RØDE Microphones Releases NT1 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
Straight out of the land from down under, RØDE has released one of their quietest microphones to date. Apart from the resemblance to the RØDE NT1-A, The RØDE NT1 only shares the same mesh grille with...
View ArticleFrenchkiss Label Group Signs Two New Labels
The New York City based Frenchkiss Label Group has expanded with the recent signing of two new independent record labels: Brooklyn-based PaperCup Music, and the new Rough Beast Records out of...
View ArticleComma Music Promotes Becca Major to EP in LA, Adds Andy Lykens as Integrated...
There are major personnel moves on both coasts for the prolific music house Comma Music. Becca Major is now Executive Producer for Comma Music, in Santa Monica. In Santa Monica, Becca Major has risen...
View ArticleElysia Releases Museq EQ Plugin
Well known for occasional software releases of their hardware devices, Elysia has now adapted their Museq EQ to the digital realm. The new Museq EQ Plugin comes to us as a direct replica that includes...
View ArticleTRW-1 Vacuum Tube Triode Warmer Launched by Pentode Audio + 123creative
The quest to merge the worlds of analog and digital – inside the box – continues unabated. This time, two bedfellows have paired up for the effort: Pentode Audio and Slovakian developers...
View Article“BeatzByGirlz” IndieGoGo Campaign Launched by Erin Barra — Empowering Women...
Music listeners everywhere can agree: There’ll be even more to listen to, when women everywhere are engineering as much as they’re performing. BeatzByGirlz needs YOU. That’s why the multitalented...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: Four Foot Studios – Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Hidden amongst the residential blocks of Williamsburg is a distinctive studio. Part Millennium Falcon, part time warp, part laboratory, part art gallery, its Four Foot Studios. The first thing that...
View ArticleCakewalk Launches ScratchPad – Groove Machine for iPad
Cakewalk’s first foray into the iOS world looks like fun. Cakewalk is taking their synth experience into the land of iOS with ScratchPad. Today, the Boston-based developer announced the arrival of...
View ArticleTimeless Sound Bites: 11 Insights from Bruce Swedien
When a true legend speaks, people listen – especially when what he’s talking about is…listening. Now you’re talking: L-R: Top Row: Francesca Smith, APRS; Maureen Droney, Sr. Executive Director, The...
View ArticleTone2 Audiosoftware Releases Nemesis —“NeoFM” Synthesizer
Leave it to Tone2 for discovering advanced synthesis methods and different types of sound generation. The synth developers have now added the Nemesis soft-synth to their arsenal that utilizes an...
View ArticleDouble-Feature Review: Rupert Neve Designs 5060 Centerpiece Mixer & 511 Mic Pre
Couple months back, I was invited to Downtown Studios for the unveiling of a new Rupert Neve mixer. I knew it would be small – I’d read rumors of a desktop mixer with the guts of the 5088 console. And...
View ArticleSteinberg Releases Cubase 7.5 and Cubase Artist 7.5 Updates
Steinberg’s flagship DAW, Cubase, has gotten a turbo boost, adding new functionality from workflow enhancements to instrument and effects additions. A major update in the latest version, now Cubase...
View ArticleRecording Drums, Part III: Placing Room Mics
Welcome back for Part 3 of our free drum mic video series. Get off those laptop speakers and switch your video stream to HD as Justin Colletti takes us through a handful of the most popular approaches...
View ArticleGrado Labs Launches Limited Edition Bushmills x Grado Labs Headphone
Friendship, music and whiskey have converged in an unprecedented new way at the Brooklyn HQ of Grado Labs. This NYC audio hotspot has distilled – and just launched – the limited edition Bushmills x...
View ArticleVintagetools Debuts Sonic Summarizer & Sonic Summarizer PRO — Analog Vintage...
The new summing amps from Vintagetools take a vintage approach on design and components with the Sonic Summarizer and Sonic Summarizer PRO. Components and summing design are based off of broadcast...
View ArticlePositive Grid Releases JamUp Plug HD Guitar and Bass Interface for iOS Devices
The successor to Positive Grid‘s original JamUp Plug now captures audio in high quality 24-bit/48kHz with improved signal-to-noise ratio with the JamUp Plug HD. The super small interface plugs straight...
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...
View Article