It seems like everyone wants to be at the front of the house.
Inside the gates, behind the flashy console, in the middle of the crowd, the engineer stands mixing the show for the fans. Audience members chat about him as they exit (though they might not know it): “Wow, Read more...
Remember the movie Rumble in the Bronx – the one that unleashed martial arts actor Jackie Chan into the film world?
Now another equally deft, sonic maneuver is unfolding one borough over. Rumble Audio has officially opened in Brooklyn, providing yet another sign that NYC audio post is undergoing a Read more...
It’s hard to make a great pop song without a great bass line, and it’s hard to do a great bass line justice without a great bass sound. The bass often serves as the soul and the spine of a record, and if it’s not right, nothing is.
Although the Read more...
As much as we love to debate the topic, recording vocals isn’t the rocket science we make it out to be.
Once you’ve got the hang of it, actually it’s pretty easy. You pick the right mic, the right chain, and set your gain stage appropriately. In a sense “You Read more...
Mike Sniper started the indie label Captured Tracks in 2008, working nights out of the basement of Williamsburg’s Academy Records, which he helped run during the day. Within a year, he’d be putting out a constant stream of new releases.
Although 2009 was an especially rocky year for the global Read more...
The longer you’re a music fan, the more you realize that bands – like stars and galaxies – have lifecycles.
I was reminded of that fact all over again when I heard the sad news that the musical innovator Benjamin Curtis passed away earlier this week at age 35, due Read more...
Over the past few years, Toontrack has been busy creating some of the most exciting and innovating sampling products on the market. Their flagship Superior Drummer plugin is by far the best sounding and most comprehensive drum sampling software available. More recently, Toontrack brought their sampling skills into the world Read more...
I recently wrote about what we lose when large facilities go away. Soon after that I was at Quad NYC, which today consists of two smaller rooms and a third on the way, occupying a single floor. It was a stark contrast to the halcyon days when the studio occupied Read more...
2013 was definitely NOT business as usual.
In NYC, LA, Nashville and beyond, it seemed like audio was growing in every direction this year. Whether you’re looking at recording or audio post facilities, music licensing, online startups, and more, the clear theme for 2013 was expansion – not contraction. Some Read more...
Making music is about giving and receiving at the same time. Here’s a non-profit that knows how to put that two-way relationship perfectly into motion.
Wear Your Music gathers up used guitar strings from top artists – Eric Clapton, Metallica, Bonnie Raitt, and more – and converts them from sonic Read more...
