Avid confirmed today in its quarterly earnings call that it has undergone a restructuring, laying off approximately 10% of its workforce in the process. With a headcount of 1,944 employees as of today, the move affects about 200 Avid employees. The cuts were across “all areas of the business”, excluding Read more...
NOHO, MANHATTAN / TAMPICO, MEXICO: Troy Germano knows the studio business about as well as it can be known. Born into the Hit Factory family business, and deeply entrenched in this industry his entire life, Germano has the perspective, relationships and depth of experience a very few possess to Read more...
NEW YORK CITY: As SonicScoop editor David Weiss states in his Op-Ed story this week, the 2011 AES convention was less about innovation and more about survival. At least on the surface.
Between the most troubled economy since the Great Depression and allegations of fiduciary mismanagement by the AES’ Read more...
EAST VILLAGE, NEW YORK: The festive spirit of AES 2011 stayed strong on Saturday night, as aisle-dwellers transformed into party-hoppers after sunset.
For many, the post-Javits evening began with a packed gathering at Electric Lady Studios. Later on, those with the inside track got to an intimate event at Germano Read more...
“Why are they doing this to me?” “Those greedy bastards.” “Why do they always do this?” These are a just a few of the gems the have come my way since last week’s announcement of Pro Tools HDX and Pro Tools 10.
To address Read more...
Last Friday’s Fred Perry Artists Lounge at Stratosphere Sound was a blast!
Engineer/dynamo Geoff Sanoff recorded sets by Caveman, Weekend, Widowspeak, Waters, Gauntlet Hair, 1, 2, 3, and Tall Ships in whirlwind sessions throughout the day. (Pics below!)
Thanks to event sponsor Blue Microphones, the studio had Blue Dragonfly, Reactor, Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: For a lot of people at this year’s AES, the action at the Javits Center was a mere appetizer for the intensive show-spawned nightlife spanning New York City.
Producers, artists, engineers and audio heads of all stripes found plenty to keep them buzzing on Friday. Many started out Read more...
WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN: What made you come to AES? Or why did you think about visiting the just-concluded annual convention this year, even if you couldn’t? Or how come you were glad to skip it entirely?
No matter what you decided to do, there are great reasons to back up Read more...
This week on I/O, Eli and Geoff review the Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder plugin for UAD-2, from Universal Audio, and then share some examples of this deep plugin in action.
Input/Output Podcast: UAD Studer A800 Plugin Review by SonicScoop
The Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder plug-in for UAD-2 (Mac Read more...
When the founders of Eventide attended their first AES Convention, they brought along “a fanciful aggregation of ‘products’ [they] were unable to demonstrate due to the complete lack of any internal electronic components”. This year, they return for their fortieth as one of the most recognizable and long-lived names in Read more...
