Tech excellence is in focus at AES conventions, most recently the 2017 confab that just wrapped in New York City. The showroom floor was packed with advances, while technical sessions and workshops shaped the science of sound.
But the Javits Center wasn’t the only place where engineering expertise was on Read more...
When Stephen Emmer holds the stateside launch for his album Home Ground on October 27 at the Virgil in LA, he’ll have done it with a little help from his friends. Make that a lot of help, from a global-spanning roster of star soul singers and musicians who collaborated long-distance Read more...
Goldfrapp. If ever there was an onomatopoeia of an artist’s name, that’s the one.
The English vocal and synth duo of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory routinely give their fans something precious and rare when they deliver an album, a sonic gift to be unwrapped by the ears. And Goldfrapp Read more...
Choices, choices, choices. Book time to track at most any pro recording studio, and they’ll proudly show you a mic locker with dozens of omnis, ribbons, LDC’s and 123’s.
But what happens when there aren’t a million choices for capturing sound? As any experienced engineer knows, the limitations are often Read more...
Most albums don’t make demands. They politely request that they be played, and they very much hope you enjoy what you hear.
The Late Great Bloomer, released by the artist Sheron earlier this month, comes from that first camp. For his adventurous album recorded in binaural 3-D audio, the Brooklyn-based Read more...
