Music Production
The Lost Treasure of Joe Meek’s Tea Chest Tapes
Legendary UK producer Joe Meek left behind nearly 1,900 tapes when he committed suicide in the 1960s. After sitting in storage for 50-plus years,...
Music Production
Music Production
Mike Smith Builds Out Analog Workflow
Cuban-American recording artist Mike Smith, who is also a co-executive producer and main judge on BET’s One Shot competition series, recently overhauled his studio...
Music Production
Sue Moreno Masters Memphis Sessions with Grundman
Paul Grundman recently mastered The Memphis Soul Sessions, the latest album by Dutch chanteuse Sue Moreno, at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood.
Music Production
Phil Spector, Producer/Murderer, Dead at 81
Legendary producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector died January 16, 2021 of COVID 19-related complications.
Music Production
Goldfinger Gets Nostalgic with Never Look Back
John “Feldy” Feldmann, leader of ska-punk heroes Goldfinger, shares how the pandemic brought the band back together again (remotely) to record its latest album,...
International
Flow Goes with SSL Origin
Flow Studios, a new recording facility based in France’s Loire Valley, has opened with a 32-channel Solid State Logic Origin console.
Music Production
Producing the Producer: Creating Rick Rubin’s ‘Broken Record’ Podcast
Rick Rubin's Broken Record podcast has seen the music industry icon interview everyone from The Black Keys and Leslie Odom Jr. of Hamilton to...
Music Production
Tracks – January 2021
Tracks is Pro Sound News’ monthly look at the recording process behind five new music releases, running down who’s using what gear where.
Music Production
Lisa Bella Donna Reveals New Album Workflow
Electronic music composer Lisa Bella Donna used Solid State Logic’s SiX small format mixer and SSL 2+ interface for her latest release.
Music Production
UK Producer Steve Brown, Dead at 65
Steve Brown, producer/engineer behind hits by Freddie Mercury, Wham, The Cult, Manic Street Preachers and more, has died following a fall in December.
Music Production
Tracks – December 2020
Tracks is Pro Sound News’ monthly look at the recording process behind five new music releases, running down who’s using what gear where.
Music Production
Coast Mastering Digs In for New Facility
Michael Romanowski suffered for his clients’ art, going without heat in his home for 18 months as he dug out 10 feet beneath his...
Music Production
Saving the Bob Dylan Archive from Adhesion Syndrome
More than 60 2-inch master tapes from The Bob Dylan Archive were being destroyed by adhesion syndrome. Iron Mountain’s Kelly Pribble shares how he...
Music Production
SSL Looks to the Future in Atlanta
At the 5 Star Production Studios complex in Atlanta, Solid State Logic mixing consoles are used for work with Future and other artists.
Music Production
Mixing Yello in Dolby Atmos
Swiss band Yello’s new album, Point, has been mixed for release in Dolby Atmos at msm Studio Group, a PMC-equipped facility in Munich, Germany.
Blog
The METAlliance Report – The METAlliance on Miking
It’s the Chat of the Titans as legendary Grammy-winning engineers Al Schmitt and Frank Filipetti compare opinions and practices on making the most of...
Music Production
Maria Elisa Ayerbe on KRK Monitors
Whether working with an award-winning recording artist or mastering soundtracks for film, Colombian-born audio engineer Maria Elisa Ayerbe has long used KRK reference monitors....
Music Production
Teacher Documents Arctic with Sennheiser
When German teacher Friederike Marie Krüger accompanied the year-long MOSAiC expedition, she took along a pair of Sennheiser microphones
Music Production
Spillberg On Mixing New Groban Album
Rich Spillberg has installed his Ocean Way Audio Pro2A monitors at his private studio, where he worked on a new Josh Groban project for...
Music Production
Blue South Brings BCM to ATL
Producer and musician Bill Jabr has installed a 16-channel Neve BCM 10/2 MkII mixing console as part of a major refurbishment of Studio A...
Music Production
Producer Jason Slater, Dead at 49
Jason Slater, founding bassist of Third Eye Blind and producer for numerous acts including Queensrÿche, has died at the age of 49.
