Business
Former Sennheiser Executive Paul Whiting Passes
Former Sennheiser executive Paul Whiting passed away on Friday, June 5, following a brief...
‘Floodlines’ Podcast Tracks Tragedy in New Orleans
Sound designer David Herman uses local sounds in creative ways to tell the story of Hurricane Katrina in the eight-part podcast, Floodlines.
New Products
NTP Launches Penta 721s Audio Routers/Converters
The NTP Penta audio interfacing platform has been expanded with three new models—the Penta...
News
AV/IT Summit Approved for 5.5 AVIXA CTS RUs
The 2020 AV/IT Summit has been approved by the AVIXA independent Certification Renewal Committee...
New Products
Neumann Debuts V 402 Preamp
Neumann.Berlin has introduced its new V 402 microphone preamplifier with integrated headphone monitoring.
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...
Product Reviews
Universal Audio LUNA: Real-World Review
Inspired by the fast real-time workflow of analog recording, the LUNA recording system offers...
Product Reviews
Eventide H3000 Factory Plug-In — A Real-World Review
Our review team recently put the Eventide H3000 Factory Plug-In to the test while...
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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...
Studio Showcase
Studio Showcase: The Record House
Following years working at Interscope Records’ studio, Mert Ozcan went on to co-found The...
Music Production
Blackstone Sets Up SSL SiX
Adam Blackstone, go-to musical director, recently integrated Solid State Logic’s SiX SuperAnalogue desktop mixing...
Recording
P&E Wing Details Busy Spring Itinerary
The pandemic could not keep the Recording Academy’s P&E Wing from continuing its work...
Music Production
Taylor Tracks ‘Standard’ Songs at United
James Taylor recorded two tracks at United Recording earlier this year for his latest...
Business
View From The Top: PK Pandey of Symphonic Acoustics
PK Pandey, partner, Symphonic Acoustics, shares the studio monitor brand’s short but colorful history,...
Tour Sound
Indie Band’s Tour Sound Ready to Wreck and Roll
L.A. pop-punk act The Wrecks rips it up live, but that's aided by an...
Regional and Local
Revolution Acoustics Re-Designs Pendant Speaker
Revolution Acoustics has re-designed its Pendant360 mount for the SSP6 Multiducer, bringing to bear...
Sports Venue Sound
Xi’an Olympic Sports Center Gets EAW System
A new 18,000-seat sports arena in China, the Xi’an Olympic Sports Center, is covered...
HOW Sound
Atlanta HOW Gets L-Acoustics L-ISA System
Rather than an immersive audio application, Mount Paran Church’s new L-ISA System was installed...
Business
Gibson Sells Cerwin-Vega to…Cerwin-Vega
Gibson has sold two more audio brands—Cerwin-Vega! Pro and Home—to Cerwin-Vega Mobile, reuniting the...
HOW Sound
1873 Cathedral Updates with 2020 Audio System
Built in 1873, St. Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry, Ireland, now sports a sizable d&b...
Tour Sound
Crew Sues Over Deadly Tour Bus Crash
Lawsuits fly over last fall's deadly tour bus crash that killed a monitor engineer...
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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...
Post and Broadcast
Focusrite Pro Podcast Marks One-Year Anniversary
The Focusrite Pro Podcast has released nearly 25 episodes in its first year, covering...
Post and Broadcast
RME Fireface Fuels Crooked Media Podcast Efforts
A pair of RME Fireface UFX+ interfaces serve as system centerpieces at Crooked Media’s...
Post and Broadcast
The Cinematic Sound Design of ‘Disgraceland’ and ’27 Club’
Berklee assistant professor of music production/engineering by day, rock n’ roll podcast producer by...
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...
Blogs
Recording Car-To-Car to Outwit the Pandemic
Working from home because of the pandemic, audio post engineer Frank Verderosa had to...
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...
Neve® Genesys Helps Radar Sounds Stays True To Its Analogue Roots
This unusual facility, located on an island in the middle of the River Thames, has upgraded its control room by installing a Neve Genesys G32 console.
CRAS Student Ponie Jones Wins a 2020 API Saul Walker Memorial Scholarship
In Honor of API Co-Founder Saul Walker, the Saul Walker Memorial Scholarship (Formerly Known as the API Visionary Scholarship) is Offered by Automated Processes Incorporated (API) in Order to...
RTI to Offer Three-Part Distributed Audio Webinar Series in July
Training Sessions Will Help Integrators Deliver Exceptional Audio Experiences in Residential and Commercial Projects SHAKOPEE, Minn. — July 1, 2020 — RTI, a leading control and automation manufacturer, today...
Jacquire King on Combining New Technology and Human Performance to Find “The Organic Grid”
Nashville, TN, June 30, 2020 – Whether lending his aural sensibility to breakthrough releases like Kings of Leon’s Only By The Night and Modest Mouse’s Good News For People...