Business
60 Seconds with Dana Ruzicka of Avid Technology
Get to know Dana Ruzicka, senior vice president and general manager of audio and music solutions at Avid Technology.
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Business
NAMM Believe in Music Week Wraps Up
NAMM's Believe in Music week in mid-January attracted 93,226 attendees from 187 countries.
Gear and Technology
TASCAM Updates DR-10L Digital Recorder
TASCAM’s DR-10L Digital Recorder/Lavalier Mic now ships with new features, all of which can be added to older units.
Music Production
Mike Smith Builds Out Analog Workflow
Cuban-American recording artist Mike Smith, who is also a co-executive producer and main judge on BET’s One Shot competition series, recently overhauled his studio in Charlotte, NC and installed a Neve 8424 console.
Post and Broadcast
Drop Ship Audio Gets Real with Calrec Artemis
A Calrec Artemis Beam console is being used on a popular reality show in its fourth season, installed in a studio with a major U.S. network.
Gear and Technology
Lectrosonics Launches New Wideband Transmitters
Lectrosonics has unveiled two new transmitters in its Digital Hybrid Wireless SM Series product line—the SMWB/E07-941 and SMDWB/E07-941.
Business
Native Instruments Announces New Investment Partnership
A majority of shares in Native Instruments have been purchased by tech investment firm Francisco Partners.
Business
People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry for January 2021
Industry moves this month include promotions and hires at Eastern Acoustic Works, AtlasIED, Full Compass, Focusrite Pro, Clear-Com, Advanced Systems Group and Renkus-Heinz.
Post and Broadcast
Shure Unmasked on Fox TV Shows
Panelists are sporting Shure headset microphones on the Fox TV series The Masked Dancer and The Masked Singer.
Gear and Technology
Meyer Sound Unveils Leopard-M80 Loudspeaker
Variety is the spice of live sound as Meyer debuts the M80, a new variant on the existing Leopard loudspeaker.
Gear and Technology
Electro-Voice Launches Evolve 50M Column PPA
Electro-Voice expands its Evolve series of portable PAs with the introduction of the Evolve 50M column loudspeaker system.
Music Production
Sue Moreno Masters Memphis Sessions with Grundman
Paul Grundman recently mastered The Memphis Soul Sessions, the latest album by Dutch chanteuse Sue Moreno, at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood.
Business
Turtle Beach Acquires Neat Microphones
Gaming accessory company Turtle Beach takes aim at the microphone and podcast markets by netting Neat.
Gear and Technology
CAD Audio Debuts PodMaster Mic Bundles
CAD unveils a trio of podcasting-oriented mic bundles with its PodMaster series.
Business
60 Second Interview: Tylene “Ty” Robinson
Insights from Tylene “Ty” Robinson, director of sales and marketing at Symetrix.
Post and Broadcast
Meyer Sound, Sony Team for Netflix Screening Room
A new screening room on Netflix’s campus uses Meyer Sound's new Ultra Reflex cinema audio solution technology.
Business
Sweetwater, Music Tribe Now ‘Super Partners’
Music Tribe, parent company to Behringer, Midas, Turbosound, TC Electronic, TC Helicon, Bugera, Tannoy, Lake, Klark-Teknik, Lab.gruppen and others, has entered into a ‘Super Partner’ arrangement with online MI/pro audio retailer Sweetwater.
Gear and Technology
Tula Microphone Debuts for Podcasting, WFH Use
The Tula Microphone is a portable mic/recorder intended for podcasting, work-from-home use, music and other applications.
Gear and Technology
REDI Acoustics to Debut NIRO Room Design Tool at NAMM Show
REDI, a sister company to WSDG, will introduce NIRO, a new wave-based, small room design tool on Jan. 21 during the NAMM Show.
Gear and Technology
Yamaha Unveils MSP3A Studio Monitor
Updating the MSP3, Yamaha’s new studio monitor sports the company’s emerging Twisted Flare Port technology.
Gear and Technology
TASCAM Launches TM-70 Dynamic Broadcast Mic
The TM-70 — the latest broadcast mic from TASCAM — is intended primarily for podcasting and voice-over work.
