Post and Broadcast
Recording NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ Podcast at ‘Home’
Audio engineer Josh Rogosin keeps NPR's "Tiny Desk Concert" podcast series alive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Neumann
Business
Sennheiser CEOs Talk Consumer Partner Search
Co-CEOs Andreas and Daniel Sennheiser sit down with PSN to explain their search for a consumer electronics business partner, and what's ahead, post-pandemic.
Music Production
Producing the Producer: Creating Rick Rubin’s ‘Broken Record’ Podcast
Rick Rubin's Broken Record podcast has seen the music industry icon interview everyone from The Black Keys and Leslie Odom Jr. of Hamilton to fellow producers like Dave Cobb and Wyclef Jean. Shaping and editing hours of raw material...
Post and Broadcast
Harris Mixes Remotely with Neumann 5.1.4 System
Grammy, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning broadcast and mix engineer John Harris has transitioned to a remote mixing environment.
Business
View From the Top: Ralf Oehl, CEO, Georg Neumann GmbH
Ralf Oehl, CEO of Neumann, shares how the legendary audio manufacturer honors its past while changing with the times.
Blogs
How to Choose Your Next Studio Microphone – The Complete Guide
Whether you're looking for your first 'really nice' microphone or expanding your mic locker, here's PSN's guide to the five 'must have' categories, the classics to keep in mind, their modern-day counterparts, and how to use them.
Music Production
Coast Mastering Opens Immersive Room
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.
Post and Broadcast
Flexible Engineering Helps ‘Story Pirates’ Sail to 20M Downloads
Unconventional recording and editing approaches have helped the ‘Story Pirates’ Podcast keep its ships aligned.
Blogs
How to Choose a Voiceover Studio Microphone
A quality voiceover microphone is an investment in your career, regardless of whether you're just using it for auditions or to ensure you can provide 'broadcast quality' VO work from home.
Blogs
How to Pick a Studio Mic for Your Podcast Studio
Picking podcast microphones for your studio can be overwhelming, so let's examine the pros and cons of each style of mic to determine the best fit for you.
Blogs
Can a Neumann TLM 103 or AKG C 451 EB Mic Record an Entire Band?
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...
Music Production
The Wrecks Go Hi-LoFi for Debut
With the release of the band’s debut album under producer/frontman Nick Anderson, L.A. pop-punk act The Wrecks uses lo-fi production to add an edge that the group’s more polished early EPs lacked.
Gear and Technology
Neumann Debuts V 402 Preamp
Neumann.Berlin has introduced its new V 402 microphone preamplifier with integrated headphone monitoring.
News
‘Biscuits & Jam’ Digs Into Audio Realism
Whether talking to Martina McBride at Blackbird Studios or Willie Nelson over a cell phone, the Biscuits & Jam podcast uses sound to keep it real as food-loving musicians share stories about home, family, tradition and Southern culture.
News
How Talkhouse Built a Podcast Production Process COVID-19 Can’t Break
When ‘Talkhouse’ host and producer Elia Einhorn got COVID-19, it put the popular podcast’s workflow to the test. The workflow won.
News
‘Wrongful Conviction’ Adapts to Life on the Inside
By Jim Beaugez. We’re all experiencing social isolation, but for this podcast team, changing how it produces the show is only part of the experience.
Post and Broadcast
Resonate Recordings Powered by Podcast Services
Resonate Recordings has carved a niche for itself in the podcast industry since launching in 2014 by providing post-production services to all comers, from Fortune 100 companies to anyone with a microphone and a story to tell.
Studio
60 seconds with sound engineer Fiona Cruickshank
Cruickshank has worked with the likes of Jacob Collier to Mary Poppins Returns
Business
Apollo Masters Fire May Bottleneck Vinyl Record Production
A catastrophic fire at Apollo Masters, North America’s sole supplier of lacquer vinyl mastering blanks, is widely expected to setback the Vinyl Revival.
Business
Neumann appoints Ralf Oehl as new CEO
In his new role, Oehl will be tasked with building the business and brand, further developing the strategic direction of the company
Business
Neumann Appoints Ralf Oehl as CEO
In his new role, Ralf Oehl will be tasked with building Neumann's business and brand, further developing the strategic direction of the company
Music Production
Finneas on Producing Billie Eilish’s Hit Album in his Bedroom
Finneas O’Connell—Billie Eilish's co-writer, producer, older brother and an artist in his own right—discusses recording her sonically adventurous debut at their family home.
