A Tribute To Pinkerton, Part 5 – Xylos (Video)
You may have seen the name Xylos swirling around in the blogosphere of Brooklyn indie music these last few years. The five-piece synth-pop band has been playing the circuit since 2008, cultivating...
View ArticleNYC Studio Tour: North Brooklyn IV
In this 9th edition of the Brooklyn Studio Tour, we return to the Northside to visit the quintessential Brooklyn tracking and mixing room: Studio G . We also visit a pair of its most successful...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Fred Perry Artist’s Lounge at Stratosphere Sound, Oct. 18
At the height of CMJ next week, we’ll be at Stratosphere Sound in Chelsea for one of the coolest recording events of the year. And you’re invited. Poor Moon. Photo by Kyle Johnson Brought to you by...
View ArticlePrism Sound Launches New Lyra USB Audio Interfaces
Prism Sound will launch its new Lyra line of USB interfaces at the upcoming AES Convention in San Francisco (Oct. 26-29). The new product line is based on Prism’s Orpheus 8-channel Firewire interface,...
View ArticleUltrasone Launches Signature DJ Headphones
Life must be looking better and better for DJ’s – Ultrasone certainly seems to think so. The Ultrasone Signature DJ — headphones for the high end. The German headphones specialist sees things moving...
View ArticleGC Pro Opens New Recording/Listening Space at Hollywood Location
Competition in the LA pro audio retail sector is intensifying. No sooner does Vintage King unveil a purpose-built showplace on Sunset Boulevard, then Guitar Center Professional responds with a...
View ArticleReloop TAPE Debuts — USB Recorder with Retro Tape Look
Straight out of Munster, Germany, comes something we saw a long time ago – yet seems unlike anything we’ve ever seen. It’s TAPE from Reloop, an innovative producer of DJ products. They say this handy...
View ArticleMidtown in Motion: Terminus Recording Studios Arrives Atop 723 7th Avenue
If there’s one address that’s been the essence of New York studio competition and renewal, it’s 723 7th Avenue. For the last several years, this Times Square tower has been the battleground for a...
View ArticleDeetown Entertainment (NYC) Records/Produces 50 Masters of Top Hits for the...
The latest music competition series on TV may have featured a nationwide search, but one of the prime beneficiaries was NYC all the way. DeeTown got to tackle 50 top hits for “THE NEXT”. Final episodes...
View ArticleReactable Launches Reactable Live! S4 Limited Series
Like a good-natured alien invader, Reactable first landed on the Earthly music scene in 2003. Now on the cusp of its 10 year anniversary, this utterly unique electronic musical instrument has a new...
View ArticlePstudio Psychology: Vocals Are All In Your Head — With Life at 3am
My friend and client, Joe Gigs, says that at 3 AM life slows down, and it’s a time where you can finally be one with yourself. Well I’m often one with my clients (or I’m trying to be) as we attempt to...
View ArticleNative Instruments Introduces Dubstep Expansion For MASCHINE
Native Instruments has just introduced Drop Squad – a new Maschine Expansion instrument designed to highlight the deep sound of dubstep and bass music culture. Drop Squad Maschine Expansion instrument...
View ArticleSSL Launches Duality Pro-Station – A-FADA Automation Advances DAW/Console Hybrid
For pro music creators, automation often represents the difference in how far, and how fast, they can take their editing, arranging and mixing. Solid State Logic (SSL), for their part, are not sitting...
View ArticleMonsterland Studios Relaunches In Brooklyn
The Brooklyn facility known as Monsterland Studios announced that is has officially relaunched and is open for sessions. Originally in operation from 2005-2010, sessions at Monsterland were temporarily...
View ArticleFrom Crate Digger to Producer to Mastering Engineer: Dave Cooley & Elysian...
In an unassuming and idyllic neighborhood in Glassel Park, engineer Dave Cooley has quietly set up one of the most well-equipped independent mastering rooms in the greater Los Angeles area. With a fine...
View ArticleTwo Studios For The Price of One: Translator Audio & The Civil Defense Join...
South Sound is the newly-opened home to more than a dozen rehearsal spaces and small production rooms on the Park Slope/Gowanus border of Brooklyn. It also hosts two longtime NYC studios that have...
View ArticleJHS Pedals Releasing New SuperBolt Pedal Early November
The boutique pedal manufacturer JHS has been building quality effects pedals out of Kansas City, MO since 2007. JHS will soon be adding two new pedals to their existing line with the addition of the...
View ArticleSonicScoop Launches SonicSearch – The New Site For Studio & Professional...
Where do you go when you’re looking for a recording studio to track basics for your new album? Or an audio post facility to record a VO? Or a mixer? Or a mastering engineer? Click on in!By featuring...
View ArticleNUGEN Audio Launches ISL True-Peak Limiter – Optimized for ‘Mastered for iTunes’
The right limiter can make all the difference, when mastering for a wide variety of formats. Compressed files made cleaner, via the new ISL True-Peak Limiter.NUGEN Audio, has launched ISL, an...
View ArticleFrenchkiss Label Group (NYC) Adds Four New Labels
Jeffery Drag Records, Analog Edition Records, Manimal Vinyl Records & Battle Worldwide Recordings have joined the Frenchkiss Label Group. Click into Frenchkiss Label Group Nashville-based Jeffery...
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