THE FIVE BOROUGHS: Wire-to-wire, 2011 in New York City was a maelstrom of music production and business developments.
Like any battle worth fighting, there was a constant sense of two-steps-forward one-step-back pervading the action for most. Those who successfully navigated the music-to-picture minefield, shot straight with their startup, made a Read more...
GREATER NYC AREA: There have certainly been some down years in recent recording biz history, but 2011 was not one of them.
By all accounts, this was a big year for recording in NYC: There were the major mainstream Made-in-NY albums, i.e. Lady Gaga’s Born This Way (Germano Studios), Read more...
As an artist and audio engineer I have a particular appreciation for gear that helps me get my ideas down efficiently without sacrificing sound quality.
When it comes to microphones I have my application-specific preferences, i.e. U67 or Manly Gold on vocals, Royer 121 or Earthworks TC25 on percussion, etc. Read more...
Every month, Matt McCorkle of EqualSonics.com brings you a day in the life of a New York City recording engineer.
THE MISSION: Recording an LMFAO Live Performance at the MLB Fan Cave.
THE EVENT: A live LMFAO performance at the MLB Fan Cave located in Manhattan at 4th and Broadway. Read more...
When thinking about our next investment into the gear we use, what is it that influences our decision to stick with a core system?
Obviously we want the equipment to work well and when it comes to recording, we want the components of the system to work well together. Perfect Read more...
Our friends at Delicious Audio recently reviewed the TWA’s Triskelion TK-01 pedal…read a bit below, and visit Delicious Audio for the complete review!
The TWA’s Triskelion TK-01 is a pedal named after an occult druidic sign. If that sounds very metal to you, you won’t be disappointed by the pedal’s Read more...
Our friends at Delicious Audio recently reviewed the Fridgebuzzz Electronics’ Land of the Rising Fuzzz…get a taste below, and visit Delicious Audio for the complete head-to-head review!
’60’s fuzz pedals are some of the most collected and sought after guitar effects. Due to their use on seminal recordings, these pedals Read more...
Joel Scheuneman (Manhattan Center Studios) teams up with Jimmy Douglass (Timbaland, Rolling Stones, Justin Timberlake, Gang Of Four) to design a stereo compressor built for powerful, adaptable dynamic control.
Joel Scheuneman has always been a tinkerer. As a teenager, he was the type of kid who would fix your busted Read more...
A couple of the loudest rooms in NYC just got louder. This week, Germano Studios installed their new custom Exigy double 18” subwoofers in Studios 1 and 2.
These subs compliment Germano’s existing Exigy S412G monitoring systems, with amplifiers and crossovers specifically tuned to each control room.
Listening back at Read more...
Propellerhead’s Reason holds a unique place in the world of DAW and music-making software. While it has always been a very powerful tool for music-making, it never went head-to-head with the “big” names in the DAW business because unlike Pro Tools or Nuendo, Logic or Live, it was never designed Read more...
