Music Production
Bill Smith to Head United Archiving
Grammy-nominated recording industry veteran Bill Smith has joined United Recording as chief archiving engineer...
Home Studios Finally Legal in Nashville Metro Area
The long fight to reverse Nashville Metro Council’s 1998 residential zoning ordinance that made it illegal for residence-based recording studios and other businesses to serve clients on the property has ended.
Music Production
Golden Bear Grabs Preamps
Bryan Vanderpool recently outfitted Golden Bear Records, the studio he runs with partner Sarah,...
Business
Group One Limited Expands to West Coast
The U.S. distributor behind Calrec, DiGiCo, Klang, Solid State Logic, XTA and others has...
Business
Sennheiser Announces Layoffs Amidst Slowing Market
With consumer and live sound sales heavily impacted by COVID-19, Sennheiser will cut 650...
Product Reviews
Pliant CrewCom Professional Wireless Intercom – A Real-World Review
The Pro Sound News review team put the Pliant CrewCom Professional Wireless Intercom to...
Product Reviews
PreSonus Eris E8XT Studio Monitors Review
The update for this very popular PreSonus monitor range has landed... Was it worth...
Product Reviews
Review: Panasonic RZ-S500W Bluetooth Wireless Headphones
The new RZ-S500W True Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones mark Panasonic's maiden voyage into the...
Blogs
The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma – Book Review
The new book, 'The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma,' features household names, mobsters, poor life...
Gear and Technology
Ultimate Ears Fitkit, 18+ CSX IEM – A Real-World Review
Ultimate Ears' Fitkit system allows users to make their own ear molds for custom...
Product Reviews
Eventide Spring Plug-In — A Real-World Review
Our review team recently put the Eventide Spring Plug-In to the test while in...
Product Reviews
Softube Summit Audio Grand Channel – A Real-World Review
Producer/engineer Rich Tozzoli and friends recently put Softube's Summit Audio Grand Channel Plug-In to...
Product Reviews
Softube Kerry King Signature Plug-In — A Real-World Review
Our reviewer Rich Tozzoli and friends recently put Softube's Kerry King Signature Plug-In to...
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International
Radar Stays True to Analog with Neve Genesys
Radar Sounds in London, one of the few remaining studios in the UK to...
Business
WAMCon Virtual Brings Recording Conference Online
San Francisco-based nonprofit Women’s Audio Mission (WAM) will host its first online immersive conference,...
Post and Broadcast
Reverse Engineering: ‘Song Exploder’ Podcast Puts the Pieces Back Together
Popular artists take apart their tracks on "Song Exploder," revealing to host Hrishikesh Hirway...
Music Production
The Wrecks Go Hi-LoFi for Debut
With the release of the band’s debut album under producer/frontman Nick Anderson, L.A. pop-punk...
Music Production
Compiling the Box Set of America
Jeff Larson produced and compiled America’s 'Half Century' box set, which brings together 50...
Music, Etc
The Grahams Get Their Kicks for Third Album
Nashville-based duo The Grahams—childhood sweethearts Alyssa and Doug Graham—rode the length of Route 66...
Music Production
Richards Readies Road Return with ADAM Audio
U.K. guitarist Dan Richards, formerly a touring musician with One Direction and now musical...
Music Production
Sweetwater Studios Captures Nick D’Virgilio with DPA
When Sweetwater Studios captured tracks for Nick D’Virgilio's new album using DPA mics, the...
Music Festival Business
Inside the Live Sound of Live Aid, Part 2: Philadelphia
U.S. audio pros took the torch passed by London's Live Aid and ran with...
HOW Sound
Winnipeg Church Revamps with Renkus-Heinz
Winnipeg’s Fort Garry Mennonite Brethren Church recently got a new audio system based around...
Music Festival Business
Inside the Live Sound of Live Aid, Part 1: London
We look back at the live sound effort that went into the legendary charity...
HOW Sound
Belmont Church Dials Up dBs with d&b As
Nashville’s Belmont Church recently updated its audio system with a massive renovation that included...
HOW Sound
Gateway Church Goes Mono-Stereo
The 4,000-seat auditorium at Gateway Church’s flagship Southlake campus was recently upgraded with 51...
