeche Mode & LCD...
The fourth 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, and Punk Rock. A musical...
View ArticleSteinberg Launches VST Connect Pro – Remote Multitrack Recording
Two applications from Steinberg — VST Connect SE and Pro — are similar as far as allowing real-time stereo remote recording sessions through Cubase + live video chat – the performer records via the...
View ArticleSound Devices Intros New Portable 633 Field Mixer — 6-Input Mixer with...
Field mixers and recorder specialists Sound Devices has introduced another addition to their portable line with the 633 Mixer, a six-input mixer with integrated 10-track recorder. Squarely aimed at the...
View ArticleCakewalk Launches ScratchPad – Groove Machine for iPad
Cakewalk’s first foray into the iOS world looks like fun. Cakewalk is taking their synth experience into the land of iOS with ScratchPad. Today, the Boston-based developer announced the arrival of...
View ArticleTimeless Sound Bites: 11 Insights from Bruce Swedien
When a true legend speaks, people listen – especially when what he’s talking about is…listening. Now you’re talking: L-R: Top Row: Francesca Smith, APRS; Maureen Droney, Sr. Executive Director, The...
View ArticleTone2 Audiosoftware Releases Nemesis —“NeoFM” Synthesizer
Leave it to Tone2 for discovering advanced synthesis methods and different types of sound generation. The synth developers have now added the Nemesis soft-synth to their arsenal that utilizes an...
View ArticleDouble-Feature Review: Rupert Neve Designs 5060 Centerpiece Mixer & 511 Mic Pre
Couple months back, I was invited to Downtown Studios for the unveiling of a new Rupert Neve mixer. I knew it would be small – I’d read rumors of a desktop mixer with the guts of the 5088 console. And...
View ArticleSteinberg Releases Cubase 7.5 and Cubase Artist 7.5 Updates
Steinberg’s flagship DAW, Cubase, has gotten a turbo boost, adding new functionality from workflow enhancements to instrument and effects additions. A major update in the latest version, now Cubase...
View ArticleRecording Drums, Part III: Placing Room Mics
Welcome back for Part 3 of our free drum mic video series. Get off those laptop speakers and switch your video stream to HD as Justin Colletti takes us through a handful of the most popular approaches...
View ArticleGrado Labs Launches Limited Edition Bushmills x Grado Labs Headphone
Friendship, music and whiskey have converged in an unprecedented new way at the Brooklyn HQ of Grado Labs. This NYC audio hotspot has distilled – and just launched – the limited edition Bushmills x...
View ArticleVintagetools Debuts Sonic Summarizer & Sonic Summarizer PRO — Analog Vintage...
The new summing amps from Vintagetools take a vintage approach on design and components with the Sonic Summarizer and Sonic Summarizer PRO. Components and summing design are based off of broadcast...
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