Business
Frank Zappa’s Studio Gear Heads to Auction
Much of Frank Zappa's recording gear, including a Trident 80B console, tape machines, rack units, dozens of legendary mics and more, will go to...
Music Production
Music Production
Inside Producer Carter Lang’s Eclectic, Creative Enclave
The SZA, Doja Cat, Post Malone and Lil Nas X producer uses gear of the past to serve the sounds of the future.
Music Production
Professor Metcalfe Goes on Location with Immersive Choir
Scott Metcalfe of Johns Hopkins University recently engineered and co-produced a live immersive recording session of the Voce Chamber Choir.
Music Production
They Went Down to the Crossroads, Recorders by Their Sides
Guy and Ian Charbonneau recently recorded audio for the main and satellite stages at Eric Clapton's 2023 Crossroads Festival in downtown Los Angeles.
Business
Latin Grammy Engineering and Production Nominations Announced
The Latin Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, including those categories honoring recording and mastering engineers, mixers...
Music Production
The Immersive Education of Alex Solano
The enterprising Alex Solano, a self-taught Atmos mix engineer, now wants to teach others.
Music Production
Working on the Big Picture in His Basement
Grammy-nominated Vancouver native, writer and producer Brian Howes discusses his "nice basement, with the best gear in the world!”
Music Production
The General Takes Sound Studio on the Road
Insurance provider The General recently debuted its new mobile recording studio in Nashville.
Music Production
ASU Nabs Microphones with Choices
Arizona State University has been bolstering its Popular Music concentration in recent years, acquiring considerable amounts of studio technology.
Music Production
One, Two, Three, More: Drum Miking Tutorials Published
Neumann has published three new Neumann Home Studio Academy video tutorials on drum recording techniques.
Facilities
Immersive Listening Events Draw Recording Industry Guests
VIP immersive listening events at Nashville’s Blackbird Studios, and Apogee Studio in Santa Monica, drew an intriguing crowd to hear the latest release by...
Music Production
Top Pop Trumpeter Talks Signal Chain
When Shania Twain, BTS or Duran Duran reach out for a trumpet track, UK-based session player Johnny Thirkell often gets the call.
Archives
RE-MIX: Tom Petty on Recording His Hits
RE-MIX is an ongoing series of vintage articles rediscovered from the pages of Mix magazine. This in-depth interview with Tom Petty originally appeared in...
Music Production
Scoring ‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’, Part 2
Co-composers Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton share how they created eight hours of music for the videogame, ‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.’
Music Production
Scoring ‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,’ Part 1
Co-composers Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton share how they created eight hours of music for the videogame, ‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.’
Music Production
A Bad Think Gets the Band Back Together for Short Street
A Bad Think's Short Street, its eleventh studio album, was co-produced by Michael Marquart and engineer Dave Way and mixed by Bob Clearmountain.
Business
Counterfeit Prism Sound Interfaces Discovered
Prism Audio has discovered its Lyra I/Os are being counterfeited and is warning customers to ensure they're buying the real thing.
Facilities
Marroquin is All-In on Immersive Mixing
Larrabee Studios has installed a Meyer Sound in Studio 3, the exclusive domain of studio owner Manny Marroquin.
Music Production
Iron & Wine Gets Immersive with Dave Way
Grammy-winning producer/engineer Dave Way recently went immersive while recording an orchestral session for Iron & Wine's upcoming album.
Blog
Ninth Annual St John, USVI Recording Retreat Results in Reviews
Mix contributors Rich Tozzoli, Mike Dwyer and Bruce MacPherson came to St. John, USVI to record TV cues and review gear—and they're all outta...
Events
Inside ‘Mix Nashville: Immersive Music Production’
The inaugural 'Mix Nashville: Immersive Music Production' all-day event was a massive hit, bringing together pros, manufacturers and more.
Business
Hazelrigg Industries Founders Cover The Police’s ‘Synchronicity’ Album
The sibling founders of boutique pro-audio brand Hazelrigg Industries have dropped their latest jazz release, covering The Police's final album in full.
