Chris Caswell on Playing the GRAMMYs with Daft Punk and The Beatles
More than four decades into his career, writer/arranger Chris Caswell is still working like a young man, sometimes pulling all-nighters like he did at the GRAMMYs just a few weeks ago. There, Caswell...
View ArticleEvent Choice: The Raise – Fundraising tips from Investors & Entrepreneurs,...
From apps to audio, sound designers to startups, raising capital is a smart skill to build up. Even if you don’t have The Big Idea at this moment, being prepared to step outside your circle and lead a...
View ArticleAIAIAI & Stone’s Throw Records Launch TMA-1 Stones Throw Edition Headphones
Danish audio innovators AIAIAI joins forces with legendary Hip Hop heavyweights Stones Throw Records to create the limited TMA-1 Stones Throw Edition Headphones. Founded in Los Angeles, by DJ Peanut...
View ArticleHeavyocity Launches Groove Designer DM-307 — Stylized Modular Synth Drum...
New York City’s own cybernetic organisms over at Heavyocity have released another creation that oozes expression – DM-307. Their new groove designer comes complete with over 3,600 raw samples for users...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: Lindbergh Palace — Boerum Hill/Carroll Gardens,...
When something precious and rare suddenly sees daylight, that’s exhilarating. It doesn’t quite rank up there with the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, but the recent evolution of Lindbergh Palace Studios...
View ArticleCakewalk Releases Gibson EB 5-String Bass Expansion For Dimension Pro Sampler
Cakewalk’s expansive sampler/synth hybrid, Dimension Pro, now has an additional expansion pack to add to its already massive sample library. The Gibson EB 5-String Bass Expansion Pack contains a total...
View ArticleNew York Studio Burglarized: Be on the Lookout for Stolen Gear
Black Dog Studios in Stillwater New York, near Albany, suffered from a break-in last week. Studio staff arrived to find the back door smashed in, as well as tons of microphones, effects units and...
View ArticleReview: iZotope Nectar 2 Production Suite, by Ari Raskin
iZotope, makers of some of the most advanced and comprehensive sound-shaping plugins available, and probably best known for their all-in-one mastering plug-in Ozone, recently released Nectar 2, the...
View ArticleSoundToys Launches MicroShift Plugin – Widening & Much More
The joy is palpable, all the way from the frosty hills of Vermont. In a major development, SoundToys’ long-anticipated plugin MicroShift has arrived. Not only will it bring magic width, thickness and...
View ArticleHome Recording: I Am Snow Angel – Self-Produced on the Upper West Side
Build a team, or go it alone? I Am Snow Angel records and resides on the Upper West Side. That’s the question that many an indie artist faces when planning out their next project, including the...
View ArticleWatch the Focusrite Movie & Enter This Awesome Recording Competition
It’s Focusrite‘s 25th Anniversary and in recognition of this milestone, the company has launched a “dream recording competition” along with a longform documentary chronicling the history of its...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches Dangerous BAX EQ, 610 Tube Preamp & EQ, UAD Software...
It’s a triple shot from Universal Audio. Two major additions have just been launched for the UAD powered plugins platform. One is a surprise, and the other is an expected development – both will be...
View ArticleMaster Percussionist Bashiri Johnson Launches “Bitz & Piecez” Vol. 2 – Rare...
One of the true rhythmic gurus of the music industry is making his distinctive grooves readily available. Get in the loop with one of the world’s most in-demand percussionists. We speak of none other...
View ArticleResearch & Development: Aphex D 500 DUO — 500 Series Rack with Analog &...
When does 500 + 500 equal more than 1,000? That was the tantalizing equation that the Aphex engineering team sized up when they dreamed up the D 500 DUO, the California gear gurus’ new two-slot 500...
View ArticleWaves Releases MetaFilter Plugin — Versatile Sound-Shaping Multimode Filter
A new filter plugin from the plugin-smiths at Waves has been released — will it sweep our DAWs by storm? MetaFilter is an overhauled filter plugin specifically designed for creative music and audio...
View ArticleIs Avid OK…Or Not? What the NASDAQ Delisting Really Means to Pro Tools Users
Red flag, harbinger of far-off things to come, or non-issue? Avid was officially delisted from NASDAQ on February 21. Last week, Avid created a not-surprising wrinkle in the financial world, when the...
View ArticleCEntrance Announces MixerFace Portable Recording Interface
Following up with their audiophile-grade headphone amp and digital audio converter, HiFi-M8, CEntrance now introduces MixerFace. Including some of the same features found in the HiFi-M8, the...
View ArticleWestern Dynamo Producer Panel at SXSW, 3/12 – w/Tim Palmer, Stuart Sikes &...
Yes, they WILL be talking about making music at the galaxy’s biggest festival. Be there, or…YOU KNOW. (click to enlarge) On March 12th at SXSW, the audio innovators at Western Dynamo (creators of the...
View ArticleSpring Album Preview: 25 Upcoming Records & The Engineers, Producers and...
With SXSW kicking off next week, we are finally nearing the end of this epic winter. And looking ahead to the longer days of Spring, we’ve also got our eyes out for an exciting new season of album...
View ArticleMoog Synthesizer Residency At Rough Trade NYC — Open Daily Through March 29
A fascinating and free Moog feast awaits all those within range of Brooklyn. Curated by Tom Tom Magazine with sound experiments being performed by Brooklyn-based artists, Moog Music will be hosting the...
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