Lightning Boy Audio Launches Opti-Mu Prime — Tube Compressor Pedal
Yours ears will thank your feet for this one. The future/retro/minimalist inventor-types at Lightning Boy Audio (LBA) have launched the Opti-Mu Prime. A new compressor pedal with some unique design...
View ArticleSynch Focus: Avila’s Cover of Elvis Presley’s “All Shook Up” for Trojan
Who’s In Focus: http://www.imagem-music.com We Are: Imagem Music, Music Publisher, New York, NY (with offices worldwide) The Project: “All Shook Up,” three :30 commercials for Trojan Lubricants;...
View ArticleAvid: New Mac Mini is Compatible with Pro Tools|HDX 11
It’s official: The latest Mac will play nice with Pro Tools|HDX 11. The Mac Mini is now most musical. Avid has announced that the new Mac Mini with Magma Express Box 3 (EB3T) is compatible with Pro...
View ArticleAIAIAI Announces TMA-1 Studio – Reference Headphones Engineered by Young Guru
The Danish headphone designer and manufacturer, AIAIAI, has announced the release of their highest-end model headphone yet – The TMA-1 Studio. “It’s about the product, not about the logo” — The new...
View ArticleInputOutput Interview: Ian MacKaye, Part I
As a member of seminal hardcore punk bands The Teen Idles, Minor Threat and Fugazi, and a founder of the pioneering indie label, Dischord Records, Ian MacKaye led a musical movement out of Washington,...
View ArticleAAX and Pro Tools 11: Which Plugins are Compatible and Which Aren’t
Pro Tools 11 is out now, and some users are already adopting early. However, one concern with the new platform is that some plugin developers have not yet ported their software over to PT 11’s new...
View ArticleNative Instruments Launches Traktor Kontrol Z1 — Ultra-Compact DJ Mixing...
Native Instruments has released the little brother of their popular Traktor Kontrol Z2. The new Traktor Kontrol Z1 is an ultra-compact mixing solution that works with Traktor DJ for iOS and the more...
View ArticleLive+Sound+Cinema Event, Midnight, July 4th: Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn –...
After a night of fireworks, head on over to Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn for a screening of Metropolis (aka Metoraporisu) a live sound cinema event featuring a live score from Party Supplies. The cult...
View ArticlePremier Studios Debuts Rebuilt Steinway B 1968 Grand Piano
Along with the live room and console, one of a recording studio’s biggest assets is its piano. Premier Studios in midtown NYC has just upped the ante with their flagship piano, following a complete...
View ArticleNYC Event: Control Voltage Fair, Saturday, July 6 – FREE Modular Synth...
Summer=block parties, and here’s one you definitely won’t want to miss. Will the Analog Delay be one of the beauties that Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers has on hand? You must attend to know for sure!...
View ArticleHeritage Audio Announces 73JR 500-Series Preamp + DI
Joining the world in 2011, Heritage Audio is relatively young in their analog manufacturing process and yet has experienced immense success in just a few short years. The company aims to continue their...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: thespacepit — Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Dreams really do come true. Nick Hook has the perfect balance dialed in at thespacepit. Just ask Nick Hook, proprietor of thespacepit in the green pastures of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. A buzzing home base,...
View ArticleBlue Microphones and PreSonus Partner for ‘Two To Tango’ Promo
Blue Microphones and PreSonus have partnered for a limited-time promotional offer that bundles the Blue Kiwi microphone with PreSonus’ new ADL 700 channel strip. Greater than the sum of its parts? The...
View ArticleUnfiltered Tracks Launches – Online Music Licensing House Founded by Andy...
Indie artists are getting smarter all the time when it comes to licensing tracks. Unfiltered Tracks, connecting music supervisors directly with authentic indie music, has debuted. A new resource to...
View ArticleResearch & Development: Creating the Slate Pro Audio RAVEN MTX
The RAVENS are landing. When Slate Pro Audio’s RAVEN MTX multitouch production console started appearing at trade shows, the WOW factor was through the roof. People saw something they had never...
View ArticleBehind The Release: Sara Bareilles The Blessed Unrest
Singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles moved to New York in the midst of making her latest album, The Blessed Unrest, out today on Epic Records (and already #1 on iTunes). Sara Bareilles “I feel like I’m...
View ArticleDowntown Records Names New Synch Licensing Team
Billboard.biz writer Ed Christman reports that Downtown Records has named a trio of new synch licensing pros. Downtown Records has its sights set on synch. One of them, Jennifer Pearce, will be based...
View ArticleApple Launches Logic Pro X
If you were wondering when – and if – Apple was ever going to update Logic Pro again, you weren’t alone. For the legions of dedicated Logic users, however, July 16, 2013 is a red-letter day: Logic Pro...
View ArticleHoRNet Plugins Introduces TrackShaper “Mix On Autopilot” Utility Plugin
HoRNet Plugins is an indie plugin developer founded in 2011 with the release of their popular ChannelStrip plugin. Their latest, TrackShaper, borrows similar technology from their updated ChannelStrip...
View ArticleThe Classics Remixed: Making “Colossical”— A High Concept Music Library
In the film “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”, there is a truly magical scene: Beethoven, time-traveled forward 200 years or so, gets the chance to jam out on a battery of modern-day synths. Just...
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