The Art of Layering: 5 Principles for More Powerful Drums
Image by Flickr user Joshua Davis. We all know how important your drums are to your track. They’re the foundation of your groove, they’re what makes your listener dance. Limp drums can suck the life...
View ArticleNative Instruments Introduces FLESH – Improv-Inspired Synthesizer for REAKTOR 6
Native Instruments teamed up with musician, producer, and inventor Tim Exile to produce FLESH – a performance-based synthesizer. FLESH out performances with NI’s improv-inspired synth. Live...
View ArticleSoftware Review: The Foundry by Sonicsmiths
The Foundry by Sonicsmiths. In the world of virtual instruments, it’s safe to say that the number of choices out there has become overwhelming, especially once you realize just how deep and malleable...
View ArticleNovation Will Fly You To Berlin to Perform Live for Free…
…If you are the lucky winner! Novation has partnered with hello LIVE, Producertech.com, and Loopmasters to present the opportunity to anyone who is willing to answer a simple question. Prizes...
View ArticleSlate Digital Releases FG-Bomber – Impact Enhancer Plug-In
Slate Digital’s new plug-in promises to enhance depth, and impact of your sounds. The FG-Bomber is an abstracted signal chain that includes analog-modeled compressors, filters, harmonic generators,...
View ArticleMix Analysis: How Nic Hard Mixed “Shofukan” by Snarky Puppy
Who wouldn’t want the best of both worlds? Every Snarky Puppy performance is unique. Mixer Nic Hard certainly does, and realized he could have it via an intriguing project for Grammy Award winning...
View ArticleUp & Coming Engineers: Ryan Benyo on Radio, Recording and “Kid Pan Alley”
Ryan Benyo at work. Ryan Benyo produces an independent and internationally syndicated radio show called Passport Approved. Airing on over 30 stations across the world, Passport Approved was the first...
View ArticleSonnet Launches Echo 15+ Thunderbolt 2 Dock – 16 Ports & More
Got a peripheral addiction? If you’ve been suffering a Thunderbolt shortage, fret no more: Sonnet Technologies is now shipping its new Echo 15+ Thunderbolt 2 Dock, a full-featured, 16-port docking...
View ArticleBrooklyn MixCon Preview: Matty Amendola – The Indie Pop Mix
Brooklyn MixCon is coming up on December 6 & 7! Five workshops & Q&A’s organized by genre, at the Living Room in Brooklyn—Presented by SonicScoop and the Deli Magazine. Each day this week,...
View ArticleRecording Sweet Spot: Cove City Sound Studios – Glen Cove, Long Island
They love music at Cove City Sound Studios. While that should be obvious when you’re talking about a recording facility, it’s not always plain as day. But it is at this spot in the Long Island enclave...
View ArticleZAOR, European Studio Furniture Designer, Announces Partnership With Audio...
Based out of Romania, ZAOR has already experienced success across Europe with their premium furniture products. Plans to introduce their product line to the western hemisphere are already underway....
View ArticleBrooklyn MixCon Preview: Marc McClusky — The Indie Rock Mix
Brooklyn MixCon is coming up on December 6 & 7! Five workshops & Q&A’s organized by genre, at the Living Room in Brooklyn—Presented by SonicScoop and the Deli Magazine. Each day this week,...
View ArticleEvent Choice: ManhatPro’s “Music & Audio for Film” w/Award-Winning Panel,...
ManhatPro is making good on its commitments in a big way. After launching the “Making Film Music in NY” initiative this spring, the the NYC-based media education, professional mentoring and networking...
View ArticleEvent Choice: ManhatPro’s “Music & Audio for Film” w/Award-Winning Panel,...
ManhatPro is making good on its commitments in a big way. After launching the “Making Film Music in NY” initiative this spring, the the NYC-based media education, professional mentoring and networking...
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New Software Review: Auto-Align Post by Sound Radix
Anyone who has mixed audio for post-production knows that phasing mics are a big hassle. It’s one thing if your subjects are seated or in a fixed position, say for a documentary interview—but still,...
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New Gear Alert: Classic 5 Monitors by KRK, iZotope’s Dialogue Match, Waves...
KRK Systems welcomes the CLASSIC 5 to their studio monitor lineup. Incorporating over 30 years of innovation, KRK’s CLASSIC 5 was designed using concepts from the brand’s previous ROKIT lines to...
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