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...
WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN: Don’t get too comfortable. When your band is a model of rock song consistency like Fountains of Wayne, there’s only one way to keep your fans on their toes: Make those album releases few, far between, and well worth the wait.
With the release of Sky Full Read more...
PreSonus has announced their new AudioBox 22VSL, AudioBox 44VSL, and AudioBox 1818VSL audio interfaces.
The AudioBox VSL line offers a compact, rack-mountable USB 2.0 interface with tightly integrated software that provides the dynamics processing and EQ of a StudioLive-series mixer. Very low latency allows users to record and monitor with Read more...
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: Blink, and you might miss it. The action in the NYC studio scene right now is raging fast and furious, with noteworthy new rooms opening up at a pace almost too fast to keep track of.
The latest big-time addition to the cityscape: Q1 at Quad Recording Studios. Read more...
Sear Sound has been a beehive for several highly intriguing projects this summer. Highlight sessions include:
NYC denizen Donald Fagen tracked in Studio A on the 8038 Neve with Michael Leonhart producing and Charlie Martinez engineering for Warner Bros. Records.
eONE Music was in Studio C, reportedly “classisizing” Frank Zappa Read more...
