Inside the Lives of Composers for Hire
Commercial composer Matt Filler’s workstation at Pralaya. You can’t really sing. Your 12-tone concept album about incidental “Game of Thrones” characters doesn’t have quite the audience you thought it...
View ArticleTELEFUNKEN Debuting Black Diamond Tube Series At Summer NAMM
Late 1940’s the German-made TELEFUNKEN 12AX7 tube debuted – arguably one of the most esteemed components in the recording industry. Thanks in large part to the tube factor. TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is...
View ArticleVideo: Mixing Metallica – Backstage with Their Two-Man Monitoring Team
“Don’t get relaxed,” says Bob Cowan, Monitor Engineer for Metallica, of his enviable gig. Metallica monitors engineering Bob Cowan on point. No one should feel too calm witnessing a Metallica show, but...
View ArticleConsole Switch: How Brooklyn’s SpeakerSonic Installed a Trident 80b — Step by...
He’s only in it for the gear. We speak of SpeakerSonic’s Brian Speaker. Founder of the expanding East Williamsburg studio, we’re actually sure that Speaker loves the act of recording and hearing the...
View ArticleReview: Universal Audio Apollo Twin DUO — by Rich Crescenti
Although the technology and methods used in our industry have changed and will continue to change, the overall goal of recording hasn’t evolved much at all: We still must start with a sound source,...
View ArticleReview: Blue Cat Audio Patchwork 1.4 – By Bassy Bob
Recently I was introduced to quite an amazing and innovative plugin tool for DAWs, called Patchwork by Blue Cat Audio. When I saw it, it immediately reminded me of the Dangerous Liaison, which allows...
View ArticlePropellerhead Announces Reason 8 – New Workflow & Additional Content
The melody, beat, processing beast has officially received a makeover. Propellerhead has announced Reason 8, allowing better workflow and expanded content through a massive restructuring. The new...
View ArticleDevil Technologies Launches DTouch for Pro Tools V1.2 – Powerful Multi-Touch...
Has multi-touch Pro Tools control for the rest of us arrived? Devil Technologies, which released DTouch for Pro Tools in Spring of this year, is making a bigger noise with the launch of V1.2. The...
View ArticleCareer Corner: Three Big Tips for Aspiring Assistant Engineers
I write this as a follow-up to Andrew Koss’s excellent article, “Recording Studio Internships: How NOT to Get One — and How to Get 10 Offers,” which advises would-be interns on what it takes to get in...
View ArticleBock Audio Announces Bock 407 – New Tube Microphone With Vintage U47 Sound
David Bock, the man behind Bock Audio, has designed a series of microphones to reproduce the stunning characteristics of vintage microphones we’ve all come to know and love. Bock’s design goals are to...
View ArticleMaking the Mix Room: Matt “Linny” Linesch – Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood
It’s exhilarating to catch a rising star – and that’s exactly what’s captured here in the latest “Making the Mix Room.” Matt “Linny” Linesch and his treasured Trident are a tight musical team. What...
View ArticleAudio Post Moves: Sound Lounge Announces New Hires and Business Expansion
People are in motion at Sound Lounge, the large-scale audio post facility in NYC’s Flatiron District. In all, the company has announced the addition of three new positions to their creative video...
View ArticleTelefunken Introduces THP-29 Extreme Isolation Headphones
TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik has released a pair of headphones designed for extreme isolation. The Telefunken THP-29 cans are closed back headphones that those in live sound would be familiar with. This...
View ArticleLevel Up: The Evolution of Video Game Audio
In 1958, nuclear physicist William A. Higinbotham created a crude electronic tennis game for visitors to Brookhaven National Laboratory. “Tennis for Two” consisted of an analog computer, two...
View ArticleManley, Dangerous, and Blue Microphones Visit Brooklyn via Audio Power Tools...
Three big names are converging on Studio G in Brooklyn this Thursday, August 21st. Manley Labs, Dangerous Music, and Blue Microphones will be the guests of Audio Power Tools that evening. Beginning at...
View ArticleFocusrite Announces Scarlett Solo – Very Affordable 96k/24-bit Interface
If it hasn’t already been deciphered by the name, the Scarlett Solo has a single mic pre and a single instrument input – a simple recording solution for those who just need to jot down a few mono...
View ArticleCareer Engineering: Allen Farmelo on Recording Cinematic Orchestra, & That...
Spanning boroughs and spanning the globe, this multifaceted producer/mixer/engineer sees how the world of audio is unfolding. Sterling prose + two video segments! The post Career Engineering: Allen...
View ArticleSoundToys To Launch Surprise New Plug-In at SXSW
If you're down in Austin for SXSW, make sure you hit up the Tape Op Subscriber's Party on Friday, March 18, at Lucky Lounge. SoundToys is a sponsor, and will apparently be giving away some awesome gift...
View ArticleDancing About Architecture: A Dictionary of Audio Terms
Musicians and Engineers often speak different languages. So how can we have productive conversations about the ineffable qualities of sound? The post Dancing About Architecture: A Dictionary of Audio...
View ArticleSoundToys Planning Another Big Launch at SXSW?
You may remember last year SoundToys launched its Devil-Loc plug-in via SXSW + social media blitz. Users spread the news and the free plug-in with a sharing code online, and in doing so became eligible...
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