2016
Producer/Engineer Ian Schreier
There was a moment a few years back, and again a few years before that, where Ian Schreier faced the career dilemma a lot...
NAMM’s Hidden Gems
At every single trade show, you think, “Surely I won’t find anything else I need.” And without fail, you walk away with a wish...
NAMM 2016: A Little Bit of Everything
The Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim has become a premier launching pad for new pro audio products, and while there was no dominant category...
Cool Spin: Unloved, ‘Guilty Of Love’
David Holmes’ honed musical knowledge, Keefus Ciancia’s extensive musician experience, and Jade Vincent’s classic torch singing style meet in Unloved. From samples that reference...
James Hunter at Daptone West
British soul James Hunter’s latest Daptone release, Hold On!, has a retro R&B vibe blended with a bit of ’60s lounge. The album was...
The Pines, ‘Above the Prairie’
Above the Prairie is the perfect name for The Pines’ album, which couches acoustic sounds in an airy atmosphere of ethereal synths. “That’s the...
Skilled Mechanics Blend Organic Instruments With Studio Wizardry
It’s hard to pin which city Tricky is currently calling home as the Bristol, UK-bred artist flits his way from continent to continent every...
Montana State University Selects Bose
The Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, seats 7,250 people and is home to MSU Bobcats basketball...
Monitoring Madonna
Madonna began the third leg of her highly successful globetrotting Rebel Heart Tour in Mexico City on January 6 with a scheduled conclusion on...
iZotope Opens Education-Focused Studio
While iZotope’s professional audio software products are considered core components of many music and film/TV post-production studios, the company recently opened a studio to...
[Really] Small Pro-Grade Powered Speakers
Allow me to emphasize: Here we will discuss really small powered speakers/monitors for mobile/desktop production, multimedia and gaming applications. At the recent NAMM Show,...
Problem Solvers
It’s great when you find things that make your life easier, things that become such a part of your day-to-day world that it’s hard...
Monitoring Reality
So many speakers. And they’re everywhere. In your living room, kitchen and bedroom. In your car, on the plane, on the bus, on the...
Dražen Bošnjak Creates His Own Virtual Reality
Composer/Inventor Tackles The Martian VR Experience
Erik Rutan’s Mana Recording Studios
Situated in “The Sunshine City” of St. Petersburg on Florida’s gulf coast, Mana Recording Studios is surrounded by bright skies, blue water and palm...
New Products February 2016
Studio Technologies 46A & 47A Interfaces Lighter, Smaller and More Able I/O The improved 46A and 47A interfaces from Studio Technologies offer improved circuitry...
Leland Sundries at The Creamery
“What compels me about Nick’s music is his storytelling,” says engineer/studio owner Quinn McCarthy; he recorded and mixed Music for Outcasts from Leland Sundries,...
Cool Spin: John Newman, ‘Revolve’
John Newman is perhaps better known as a feature vocalist than a singer/songwriter in his own right, but that is doing the multi-talented Newman...
Two to Go: World-Class Dual-Channel Mic Preamps
Ah, freedom. Today, highly capable DAWs are easily stuffed into featherweight laptops and even tablets; as such, audio can be captured, processed and mixed...
Build Your Own (Mostly) Analog Studio for $100,000
It’s that time of year where a couple of us at Mix get to put together a recording setup for a specific price. Once...
Gear, With Personality
I write this in the Thursday early morning from Room 335 of the Anaheim Marriott, just a football field and a few hours away...
Field of Streams
When it comes to tuning your product news, music, sports, and more, streaming is king.