When we last checked in with producer/engineer Ben Rice, he was working out of a “glorified home studio” called Newkirk Recording, where he tracked indie rock bands like The Mooney Suzuki, as well as an assortment of aspiring singer-songwriters and small jazz groups.
Since then, business has been brisk enough Read more...
Most composers, engineers and producers will tell you that while you can get remarkably close with MIDI sounds and plug-in samplers, there are always a few instruments that seem too intricate and complex to be represented accurately in the box. At the top of the list would certainly be drums Read more...
The latest in a series on raising your mix game, from the accomplished NYC mixer/producer Jamey Staub. Visit him early/often at http://www.jameystaub.com.
“The low end of the musical frequency spectrum provides the drive and soul of any musical piece.” – Jamey Staub, 2012
Whether you’re mixing Jazz, Hip Hop, R Read more...
This is not a time to be shy about your sounds.
The clouds officially started parting for people who create songs – or just love them – when SoundCloud was launched in 2008. That’s when founders Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss got so much right with this essential tool.
An Read more...
Temporary Residence Limited is a record label that has defied most of the recent trends in the music industry. As record sales deflated during the first decade of the twentieth century, Jeremy deVine and the bands at his label enjoyed their greatest spurts of growth. And, in a business that’s Read more...
Delicious Audio just published a mini review of the new (made in NY!) Electro-Harmonix Talking Machine – which we’ve excerpted for you here. Click through to read in full on Delicious!
The Talking Machine makes seven vowel sounds plus EHX’s signature Bass Balls effect and an auto wah. The speed Read more...
By now – if you’re a Pro Tools user – you’ve at least considered upgrading to Pro Tools 10 if you haven’t taken the plunge already. On this episode of Input/Output, our hosts Geoff Sanoff and Eli Janney offer a comprehensive review of this *latest release* in use, outlining the Read more...
Delicious Audio recently reviewed the Persuader by Mod Kits DIY. Read below for a taste and click through to Delicious for the full review.
The Persuader from MOD Kits DIY (available at modkitsdiy.com for about $65) is a U-build-it, starved plate, 12ax7 distortion box kit. It arrives as a collection Read more...
Head on over to Delicious Audio to keep up with what’s new in guitar pedals. They recently announced the new Golden Cello pedal by Finnish manufacturer, Mad Professor – being sold exclusively at Guitar Center and Musician’s Friend.
“Available later this month for $199, the Golden Cello is an Overdrive/Fuzz Read more...
Over the past 10-15 years the “Loudness Wars” have been waged against engineers and music fans alike.
The desire to be the loudest and most ear-catching track has led to music that is robbed of dynamics and is fatiguing to listen to for long periods of time. At the same Read more...
