Justin Colletti cracks open a track from the artist Astral Fisch to show off some of his favorite techniques—and some of his favorite plugin emulations of boutique analog hardware from Plugin Alliance.
You’ll hear for yourself how simply choosing the right tools for the job can help you completely transform Read more...
Here comes a chemistry set for your 500 modules.
Purple Audio, the specialty manufacturer born in Andrew Roberts’ NYU dorm room circa 1997, recently announced the MFtwenty5, a 1RU Dual input 10×2 mixer designed to make mixers and sidecars out of 500 modules.
When it begins shipping in January 2014, Read more...
DFA Studios, the house that LCD Soundsystem built, is now open to the public.
This month, DFA Studios opens its doors to the outsiders for the first time. It’s a big change for the space, which is located near the upper limits of New York City’s West Village.
For years, Read more...
This summer, Chris Cubeta set out to raise his game: As the multitasking/muli-instrumentalist co-founder of the busy Williamsburg recording/mixing/mastering facility Galuminumfoil, he and his staff have embarked on a serious upgrade of the studio, all the better to grab big sounds from their 400 sq. ft. live room.
Here, Cubeta Read more...
CHINATOWN, MANHATTAN/FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN: What headspace are you in? For a music producer/engineer/mixer like Allen Farmelo, getting your talents to that sought-after place is all about finding yourself.
In the process of doing that, of course, people will find you — that explains why one of Farmelo’s fans is an Read more...
