Universal Audio Now Shipping Apollo Thunderbolt
It’s been lusted over on forums for months – now its finally out of the pre-order zone: Universal Audio is shipping the Apollo Thunderbolt. If it’s the Apollo Thunderbolt ye seek, no more waiting...
View ArticleWaves Launches NS1 Noise Suppressor Plugin — for Music, Post, VO, and Broadcast
How do you rise above the noise? Waves has found yet another way: They’ve just launched the NS1 Noise Suppressor, available now. The Waves NS1 Noise Suppressor helps you to keep what you want, lose...
View ArticleTELEFUNKEN Announces M81 Reggae Microphone
We all want a mic we can really warm up to – this has got to qualify. The TELEFUNKEN M81 Reggae TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik announced that next month’s AES 2012 in San Francisco will see the debut of...
View ArticleFall On Your Sword: Original Music for Picture, and Audio Post — Brooklyn Style
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: Picture this: A band of musical brothers obsessed with the moving image. The merry tribe that comes into focus would be Fall On Your Sword, a multitasking unit that’s raised the...
View ArticleEvent Choice: IMSTA FESTA 2012 This Saturday, 9/22 at SAE NY
The buzz is in the air: this year’s IMSTA FESTA, the annual celebration of music technology that’s held at SAE Institute New York, looks to have a lively crowd in attendance for 2012. This Saturday,...
View ArticleRadial Engineering Launches Powerhouse 10-Channel 500 Series Power Rack
As 500 series modules continue to evolve, it makes sense that they would need more sophisticated accommodations. Enter the Powerhouse from Radial Engineering, a 10-slot power rack for the 500 series...
View ArticleSmarter in Sixty Seconds: The Zen Of Pink Floyd
So you’re working your ass off on your band, your songs, your productions, your blog, your app (fill in the blank with that amazing thing you do). You know you’re not fooling yourself. You’ve really...
View ArticleEvent Choice: ManhatPro’s “Music & Audio for Film” w/Award-Winning Panel,...
ManhatPro is making good on its commitments in a big way. After launching the “Making Film Music in NY” initiative this spring, the the NYC-based media education, professional mentoring and networking...
View ArticleMcDSP Launches LouderLogic 2.0 – Now With Customizable EQ
McDSP has announced version 2.0 of its LouderLogic “Advanced Audio Player” – now featuring a customizable 4-band parametric equalizer, enabling a new listening experience. Louder Logic 2.0 – iPhone...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC – A Monthly Report
GREATER NYC AREA: For recording studios, this past summer had its typical ups and downs. But heading into Fall, bands like The Killers, The Vaccines and OneRepublic as well as artists like Tony...
View ArticleA Tribute To Pinkerton, Part 4 – Aunt Martha
LOWER MANHATTAN: Engine Room Recordings’ A Tribute to Pinkerton has officially been released – and some of the featured artists from the album will be performing together tonight (9/19) at Bowery...
View ArticleRabbit Ears Audio Releases “Jet Turbines” Sound Effects Library
They are not afraid to take risks in the name of sound design at Rabbit Ears Audio (REA), the Brooklyn-based creator of royalty-free sound effects. You will feel — and hear — the power in REA’s “Jet...
View ArticleInput\Output Audio Review: UA Apollo vs. World-Class Recording Studio
In this installment of Input\Output, Geoff and Eli put the Universal Audio Apollo up against a vintage Neve 8068 console and classic Studer 827 tape machine, to see if the two could possibly compare....
View ArticleAudio Post Moves: Heard City Adds Mixer Eric Warzecha
It’s official: Heard City has announced the hiring of mixer Eric Warzecha. Heard City has let it be known: mixer Eric Warzecha is on board. The innovative boutique audio post facility serves the...
View ArticleMade in NY: Awesome Channel Amplifier
Is it possible to fit an entire vintage console into a single box roughly 5” wide and 6” high? Recording engineer and gear designer Dave Raphael is determined to try just that. His audaciously-named...
View ArticleMoog to Discontinue Minimoog Voyager Select Series
The cycle of life catches up with us all – even (and especially) analog synths. Soon we must bid adieu to Minimoog Voyager Select Series. Moog Music announced today that it will discontinue production...
View ArticleSample Logic Introduces Cinematic Guitars 2
It looks like the guitar has a few surprises left in it after all. Actually, the vaunted six-string has a LOT of suprises, in the form of Cinematic Guitars 2 from virtual instrument specialists Sample...
View ArticleThe Deli Announces 2012 Stomp Box Exhibit at CMJ
Pedals are the X-factor live for original sounds, live and in the studio. For every devotee of these magic foot controllers, we have good news: The Deli, Delicious Audio, Shure, Pedaltrain, and Main...
View ArticleBehind the Release: James Iha “Look to the Sky”
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: Some people become dazzling rock stars, while other stars rock a little more subtly. James Iha falls into that latter category. Now you see him: James Iha makes a rare solo foray...
View ArticleRIP Benjy King, NYC Producer/Engineer – Memorial Planned for 10/1
The New York City music creation community is mourning the loss of Benjy King, the prolific producer/engineer who built a career working with many of the top session musicians and producers of our...
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