Festival Choice: Electric Zoo 2012, Labor Day Weekend — Preview & Picks
ELECTRIC ZOO IS COMING!! Electric Zoo 2012 cometh! You won’t regret spending Labor Day weekend at Randall’s Island. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves: “EZ represents the New York dance scene...
View ArticlePrimary Wave Hires Manager Stephen Hutton To Help Build Rock & Pop Division
Primary Wave Music has hired music manager Stephen Hutton, founder of Uppercut Management, to help build Primary Wave Talent Management’s rock and pop divisions. Stephen Hutton Hutton has helped build...
View ArticleAvid Releases Massenburg Design Works Hi-Res Parametric EQ v5
One of the most respected names in pro audio, George Massenburg, has just updated a powerful EQ for Avid’s Pro Tools: the Massenburg DesignWorks (MDW) Hi-Res Parametric EQ PlugIn for AAX is now...
View ArticlespiderArm Launches Microphone “Mic” Adapter for iPad
It’s fun to find innovative products that are affordable, simple, and yet still have multiple uses. This new mounting system for the iPad will prove useful for studios, producers, engineers and DJs as...
View ArticleFlexible Strategies: Braund Sound Studio Adds a New Wrinkle to Brooklyn
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN: Winters in Anchorage, Alaska are epic. And, as it turns out, ideal incubators of NYC studio innovators. Erik Braund takes a new viewpoint into Greenpoint. (Photo: David Weiss)...
View ArticlePlugin Developer u-he Releases Uhbik-A Rack Extension for Reason
In case you haven’t already heard, Propellerhead has recently opened up its doors to third-party developers for the purpose of developing “Rack Extension (Re)” plugins that are designed to work...
View ArticleMassey Plugins Launches CT5 Compressor
Bring forth the fifth. Massey Plugins has finally gone uptown with the CT5 compressor, the next level after their widely-used CT4. The Massey CT5 has arrived. Available in AudioSuite, RTAS, and TDM...
View ArticleThe Perils of Self-Producing: 9 Things Alex Wong Learned Making “A City On A...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN:Who’s producing the producers? Since many of the women and men who helm recordings for a living are songwriters themselves, it’s inevitable that they’ll draw the tricky task of...
View ArticleMackie Introduces Ultra-Compact, 2000W DLM Series Powered Loudspeakers
The live sound speaker landscape just got a more competitive. Today, Mackie announced a new line of ultra-compact, powered loudspeakers for portable sound reinforcement that emphasize power, processing...
View ArticlePSP Releases Echo Plugin With Special Introductory Pricing
PSP Echo – the echo processor previously only available within Wave Machine Labs’ Auria 48-track DAW iPad app – is now available in standard plug-in form for use in your favorite DAW. PSP Echo...
View ArticleBlack Iris/White Iris: The Indie Rock Music House & Record Label Win-Win
WILLIAMSBURG: It’s become a popular career move in recent years, but there was a time not too long ago when indie musicians weren’t so big on writing for advertising. Of course it wasn’t for lack of...
View ArticleProduction Music Association Elects Warner/Chappell Production Music CEO...
A seasoned music executive has stepped to the forefront of the Production Music Association (PMA). Randy Thornton is the new Chairman of the PMA. The PMA, which promotes and protects the rights and...
View ArticleThe Big List of Free Pro Tools Plugins
For a long time, it’s been easy to find a whole world of free VST and AU plugins on the web. But for users of Pro Tools – arguably the most popular professional DAW in the U.S. – pickings have always...
View ArticleRupert Neve Designs Launches 8-Channel Neve 5088 Discreet Analog Mixer
One of the biggest names in pro audio ever has just gotten smaller – and that may be a very good thing. The 8-channel Neve 5088 at engineer/composer Michael Cohen’s studio in Sarasota, FL . Rupert Neve...
View ArticleNovation Launches MiniNova Synth
Novation has released the new MiniNova, a compact synthesizer that packs new features like push-button Animate controls and Novation’s brand new voice effect: VocalTuneTM. MiniNova will be available in...
View ArticleJünger Audio Introduces V*AP Voice Processor for VO Studios, Radio
The all-important human voice is getting some extra attention at the upcoming IBC 2012. VO and radio engineers will get a workflow boost from Jünger Audio’s new V*AP Voice Processor. Next week,...
View ArticleNative Instruments Introduces Next Generation of MASCHINE Groove Production...
The experience of working with one of the top hardware groove boxes is about to receive a significant upgrade. MASCHINE is about to sound better by looking better. Native Instruments has announced the...
View ArticleAKG Launches Newly Designed D12, Limited Edition C451 Condenser Mic & K702...
This week, AKG introduced a newly designed version of its classic D12! The new D12 VR large-diaphragm cardioid microphone has been rebuilt specifically for kick drum recording and live applications....
View ArticleSennheiser Announces MKH 8090 Wide Cardioid Condenser Mic for Orchestral...
Orchestras are getting the love, and then some, from Sennheiser with their newest microphone. The company announced today that it is expanding its MKH studio microphone series with the addition of the...
View ArticleAwTAC (NYC) Launches Awesome Channel Amplifier – Double Wide 500 Series...
The Awesome Transistor Amplifier Company (AwTAC), which designs and manufactures entirely in NYC, announced that it has released its first module. Calling it the “heart of a mixing desk system for 500...
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