Solid State Logic Introduces 500 Series VHD Pre at NAMM 2015
A big name in big consoles is now sharing their tech among the masses with the announcement of the VHD Pre for 500 Series chassis. SSL serves up a double scoop of preamp flavor with the 500 Series VHD...
View ArticleWinter NAMM Report: 27 Picks to Power Your Studio
My Winter NAMM started early this year. After a six-hour flight from JFK to NYC, I was more in the mode to make it to my Anaheim hotel, take a hot shower, and pass out before the next day’s convention...
View ArticleComposer Cribs – Yessian, Flatiron District, New York City
Always put yourself in a position to win. Whether the topic is football or mixing for original music and sound design, you can’t argue with that logic. At Yessian, they’re playing that strategy to the...
View ArticleEar Trumpet Labs Announces Evelyn Stereo Mic
Portland, OR-based mic developer Ear Trumpet Labs specialize in manufacturing handmade microphones with vintage aesthetics and modern electronics. Their new Evelyn stereo mic consists of two...
View ArticleSound Tips for Beginners — Analog Audio Levels for Recording
There comes a moment of joy and frustration with the appearance of the fourth piece of gear. You already have an audio interface for your computer, the mic plugs into the mic jack and the guitar plugs...
View ArticleNYC Event Alert: Premier Studios Session Seminar w/Anthony Daniel, 2/21
Ready to tackle three big audio topics in four hours, with an accomplished pro? If that sounds appealing to you, then there’s an upcoming Premier Studios Session Seminar to put into your calendar: an...
View ArticleRIP Joseph Grado — Founder of Grado Labs
A patriarch of audio has departed us. Today, Brooklyn-based Grado Labs released the following statement: Joseph Grado lived a life of sound. It is with a heavy heart for the Grado family to say that...
View ArticlePSP Audioware Introduces Master Quality Rotary Speaker Plug-In, L’otary
Producers of a variety of hardware modeled plug-ins, PSP Audioware is now introducing their first rotary speaker emulator with L’otary. The new plug-in is modeled after the legendary Leslie 122, and...
View ArticleTeachers, Das Racist, Janka Nabay Working Out of Wonderful Recording
Ben Bronfman and Eli Bush have been working on new music at NYC’s Wonderful Recording, producing tracks for their new band project tentatively called “Teachers.” Located in SoHo, Wonderful Recording is...
View ArticleStudio Sweet Spot: Wonderful Recording, SoHo Synth Heaven
Engineer/producer Daniel Lynas lands in Wonderful SoHo space, caters to a new generation of independent musicians including art-rap duo Das Racist.
View ArticleNYC Indie Labels: Luaka Bop
A closer look at Luaka Bop, created by David Byrne and Yale Evelev in 1989.
View ArticleNew Studio Review: Strange Weather, Brooklyn
Strange Weather Brooklyn offers wide open spaces, esoteric instruments and gear, and an astonishingly well-balanced control room.
View ArticleTeachers, Das Racist, Janka Nabay Working Out of Wonderful Recording
Ben Bronfman and Eli Bush have been working on new music at NYC’s Wonderful Recording, producing tracks for their new band project tentatively called “Teachers.” Das Racist's "Shut Up, Dude" was...
View ArticleStudio Sweet Spot: Wonderful Recording, SoHo Synth Heaven
Soho, Manhattan: A few months after graduating from CUNY’s Sonic Arts program in ‘08, NYC native engineer/producer Daniel Lynas was working the night shift at an audio post-production house, editing...
View ArticleNYC Indie Labels: Luaka Bop
Those who have only a passing familiarity with Luaka Bop are likely to think of it as “David Byrne’s World Music Label.” While this may be useful as shorthand, it fails to tell the full story of an...
View ArticleNew Studio Review: Strange Weather, Brooklyn
Generally, I try to stay objective when I write about new studios. But when it comes to East Williamsburg’s Strange Weather recording, I just wouldn’t be telling the whole story if I neglected to...
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