Last June, PACE, the company behind the ubiquitous iLok software authorization system had some issues lanching its new desktop-based license manager software.
Two months later, an eBay user based in Russia with over 300 prior sales and 100% positive feedback began selling what we now know were illegitimate duplicate licenses Read more...
Imagine flying your avatar effortlessly through a familiar world, cruising comfortably and picking up points. Then suddenly chaos reigns: a confusing vortex confounds your character and wipes out all your progress.
That’s the exact experience of many a composer and sound designer who knows the TV and film world well, Read more...
Whether you’re a world-class recording engineer or a first-year audio student, there is something to be learned from every artist with whom you work, and every recording studio you enter.
For veteran recording engineer Jay Messina, being open-minded is an essential part of the job: “If you take the position Read more...
Producer/engineer John Congleton has been making recordings in and around Dallas, Texas, for more than half his life. He has a style that is edgy and often ornate. And as skillful as he his, for Congleton, perfection has always been beside the point.
For a someone with such an impressive Read more...
Getting a tight drum sequence is an essential element of the backbone in any track.
But for those of us who want to dig past the standard drum kit paradigm, the task can quickly become tedious and even daunting with slicing, layering and processing…oh my. Most of us just don’t Read more...
When producer dreams come true, they look very much like the life of Scott Jacoby.
After all, he’s got everything that comes with a musical job well done, including a recent GRAMMY win, a highly vibey studio in the heart of Manhattan, wall-to-wall gear, a committed clientele, his own record Read more...
Audio has been around for a long time.
Its first practical application dates back to at least 1876, when Emile Berliner invented the first microphone, for use inside of Thomas Edison’s telephone.
Even the basic principles of digital recording were realized as far back as 1928, when Harry Nyquist developed Read more...
It’s the dawn of Moogfest 2014, and scores of synth-heads are set to descend on Asheville, North Carolina.
Many will be there to listen, and many will be there to make music with all the Moogs they can eat – an audacious outpouring sparked by the mind of Dr. Robert Read more...
First in a series, where busy producers/mixers/engineers provide tips and techniques on their top studio tools.
When it comes to gear, engineers, producers and musicians are creatures of habit. When I find a piece of gear, or a plug-in with a killer sound that works consistently from project to project, Read more...
Do you remember 2006? Apple’s latest version of OS X was Tiger. Pro Tools users were salivating over version 7 and the newly released Mbox 2 Pro. Eight years is several lifetimes in the technology world!
2006 was also the year that Toontrack first released its EZ Drummer platform to Read more...