Post and Broadcast
Parfitt Keeps Creativity Flowing with Patch
Flock Audio’s Patch System aids composer Neil Parfitt in accessing custom signal chains during production.
Gear and Technology
Yorkville Sound Unveils EXM Mobile Powered Portable Sub
The new Yorkville Sound EXM is said to be the first lithium ion battery-powered portable subwoofer.
Gear and Technology
Roland Launches VERSELAB MV-1 Song Production Studio
The new MV-1 production tool brings together vintage Roland instruments and rhythm sounds with effects and mixing tools.
Business
Celestion to Discuss SpeakerMix Pro in New Webinar
In the upcoming Guitar Tone Reimagined: Celestion SpeakerMix Pro webinar, pros from Celestion will discuss the development of the company's first plug-in and how it can aid users in getting 'that tone,' regardless of what that tone might be.
Post and Broadcast
AGT Goes Remote with Bumblebee
Sound supervisor Daniel S. McCoy CAS complied with IATSE Covid-19 guidelines on the set of America's Got Talent 2020.
International
Flow Goes with SSL Origin
Flow Studios, a new recording facility based in France’s Loire Valley, has opened with a 32-channel Solid State Logic Origin console.
International
Euroconcerts Changes Miking Approach for COVID-19 Issues
Faced with COVID restrictions, Euroconcerts changed its miking approach to capture live and recorded events.
Music Production
Lisa Bella Donna Reveals New Album Workflow
Electronic music composer Lisa Bella Donna used Solid State Logic’s SiX small format mixer and SSL 2+ interface for her latest release.
HOW Sound
Clearwing Takes On Christmas Under the Stars
Clearwing Productions provided audio outdoors at 10 different locations for Christ’s Church of the Valley’s annual Christmas event.
Gear and Technology
64 Audio Launches Nio In-Ear Monitor
64 Audio’s new Nio IEM sports eight balanced armature drivers and a single dynamic driver.
Gear and Technology
Focusrite Ships Red 8Line Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface
Focusrite's 58-in, 64-out Red 8Line Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface is now shipping.
Business
Recording Academy to Honor Ed Cherney, Daniel Weiss, Others
The Recording Academy Special Merit Awards will recognize a variety of pros and artists with its Trustee Awards, Lifetime Achievement Awards and Technical GRAMMY Award.
Music Production
Tracks – December 2020
Tracks is Pro Sound News’ monthly look at the recording process behind five new music releases, running down who’s using what gear where.
Music Production
SSL Looks to the Future in Atlanta
At the 5 Star Production Studios complex in Atlanta, Solid State Logic mixing consoles are used for work with Future and other artists.
Music Production
Mixing Yello in Dolby Atmos
Swiss band Yello’s new album, Point, has been mixed for release in Dolby Atmos at msm Studio Group, a PMC-equipped facility in Munich, Germany.
Business
Genelec Announces Mike Chafee Audio Pioneering Scholarship
The new Mike Chafee scholarship will be offered to female audio graduate students in association with the AES Educational Foundation.
Gear and Technology
Martin Audio Upgrades CDD Series, Adds Production Capacity
Martin Audio has bulked out its CDD Installation Series with new additions and upgraded voicing.
Gear and Technology
CAD Audio Unveils GXL1800SP Studio Pack
As demand for content creation mics skyrockets, CAD Audio unveils its GXL1800SP Studio Pack to get emerging users recording.
Music Production
Maria Elisa Ayerbe on KRK Monitors
Whether working with an award-winning recording artist or mastering soundtracks for film, Colombian-born audio engineer Maria Elisa Ayerbe has long used KRK reference monitors.
Music Production
Teacher Documents Arctic with Sennheiser
When German teacher Friederike Marie Krüger accompanied the year-long MOSAiC expedition, she took along a pair of Sennheiser microphones
Music Production
Spillberg On Mixing New Groban Album
Rich Spillberg has installed his Ocean Way Audio Pro2A monitors at his private studio, where he worked on a new Josh Groban project for a virtual promotion for Groban's new Harmony album.