Music Production
5 Best Practices for Composing Production Music with Authentic Emotion
Sam Wale, composer / VP of Production at ALIBI Music, shares how to ensure production music you create conveys authentic emotion.
Recording
Recording
Taking a Plug-In Path Less Traveled
Skyler Gibbons, a partner at the Grand Bay studios complex in Tampa, has been using Polyverse plug-ins on a number of his music mixes....
Music Production
One Monitor to Hear Them All
Songwriter and Grammy-nominated engineer and producer Ryan McCambridge has been using Amphion Two18 monitors.
Business
View From The Top: Murat Aktar, Studium 33
Murat Aktar discusses the organic creation of studio administrative software company Studium 33.
Facilities
RAK Studios Revamps Room for Immersive Sound
London’s RAK Studios has completed a top-to-bottom rebuild of its Studio 4.
Facilities
Georgia School Unveils New Teaching Console
32-channel SSL Origin adds the flexibility of "having the input path flip," so that it operates like a split console for teaching purposes.
Facilities
Colombian Duo Rock Out With KRK Monitors
Two sets of KRK V-Series 6 studio monitors bring cohesion to the duo behind Latin Grammy-winning Colombian rock band Diamante Eléctrico.
New Products
SSL Adds Plug-In to Growing Complete Bundle
X-Gate plug-in features a rolling waveform graph, mid/side processing options and tweakable hysteresis using independent open and closed thresholds.
Facilities
Nashville Producer Upgrades Studio Monitor System
Fred Mollin says the Dynaudio Core 59 setup adds a bit more "warmth...clarity and detail."
Featured
Music Producer and Mixer Jim Boyer Passes
Engineer had a long relationship with Billy Joel and Phil Ramone, also worked with Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand, Chicago, Paul McCartney and others
Music Production
Mick Guzauski Adds New Controller to ITB Setup
Mick Guzauski recently integrated a Solid State Logic UC1 plug-in controller into his hybrid home setup.
Facilities
Cover Story: Studio Class of 2022, Part 3
Mix is proud to showcase 18 exciting new creative spaces from some of the best studio designers and acousticians in the business.
Facilities
Cover Story: Studio Class of 2022, Part 2
Mix is proud to showcase 18 exciting new creative spaces from some of the best studio designers and acousticians in the business.
Music Production
Intimate Jazz Trio Blown Up for Atmos
Karma Auger and Erich Gobel of Studio1LA, recently visited United Recording to track Peter Smith’s jazz piano trio for Dolby Atmos and stereo release....
Recording
Young Guru Joins Roc Nation School
Grammy-winning producer/engineer Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton has joined LIU's Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment.
Facilities
A Chat With Russ Berger
Four decades on, designer and acoustician Russ Berger is still reshaping his business.
Facilities
Cover Story: Studio Class of 2022, Part 1
Mix is proud to showcase 18 exciting new creative spaces from some of the best studio designers and acousticians in the business.
Music Production
Metropolis Studio’s Paul Norris Shares Immersive Mixing Insights
Audio engineer Paul Norris has been using Nugen Audio’s Halo Upmix, Focus and Paragon plug-ins for various Immersive Audio efforts.
Music Production
Arranger Stevie Blacke on Recording Strings
Arranger Stevie Blacke has been using Mojave Mics to capture arrangements for various hit artists.
Recording
PMC Founder Uncovers Elton John Demos
Peter Thomas, founder of PMC, provided seven rare demos for UMG’s 50th anniversary release of Elton John’s 'Madman Across the Water.'
Facilities
Producer Finds Balance at L.A.’s Riott House
Barry Pointer, a producer and owner of Los Angeles-based Riott House Studio, has been using KRK V-Series 8 studio monitors.
Facilities
Producer and His Puppet Adopt Prism
The Realest Puppet in the Game uses Prism Sound’s multichannel Titan audio interface.
