Let’s just get this out of the way before we dive into everything that is the Roli Seaboard Rise 49: This has got to be one of the, if not the, sexiest looking “keyboard” that has ever come out.
Roli must have taken some hints from Jonathan Ive Read more...
It’s safe to say that sound saved Scott Eric Olivier.
His sheer determination to make an audio impact revealed itself at the tender age of eight, when a rare hip disorder forced him to put his young mind to work while his body healed. The result was an early fascination Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on April 15, 2013.
If you page through the calendars of South American music festivals, the lineups may seem familiar. Whether in Santiago, Monterrey, Bogotá or San José, you’ll find bands like The Killers, Pearl Jam, DIIV, The Black Keys, Read more...
One useful approach to recording is to take a cue from the principles of product design and start asking different questions: What values do you want the final product to embody? How do you want the end user to feel?
Instead of just “seeing where things go”, you can close Read more...
Drawmer have been in the audio game for quite a while.
In 1982, they released the DS201 gate, and by the time I started recording music it was already considered a staple for over a decade.
By the time I began taking things more seriously they had significantly expanded their Read more...
Here’s a mega audio facility for you: the whole freakin’ planet.
That’s where location sound mixer Noel Dannemiller clocks in every day to ply his audio trade. From Greece to Greenland to the Caribbean, and even in his own backyard of Akron, Ohio, Dannemiller keeps extremely busy. And you’ve heard Read more...
Usually a journalist has to dive into a lot of research when they write about an artist. Not this time.
My research for the hugely influential artist Prince, who passed away today, April 21, starts with my life. The early moments of my adolescence, that time when you’re becoming aware Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on April 2, 2012.
As long as I’ve been a musician, I’ve enjoyed reading about music almost as much as I’ve enjoyed making it.
My bookshelf and record collection have grown together, one informing the other, and I’ve discovered that Read more...
The only way to determine whether or not a track sounds good is to listen to it. Measuring it won’t cut it, nor will staring at a waveform on a screen.
This may seem like common sense, and we’re intuitively well aware of the dangers of the all-too-common trap of Read more...
The web abounds with sites promising to help you improve your mixing skills. At times, it seems like there is an online education outlet for every audio engineer, and with all these choices, it can be difficult to determine where to turn if you’re looking to up your your audio Read more...
