Sonarworks Releases REFERENCE 3 Room Calibration Software for Windows
REFERENCE 3 from Sonarworks is a room calibration software that analyzes the listening environment through a calibrated microphone. After analysis, the software produces a calibration profile for that...
View ArticleExperience Mix Walkthroughs from GRAMMY-Winners, Multi-Platinum Pros, and...
We’re proud to announce that in conjunction with our friends at The Deli Magazine, we’re putting on our first ever mixing seminar, live in New York: The First Annual Brooklyn MixCon! Get mixing tips,...
View ArticleAudio Education Focus: Are High End Workshops Worth It?
It’s the Wild West in audio education right now. From all-you-can-eat free advice on YouTube to online course subscriptions and no shortage of audio trade schools and colleges, there’s more sonic...
View ArticleThe Art of Layering: 5 Principles for More Powerful Drums
Image by Flickr user Joshua Davis. We all know how important your drums are to your track. They’re the foundation of your groove, they’re what makes your listener dance. Limp drums can suck the life...
View ArticleNative Instruments Introduces FLESH – Improv-Inspired Synthesizer for REAKTOR 6
Native Instruments teamed up with musician, producer, and inventor Tim Exile to produce FLESH – a performance-based synthesizer. FLESH out performances with NI’s improv-inspired synth. Live...
View ArticleSoftware Review: The Foundry by Sonicsmiths
The Foundry by Sonicsmiths. In the world of virtual instruments, it’s safe to say that the number of choices out there has become overwhelming, especially once you realize just how deep and malleable...
View ArticleNovation Will Fly You To Berlin to Perform Live for Free…
…If you are the lucky winner! Novation has partnered with hello LIVE, Producertech.com, and Loopmasters to present the opportunity to anyone who is willing to answer a simple question. Prizes...
View ArticleSlate Digital Releases FG-Bomber – Impact Enhancer Plug-In
Slate Digital’s new plug-in promises to enhance depth, and impact of your sounds. The FG-Bomber is an abstracted signal chain that includes analog-modeled compressors, filters, harmonic generators,...
View ArticleMix Analysis: How Nic Hard Mixed “Shofukan” by Snarky Puppy
Who wouldn’t want the best of both worlds? Every Snarky Puppy performance is unique. Mixer Nic Hard certainly does, and realized he could have it via an intriguing project for Grammy Award winning...
View ArticleUp & Coming Engineers: Ryan Benyo on Radio, Recording and “Kid Pan Alley”
Ryan Benyo at work. Ryan Benyo produces an independent and internationally syndicated radio show called Passport Approved. Airing on over 30 stations across the world, Passport Approved was the first...
View ArticleGenelec Debuts 1236 Smart Active Monitoring (SAM™) Main Monitor System
Genelec’s Smart Active Monitoring line adds functionality not typically found in studio monitors, let alone far-fields. The SAM™ tech can measure the response of the listening area to compensate for...
View ArticleBrooklyn MixCon Preview: Marc McClusky — Indie Rock Mix, Focus on Distorted...
Brooklyn MixCon is happening December 6 & 7! Experience five workshops + Q&A’s focused on mixing different musical styles, happening at the Living Room in Brooklyn —presented by SonicScoop and...
View ArticleBrooklyn MixCon Preview: Kevin Killen – The Sparse Mix, Ballads/Clean...
Brooklyn MixCon is happening December 6 & 7! Experience five workshops + Q&A’s focused on mixing different musical styles, happening at the Living Room in Brooklyn — presented by SonicScoop and...
View ArticleCakewalk Announces Rapture Session Synthesizer, Z3TA+ 2 and Rapture Pro...
The new synthesizer from Cakewalk uses the same engine from their Rapture Pro – Expansive patch manipulation for all! Easier patch browsing is included in the Rapture Session synthesizer. Rapture...
View ArticleBrooklyn MixCon Preview: J. Chris Griffin – Mainstream Pop Mix: Focus on...
Brooklyn MixCon is happening December 6 & 7! Experience five workshops + Q&A’s focused on mixing different musical styles, happening at the Living Room in Brooklyn — presented by SonicScoop and...
View ArticleSound Business: “Not So Different” – Raising Autism Awareness Through Music
Music and healing are inextricably linked. People have known that since the dawn of time, but we still find new ways to converge these two powerful forces. “Not So Different,” a song and video launched...
View ArticleBrooklyn MixCon Preview: Ariel Borujow – The EDM Mix
Brooklyn MixCon is coming up on December 6 & 7! Five workshops & Q&A’s organized by genre, at the Living Room in Brooklyn—Presented by SonicScoop and the Deli Magazine. Each day this week,...
View ArticleMUTEC Releases MC-3+ Smart Clock USB
MUTEC’s MC-3+ Smart Clock USB has launched, providing an intriguing new solution to studios and audiophiles for the clocking and reproduction of digital audio. MUTEC’s proprietary 1G-Clock-Technology...
View ArticlePro Tools Pricing is Changing — The New Avid All Access Plans Explained
Like it or not, Avid refuses to sit still. Pro Tools will continue to change in terms of what, when and how you get it. Pro Tools users now must get their heads around the new Avid All Access plans,...
View ArticleStudio Manager Spotlight: Rolff Zwiep — Blackbird Studio, Nashville
Many things define a studio. While a facility’s engineering talent, gear and reverb times often get the spotlight, the studio manager is an important part of the picture. Blackbird Studio, one of...
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