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Mix Blog Studio: Virtually There
The 2020 virtual AES Show begins this week and runs through the month of October; Mike Levine took a peek inside to see what...
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The METAlliance Report: Sound Aesthetics – It’s Written in Stone
Multiple GRAMMY winner Frank Filipetti uses a rock-solid analogy to look at the different approaches to sound design.
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Peek Inside the Private Studio of The Matrix’s Scott Spock
Scott Spock of legendary production team The Matrix has put his home on the market for $3.95 million, providing an opportunity to check out...
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Mix Blog Live: A Steep Climb
With The Met canceling its entire Fall Season, along with others across the country, it's looking more and more like mid- to late-2021 for...
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Mix Blog Studio: The No-Flow Zone
Athletes and creatives call it "being in the zone," while to neuroscientists it is known as "being in the flow." It's that state where...
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COVID-19 and Pro Audio: An Industry Interrupted
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the pro-audio industry in ways both expected and surprising, but while manufacturing and recording are recovering from lockdown, live...
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Mix Blog Live: Which Group Am I In?
Steve La Cerra returned to school last week, and everything you've been reading about education during the pandemic is true; but he's making it...
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The Aha Moment: The Quest for Truth
Former Radial Engineering CEO Peter Janis looks at the quest for truth, whether in politics or pro audio.
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Mix Blog Studio: Authoritarians and Music Don’t Mix
Censorship of the arts can take many forms, and as Mike Levine found out with a little research, it is by no means a...
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Discovering—and Preserving—the Earliest Known Stereo Recordings
In 1901, German anthropologist Berthold Laufer used two wax cylinder recorders simultaneously to record Shanghai musicians, unintentionally creating the earliest-known stereo recordings.
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Mix Blog Live: Surviving Sturgis
To find out what concert one-offs are actually like these days, Steve La Cerra called a friend who mixed front of house in mid-August...
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Editor’s Note: Forget the New Normal; Normal Is Now Relative
I’m getting on an airplane Saturday morning, a little less than 24 hours from now, for the first time since January, and to say...
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Mix Blog Studio: A Nice Surprise in Subscription Support
While Mike Levine has pointed out his own drawbacks to adopting subscription software plans, Plugin Alliance has introduced a model where your plug-ins are...
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The Mix Consultancy: Creating Space in a Mix
Grammy Award-winning engineer and producer Dom Morley kicks off his new quarterly column sharing insights about how to create more space in your mix.
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For Your Consideration: ‘Stranger Things’
Mix Editor Tom Kenny Speaks with the Sound Production Team Behind the Emmy-Nominated Third Season of the Hit Series.
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Mix Blog Live: We Need the Good Kind of PR
With uncertainty growing ever greater in the concert touring industry, Steve La Cerra finds that cluster parties and pop-up live events can be damaging...
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Mix Blog Studio: 4U Recording Helps Uplift Memphis Music
Songwriter/producer David Porter has been quietly leading an effort to re-energize the Memphis music industry through the organization MIME and the capabilities of a...
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The METAlliance Report: The Recording of Steely Dan’s ‘Aja’
Widely considered a pinnacle of recording excellence, Steely Dan’s 1977 album 'Aja' had an occasionally tortured gestation—but it won the Grammy for Best Engineered...
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Mix Blog Live: Check Your Wireless Inventory
As of July, time's up on the 600 MHz band for wireless system users, and Steve La Cerra looks at options out there as...
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The Gear of Damian Lillard’s Mini-Studio Inside the NBA Bubble; Hear His Tracks
NBA all-star Damian Lillard has been recording as rapper Dame D.O.L.L.A. while in the NBA Bubble, resulting in the appropriately titled mixtape, Live From...
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Mix Blog Studio: Practice Safe Session
Recording sessions, with musicians, producers and engineers in a room, will happen again. The question is when, and how.
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The Aha Moment: Return of the Jedi
Peter Janis, founder and former CEO of Radial Engineering, explains why developing your 2021 budget during a pandemic might be a great opportunity.
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Peek Inside Green Day’s Old Home Studio
Peek inside the home studio Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong owned and used during the band's 'American Idiot' era.
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Mix Blog Live: Flash Your Headlights
Steve La Cerra worked last weekend! And he found that while the logistics of prepping for a live "drive-in concert" were a bit nerve-racking,...
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Pro Audio Veteran Goes Viral (on YouTube)
A playful cover of the Eighties hit "Easy Lover" has gone viral, bringing a group of L.A. session players into the limelight, including bass...
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Mix Blog Studio: Must the Show Go On?
January 2021 is only six months away, and NAMM, as of today, is planning on a January show in Anaheim. Mike Levine asks, Is...
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The Aha Moment: There’s More to Clusters Than Safety in Numbers
Peter Janis, former CEO of Radial Engineering, explains the concept of business clusters and how they can be used to create legions of happy...
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Mix Blog Live: The Real Numbers
Steve La Cerra looks at a couple of surveys taken during the pandemic and is crushed to learn of the value the average consumer...
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The Nexus of Art, Architecture and Technology
Acclaimed architect John Storyk reflects both the consistency of his work over five decades and the changes in his style in adapting to modern...
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Mix Blog Studio: Give Yourself a Break
Frustration has a way of creeping in when you go back into a track to make a small "improvement," only to find yourself hours...
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The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma – Book Review
The new book, 'The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma,' features household names, mobsters, poor life choices, big laughs and, most of all, a lifetime’s worth...
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Mix Blog Live: Meet Me at the Drive-In
The hunger for live music is real, and with very few outlets outside of looking at a screen, artists and fans are turning to...
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Mix Blog Studio: My Review Process
When a reviewer sits down to evaluate a new piece of technology, where does the process begin, and how does one give an objective...
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Mix Blog Live: A Slice and a Coke
When the 2020 concert season was canceled, it left a lot of supporting businesses throughout the country in a tight spot, including some favorite...
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Mix Blog Studio: Balancing Act
Ever wonder what your mix "looks like," across the frequency spectrum, compared to similar songs or similar styles? Ever wonder if you're slightly off...
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The METAlliance Report: Immersive—Embracing Another New Format
Niko Bolas, the newest member of the METAlliance, shares a deep dive on the uphill climb of learning to mix in Dolby Atmos—and why...
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Mix Blog Live: Hello, Boston!
This Friday’s live streaming concert by local favorites Dropkick Murphys, in a baseball stadium with no fans, will raise money for Boston-area nonprofits.
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Reopening Live Music Right, Right Now
When the pandemic calms down, how do we re-open live music? Lava Cantina, a hangout outside Dallas, TX, is an early example of trying...
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Mix Blog Studio: Headphone Helpers
With the whole family at home—all day, every day—Mike Levine has found himself putting on headphones more often as part of his mixing work.
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VIDEO: 5 New Podcast Studio Mics Under $200 for 2020
Looking for a new podcast microphone? Here’s five that are brand-new for 2020. Easy on the eyes, ears and wallet, they can get you...
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Mix Blog Live: Rise Up, New York!
The city of New York sure knows how to rally in times of adversity, from supporting front-line workers to helping the poor when they...