Delicious Audio: Maxon RTO700 Review
Our friends at Delicious Audio have reviewed the Maxon RTO700 overdrive pedal. Read on and click for Howard J. Stock’s entire review… Is the Maxon RT070 worth the $389 price tag? This summer, Maxon...
View ArticleAmber Music (NYC, LA) Debuts “Free Fridays” on Turntable.FM
The commercial music company Amber Music (NYC, LA) is increasing their tastemaker quotient with the debut of “Free Fridays”on the social music site, Turntable.fm. Amber Music on Turntable.fm Instead of...
View ArticleNYC’s Anthem Facility Starts Up Following Successful Ad Score
As ad agencies and music supervisors continue to trend towards licensing pop songs for high-profile broadcast campaigns, ad music composers are challenged to take even more creative license with their...
View ArticleMOTU Shipping 896MK3 Hybrid Firewire/USB2 Audio Interface
MOTU announced that it is shipping the 896mk3 Hybrid, an enhanced version of its 896 audio interface. USB 2.0 connectivity makes the MOTU 896mk3 a hybird to have on hand. USB is always a great option...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC — A Monthly Report
GREATER NYC AREA: Zooming in on some studios around town…this month, we find New York super-group The Gaddabouts – Edie Brickell, Steve Gadd, Andy Fairweather Low and Pino Palladino – finishing up...
View ArticleAvid Announces Pro Tools + Eleven Rack
Avid has a new software/hardware bundle designed especially for guitarists – the Pro Tools + Eleven Rack. Pro Tools + Eleven Rack This new product packages Pro Tools 9 software with a DSP-accelerated...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Women in Music – Get Your Goals! Workshop w/ Jordana Jaffe,...
On Thursday, October 6, at 6:30 PM, Women In Music (WIM) will present the “Get Your Goals!” Workshop with Jordana Jaffe. Jordana Jaffe WIM, an NYC-based organization, works together to support,...
View ArticleBehind the Record: Mocean Worker’s “Candygram for Mowo!”
UPPER EAST SIDE/PHILADELPHIA/LOS ANGELES: Are you in the continuum? Moving musically through time? Next time you find yourself on a trip where vintage sounds and styles meld seamlessly with...
View ArticleWas Steve Jobs Good for Music?
Was Steve Jobs good for music? Steve Jobs...musical hero? The Web doesn’t need another tribute, career retrospective, huzzah or think piece on his impact on the Local Group of Galaxies. His...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Alto NYC Presents An Evening With Lindell Audio
On Tuesday, October 18, Alto Music NYC will host a special event with Swedish audio manufacturer Lindell Audio at their Manhattan studio-showroom. Producer/mixer Tobias Lindell with the Lindell 17X...
View ArticleAvid Announces New M-Audio Fast Track C-Series Interfaces
Avid has released the latest in the M-Audio Fast Track line: the new C600 and C400 USB audio interfaces. Fast Track C600 On top of an upgraded signal path, the Fast Track C-series interfaces host a...
View ArticleStudio Skillset – Guitar and Bass Setups Part 2: Intonation
Last week, we learned how to quickly and easily diagnose and correct basic issues in the guitar’s neck, immediately improving playability and tone. Join us again this week as we zero in on the bridge...
View ArticleSoftube Launches Summit Audio TLA-100A Plug-In
Softube’s new Summit Audio TLA-100A (Tube Level Amplifier) plug-in is out now, available via the Softube webstore and at authorized Softube dealers at an introductory price of $229. Summit Audio...
View ArticleZeitgeist Sound Studios Marks 3-Year Anniversary with Latin Grammy Nominations
The Long Island City-based mastering facility Zeitgeist Sound Studios celebrated its three-year anniversary with a third Latin GRAMMYnomination for “Album of the Year.” Calle 13’s “Entren Los Que...
View ArticleFree Saturday! Our Favorite Freeware Plugins for Your Weekend
For those of you scavenging the world wide web to find all of the best free plug-ins out there, we present Free Fridays Number Three (presented to you on Saturday — just to keep you guessing!)! This...
View ArticleTuneSat Launches Online Portal, Enables Immediate Signup for All Music...
NYC-based TuneSat announced it has extended its TV monitoring services to all music rightsholders with a new online portal that enables immediate sign-up for new users. TuneSat is now more easily...
View ArticleHeavyocity (NYC) Announces Damage — Percussion Virtual Instrument
NYC-based developer Heavyocity has announced the upcoming release of Damage, a new percussion virtual instrument. The company is now accepting pre-orders for the instrument, which sells for $339 USD...
View ArticleEvent Alert: The Deli’s StompBox Exhibit in The LES, 10/21-22
Next week during CMJ week / AES weekend, the Deli Magazine will put on its first StompBox Exhibit out of two venues in the Lower East Side. The exhibit will take place on Friday, Oct 21 and Saturday,...
View ArticleSneaky Studios Opens Upstate — Duncan Sheik’s Residential Recording HQ...
GARRISON, NEW YORK: Sometimes the siren call of New York City crossfades into the call of the wild, and upstate tracking and mixing begins to beckon. At those naturally inspired moments, audio havens...
View ArticleNo Artificial Reverb Allowed! The Tracking and Mixing Challenge of La...
HARLEM, MANHATTAN: You don’t have to imagine what’s like to be in the head of La Dispute. Everything about this intensely emotional rock band – their lyrics, their message, their music, and even the...
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