Post and Broadcast
Snapsound Takes Its Shot with Atmos
Fresh out of film school, Zach Seivers founded his own audio post company in...
The METAlliance Report: The Recording of Steely Dan’s ‘Aja’
Widely considered a pinnacle of recording excellence, Steely Dan’s 1977 album “Aja” had an occasionally tortured gestation—but it won the Grammy for Best Engineered Album. Two of the legendary engineers behind it (and members of the METAlliance), Al Schmitt and Elliot Scheiner, give the inside scoop on the process, recalling the days when the studios were big and the budgets were even bigger.
Product Reviews
Vibes Hi-Fidelity Earplugs – A Real-World Review
Having tried many models of earplugs over the last 20 years, reviewer Rob Tavaglione...
Business
60 Seconds with Marc DeGeorge of SSL
Get to know Marc DeGeorge, the new sales manager of Solid State Logic’s audio...
Business
People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry for August 2020
Industry moves this month include promotions and hires at L-Acoustics, Sound Productions, Sweetwater, Listen...
Product Reviews
Revive Audio ART VLA Custom Modification – A Real-World Review
Rob Tavaglione tried out Revive Audio’s mail-in modification service on an ART Pro VLA...
Product Reviews
Maat thEQblue 12 – A Real-World Review
Producer/engineer Rob Tavaglione puts the Maat thEQblue 12 parametric stereo equalizer plug-in to the...
Product Reviews
Austrian Audio OC818 Microphone – A Real-World Review
Reviewer Rob Tavaglione finds Austrian Audio has put out a new microphone that combines...
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...
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Music Production
Colorado Sound Studios Unveils Expansion Plans
Colorado Sound Studios’ new addition will be a multi-functional space for everything from video...
Recording
Missed Opportunity Returns to Rob Burrell
Early in his career, Grammy-winning mix engineer Rob Burrell had to choose between making...
Blogs
Peek at All-Star Damian Lillard’s Mini-Studio Inside the NBA Bubble
NBA all-star Damian Lillard has been recording as rapper Dame D.O.L.L.A. while in the...
Studio Showcase
Enviyon Grows from the Garage to the Future
Over the course of 10 years, Romel Williams has grown Enviyon Entertainment from a...
Music, Etc
Music, Etc.: Danielia Cotton, ‘A Different War’
Steve Harvey talks with blues rocker Danielia Cotton about racism and healing, gravitating to...
Business
Special Report: Studios Reopen Cautiously Around U.S.
Studios are looking to carefully reopen and get back on track, even as the...
Blogs
Peek Inside Green Day’s Old Home Studio
Peek inside the home studio Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong owned and used...
Music Production
Ron Gilmore Jr. Doesn’t Fake the Funk
Ron Gilmore Jr. has toured the world playing keyboards for J. Cole and Lauryn...
HOW Sound
Taylor Church Gets Eventful with DAS
As part of a larger sanctuary upgrade, interdenominational worship facility Taylor Church in Jacksonville,...
Regional and Local
Hellooo TV Streams Live with DiGiCo
Hellooo TV, the brainchild of live sound engineer Erik Rogers and producer and documentary...
Regional and Local
Nexo Launches ID14 Point Source Loudspeaker, S108 Subwoofer
Nexo is launching its new ID14 point source speaker and companion S108 subwoofer as...
International
Tin Box, Singapore Showcase Venue, Opens with d&b
Singapore’s Tin Box: The Live House, a showcase venue for up and coming acts,...
HOW Sound
St. Mark’s Belfast Installs Martin Audio O-Line
Belfast’s St Mark’s Church has a brand-new Martin Audio O-Line system provided by Rea...
Business
IMS Report: Electronic Music Industry Will Survive COVID Impact
International Music Summit has released its annual IMS Business Report, assessing the state of...
Regional and Local
Communication System Key to COVID Testing Truck
An all-in-one video collaboration system that includes a Yamaha CS-700 provides communication between medical...
Live
Mixing Mariah at the Colosseum: Live Sound Showcase
Veteran engineer Phil Strong mixed Mariah Carey’s The Butterfly Returns, a series of residencies...
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Post and Broadcast
Vox Media Reacts to Coronavirus With RedNet
When the pandemic struck, Miles Ewell of Vox Media outfitted all of the company's...
Post and Broadcast
Lawo Returns for France’s 14 July Celebrations
Lawo desks handled live and broadcast sound requirements for France’s Bastille Day celebrations
Post and Broadcast
Field Recording: Producing the ‘Overheard at National Geographic’ Podcast
Smuggled dinosaur bones? Scuba diving under a pyramid? Binaural audio recording onsite? It’s all...
Post and Broadcast
Ken Nightingall, Star Wars Boom Operator, Dead at 92
A veteran film recordist, Nightingall became an unlikely cult figure among Star Wars fans...
Business
72nd Emmy Award Nominations for Sound Announced
The Television Academy announced the nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards, including the categories...
Post and Broadcast
Dallas Audio Post Upgrades Meyer System
Dallas Audio Post has rebuilt its main mix room, outfitting it with a total...
Post and Broadcast
Canal 3 Radio Station Scores Lawo Hattrick
Switzerland’s bilingual Canal 3 Radio recently completed a new studio outfitted with Lawo’s ruby...
Business
Yorkville Sound Launches Pro Audio Podcast
The Yorkville Sound Podcast is a new monthly downloadable program created by pro audio...
Blogs
The Aha Moment: Return of the Jedi
Peter Janis, founder and former CEO of Radial Engineering, explains why developing your 2021...
Blogs
Pro Audio Veteran Goes Viral (on YouTube)
A playful cover of the Eighties hit "Easy Lover" has gone viral, bringing a...
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...
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, 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"...
TSL Products Launches Worldwide Virtual Training Program
TSL’s Support Engineers Launch Interactive Online Training for the TallyMan Control System Marlow, UK, August 4, 2020 – Following the success of its 2019 world tour, TSL Products is...
Jazmin Moreno Joins 64 Audio as Chief Marketing Officer
The Industry Veteran and Seasoned Leader Brought on Board to Help Fuel Company’s Global Growth VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 4, 2020 – 64 Audio, the leader in custom...
Resonado Taps Global Zendustry as Business Advisor
Global Zendustry Will Help Expand Resonado’s Worldwide Manufacturing & Distribution Efforts for its Flagship Flat Core Speaker™ (FCS™) Technology PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 3, 2020 – Global Zendustry...
Goldcrest Post Finishes Sound and Picture for Indie Thriller “She Dies Tomorrow”
She Dies Tomorrow¸ from Neon and writer/director Amy Seimetz, centers on a woman who believes she is about to die from a mysterious illness that is also highly contagious....