Earplugs equals ear protection, and every musician knows they are essential.
The problem when it comes to hearing protection has been this: How do you block sound when it exceeds harmful levels, but at the same time retain the ability to listen clearly and comfortably without taking out the earplugs? Read more...
Facility Name: Stained Glass Studios-NJ
Website: Website is being created – contact Paul Cutri, pauliesounds@yahoo.com
Location: Weehawken, NJ
Neighborhood Advantages: Easy access to and from NYC, close to PATH train. Great restaurants/bars. We’re only blocks away from Hoboken’s main strips. There’s a rental facility and a technician on the Read more...
There’s no substitute for mixing with your ears. Too much visual stimulation can be a hindrance where audio craftsmanship is concerned, and because of this, one of my favorite plugins to date is a promotional freebie from Massey, called “Listen.”
When engaged, the Listen plugin will hide your entire workspace, Read more...
Latest in the “Building Strange Weather Blog” series by producer/engineer and studio owner Marc Alan Goodman. Click to start at Step 1: Finding A New Home; #2: Design; #3: Waiting For Permits (Part 1) and #4: (Part 2); and #5: Stops & Starts, #6: Demolition, #7: The Structural Work, #8 Read more...
Absorb another fierce op-ed from Erin Barra, and don’t miss her contest with Ableton and ProAudioStar at the end of the article.
Since the dawn of humanity, we have been creating art and innovating ideas inspired by what surrounds us.
It is THE VERY BASIS of who we are as Read more...
WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN: In the NFL, 65 preseason games are played, followed by 256 regular season matches, then 10 post season games plus the Super Bowl. A healthy percentage of those are carried on CBS.
And America officially goes nuts about pro football this Sunday.
Robert Rudkin is Manager, Music Read more...
For a newly-updated 2018 version of this post, click here for “The (Updated) Big List of Free Pro Tools Plugins”.
For a long time, it’s been easy to find a whole world of free VST and AU plugins on the web. But for users of Pro Tools – arguably the Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG: It’s become a popular career move in recent years, but there was a time not too long ago when indie musicians weren’t so big on writing for advertising. Of course it wasn’t for lack of interest on the agency side. As virtual instruments and in-the-box productions had become Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN:Who’s producing the producers? Since many of the women and men who helm recordings for a living are songwriters themselves, it’s inevitable that they’ll draw the tricky task of overseeing the production of an artistic album by a fellow producer.
Like one psychotherapist analyzing another shrink, or a Read more...
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN: Winters in Anchorage, Alaska are epic. And, as it turns out, ideal incubators of NYC studio innovators.
Erik Braund, chief proprietor of the intriguing new Greenpoint facility known as Braund Sound, explains the musical connection between the sub-Arctic outpost where he grew up, and the 24-hour metropolis that Read more...