Studio
LIPA chooses Neumann monitors for new studio facilities
New facilities include a TV production facilities and a 7.1.4 Atmos Home Entertainment studio
Gear and Technology
United Studio Technologies UT FET47 Microphone Announced
The UT FET47 microphone will be the first product to be released by newly founded pro audio manufacturer United Studio Technologies.
Music, Etc
Music, Etc.: Family of the Year
Jacques Sonyieux talks with Family of the Year about questionable band getaways, working with producer Greg Wells and embracing darkness.
Business
There’s More Off the Show Floor, Part 1
By Katie Makal. Find out what Amazon Devices, Analog Devices, Meyer Sound and Sennheiser & Neumann are highlighting inside their private demo rooms at AES.
Live
Sennheiser, Neumann and Igloo Vision create Igloo VR experience
The Igloo Shared VR space equipped with an AMBEO 9.1 sound system created from compact Neumann KH 80 DSP studio monitors
Live
Sennheiser and Neumann at IBC 2019
Highlights will include Sennheiser’s entry-level 2.4GHz XS Wireless Digital systems for DSLR/DSLM audio; the professional SK 6212 UHF mini-bodypack transmitter and EK 6042 camera receiver for location and studio work and many more
Recording
Studio Showcase: The Bubble, Austin
By Steve Harvey. Austin's active music scene has long overshadowed the local recording business, but in the Hyde Park neighborhood south of downtown Austin, one recording studio is hoping to turn that around.
Broadcast
Spiritland Productions launches audio OB truck with SSL System T at its heart
The truck is aimed primarily at the live music broadcast market
Business
Sennheiser Announces Management Change at Neumann
Neumann mainstay Wolfgang Fraissinet moving on.
Business
Marketing and finance president Wolfgang Fraissinet leaves Georg Neumann GmbH
Fraissinet’s departure from the company makes way for a new management set-up while the management team will temporarily report to COO of Sennheiser and president research and development, Peter Claussen
Post and Broadcast
Stitcher’s Flexible New Facility
By Steve Harvey. Podcast network Stitcher recently moved into its new headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, building out a 2,000-square-foot production complex comprising three studios, two edit rooms and two iso booths designed in concert with WSDG Walters-Storyk Design Group.
Broadcast
NAB 2019: Sennheiser and Neumann bring broadcast innovations
Product highlights from Sennheiser include the SK 6212 mini-bodypack transmitter from the Digital 6000 series and the new XSW-D series entry-level camera kits. Neumann will spotlight the new KH 750 DSP subwoofer and the Neumann NDH 20 monitoring headphone
Live
Warm Audio introduces new classic valve and condenser mics
Warm Audio is known for recreating pro audio classics, such as products from Neumann and Telefunken that are often discontinued or out of an everyday price range
Live
Sennheiser and Neumann mic up the Grammys
Sennheiser and Neumann mics carried artists Travis Scott, Brandie Carlile and Shawn Mendes through their debut Grammy performances at the 61s Annual Grammy Awards
Recording
Bringing New Light to Athens with The Glow
By Steve Harvey. Producer/engineer Jesse Mangum has no patience for slick sounds created in facilities to match, and The Glow, his hand-built recording studio outside Athens, GA, reflects that considered mindset.
Business
Sennheiser, Neumann Earmark New Gear for NAMM
In-ears, wireless systems, headphones, and more are on the docket.
Business
Neumann president, Wolfgang Fraissinet, tells of the brand’s 90-year history and its continuing presence today
Fraissinet recalls microphone manufacturer Neumann’s partnership with Sennheiser, and how the brand made it through WW2 and the Berlin Wall period to where it is now
Post and Broadcast
Gimlet’s Podcast Studios Serve Up a Cocktail of Content
By Steve Harvey. Gimlet Media opened a production facility in Brooklyn in 2018 that features a dozen podcast studios, a recording studio, a conference room, a lounge and more, all designed by Walters-Storyk Design Group.
Recording
Reinventing ‘Remain in Light’
By Steve Harvey. 2015 Producer of the Year Grammy Award-winner Jeff Bhasker reveals the production process behind Angelique Kidjo's first English-language album, a cover of Talking Heads' "Remain in Light."