Music Production
Speakers Never Get Old at Pricetone Studios
Sean Price’s new Studio B at Pricetone Studios in Burbank, CA offers recording, mixing, mastering, ADR and other sound-for-picture services.
Music Production
Giles Martin Talks Remixing The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ in Dolby Atmos
Giles Martin has brought the epic 'Pet Sounds' into immersive…warily: “I have that view of ‘This should not be touched, and maybe especially by...
Business
Restoration and Integration: Paul Cox on Studio Design and Setup in a Hybrid World
Paul Cox's design and integration clients include Stevie Wonder, Trent Reznor, Harvey Mason, Jr., Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Beyoncé,...
Music Production
Recording Academy P&E Wing to Present at AES Conference
The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing will be a key participant at the Audio Engineering Society 2023 Audio Archiving, Preservation and Restoration Conference.
Music Production
Four-Track Tape Brings Magic to Mixing for Mackin
Lindsey Mackin makes extensive use of Tascam's Portastudio 244 four-track recorder while working up new albums.
Facilities
Curb Studios Is Back!
Following a three-year renovation, Nashville's Curb Studios is back with a new console, new wiring, new kitchen and a whole new mix room.
Music Production
Engineer James Hunt on Keeping Up with Kendrick Lamar
Hunt was in the right place at the right time to launch his career, but it was the right skills and tools that kept...
Music Production
Andrew Scheps Spatial Music Scholarship Announced
The new Andrew Scheps Music Production Scholarship will support research into popular music spatial production and mixing.
Music Production
Tina Turner Rio ’88: Anatomy of a Great Remote
After recording Tina Turner's performance in front of the largest crowd ever assembled to hear one artist, Randy Ezratty shared the experience in the...
Business
Scavenger Hunt at Mix Nashville — Vintage King, Avid and MBox Giveaways!
Vintage King and Avid have partnered to host a scavenger hunt during the nighttime Studio Crawl at Mix Nashville: Immersive Music Production.
Music Production
One Brand Does It All for Rapper LOCS
Rapper, recording artist and producer LOCS has been using KRK monitors since the get-go, including while making his new single, “Good Time.”
Business
Mix Nashville Panel Highlight: Creating Immersive Mixes
Three pros with thousands of spatial music mixes between them will share their insights, tips and more at the Creating Immersive Mixes panel!
Facilities
Tulsa’s Legendary Church Studio Rises Again
The Church Studio, the landmark recording facility once owned by Leon Russell, is revived and ready to bring back the Tulsa Sound.
Music Production
Bernie Grundman Hosts Boone’s Jubilee
Recording artist Pat Boone, a Nashville native, has mastered his new album, Country Jubilee.
Business
Mix Nashville: Shani Gandhi, Michael Romanowski Join Speaker Lineup
Recording engineer Shani Gandhi and mastering engineer Michael Romanowski have joined the list of expert panelists at the upcoming Mix Nashville: Immersive Music Production...
Facilities
MG-Sound Celebrates 35 Years with a New Console
MG-Sound Studios in Vienna, Austria, celebrated its 35th anniversary this year with the installation of an SSL Duality Fuse console.
Music Production
Brandi Carlile Talks Producing and Finding an Artist’s Authenticity
Brandi Carlile and Dave Way discussed production and more during their TEC Tracks session at the NAMM Show.
Music Production
Silent Zoo Appoints Veteran Studio Manager
Silent Zoo Studios in Glendale, CA has named industry veteran Victor Janacua as studio manager.
Business
Mix Nashville: SSL and ATC to Team Up at Starstruck Studios
The exciting offerings at Mix Nashville: Immersive Music Production continue to expand as SSL and ATC team up at Starstruck Studios for listening sessions...
Business
Inside Blackbird: Legendary Nashville Studio Grants All-Access Online, Part 2
John McBride offers up an all-access pass to the wide worlds of music, recording and live sound with a little help from his friends