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Damien Gerard Studios became Australia’s first client for the new Solid State Logic Origin after relocating to West Gosford in New South Wales
Native Instruments recently teamed up with drummer/producer Butch Vig at United Recording to record a variety of kits and one-shots for Butch Vig Drums.
Tracks is Pro Sound News’ monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new music releases, running down who’s using what gear where.
The online course based around Alan Parsons' Art & Science of Sound Recording DVD series goes live, adding new and updated content.
Bernie Grundman has remastered all 11 LPs in the new eight-album VMP Anthology: The Story of Herbie Hancock, which was curated by Vinyl Me, Please and Herbie Hancock.
Mastering engineer Michael Romanowski recently completed a new facility at Coast Mastering that is outfitted to handle projects up to Dolby Atmos 9.1.6.
Modular synths are all the rage; Grammy-winning engineer Dom Morley looks at how they can fit into modern mixing.
All-female psych rockers Ace of Cups shared the stage with 1960s legends. Decades later, they're finally getting their due.
Producer/engineer Ronan Chris Murphy shares how to match the right microphone to a vocalist, and explains why there's more to it than just picking a quality mic.
Brian D'Oliveira uses a matched pair of Sanken CUX-100K microphones to capture crazy sound for films, TV and video games.
A giant among recording engineers, Bruce Swedien died peacefully November 16 at the age of 86. Renowned for recording Michael Jackson’s 66-million-selling 'Thriller' album, Swedien worked with a Who’s Who of 20th Century popular music.
Michele Benincaso, CEO of Swedish developer Elk, explains Aloha, its real-time remote performance software.
House of Glass Studio in Tuscany recently installed a new Solid State Logic Duality console as it prepared for a 5-year, 100-album project.
Recording guitars so that they still sound big on small speakers isn’t easy. Here’s guitar miking advice from the pros, sharing how they’ve miked the likes of Alex Lifeson (Rush), Ace Frehley (Kiss) and other guitar legends.
Moody Bible Institute’s vocal and instrumental programs faced having to rehearse with players remotely separated. Professor David Gauger found a solution.
Throughout the pandemic, engineer Chris Dennis has been recording the follow-up to the platinum-selling debut album by Roddy Ricch
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a Nov. 1 burglary of $35,000 in gear and instruments from Audio Lab Recording Studio.
When Clear Lake Recording in North Hollywood, CA found itself bursting at the seams with work, owner Eric Milos purchased and renovated a nearby facility to create Fever Recording, a cool studio with a boutique hotel vibe.
Thieves stole an estimated $35,000 worth of audio gear, instruments and more from Audio Lab Recording Studio on Sunday.
Edwin Fish "Jed" Gould III, known to listeners of KROQ-FM in Los Angeles as Jed the Fish, has installed a pair of Ocean Way Audio's HR3.5 reference monitors in his L.A. studio.
If these two proven, classic condenser mics were the only choices, could they mic a whole band? How do they directly compare to each other with a neutral signal path, no signal processing, no pre-conceptions and no hype? Reviewer...
A number of startups are approaching immersive music in new ways, including Audible Reality, Sana360 and Orbital Audio, co-developed by Grammy-winning artist/producer Ricky Martin.
The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing has announced its 2020–21 Steering Committee, led by co-chairs Ivan Barias and Piper Payne.
A massive explosion rocked a shopping mall in Harrisonburg, VA on Saturday, Oct. 17, destroying a number of businesses in the ensuing fire, including Blue Sprocket Sound recording studio.
Los Angeles College of Music finished renovating its Student Recording Studio with a new 32-channel Solid State Logic Origin console.
Don Hahn, whose engineering work could be heard on everything from "We Are The World" to Star Trek, died October 10 at the age of 81.
Nartan Records in Italy has been building mixes for today’s streaming standards while using Nugen Audio plug-ins.
Tracks is Pro Sound News’ monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new music releases, running down who’s using what gear where.
Studio designer Carl Tatz has built multiple studios for Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus over the years; The Grip II, a two-room facility in the artist’s home, has been used to record three of the band’s albums and literally thousands...
Power trio Fuzz hit United Recording with recording legend Steve Albini just before lockdown for the group’s new collection, “III.”
Scott Spock of legendary production team The Matrix has put his home on the market for $3.95 million, providing an opportunity to check out the private studio where he's created hits for Rihanna, Jason Mraz, Britney Spears, Shakira and...
There’s a method to their madness at L.A.’s Mad Muse Studios—an open floorplan facility that features a classic SSL console previously used by the likes of Michael Jackson, Dr. Dre and Eminem.
A second LemonTree Studios has opened in L.A. with 12 control rooms and a live room, all networked with Dante and Focusrite RedNet interfaces.
Rock legend Jackson Browne tells how he and a group of musicians and songwriters from four continents traveled to Haiti to record while also helping to educate audio engineering students on the island.
Grammy-winning producer Mike Elizondo’s new Nashville facility sports Genelec W371A Smart Active Woofer systems and 8361A Smart Active Monitors.
Pioneering UK DJ duo/multimedia artists Coldcut break down the challenges of recording their new album, "Keleketla," across multiple studios in Africa and Europe, as well as working with a cast of dozens, including the late legendary drummer Tony Allen.
Leland Sklar, who has recording credits on more than 2,000 album projects, never recorded at home until he recently got a Solid State Logic 2+ USB audio interface.
Bristol, VA, was the site of country music’s “Big Bang,” where legendary acts like the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers cut their first sides in 1927. Now local recording studio The Earnest Tube is tipping its hat to those...
Production sound mixer Reid Mangan has been using Lectrosonics gear to record virtuoso violinist and conductor Scott Yoo, host of the PBS Great Performances Series Now Hear This.
Global sonic branding agency Sixième Son recently upgraded the studio facilities at its headquarters in France to a 5.1 setup based around Genelec Smart Active Monitors.
Basel Music Academy in Switzerland is being outfitted with Lawo IP technology for recording contemporary electronic compositions.