Why (Almost) Everything You Thought You Knew About Bit Depth Is Probably Wrong
A lot of competent audio engineers working in the field today have some real misconceptions and gaps in their knowledge around digital audio. Not a month goes by that I don’t encounter an otherwise...
View ArticleEvent Alert: New York Electronic Art Festival, Governors Island, Labor Day...
This is the last weekend to see Harvestworks‘ Electronic Arts exhibitions on Governors Island — check out what’s happening below: The Spaces Contained in Each At St. Cornelius Chapel, Stephen Vitiello...
View ArticleD16 Group Announces Sigmund – High Quality Flexible Delay Plugin
Sigmund, the latest plugin by D16 Group Audio Software, allows both subtle sound-shaping and modulated delays that can completely transform an audio source. Sigmund’s unique assets lie in the routing...
View ArticleCMJ Music Marathon Announces Full 2013 Panel Lineup
The Rites of Fall for the music industry begin with the CMJ Music Marathon. CMJ 2013 Music Marathon is coming into full focus. The 2013 edition of the multi-day event takes place from October 15-19,...
View ArticleA Sonic Soiree: Rupert Neve Designs 5060 Centerpiece Debuts in NYC
A new audio attraction arrived in New York City recently, in the form of the Rupert Neve Designs 5060 Centerpiece 24×2 desktop mixer. A compact Class A analog mixer, the 5060 was designed to provide...
View ArticleInside John Legend’s “Love in the Future”– Track by Track with Executive...
Dave Tozer has a lot to say about Love in the Future, the expansive new album that he Executive Produced with John Legend. But Tozer doesn’t actually have to breathe a word about Legend’s new 16 track...
View ArticleUVI Offers Free iLok USB Smart Key
Here’s a solid new promotion to get your head around. Rock a free iLok from UVI. The French audio developer UVI has launched a new promotion, whereby they cover the cost of a new PACE iLoK USB smart...
View ArticlePrimary Wave Music & BMG Enter Into $150 Million Strategic Alliance
One of NYC’s fastest-growing forces in music rights management, Primary Wave Music, has entered into a joint venture with BMG to the tune of $150 million. The deal will focus on new recordings by...
View ArticleNovation Announces Launchkey Mini Controller
Novation has added another product to their ‘Launch’ series of controllers combining the best of both worlds (keys and illuminated launch pads) with the Launchkey Mini. The 25-key controller has 26...
View ArticleGreat City Post Names Steve Simons Managing Director, Upgrades Facility
Chelsea-based Great City Post – which was previously known as Great City Productions — has been a beehive of activity lately, making a significant personnel move as well as upgrades to their audio post...
View ArticleProduction Music Association appoints Hunter Williams as Executive Director
There’s a new mouthpiece for the Production Music Association (PMA). Hunter Williams joins the Production Music Association as Executive Director after 20 years at SESAC. The PMA is the organization...
View ArticleFall Album Preview: 25 Upcoming Records & The People Behind Them
Summer’s over, back to business. There’s a looooong list of records en route from studios and labels around the country due to drop over the next couple months. Here’s our quick-hit list of anticipated...
View ArticleMOTU Releases 8pre – 16 x 12 USB Audio Interface
The new 8pre interface from MOTU has arrived, with the goal of being an ideal standalone interface — or even better, as an expansion to an existing system. MOTU has packaged 8 of their high quality...
View ArticleWestern Dynamo Launches 19-09 500 Series Optical Compressor
The fall gear season is beginning with a bang: The innovators at Western Dynamo have launched the 19-09 500 Series Optical Compressor. The Western Dynamo 19-09 provides up to 30 dB of gain reduction....
View ArticleOD-11 Cloud Speaker by Teenage Engineering Available for Pre-Order
Editor’s Update — July 16, 2014: Teenage Engineering has announced that, as of July 18th, the OD-11 will be available in the US at the two MOMA Design Store locations in New York City — across from the...
View ArticleRolling with Two Rooms: Galaxy Smith Studios
How do you go from home studio to a flourishing indie facility, in the thick of New York City? The control room of Galaxy Smith, centered on a Sound Workshop 34C console. There are a lot of ways to...
View ArticleAES Action: Product Design Track to Feature “The Power of the Brand”
The 135th AES Convention is right around the corner, set to take place at the Javits Center in New York City from October 17 through October 20. The Product Design Track is getting even more innovative...
View ArticleThe Uncommon Mastering of a #1 Album: Vampire Weekend Gets Creative with The...
When an artist is working on a record that they expect will debut at #1, it’s understandable if they take no chances with the mastering. Vampire Weekend set up their Big Brooklyn Show with a #1 album...
View ArticleiZotope Announces Nectar 2 Vocal Suite
The original Nectar vocal suite from iZotope made waves with it’s all-in-one package offering not only essential tracking and mixing tools, but also their easy-to-use Style presets – Nectar Elements....
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