Facilities
Matt Wallace Takes Studio Delux Atmos
Producer/engineer Matt Wallace (Faith No More, The Replacements, Maroon 5) recently gave his Los Angeles-based Studio Delux an immersive audio upgrade.
Facilities
Matt Ross-Spang Opens Southern Grooves Studio
Grammy award-winning engineer and mixer Matt Ross-Spang has opened the doors on his custom-designed Southern Grooves Studio in Memphis.
Business
Grammy Awards Add New Categories, Rules
The Recording Academy has announced new categories, process amendments and updates for the 65th Grammy Awards.
Recording
Fundraiser for Producer/Musician Bill Laswell and Studio Announced
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for iconic bass player, producer and record label owner Bill Laswell.
Business
NAMM Show Returns, Wary but Ready to Roll
The NAMM Show is a convention like no other, but the 2022 edition, which opens today, will be like no other NAMM Show.
Facilities
With Violin and Mike Viola, Andrew Bird Tracks at United
Andrew Bird recorded his new album, Inside Problems, at United Recording with producer Mike Viola and engineer David Boucher.
Events
‘MixNYC: Immersive Music Production’ In-Person Event Set for August 6!
Get ready for MixNYC: Immersive Music Production—an all-day, in-person event to be held August 6, 2022 inside New York City's legendary BerkleeNYC/Power Station Studios.
Music Production
Inside The Temptations’ Atmos-Fueled Anniversary Album
Scott Frankfurt recounts recording and mixing The Temptations for the Temptations 60 album, then mixing it in Dolby Atmos.
Facilities
Record Plant’s Acoustics to be Digitized
The Record Plant birthed countless classic albums; now its acoustics will be digitized later this year for NFTs and pro recording software.
Profiles
Berklee Adds Stereo Monitors to Dolby Atmos Stage
Berklee College of Music recently added PMC8-2 monitors to its the Dolby Atmos-certified dub stage.
Profiles
Capturing Calexico’s ‘El Mirador,’ Part 2
We pick up from Part 1 mid-tracking, with Calexico (Sergio Mendoza, Joey Burns and John Convertino) working in Mendoza's new personal studio, built out...
Profiles
Capturing Calexico’s ‘El Mirador,’ Part 1
Calexico's latest album began in a multi-shipping container studio before moving to Tucker Martine's Flora Recording.
Music Production
Snarky Puppy Goes Directly to Empire Central
Snarky Puppy recorded the band’s seventh live album, 'Empire Central,' in a converted venue space.
Business
Exclusive: Inside T Bone Burnett’s High-Tech Reinvention of the Record
Legendary producer T Bone Burnett reveals the tech behind his new Ionic Original discs—a format, he says, that offers the greatest fidelity and durability...
Facilities
Sweetwater’s Studio B Reopens for Dolby Atmos Work
Sweetwater Studios has upgraded and reopened Studio B as an immersive audio mixing and mastering suite.
Facilities
UK Producer Swaps Out Console for Latest Version
Romesh Dodangoda, a producer and mixer who has worked with Motorhead, Bring Me The Horizon and Funeral For A Friend, recently installed a new...
Facilities
Henszey Sound: Mastering for Atmos, Hand in Hand with Stereo
David Henszey has been making waves by mastering Dolby Atmos tracks for clients like Sting, among others.
Recording
24th Annual AudioMasters Nashville Benefit Golf Tournament Starts Thursday
The 24th AudioMasters Nashville Benefit Golf Tournament kicks off tomorrow at the Harpeth Hills Golf Course in Nashville, TN.
Facilities
Kali Audio Announces Educational Immersive Audio Brunch
Kali Audio has announced that it will be holding an educational brunch on Dolby Atmos at The Village Studios.
Music Production
Gareth Johnson Gets In-Sync with New Monitors
Music producer Gareth Johnson has installed a pair of PMC6-2 speakers in his room at London’s Metropolis Studios.