Man Made Music Expands Creative & Brand Partnerships — Promotes Dan Venne,...
Additional manpower has just been added to Man Made Music. Dan Venne is now VP, Supervising Producer at MMM The most recent expansion for Joel Beckerman’s prolific music company is within its Creative...
View ArticleShure Launches 3rd Annual “Get the Gig” Internship Competition
Do you have what it takes to be “one part roadie, one part blogger, and one part administrative genius”? Go and get it! If so, then you best be psyched for the Third Annual Shure “Get the Gig”...
View ArticleReview: IK Multimedia iLoud
There is no doubt that audio technology has become less expensive, more transparent, more powerful and more portable. In terms of real cost-to-performance, anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand...
View ArticlePositive Grid Releases ToneCloud – Amp Sharing Cloud Platform
California-based developer Positive Grid recently released their popular iPad app BIAS allowing musicians to create a huge variety of custom amp models. Now with the release of ToneCloud, artists can...
View Articlecreatedigitalmusic: Yamaha to Acquire Line 6
Line 6, a pioneer in guitar technology is set to be acquired by Yamaha. How do these two manufacturers fit together? Peter Kirn of createdigitalmusic provides a sharp analysis of the transaction — see...
View ArticleDave Smith Instruments Releases Prophet 12 Synth Module
Declaring it his “best synth yet”, designer Dave Smith of Dave Smith Instruments has created a portable tabletop and rack mountable version of their Prophet 12 keyboard. The Prophet 12 module is a...
View ArticleTELEFUNKEN Launches DD4 & DD5 Dynamic Drum Microphone Sets
TELEFUNKEN aims to take the guesswork out of recording drums. In that spirit, they’ve combined three of their Dynamic Series microphones, and converged them to form the DD4 and DD5 Drum Microphone Sets...
View ArticleComposer Cribs: P.J. Hanke — Scoring TV, Film, & 1000 Ads In LA
When you meet a pro, you know. Composer P.J. Hanke has been making music his entire life. That’s the aura that you get from composer P.J. Hanke — whether you’re experiencing his TV, film, and...
View ArticleRob Papen Releases PunchBDRE – Bass Drum Rack Extension for Reason
Being a huge fan of the cross-platform Rack Extension platform for Propellerhead Reason, Rob Papen has added to his existing line with PunchBDRE. Rob Papen and colleagues have based the new bass drum...
View ArticleIK Multimedia Launches UltraTuner – Precision Digital Tuner for iPhone, iPad,...
Versatility and high precision make for a powerful combination in IK Multimedia’s newest offering, the UltraTuner for iOS devices. The UltraTuner supports both tuning, and non-chromatic instrument...
View Article“Sound Business”: Wear Your Music – Rock Stars, Fashion, and Making a Difference
Making music is about giving and receiving at the same time. Here’s a non-profit that knows how to put that two-way relationship perfectly into motion. Silver guitar and bass string bracelets from Wear...
View ArticleDubspot Announces Los Angeles Campus for DJs, Electronic Music Production
After making it in NYC, the next logical step for Dubspot was to look to the left – all the way to LA. DJ’s and electronic music producers can now go bicoastal with their training, via Dubspot’s...
View ArticlePSP Audioware Launches PSP X-Dither – Mastering Dither & Noise Shaping...
If you’re goal is to eliminate distortion and minimize noise modulation in the mastering phase, then being on top of dithering is big. Don’t be afraid to dither: PSP X-Dither is here for you. The...
View ArticleSample Logic Launches Waterharp 2 – Score-Ready Morphed Instrument
Film, TV and game composers and electronic music producers are always on the lookout for an edge when it comes to new sounds. The latest collection from Sample Logic may help that in that never-ending...
View ArticleTonecraft Audio Launches — Debuts 363 Tube Direct Box
Get ready to ring in the new year early. With just days to go in December, there’s an exciting new entry into the audio world. Tonecraft Audio has arrived, and with it the 363 Tube Direct Box. San...
View Article2013 In Review — The Year in Audio
2013 was definitely NOT business as usual. In NYC, LA, Nashville and beyond, it seemed like audio was growing in every direction this year. Whether you’re looking at recording or audio post facilities,...
View ArticleVitalis Audio Debuts — Launches Custom Cutaway Guitar NS10 Studio Ribbon...
Call it what you will – upcycling, convergence, evolution – here’s an approach to monitor design that you’ll definitely notice. The Vitalis Audio Cutaway Guitar NS10 StudioRibbon puts the classic...
View ArticleNYC Indie Labels: Captured Tracks — Instinct, Intellect, and Artistic Expansion
Mike Sniper started the indie label Captured Tracks in 2008, working nights out of the basement of Williamsburg’s Academy Records, which he helped run during the day. Within a year, he’d be putting out...
View ArticlePro Tools 11 Pioneer — Part Four: Recording Without TDM Plugins
As much as we love to debate the topic, recording vocals isn’t the rocket science we make it out to be. Zach is on the hunt for effective TDM plugin workarounds. Once you’ve got the hang of it,...
View ArticleApogee Launches MiC 96k – Higher Fidelity Microphone for iPad, iPhone & Mac
With CES currently unfolding, and NAMM on the way, expect manufacturers to be upping the ante on existing offerings, along with the myriad new product rollouts. For the former category, observe Apogee...
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