Focusrite Launches Scarlett Studio – Complete Recording Package
Teamwork – it’s a beautiful thing in music. Focusrite has just launched Scarlett Studio. Building on the Scarlett 212 line, it provides a comprehensive recording package that bundles all the essential...
View ArticleThe Living Room to Close in February – Live Venue with Studio DNA Starts...
The Living Room, a musical magnet for the Lower East Side for 15 years, has made it known that it will be closing its doors at 154 Ludlow Street at the end of February. Steve Rosenthal and Jennifer...
View ArticleElectronisounds Releases Red Dragon 2 Synth
The only thing this dragon wants from you is to twiddle it’s knobs. Weird? Find out. The developers, Electronisounds, are based out of their pro recording studio in Sun Valley, CA. Traditionally known...
View Article“Behind the Boards” Published – Definitive Rock Producers’ Anthology
Trust us, we know – there’s always something new to be learned from the masters. You’re sure to learn a few hundred things from “Behind the Boards”. That’s why we’re happy to see the arrival of Behind...
View ArticleThe API and the iPad: Radical Routing Arrives at Downtown Music Studios
SOHO, MANHATTAN: Convergence comes in all forms, and no one knows that more than music creators: Whether you’re talking Hassidic hip hop, Danger Mouse + Norah Jones, Okinawan trance, or Tony Bennett...
View ArticleSound Lounge Names Harrison Nalevansky EP, Justin “Sal” Kooy to Audio Engineer
The NYC audio post Sound Lounge has announced two personnel developments at its downtown location on Hudson Street. Harrison Nalevansky is the new Executive Producer for Sound Lounge downtown. First...
View ArticleBlue Microphones Launches Nessie – “Adaptive” USB Mic Creates New Digital...
Some recordists speak of their quest for a transparent microphone – this is the polar opposite. Blue Microphones has launched Nessie, an “Adaptive” USB microphone. Nessie is designed to be useful to...
View ArticleLive Sound Outlook, 2013: What the Audio Pros Can Expect
LOWER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN: Long before, long after — and often on the very same day — artists who hit the studio are hitting the stage. Danny Garcia loves it in the live sound trenches. For a look at...
View ArticleOrange Launches New Twin Channel OR100 Amp
Orange Amps has introduced its new Twin Channel OR100 amp, described as “the crown jewel of the OR series.” Orange Twin Channel OR100 Amp The new OR100 delivers up to 100 watts and is the first OR...
View ArticleNew David Bowie Album Produced at The Magic Shop
David Bowie announced today he will release a new record in March – his first studio album in a decade! Bowie’s “Where Are We Now?” is now available at iTunes The album – The Next Day – has been in...
View ArticleMarc Alan Goodman’s Building Strange Weather Blog: Strange Weather VI Opens!
The final installment of the “Building Strange Weather Blog” series by producer/engineer and studio owner Marc Alan Goodman. Click to start at Step 1: Finding A New Home; #2: Design; #3: Waiting For...
View ArticleTELEFUNKEN Announces M82 Dynamic Mic, for Kick Drum and Broadcast
Ready for a challenger to the kick drum microphone throne? TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is ready to take the low-end establishment on with its new M82 dynamic cardioid microphone, which will be introduced...
View ArticleNative Instruments Launches Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass – 1st Software Version...
To see where things are going in 2013, aim low – the low end of the frequency spectrum that is. Get dowwwwwwwwwn with the Rickenbacker 4003, NI style. The latest product launch to tend to that sector...
View ArticleReview: Focusrite Forte
Focusrite, once best known for their high-end Rupert Neve-designed consoles, have taken the entry-level interface market by storm in recent years. Although they still make up-market professional...
View ArticleFocusrite Ships RedNet, Announces RedNet 6 MADI Interface
Connectivity is everything in today’s studio — Focusrite is ramping that factor up with the first IP network audio interfaces for the recording studio. The company is facilitating an even more flexible...
View ArticleEvent Choice: Film Music Seminar – Free in NYC, Tuesday Jan. 15th
Hot on the heels of the 85th Annual Oscar nominations, film music is at center stage this week. Frank Ferrucci has the latest on film music, at Tuesday’s free seminar. New York City-area composers, or...
View ArticleDPA Introduces d:facto II Vocal Mic for Recording & Live Applications
Versatility and increased fidelity, in one package, is always an appealing pairing. The Danish microphone manufacturer DPA has put those elements together with the new d:facto II Vocal Microphone. Due...
View ArticleDiablo FX Launches Sound Control 6 — First Wireless Guitar FX Control Pedal
NAMM is approaching fast, and now there’s no doubt about it – gear inventors are laying it all on the line. Case in point is new arrival Diablo FX, which has just launched a wholly new effects pedal...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: A Bloody Good Record – Long Island City, Queens
Mark Law, founder of the NYC studio known as A Bloody Good Record, is a man of few words. But that’s OK, because as it turns out, there are plenty of people willing to step up and do the talking for...
View ArticleNew Joey Bada$$ Single Produced By DJ Premier, Out On Green Label Sound
Brooklyn-bred rising star MC Joey Bada$$ – which XXL named, “New York hip hop’s last hope, the heir apparent to lyrical giants like Nas and Big L” – has a new single out today on Mountain Dew’s Green...
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