The Unlikely Return of Quadraphonic Vinyl
By Steve Harvey. Is the world ready for the return of quadraphonic vinyl records? KamranV believes the answer is yes; now he's spearheading what might be the most ambitious vinyl revival of all.
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Luxembourg Signal Bring On RME Babyface Pro
The intercontinental band turned to RME gear to record its latest album.
2018 Recording Industry Golf & Poker Tournament Set
Annual event to be held at Sand Canyon Golf Club.
Mat Mitchell Adopts ATC Monitors
Mitchell recently mixed The Beta Machine’s forthcoming debut album on his new ATC SCM45As.
Tape Taps PMC for Club Redesign
This upscale, private club in London has its own studio, thank you very much, and it's decked out in PMCs to boot.
Police: Studio Fire, Murder due to Argument
By Clive Young. Security cameras track arsonist from gas station to flame-gutted recording studio.
Soundmirror Renovates with Sommer Cable
Classical music recording and production house continues updating.
L.A. Recording Studio Fire Kills Two; Arson Suspected
The fire broke out at 7 A.M. on Saturday morning; by day's end, the LAPD had made an arrest.
WAM Announces Conference for Women in Audio
WAM @ Capitol will take place June 9, 2018 at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles.
Losada Moves, Adds SSL
Juan Cristobal Losada's Sonic Room facility sports a new SSL AWS 948.
Producing David Bowie’s Landmark Berlin Trilogy
By Clive Young. Producer Tony Visconti shared memories and production insights into the creation of David Bowie's landmark trilogy.
Sacto College Installs Audient Desk
An Audient console has replaced a 25-year-old desk in the music department.
METAlliance Makes Tracks at Capitol
Industry legends provided hands-on instruction for the next generation of pros recent at the METAlliance Academy sessions weekend at Capitol Studios.
Tracks - April 2018
Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using what gear where.
A Studio with Social Media in Mind
By Steve Harvey. "If you’re not feeding the social media channel, you just about don’t exist as an artist,” says Scott Dupre, chief audio engineer at ManAlive Studios.
Concentrix’s Story Comes Full Circle
By Steve Harvey. With the impact of evolving production technologies, changes in the studio business model and the advent of the gig economy, Fred Story is putting his multiroom recording facility up for sale.
Dixon Digs Yamaha Monitors
Producer Thaddeus Dixon has been using Yamaha HS8 powered studio monitors and an HS8S powered sub.
Music, Etc.: Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Dave Alvin - An American Odyssey
By Jaques Sonyieux. Each an acclaimed artist in his own right, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Dave Alvin deliver their first duo album, 30 years in the making.
WSDG Creates College Control Room
WSDG developed a production/teaching environment within the 1,000 square-foot space for students to learn the art of producing, recording and mixing.
Fogel’s Royers Record “Death Wish”
After working on Black Panther and others, Chris Fogel brought his mics to bear on Death Wish.
Matt Brown Taps T-Funk for Drum Sounds
Brown says, "I used all the Telefunken mics I have throughout the video and described them as my favorite go-to's because of how great they sound."
Stage Tec Equips Athens Complex
Project encompasses recording and radio studios and live sound production.
Wisycom RF Captures Autumn Price
Henri Rapp had his gear onhand while working on location for Autumn Price.
Clash Producer Mickey Foote, 1951-2018
By Clive Young. Mickey Foote, FOH engineer turned producer for The Clash, has died at 66.
Glen Campbell’s Home, Studio for Sale
By Clive Young. Late country legend Glen Campbell's California home/studio is on the market.
Drexel Expands Studios with Rupert Neve
Drexel University nabs loaded 32-channel Rupert Neve Designs 5088 console.
Puscifer’s Mitchell Rocks to DPA’s CORE
Producer/engineer turns to CORE to capture rooms.
Brin Lightens Up with Manley Mic
“I'll go to Cuba and I'll put up a microphone in a bedroom to record a record. But I'll put up a $2,700 microphone.”
Australia’s Oldest Studio Moves, Reopens
Founded in 1926, Studios 301 gains new lease on life—and new gear.
UK’s Music Producers Guild Awards Announced
By Steve Harvey. A sign of the changing times, five women took home top honors at the UK’s Music Producers Guild Awards on March 1.
Massive ‘David Bowie Is’ Exhibition Sheds Light on Artist's Studio, Touring Life
By Clive Young. Taking its last bow in Brooklyn after touring the world, the multimedia exhibition 'David Bowie Is' provides keen insight into the artist's creative life.
Chattanooga Public Library Builds Upscale Recording Studio
By Katie Makal. Many public libraries are installing small “studios” with cheap prosumer gear for patrons to use, but the Downtown Chattanooga Public Library has built a four-room, fully appointed pro facility that aims to teach the public everything from beatmaking to production.
Studio Showcase: Virtue and Vice
By Steve Harvey. Who among us has not suffered from gear lust and the certainty that acquiring that one piece of equipment will, well, solve everything? For Anthony “Rocky” Gallo, owner of Virtue and Vice Studios in Brooklyn, that one item was a vintage Neve 8026 mixing console—his last big upgrade ever, he insists.
Tracks - March 2018
Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using what gear where.
Building La-Rocc-A-Fella Center
By Steve Harvey. Scoring mixer, engineer and producer Jason LaRocca has recently been working on "A Series of Unfortunate Events" for Netflix, but it was a series of fortunate events that led to the relocation of his personal recording and surround mixing facility, La-Rocc-A-Fella Center, in late 2017.
Music Etc.: Slowdive Returns
By Jacques Sonyieux. In 2014, the band got back together to play a handful of gigs, which quickly turned to sold-out festivals and then a self-titled brand new album that has since won critical acclaim all around the world.
Gennert Leans on Lyra 2
Gennert used Lyra 2 while working on LoNero’s The Defiant Machine.
BandLab Rescues Cakewalk with Acquisition
By Clive Young. Gibson Brands sells Cakewalk assets to Singapore-based media/MI company.
Avid Terminates Hernandez, Names Rosica CEO
By Clive Young. Avid’s Board of Directors has terminated CEO Louis Hernandez, Jr., following an internal investigation into alleged "improper non-financially related workplace conduct."
A Hot Time in Havana: Recording in Cuba's Areito Studios
By Steve Harvey. The signature sound of Areito’s Estudio 101 infuses the grooves of Daptone Records’ first Spanish-language release, Orquesta Akokán.
Grundman Brings Golden Record Back to Earth
Bernie Grundman recently remastered an album meant only for alien ears.
Sweetwater Bolsters USF Music Technology Program
Sweetwater's partnership with USF began in 2007.
Spinal Tap's Smalls Goes Big Time at United Recording
"Butt Call" from the new solo album by Derek Smalls of Spinal Tap, was recorded at United.
DSD/4K Production Studio Opens Near Nashville
ManAlive Studios aims to marry hi-resolution audio and video workflows with the immediacy of today's social media demands.
Miking the Black Panther Theme
Miking the complex percussion behind the worldwide hit’s theme was simple.
New SSL Studio Opens in Brazil
A new Brazilian destination studio, designed by WSDG, opted for an analog SSL console that could handle digital audio production.