Tripleheader of Gobbler Goodies – Last Chance for 25GB Free, One Free Year,...
Audio backup, transfer and organizational tool Gobbler has announced three pieces of important news for potential and current users: Gobbler is enticing you three ways 'till Tuesday. — To start with,...
View ArticleVampire Weekend, John Popper, Erik Friedlander Recording at Excello
Excello Recording, one of Brooklyn’s most unique recording facilities, has been hosting a wide variety of sessions of late. Vampire Weekend. Photo by Søren Solkær Starbird. Vampire Weekend, John Popper...
View ArticleWines That Rock (NYC) Releases Grateful Dead “Steal Your Face Red Blend”
NYC-based Wines That Rock, which creates and distributes rock-inspired wines, recently announced today the launch of their Grateful Dead “Steal Your Face Red Blend”. Alter your mind with the Grateful...
View ArticleiZotope Now Shipping Ozone 5 and Ozone 5 Advanced
iZotope, Inc., has officially announced the release of Ozone 5 and Ozone 5 Advanced. The meter bridge of Ozone 5 Advanced. First previewed to the public at last month’s AES in NYC, Ozone 5 represents...
View ArticleThe Secrets of Digital Music Sales Success: How X5 Music Excels
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: How much of your business model is habitual? If you could start from scratch, what would you keep – and what would you throw away? X5 Music Group has been quietly mastering the...
View ArticleDecon Records (NYC) Names Mina Louy Director of Music Licensing
NYC-based label Decon Records recently named Mina Louy to the post of Director of Music Licensing. Mina Luoy, Director of Music Licensing for Decon Prior to joining Decon to coordinate with music...
View ArticleReview: Grado Labs PS 500 Headphones by George Walker Petit
My friend and I got into it pretty quickly yesterday – usually takes us an hour or so to start the one-upsmanship, but yesterday it was like ten minutes. Must have been the caffeine. The Grado PS 500...
View ArticleRadial Announces MC3 Studio Monitor Controller
Radial Engineering Ltd. – makers of direct boxes, splitters, pedals, switchers, preamps – has announced a new studio monitor controller, the MC3. Radial MC3 Radial’s MC3 is a ‘straight wire’ passive...
View ArticleBrainworx Introduces VSC-2 Quad Discrete VCA Compressor Plugin
German audio plugin innovators Brainworx has just released its latest product, the VSC-2 Quad Discrete Compressor. The Brainworx VSC-2 is based on the $6,000 original from Vertigo Sound. Compatible...
View Article“Insert Scene” by Erin Barra: Vocoder Power Tips for Ableton Live
Work it!! Make it!! Do it!!! You could sound this good. The Vocoder, which is short for the voice encoder, will instantly give you that robot ‘je ne sais quoi’ you’ve always been looking for. No more...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Robotic Musical Instrument Design and Construction, at Harvestworks
NYC digital media arts center Harvestworks has scheduled the class “Robotic Musical Instrument Design and Construction” for Tuesday, Nov. 22nd. The class will take place at their downtown HQ of 596...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC — A Monthly Report
GREATER NYC AREA: Tons of sessions happening around the city this Fall. Among the many, we find Black Star back at it out in Greenpoint, Department of Eagles recording in Astoria, Jukebox The Ghost in...
View ArticleCasting Call to Musicians/Producers for Music Reality TV Series “Sound vs....
The new musical reality show “Sound vs. Sound” has announced an international electronic casting call for producer/musicians who would like to participate in the show as contestants. The deadline to...
View ArticleLoHo Recording Studios – Blue Men, Living Legends, and Weekend Warriors
Loho Studios has lived multiple lives. Between 1983 and 2007 it evolved from a downtown rehearsal space to a world-class recording studio, hosting living legends like Willie Nelson, Patty Smith, Joan...
View ArticleNew Melody Robot Collective Licensing Indie Music to Brands, Anonymously
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN: It’s been 12 years since a creative team at Arnold Advertising synchronized Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon” on that dreamy Volkswagen commercial and in that time, brands and artists have...
View ArticleDowntown’s Songtrust and Indaba Music Announce Partnership
Songtrust, the online rights management solution for independent songwriters created by NYC-based Downtown Music, has partnered with Indaba Music to provide new ways for musicians to better manage the...
View ArticleTop 10 Reasons Not To Become A Recording Engineer
By Justin Colletti Recording can be fun. Sometimes it can be a career. But it’s not for everybody. And today, becoming a working engineer is no easier than becoming a working musician. Click to visit...
View ArticleDelicious Audio: The Secrets of a Perfect Surf Guitar Tone
From Delicious Audio, by Howie Statland Surf Rock experienced a Renaissance in the last few years, influencing a wave of new indie artists. The ultimate surf guitar tone has several elements: a guitar,...
View ArticleYellow Ostrich: Taking Chances
By Mike Levine, for Delicious Audio Yellow Ostrich What’s in a name? Don’t ask me. There’s no such thing as a yellow ostrich, but that doesn’t stop Alex Schaaf from insisting it’s alive anyway. And in...
View ArticleFree Fridays! Top Freeware Picks — Circuit Bending, Mid-Side and More
SonicScoopers, welcome to Free Fridays part four! This segment brings us a slew of updated, new and old experimental plugins from a few names you may or may not have heard of. Get your trigger-happy...
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