Music Production
Capturing The Vibe of Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ – Part 3
Producer Blue May brings in an A-team of talent for a five-week blitz—from songwriting to recording to final mix—in creating the raw, unapologetic sound...
API
Music Production
Don Was Creates ‘Groove in the Face of Adversity,’ Part 2
The legendary producer/artist sits down to share how he created the Pan-Detroit Ensemble and developed a hometown sound.
Blog
Joe Walsh to Auction Storied Record Plant Mobile API Console
Veteran rocker Joe Walsh is cleaning out his closets and sending everything to auction, including more than 400 guitars, vintage moon boots and an...
Facilities
Appalachian State Upgrades B Studio
The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, has undergone an acoustic, design and technology upgrade in the Robert F. Gilley...
Facilities
Peek Inside Mega-Producer Boi-1da’s New Home Studio
Go inside the mega-producer’s new home studio, specifically built for the way modern records are made.
Live Sound
Blink-182 Hits The Road ‘One More Time’
Reunited after a decade apart, Blink-182 is blasting its way across North America with Clair Global and a team of audio pros along for...
Business
Mix Nashville: Universal Audio, Focal and API to Host at Curb Studios
UA-Focal to build special 9.1.4 immersive system for curated playback, expert panel sessions, while API showcases capabilities of Legacy AXS console, at Mix Nashville:...
Facilities
Inside UMG’s 21fifteen Studios, Part 1
The state-of-the-art 21fifteen Studios has everything artists need, thanks to a performance stage, video capture and Dolby Atmos Mix for both studio and live.
Events
‘Mix LA: Immersive Music Production’ Is a Hit!
The photos are worth a thousand words as top Los Angeles engineers and producers gathered at UMG’s 21Fifteen Studios for a full day of...
Business
Top Audio Companies Bring Technology and Talent to Mix LA: Immersive Music Production
Sponsor lineup for special March 2 event at UMG’s 21fifteen Studios includes PMC, Avid, RSPE, Sony, SSL, Neumann/Sennheiser and many more
Blog
NAMM 2024: A Mix Diary, Part 3 — Back to the Show Floor
It was back to the Pro Audio North Hall for Days Two and Three of NAMM 2024, back among the booths and demo rooms...
Facilities
Clay Blair Builds Boulevard Recording, Part 1
Clay Blair revives the facility that helped bring classics by everyone from Liberace to Pink Floyd to Blink-182 to life.
New Products
AI-Powered Music Catalog Search Tool Launched
AIMS API has launched Prompt Search, which enables the exploration of music catalogs using natural language, phrases and descriptions.
New Products
Avid Pro Tools Scripting Software Development Kit Debuts
Avid’s new Pro Tools Scripting SDK aims to help automate repetitive tasks and build new workflows.
Facilities
Greg Miner Builds His Dream Complex, Philharmonic Studios
After decades of planning, producer/engineer Greg Miner has built his 7,000-square-foot, three-room, Russ Berger-designed dream facility.
New Products
Sonimus A-Console Emulation Plug-In Debuts
Sonimus has introduced its A-Console plug-in, emulating the vintage sound of an analog API 1604 console.
Blogs
Last Week in Nashville: Tuesday
Tom Kenny's epic travels through Nashville continue, as he scopes out Curb and Starstruck Studios, Belmont University and very respectable Mexican food at Nada.
New Products
New API Select 500 Series Modules Launched
Automated Processes Inc. has released two new 500 Series products for its ever-expanding line: the SV12 Compressor and SV14 4-band EQ 500 Series modules.
Music Production
In The Studio with Wilco for ‘Cruel Country’
In January, Wilco returned to The Loft, its Chicago studio, to conjure its new 'Cruel Country' album with producer Tom Schick.
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
Webster University Prepares for Studio Renovation
Webster University has commissioned a new 32-channel API Legacy AXS console with Final Touch Automation for its upcoming studio renovation.
Profiles
Switchfoot Calling Tony Berg – Part 2
Tony Berg treated Grammy-winning rockers Switchfoot as a brand-new band when he agreed to produce its 12th album.
Live Sound
Hella Mega Yeah! Behind the Audio of the Summer’s Biggest Tour
Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer brought the rock—and the most surprising FOH console of the year—on the road this summer.
New Products
Product of the Week: API Select
The all-new Select line includes an all-tube mic pre, tube compressor,, solid-state compressor and a 2-channel, 4-band EQ.
Recording
Recording Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 5: Finishing Up
In the final installment of our five-part series, the production team and Foo Fighters decamp to Henson Recording Studios to fine-tune the tunes and...
Recording
Recording Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 4: The Gang’s All Here
In part 4 of our 5-part series, the band decides whether record playing together or separately, and percussion legend Omar Hakim shows up to...
Recording
Recording Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 3: Miking The Foos
In part 3 of our 5-part deep dive into the recording of Medicine at Midnight, the production team starts miking up Foo Fighters to...
Recording
Recording Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 2: Setting Up Shop
In Part 2 of our five-part series, Foo Fighters and their production team figure out how to turn a rental house into a world-class...
New Products
Product of the Week: Plugin Alliance Lindell Audio 50 Series
The famous API processor sound, modeled and placed in a modular channel-strip format, stereo or mono, with Channel and Buss options.
Facilities
Groovyland Opens Home-Based WSDG “eStudio”
Producer David Molho Builds 'Within His Walls' at Home
Guides
Build Your Own Analog Studio in 2021
Spoiler Alert: It Will Most Likely Be Going in Your Home
Recording
Studio Spotlight: Noise Nest Invests in the Future
Inspired by pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek’s now-defunct Fantasy Factory, producer/entrepreneur Nick Gross developed a small songwriting facility into Noise Nest, a sleek, new...
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...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Dispatch “From” the AES Showcase
Mike Levine has been attending the virtual AES Show for the past week or so and finds that while the number of exhibitors might...
Music, Etc
Music Etc. – Jackson Browne Lets the Rhythm Lead
Rock legend Jackson Browne tells how he and a group of musicians and songwriters from four continents traveled to Haiti to record while also...
Live Sound
CRAS Student Wins API Scholarship
Student Ponie Jones at the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences in Arizona has won the 2020 API Saul Walker Memorial Scholarship.
New Products
Product of the Week: API 312 Mic Pre
Delivering the classic API sound in a 500 Series unit, the reissued 312 Mic Pre includes a fully discrete circuit design and proprietary components—and...
Recording
Studio Showcase: Azmyth Changes with the Times
Azmyth Recording Studios, a multi-room facility in Indianapolis that incorporates the Azmyth School of Music Technology, recently entered its 21st year of operation, serving...
