Zen – it’s a school of Mahayana Buddhism; a meditative state; an audio interface.
If that last category seems out of place, you may not know the thinking that went into making Zen Studio, the portable audio interface from Antelope Audio. But this unit was designed to satisfy and soothe Read more...
If Mark Needham is experiencing downtime, it’s strictly self-imposed.
Few mixers keep busier than Needham, whose talents seem always to be in demand. His discography of platinum artists span decades, and they tell the story of his success better than anything: American Authors, Blondie, Fleetwood Mac, Imagine Dragons, The Killers, Read more...
We often make hundreds or thousands of decisions on any given project. How many of them really count?
Most of us like to tell ourselves—and others—that although any one of our little tweaks may be too small to be heard, it’s the net effect of all of them together that Read more...
Sound is crazy. It travels in invisible waves, difficult, if not impossible to visualize. With the right speakers you hear what was recorded and mixed in the original studio, no extra or missing frequencies, the balances hold up.
Likewise, we trust our speakers to give us an even and reliable Read more...
As engineers, we are constantly tasked with making quick, important decisions in the early stages of tracking that heavily influence the final outcome.
There are many factors that are out of our control and we must work within constraints. We often cannot control the room, the players and to some Read more...
Talk about exiting your comfort zone. Brooklyn post-punk band Butter the Children were a million miles from home in Austin, TX, recording a song they had never heard before – because it hadn’t been written yet.
After just three hours with fellow artist/songwriter Ben Arthur, BtC had a jangly rock Read more...
In an audio post development that took the entertainment industry by surprise, Todd-Soundelux filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week.
The holding company, which was formerly known as CSS Studios, includes some major names in the audio post world: Todd-AO, Soundelux, and POP Sound (Pacific Ocean Post). As reported Read more...
In 2005, and, with the weight of their purchase heavy on their minds, Jonathan Plum and Geoff Ott painted the walls of their newly acquired studio, London Bridge.
By then, London Bridge Studios had already seen plenty of history pass within its walls—Pearl Jam’s Ten, Soundgarden’s Louder Than Love Read more...
Op-Ed by Andrew Koss – Owner/Producer, Terminus Recording Studios, New York City
For commercial recording studios operating in today’s recording industry, the need for a strong intern and assistant team has never been higher.
At Terminus Recording Studios in New York City, our interns are expected to develop not only Read more...
Welcome to the jungle.
OK, the region of Brooklyn known as Bushwick isn’t exactly the Amazon rainforest, but things are refreshingly primitive at Live By The Sword. That’s where founding engineer/producer Gregory Ferreira lets the artist, their songs, mic placement, and his live room’s 17-foot ceilings do the heavy lifting Read more...