Music Production
Monitor Moves Inspire The BossHoss
When the BossHoss reinvents pop hits into country-flavored tracks, it often reinvents its recording methods in the process.
Business
MixedByAli Lands Former Death Row Records Studio
Grammy-winning mix engineer Derek “MixedByAli” Ali has purchased the facility that created classic tracks by Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur and others.
Music Production
A Very Socially Distanced Recording Method
After creating a Dante network throughout Farm Studios' property, producer Garth Richardson can now record virtually anywhere on the seven-acre site.
Music Production
Paul Boutin Barrels Through the Pandemic
How did Grammy-winning Engineer Paul Boutin get where he is today? Despite what he humbly says, it's not just "luck."
Business
Proposed HITS Act Could Aid Producers, Engineers
The newly proposed HITS Act, introduced to the Senate on Wednesday, could be a financial help to musicians, producers, engineers and others.
Business
‘Record in Iceland’ Initiative to Announce 25% Rebate
Iceland Music has announced Record in Iceland, an initiative — including a reimbursement incentive — to promote recording music in the island nation.
Music Production
AMS Neve Enters the Belly of the Beast
Belly of the Beast in South London has become the first facility in the U.K. to install an AMS Neve 8424 console.
Music Production
Grammy-Nominated Engineer Louis Bell Breaks Out
When Post Malone's "Circles" landed a GRAMMY nomination for Record of the Year, it was yet another recognition of Louis Bell's work. Now the...
Music Production
Republic Records Keeps Busy with SSL Origin
A new 32-channel Solid State Logic Origin analog in-line mixing console has been installed at Republic Records Studios in Los Angeles.
Music Production
Studio Showcase: Asheville’s Vinyl Answer
A former newspaper printing plant/radio station has gotten a new lease on life as Citizen Vinyl—home to a new recording studio, vinyl record pressing...
Blog
How to Choose Your Next Studio Microphone – The Complete Guide
Whether you're looking for your first 'really nice' microphone or expanding your mic locker, here's PSN's guide to the five 'must have' categories, the...
International
Damien Gerard Studios Takes First Origin Down Under
Damien Gerard Studios became Australia’s first client for the new Solid State Logic Origin after relocating to West Gosford in New South Wales
Music Production
Butch Vig Goes Native at United
Native Instruments recently teamed up with drummer/producer Butch Vig at United Recording to record a variety of kits and one-shots for Butch Vig Drums.
Music Production
Tracks – November 2020
Tracks is Pro Sound News’ monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new music releases, running down who’s using what gear where.
Gear and Technology
Alan Parsons’ Online Recording Course Debuts
The online course based around Alan Parsons' Art & Science of Sound Recording DVD series goes live, adding new and updated content.
Music Production
Grundman Masters Herbie Hancock Anthology
Bernie Grundman has remastered all 11 LPs in the new eight-album VMP Anthology: The Story of Herbie Hancock, which was curated by Vinyl Me,...
Music Production
Coast Mastering Opens Immersive Room
Mastering engineer Michael Romanowski recently completed a new facility at Coast Mastering that is outfitted to handle projects up to Dolby Atmos 9.1.6.
Blog
The Mix Consultancy: Are Modular Synths Useful to Mix Engineers?
Modular synths are all the rage; Grammy-winning engineer Dom Morley looks at how they can fit into modern mixing.
Blog
How to Pick the Right Mic to Record a Vocalist
Producer/engineer Ronan Chris Murphy shares how to match the right microphone to a vocalist, and explains why there's more to it than just picking...
Music Production
D’Oliveira Mics with “Magical Mangling” in Mind
Brian D'Oliveira uses a matched pair of Sanken CUX-100K microphones to capture crazy sound for films, TV and video games.
Music Production
Bruce Swedien, Legendary Engineer, Dead at 86
A giant among recording engineers, Bruce Swedien died peacefully November 16 at the age of 86. Renowned for recording Michael Jackson’s 66-million-selling 'Thriller' album,...