We’ve all made mistakes. Missed punch ins, bad edits, a vocal tuning glitch. If you’re like me, then you’ve probably painstakingly edited and reedited a track once, twice or a hundred times because something wasn’t just right.
Well, as a reminder of the futility in perfectionism, here’s a list Read more...
“Don’t get relaxed,” says Bob Cowan, Monitor Engineer for Metallica, of his enviable gig.
No one should feel too calm witnessing a Metallica show, but least of all the dual monitoring team taking care of the supreme metal band’s four members – two each – when they play live.
There’s Read more...
Necessity is the mother of invention.
That ages-old truisum was confirmed for both Metallica and Meyer Sound, when the former turned to the latter for a monitor that would make the group’s 2013 Antarctica appearance possible.
A show waaaaaaaaaay down south meant the legendary metal band’s live sound team needed Read more...
Austin-based metal band The Sword has signed a new, multi-album worldwide deal with NYC-based label, Razor & Tie.
After releasing three critically acclaimed albums on Brooklyn-based Kemado Records, the Austin TX based quartet featuring guitarist/vocalist J.D. Cronise, guitarist Kyle Shutt, bassist Bryan Richie, and new drummer Santiago “Jimmy” Vela III Read more...
JZ Microphones, the Latvian-based manufacturer of handmade microphones, has introduced a special Michael Wagener signature microphone kit, consisting of two microphones: a BT-201 small diaphragm cardioid condenser and a limited edition BT-301 medium diaphragm condenser.
The kit will be available soon for $1,899. Here’s the genesis of the kit, according Read more...
