Universal Audio Announces UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt DSP Accelerators
Universal Audio has just gone deeper into audio space with its UAD-2 Satellite line – the relentless sound pioneers have introduced their new UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt DSP Accelerators. Macs mixing...
View ArticleReview: An Unorthodox Look At Synthmaster 2.6 — by Nick Messitte
Since its release, Synthmaster—a semi-modular synth by KV331Audio — has garnered heaps of praise from audio critics: Rob Mitchell of Soundbytes wrote that it’s “tough to find something it can’t do.”...
View Article137th AES Approaches: Neil Portnow of Recording Academy Giving Opening...
The 137th AES Convention is just around the corner and key announcements have begun. First, President/CEO Neil Portnow of The Recording Academy is giving Friday’s opening keynote. Representing The...
View ArticleJourney FOH Engineer Jim Yakabuski Featured in Meyer Sound Online Mixing...
October will be informative right off the bat for audio heads. That’s because the month begins with veteran FOH engineer Jim Yakabuski joining Meyer Sound instructor Buford Jones as a special guest, in...
View ArticleIs Pro Tools Certification Worth It? 3 Great Reasons (and 3 Terrible Reasons)...
Recently, I was fortunate enough to have an employer provide the funds for me to attend Pro Tools Certification training classes. I had thought about taking one of these courses on my own for a long...
View ArticleDrawmer Introduces the 1973 – Three-Band FET Stereo Compressor
Ivor Drawmer has drawn on thirty-plus years of hardware design to introduce the 1973 compressor. The three-band FET unit is split into variable low, middle, and high frequencies. Each section contains...
View ArticleVolant Studios in TriBeCa, NYC, For Sale For $2 Million Plus
If your mind’s eye is picturing a fully built out studio in downtown Manhattan, you might not have to lift a finger to make it happen. You will, of course, have to sign a large check: Volant Studios, a...
View ArticleStudio Upgrades: Sweet Sounds — Bringing Up The “Broadway”&“Crosby Rooms
One thing we’ve always liked about the SoHo studio Sweet Sounds, since we first wrote about them in late 2012, is that they’re like Lowe’s: never stop improving. The forward-thinking facility has just...
View Article“Sync Songwriter Workshop” Launched by The SongHunters & Flavorlab – 10/27 in...
Here’s a whole new way to get in sync with music supervisors. Music supervision service The SongHunters are co-launching the first “Sync Songwriter Workshop”, along with… The first “Sync Songwriter...
View ArticleStartling Startups: Hookist – Social Songwriting Collaboration
What’s the best first line of a song about coming home? The answer may well be up to you, even if the singer is world famous. Hook(ist) will hook you in.As you’re about to find out. Songs take on a...
View ArticleLaCie Announces Super Fast d2 Thunderbolt 2 External Hard Drive
Associated with professional media storage, LaCie’s hard drives provide reliable storage options for all. The latest in LaCie’s d2 line, Thunderbolt 2 comes available with USB 3.0 and – you guessed it...
View ArticleSSL Announces Mid-Scale Analog Console – XL-Desk
Recent releases from Solid State Logic express their catering to the modern-day recording studio. Usually meaning compact size, more DSP, and more DAW integration. But SSL is still known for their...
View ArticleDefining Audio Fidelity
Audio expert Ethan Winer on the building blocks of great sound quality.
View ArticleAudio Priorities: What Matters a Lot (And What Doesn’t)
This is a guest post by Ethan Winer, co-founder of RealTraps and author of the book The Audio Expert. This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on June 4, 2012. “I have a tax refund check...
View ArticleDefining Audio Fidelity
Ethan Winer, author of The Audio Expert, on the building blocks of sound quality. Audio has been around for a long time. Its first practical application dates back to at least 1876, when Emile...
View ArticleAudio Priorities: What Matters a Lot (And What Doesn’t)
This is a guest post by Ethan Winer, co-founder of RealTraps and author of the book The Audio Expert. This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on June 4, 2012. “I have a tax refund check...
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