Business
ASCAP Offers Music-Makers Information And Inspiration
HOLLYWOOD, CA—The ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo, celebrating its tenth anniversary in Los Angeles, put nearly 200 panelists and performers in front of hordes...
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Business
Jaeger Puts Metric Halo on Big Sean
Producer and recording and mix engineer Maximilian Jaeger used Metric Halo’s Production Bundle plug-ins for Big Sean’s Dark Sky Paradise album, which peaked at...
Business
West is on the Grid
Joe West, a Franklin, TN-based producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter and performer, is using the DiGiGrid DLS audio interface to increase his plug-in count.
Business
Waves Delivers Widespread Panic
FOH engineer Brett Orrison is using Waves Audio plugins, Waves MultiRack, and Waves SoundGrid technology to record and mix Widespread Panic on tour.
Business
Amiel is a Dangerous Convert
Mix engineer Amiel is working in his Miami, FL-based studio with a hybrid setup that includes the Dangerous Music 2-Bus summing, Monitor ST monitoring and...
Business
Harman Brings 3D to Cube
Initially a black box performance space, the Cube at Virginia Tech has been reimagined as an immersive data exploration environment supported by audio technologies...
Business
GCPro Takes A Spin
Spin classes are an increasingly popular form of exercise—one that Fit Revolution, a cycling studio outside Boston, teaches daily. While Guitar Center Professional, the...
Business
Harman Pro Debuts Global Alliance
Harman Professional has created a new Global Alliance Program—a worldwide network of dealers and users. The aim is to to provide tour sound customers...
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Marc Anthony – Touring on a Need to Know Basis
Playing a handful of Northeast dates early this year—it’d be more accurate to call it a series of one-offs than a mini-tour—the artist and...
news
The Big Ten
Did you get your questionnaire from Apple and Microsoft about what audio/video-oriented features you wanted in their latest operating systems? Neither did I, so...
Business
Fidelity And Workflow Improvements At Rensselaer Polytechnic’s EMPAC
TROY, NY—Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is the nation’s oldest technological research University.
Business
UMS Fine-Tunes with Ozone
Engineers at Universal Mastering Studios (UMS) in Los Angeles have been using various features in iZotope's creative mastering platform, Ozone.
Business
Steerpike Upgrades Prism Converters
In recent months, Donal Hodgson, Sting's recording engineer, upgraded the Steerpike Studios rig with nine Pro Tools HDX cards from Prism Sound.
Business
StarMount Upgrades to Merging
Alex Tan, owner of StarMount Studio in Malaysia, has installed Merging Technologies’ Horus with premium converter cards and a Pyramix DAW with MassCore in...
news
The Subscription Model Gathers Momentum
This column covered the subscription model in June 2013—but a lot has happened since then, and now our industry has followed Adobe’s lead.
Business
Taking Care of Business with the TSO
Conceived by producer Paul O’Neill in the early Nineties as an album project, Trans- Siberian Orchestra (TSO) hit it big with an unlikely hybrid...
Business
Iglesias/Pitbull Tour Rides The Waves
Playing to sold-out arenas around the country, the current Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull and J Balvin tour has been making the rounds with audio equipment...
Business
Focusrite Launches Mix Competition
Focusrite is running a competition to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the original creation of the first of its classic designs.
Business
Engineers Think Global, Master Local
The internet has opened up an international marketplace for mastering services, according to Maor Appelbaum of Maor Appelbaum Mastering. LOS ANGELES, CA—The digital revolution...
Business
Mixing Macefield Music Fest
BALLARD, WA—The annual Macefield Music Festival, held in the Seattle suburb of Ballard, prides itself on its independent spirit, presenting more than 60 artists...
news
View from the Top: Erik Tarkianen, Harman Professional
With 10 pro audio brands under its name, Harman Professional holds a unique position within the industry, as providing a high-quality line of products...
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Hunting Party in the Park
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly 15 years since Linkin Park broke out with its debut, Hybrid Theory, but 60 million albums later,...
Business
Getting Faithfull With Dimitri Tikovoi
LONDON, UK—Marianne Faithfull has just released a new album, Give My Love to London, marking the fiftieth anniversary of a music career that began...
Business
TSL Mics Capture Concert Crowd
Natalie Merchant may be touring in support of her latest album, but this year also marks the 20th anniversary of her first solo effort,...
Business
SADiE Masters Chart Toppers
Three albums that were mastered by Brussels-based mastering and sound restoration facility EQuuS on its SADiE systems all featured in the Belgium Top 10...
Business
Around The World in 80 Days Every Day
For the touring musical production of La Vuelta al Mundo en 80 Días (Around The World In 80 Days), FOH and Monitor engineer Hugo Pinzon...
Business
Gateway Masters with RTW
Gateway Mastering Studios founder Bob Ludwig, recently honored with three Grammy Awards for his work with Beck and Beyoncé, employs RTW’s TM9 audio meter...
Business
iZotope RX Prescribed For Willie
Nashville producer Buddy Cannon and his longtime audio engineer Tony Castle have been using iZotope RX on recent Willie Nelson sessions to save performances...
Business
Lentini Leans on Metric Halo
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Stefano Lentini’s recorded and mixed his latest work, for Nicola Campiotti’s new documentary, Sarà Un Paese, using a pair of Metric...
Recording
Bush Plugs in to DiGiGrid DLS
Engineer and producer Billy Bush is using the DiGiGrid DLS audio interface for its networking and processing capabilities.
Business
Reliant Stadium Makes A Clear Call
HOUSTON, TX—They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and Houston’s Reliant Stadium certainly fits the bill.
Business
Nashville Gets WavesLive Master Classes
Waves Audio will hold a two-day WavesLive master class event in Nashville, featuring live engineers behind tours by Katy Perry, Beck, OneRepublic and others....
Business
Hill Hails Halo Plugs
Having been using Metric Halo’s 2882 interface for several years, Australian dance music mixing and mastering engineer Klaus Hill is a recent convert to...
Business
Pearl Jam Rides The Waves
Pearl Jam spent October rolling through the midwest on a three-week, 12-date tour. Along for the journey as usual was longtime FOH engineer Greg...
Business
Eventide FX Set For Yamaha Rivage
Partnering with Yamaha, Eventide will develop effects for the upcoming Yamaha Rivage PM10 live sound console in the form of an Eventide H3000 Live...
Business
Chab Gets More Dangerous
French mastering engineer Antoine “Chab” Chabert recently added a Dangerous Compressor to Translab Mastering Studios in Paris.
Business
Foos Go Everywhere with Avid
The creative teams behind Foo Fighters' "Sonic Highways" embraced Avid Everywhere to create the HBO documentary series commemorating the band’s 20th anniversary and latest...
Business
Right Coast Rolls With Lexicon
Columbia, PA-based Right Coast Recording combines old-school and modern-day recording technologies with its use of Lexicon plug-ins and processors.
Business
Powers Masters with Metric Halo
“I have Metric Halo SpectraFoo in front of me every minute of my work day,” says mastering engineer Herb Powers, Jr., who also uses...
Gear and Technology
Something Old Becomes Something New
The Waves EMI TG12345 Plug- In was developed with Abbey Road Studios and was meticulously modeled on the actual console used by the Beatles...