Input Output Podcast: New Audio Gear Roundup & Review
Geoff and Eli take to the floor of the 135th AES Convention to review a smorgasbord of new recording and mixing gear. API’s “The Box” is just one of the objects of I/O’s attention in their audio recap...
View ArticleSAE New York Officially Launches Chelsea Campus — Skylar Grey, Just Blaze...
SAE New York has officially graduated to the next level. Skylar Grey delivered a soulful set at the SAE NY Chelsea campus opening. The creative media school officially opened its new Chelsea campus...
View ArticleLavry Engineering Announces Quintessence Gold Series DAC
The mathematical magic of Dan Lavry has created a dedicated following for the converters produced by Lavry Engineering. A new addition is the Quintessence Gold Series DAC — arriving at the top of to...
View ArticleArturia Announces MicroBrute Analog Synth
Portability tends to rein among today’s trendy society. So it would only make sense for Arturia to go even smaller with their synthesis technology. The explosive popularity of their MiniBrute has now...
View ArticleThe Five Main Types of Reverb, and How to Mix with Them — by Jamey Staub
“Just put some reverb on it.” The EMT 140 plate — a classic way to reverberate your audio. That request just pisses me off. What reverb? Which style? Hall? Room? Plate? Chamber? Spring? Tunnel? Cave?...
View ArticlePropellerhead Introduces Parsec – Spectral Synthesizer Rack Extension
Expanding their online Rack Extension market place, Propellerhead has announced the release of a new synthesizer to the Propellerhead Shop that utilizes a not-so-common form of synthesis. Parsec is a...
View Article“BandFuse: Rock Legends”– Playing and Investing Like A Rock Star
What would you do if someone asked you to invest in the next Guitar Hero? Rapid growth, daring innovation, and let’s be honest – fun – are all part of the package. “BandFuse: Rock Legends” promises to...
View ArticlePro Sound Effects Debuts New Hybrid Library + Expansion 1 — for Freelance...
(Editors Update — January 8, 2014: Pro Sound Effects announced it has released an additional 50 units of the Hybrid Library, available at $1,500 each through January 31, 2014. After the additional 50...
View ArticleInvisible Cities: A Wireless Opera Comes To Union Station
In the latest production of L.A.’s The Industry, the traditional stage is jettisoned in favor of a larger and less restrictive venue: Downtown L.A.‘s iconic Union Station. This past Saturday saw the...
View ArticleCrane Song Announces Peacock Vinyl Emulation Plugin
Dave Hill has never wanted for fans of his hardware classics such as the Crane Song HEDD-192 A/D D/A converter and Avocet monitor controller. Now he’s about to add a third entry to his line of plugins...
View ArticleComma Music Promotes Becca Major to EP in LA, Adds Andy Lykens as Integrated...
There are major personnel moves on both coasts for the prolific music house Comma Music. Becca Major is now Executive Producer for Comma Music, in Santa Monica. In Santa Monica, Becca Major has risen...
View ArticleElysia Releases Museq EQ Plugin
Well known for occasional software releases of their hardware devices, Elysia has now adapted their Museq EQ to the digital realm. The new Museq EQ Plugin comes to us as a direct replica that includes...
View ArticleTRW-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 Article“Recording Lounge” Recap & Mixtape Feat. Au Revoir Simone, Ski Lodge & More
If you didn’t make it to the annual Just Managing Recording Lounge – held this year at Mission Sound in Williamsburg – you missed out! Artists including Ski Lodge, Tweens, Ghost Wave and Au Revoir...
View ArticleBlue Cat Audio Releases PatchWork – Virtual Patch Bay For Audio Plug-Ins
Well known for their audio analysis plug-ins, Blue Cat Audio has now created a new integration tool for DAWs that allows users to store multiple plug-in chains. PatchWork can support a total of 64...
View ArticleThe Fest For Beatles Fans 2014 Confirmed for Feb. 7th in NYC — 50th American...
It will be a fabulous three months of anticipation for fans of the Fab Four. It was 50 years ago in February… That’s because The Fest for Beatles Fans, which bills itself as “the world’s longest...
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