Modeled after classic, physical hardware, AlexB has announced the release of his Modern Flagship Dynamics sampled library exclusively for the Nebula VST environment.
If we were betting folks, we’d say that the particular dynamics sampled are from the famed AMS Neve 88RS console — which would give these dynamics a … Read More
Treat yourself this 4th of July weekend, and go wonkless.
That’s just one of the many benefits of the latest plugin from Boz Digital Labs, via their new release, the T-Bone Slant EQ. Besides the lack of high-frequency wonk of which we speak (see details below), the flagship … Read More
When you see the large, open space of the workshop, the quaint coziness of the demo room and the impressive construct of the studio control and live room, it’s hard to imagine just two guys sitting in their apartments making cables to sell on Craigslist and eBay.
Yet, that’s exactly … Read More
The music-for-picture resource scoreAscore.com (sAs) has just added new muscle at the executive level.
scoreAscore has scored Jake Weinreb for its team.
A pioneering platform founded in 2010, Los Angeles-based scoreAscore is a “one-stop-shop” that allows media clients to easily find custom music, sound design and voiceover for their projects.… Read More
As we all know, Mackie has been in the live sound gig for years. In fact, their original SRM450 was the first active, portable loudspeaker! Breathing new life into the SRM series, Mackie has included a new 1000W amp as well as custom drivers.
While these new hardware additions … Read More
There’s a place in New Jersey where audio is very serious business.
Craig “Shorty” Bernabeu of SBS Designs is a man on a mission.
It’s called SBS Designs, and the gear that comes out of there has a uniquely diverse pedigree. Nothing that leaps out of the mind of … Read More
A trio of sonic inspiration has just been launched by Universal Audio.
All three plugins are available for the UAD Powered Plug-ins platform and their Apollo audio interfaces, and each will definitely be welcomed by mixers in search of fresh tools for working ITB.
They lead off with … Read More
Ribbons, condensers, and recording will be the stars of the show next week, at an event being held at the hands of Audio Power Tools.
The Brooklyn-based sonic hardware and software purveyors are presenting “An Evening with Royer Labs & Mojave Audio” on Thursday July 17th, at … Read More
Commercial composer Matt Filler’s workstation at Pralaya.
You can’t really sing. Your 12-tone concept album about incidental “Game of Thrones” characters doesn’t have quite the audience you thought it would. Every year, it seems musicians less talented, yet more attractive than you are “making it”, while 19 year-old NPR interns… Read More
Late 1940’s the German-made TELEFUNKEN 12AX7 tube debuted – arguably one of the most esteemed components in the recording industry. Thanks in large part to the tube factor.
TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is well aware of this and to stay true to their original ambitions, TELEFUNKEN is continuing with production of tubes … Read More
“Don’t get relaxed,” says Bob Cowan, Monitor Engineer for Metallica, of his enviable gig.
Metallica monitors engineering Bob Cowan on point.
No one should feel too calm witnessing a Metallica show, but least of all the dual monitoring team taking care of the supreme metal band’s four members – … Read More
He’s only in it for the gear.
We speak of SpeakerSonic’s Brian Speaker. Founder of the expanding East Williamsburg studio, we’re actually sure that Speaker loves the act of recording and hearing the music…but he obviously has an affinity for the knobs, nuts and bolts that comprise the signal … Read More
Although the technology and methods used in our industry have changed and will continue to change, the overall goal of recording hasn’t evolved much at all: We still must start with a sound source, transducers to change the signals into other types of energy, and finally a storage medium for … Read More
It’s not just a Maschine, it’s a way of life.
That seems to be how the educators at Producertech feel, considering the inspired energy behind http://www.maschine-courses.com. Their new site is designed from the ground up to provide quality online training for Native Instrument’s increasingly popular groove production studio, Maschine… Read More
Will this development spark a disruption on how musicians and audio pros rent instruments, space and gear?
Sparkplug has officially arrived — a new way to share and locate musical tools.
The New York City-based tech startup Sparkplug has launched, creating an innovative online community marketplace specifically for musicians and … Read More
Vacationer at work in Red Bull’s New York studio.
The band Vacationer released an album near the end of June that sounds bigger, glossier and more alive than their past efforts.
Their first record, 2012’s Gone, had been competently produced in a repurposed loft space in the Bedford Stuyvesant … Read More
The new Sonic Sweet v3.0 bundle from BBE Sound includes completely re-worked versions of the their staple D82 Sonic Maximizer plug-in H82 Harmonic Maximizer, and the L82 Loudness Maximizer plug-ins. The “Optimised” versions will introduce better functionality and greater sound clarity that is on par with their hardware predecessors.
This … Read More
There are big names in monitors, and there are HUGE names.
The nomenclature that is Augspurger arguably looms huger than them all, and now there’s a new addition to this legendary line. Introduced by Professional Audio Design at Summer NAMM this week, the Augspurger Duo 12.3 DSP has arrived.
The … Read More
iZotope’s latest beat sequencer, BreakTweaker has another expansion pack available – Modern Grooves by Black Octopus.
Complete with 40 presets in all, Black Octopus promises a musical workflow that anyone can comfortably integrate with. This particular expansion introduces a more melodic approach to the sequencer, displaying the alternative capabilities … Read More
Are you an electronic musician/producer who needs to translate your studio swag to a stage setting? Are you a band attempting to use a laptop on stage in lieu of human bodies playing instruments? Are you a DJ who just joined a band and are trying to find your lane? … Read More