International
EDM Gets Cube-ist in Australia
A DiGiCo SD9 is used for a variety of mix responsibilities inside The Cube,...
Regional and Local
DAS Covers the Party at Canopy
Canopy by Hilton in West Palm Beach, FL has a variety of upbeat areas...
HOW Sound
Crossroads Church Comes Home with QSC
After years of meeting in various venues, Crossroads Community Church finally has its own...
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International
Mediapro Argentina Builds Lawo Infrastructure
The new IP infrastructure at Buenos Aires-based Mediapro Argentina is based on video, audio,...
Post and Broadcast
Spencer Readies for Atmos with Focusrite
Shifting to mixing freelance at home, post pro Jez Spencer has built up his...
Post and Broadcast
‘Floodlines’ Podcast Tracks Tragedy in New Orleans
Sound designer David Herman uses local sounds in creative ways to tell the story...
Post and Broadcast
Mendel Details Production Sound Toolkit
Jon Mendel, a first-call sound mixer in the state of Vermont, reaches for his ...
Post and Broadcast
Learning about Loudness at University of York with VisLM
The University of York’s Department of Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media in the...
Post and Broadcast
Bootstrapping Audio Production for ‘Out Alive’
Sharing heart-stopping tales of survival means that "Backpacker" magazine’s "Out Alive" podcast moves quickly...
Post and Broadcast
Elias Arts Rebrands as Elias Music
Music and audio agency Elias Arts, celebrating 40 years in music and sound for...
Business
SMPTE Says ‘Game On’ to Remote Show
SMPTE’s annual conference and exhibition, themed “Game On,” will be presented as a remote...
Blogs
The Aha Moment: There’s More to Clusters Than Safety in Numbers
Peter Janis, former CEO of Radial Engineering, explains the concept of business clusters and...
Blogs
The METAlliance Report: Immersive—Embracing Another New Format
Niko Bolas, the newest member of the METAlliance, shares a deep dive on the...
Blogs
Reopening Live Music Right, Right Now
When the pandemic calms down, how do we re-open live music? Lava Cantina, a...
Blogs
VIDEO: 5 New Podcast Mics Under $200 for 2020
Looking for a new podcast microphone? Here’s five that are brand-new for 2020. Easy...
Blogs
In-House Full Sail Band Releases COVID-19 Relief Single
Comprised of alumni or co-workers at Full Sail University, The Grouper Cheeks are donating...
Music, Etc
Music Etc. – Huey Lewis and the News Deliver ‘Weather’ Report
Steve Harvey talks with Johnny Colla, founding member and longtime producer of Huey Lewis...
Music, Etc
Lara Downes: Reinterpreting Freedom Songs and African American Women Composers
Pianist Lara Downes shares insights about recording her new album, which mixes interpretations of...
Music, Etc
Music, Etc. – Rob Graves – Creating an Atmospheric Solstice
Dove Award-winner Rob Graves talks about producing hard rockers Red, recording his own new...
Music, Etc
Music, Etc.: Ranky Tanky — Gullah, Good Time and a Grammy Win
Based around the rhythms and culture of Gullah-Geechee, Ranky Tanky’s 2019 album "Good Time"...
Music, Etc
Music, Etc.: Gloria Gaynor — Surviving, Thriving and Testifying
Gloria Gaynor’s 2019 Gospel album, Testimony, won a Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel...
Chris Polczinski Serves Up the Sounds of Thrills and Chills with Lectrosonics
“A crucial quality is Lectro’s customer support. I fell in love with their solid products first and then their people. That’s all I need to be completely sold.”
MXL Microphones’ AC-44 Shipping Worldwide
USB Conferencing Microphone is an Ideal Solution for High-Quality Sound Capture TORRANCE, CA, JULY 14, 2020 – MXL Microphones, a leading manufacturer of consumer and professional audio products, is...
Stephen Arnold Music Shines at Broadcast Production Awards with Four Wins
Stephen Arnold Music came up big at NewscastStudio’s annual Broadcast Production Awards, picking up four awards - including Best Overall Use of Music for CNN America’s Choice Debate “Super...
Big Sound from Small Speaker Counts: Danley Takes Over the Sports Facilities at University of California, Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA: University of California, Santa Barbara athletic teams go by the name “Gauchos” and have been successful even without a football team to anchor the program. In...