Recording
WAM Rocks with Roxx and Beyoncé’s Band
Group recorded new single while WAM guests shadowed the session
Pro Audio
Gear and Technology
Audio Precision Debuts APx500 Flex Audio Analyzer
New analyzer enables use of APx audio measurement software with third-party interfaces.
Gear and Technology
Acoustic Geometry Ships Starfield Acoustic Treatment
“Starry Night” treatments aimed at studios, home theaters.
Gear and Technology
Celestion Unveils Laney Cabinets IR Collection
The Laney Amps Collection is Newest Addition to Celestion’s IR Range.
Gear and Technology
Sommer Cable Launches Compact TT Module
The new module will be unveiled at the AES Convention later this month.
Recording
Capricorn Sound Studios, Birthplace of Southern Rock, Returns
By Steve Harvey. The facility that put Southern Rock on the map is back from the brink, restored and reinvented for a new generation of music makers.
Business
Biamp Opens New European Headquarters
The new HQ is part of larger push into new verticals in the wake of Biamp’s Apart Audio and Community Loudspeakers acquisitions.
Gear and Technology
Reason Studios Launches Reason 11
Reason synths, instruments, players and effects can now be used on any DAW via plugin.
Recording
Scott Litt Brings Ocean Way Home
Having created some of R.E.M.'s classic albums at Ocean Way Studios, Litt brings things full-circle, using Ocean Way Audio monitors to remix the band for a new box set.
Recording
Busbee, Grammy-Nominated Producer and Songwriter, Dead at 43
By Steve Harvey. The noted producer collaborated extensively with Maren Morris and Lady Antebellum, and co-wrote hits with Pink, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts.
Gear and Technology
Symetrix Unveils Composer 7.2
Software update adds Email Notification, Amp Monitoring and More
Gear and Technology
Steinberg Launches UR-C Audio Interfaces
Steinberg debuts a new line of USB 3.0 audio interfaces aimed at music production.
Recording
WAMCon New York Sells Out
Women’s Audio Mission is readying WAMCon New York for mid-October.
Music Production
The Boxmasters Breeze into Barefoot
Esoterically outfitted studio aids creation of act’s next album.
Gear and Technology
QSC Ships CX-Q Series Network Amplifiers
Four-channel models in the CX-Q series have shipped and Eight-channel models are on the way.
Business
View from the Top: Colleen Harper, Executive Director, Audio Engineering Society
By Clive Young. Colleen Harper, the new executive director of the Audio Engineering Society, shares how the AES is changing to provide more value and education to members, foster greater diversity, and embrace modern music genres and audio technologies.
Festival Business
Getting Psycho with Heil Sound
High On Fire raised some hell with Heil at the recent Psycho Las Vegas Festival.
Gear and Technology
No Anechoic Chamber? No Problem
Spectral Measurement Launches Loudspeaker Test Chambers
Recording
State of the Industry 2019: Recording
By Steve Harvey. Pro Sound News presents its annual overview of the recording world, examining how the industry is powering new trends and reacting to changing developments.
Gear and Technology
CEntrance Ships Cerene dB Headphones
The manufacturer bows its first headphones, aimed at pros and audiophiles.
Music Production
After Closing in 2011, Boston’s Mad Oak Studios Returns
Following some wilderness years, the popular studio returns to Boston with a brand-new WSDG-designed facility.
Post and Broadcast
FX’s Fosse/Verdon Foley Folk to Talk at NAB NY
Foley pros are tapped for panel at NAB NY, which will co-locate with the AES Convention.
Post and Broadcast
Chicago’s Periscope Expands to L.A.
By Steve Harvey. Chicago's Periscope has acquired Sonic Pool's former 22,000-sq-ft. Hollywood complex and is building out a full-service post house, with an Atmos room already working on a streaming show. General manager Ben Benedetti and co-owner Michael Nehs...
Live
State of the Industry 2019: Sound Reinforcement
By Clive Young. Pro Sound News presents its annual overview of the live sound world, examining how the industry is powering new trends and reacting to changing developments.
Post and Broadcast
Butler Brings Brio to See Mummy
Console helps uncover artifacts without adding any to audio.
Music Production
Back to The Futureheads
By Steve Harvey. Barry Hyde of UK post-post-punk band the Futureheads talks about recording the band’s self-produced new album—its first in six years—at the group’s home away from home, First Avenue Studios in England.
Recording
Prince Protégé’s Studio Destroyed by Fire
By Clive Young. The home and studio of Prince’s musical director, Morris Hayes, were ravaged by fire in mid-September.
Gear and Technology
Descript Launches Text-to-Edit Media Tools
By Steve Harvey. Service offers audio editing via text editing, in addition to synthesizing a user’s voice to literally say things left unspoken.
Post and Broadcast
Cecelia Hall to Be Honored with MPSE Career Achievement Award
The Oscar-winning sound editor and Paramount Pictures executive will be recognized for her contributions to the field.
Music Production
Woody Tone Studios Opens in Austria
The rustic studio is in fact a penthouse facility in Vienna, Austria.
Recording
AES Gets Back to the Beat with New Hip-Hop and R&B Events
Hip-Hop and R&B Track reveals production techniques and tools.
Gear and Technology
Real-World Review: KRK ROKIT8 G4 Monitors
What do you do for an encore if you’ve already got the best-selling line of monitors in the world? Producer/engineer Rob Tavaglione puts KRK's answer to that question through the paces in this Real-World Review.
Gear and Technology
BAE Audio Unveils 500 Series Format 73EQL
The new 73EQL condenses BAE’s 1073 lineup to a 500 series format.
Post and Broadcast
Wave Studios Marks First Year in NYC with Awards
A collaboration on behalf of the New York Times has reaped rewards for the new-in-town outfit.
Recording
Sweetwater Studios Sets Al Di Meola Recording Event
Jazz guitar king Al Di Meola will be part of a two-day Recording Master Class session at the retailer’s studio facility.
Business
Grandmaster Flash to Keynote AES Convention
It's a news flash of a different kind as AES announces the hip-hop legend and pioneering turntablist will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Convention in New York City, October 16-19.
Gear and Technology
Blue Bows Yeti X Mic for Podcasters, Streamers
New USB Microphone includes effect-filled software.
Gear and Technology
Zoom, Sennheiser Reteam for AMBEO
Zoom’s F6 and F8n field recorders have been certified for AMBEO.
Gear and Technology
Audinate Ships Dante Virtual Soundcard
Dante Virtual Soundcard can be used in virtualized environments for audio playback and recording.
Post and Broadcast
Audio Network Leverages AI for Music Searches
AI addition to Audio Network aims to result in deeper searches.