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Drawmer’s New 1979 Channel Strip: A Modern Take on a Vintage Classic
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: TransAudio Group, the U.S. distributor for Drawmer, announces the new Drawmer 1979, a modern take on the classic channel strip, combining...
DAW Peripherals
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More 70 Series Vibe from Drawmer! TransAudio Group Introduces 1971 4-Band Parametric EQ
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Given the unprecedented reputation of delivering creative, problem-solving, and bulletproof products to the studio recording arena, TransAudio Group, the U.S. Distributor...
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BETTERMAKER KEEPS GETTING BETTER! Introducing the New Bettermaker Valve Stereo Passive Equalizer (VSPE)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 2024: TransAudio Group, the distributor of world-class audio equipment is excited to announce the new Bettermaker Valve Stereo Passive...
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TransAudio Group is Thrilled to Introduce the Drawmer 1977 Channel Strip – Vintage Sound and Feature Packed!
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Given Drawmer’s unprecedented reputation for creating problem-solving and bulletproof products for the recording industry, TransAudio Group, the U.S. distributor of world-class...
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Bettermaker Makes It Even Better! Introducing the Bettermaker Mastering Limiter 2.0
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: TransAudio Group, distributor of world-class audio recording equipment introduces the Bettermaker Mastering Limiter 2.0. The new, improved unit incorporates updated technology...
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Bettermaker’s New Stereo Passive Equalizer Delivers the Pure Analog Beauty of a Passive EQ with Impressive Digital Plug-In Control
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 2022: Bettermaker builds boutique signal processors worthy of worship in their own right, but then they level-up their incredible...
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“There’s Solder in those Plugins!” Hip-Hop Renaissance Man X:144 Talks Music Production Philosophy and Metric Halo Plugins
SAFETY HARBOR, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 2021: Hip-hop artist X:144 has always had a lot going on, and although the pandemic has shifted where and...
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Famed Mix Engineer Billy Decker’s Book “Template Mixing and Mastering” Teaches You How to Mix Fast and is Loaded with Metric Halo Plugin Template Examples
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: The online school Unstoppable Recording Machine Academy’s “Nail the Mix” vignettes allow engineering students to “sit in” on a full day’s recording...
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Producer and Engineer Mike Gonsolin Reaches for Metric Halo Plugins to Affect a Sound without Altering Its Soul
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA: Mike Gonsolin has strong opinions about sound and the tools that he uses to craft sound. An LA-based producer and engineer,...
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THE LIFE AHEAD WITH METRIC HALO
Sound Mixer Maurizio Argentieri Relies on Futureproof Metric Halo Interfaces for Critically-Acclaimed Sophia Loren Film, The Life Ahead SAFETY HARBOR, FLORIDA: The Life Ahead...
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Songwriter/Producer/Engineer DJ Bless Runs a Virtual “Metric Halo Console” with Metric Halo Production Bundle of Plugins
SAFETY HARBOR, FLORIDA: DJ Bless, who often goes by his darker alter-ego Sutter Kain, was a songwriter and producer first and only became known...
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Daking Introduces the USA-Made, Dual-Mono, Single-Rack Space Mic Pre IIT
High-End Boutique Performance at a Surprisingly Affordable Price LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 2021: TransAudio Group, U.S. distributor of the world’s best professional recording...
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Engineer Matt Barnes Digs In with Metric Halo’s Musically-Useful Plug-Ins
LONDON, ENGLAND: Headquartered in London, Matt Barnes is a sought-after recording and mix engineer with a deep skill set and humility enough to keep...
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Sound and Flexibility of ULN-2 Interface Converts Theatrical Producer Michael Moritz Jr. to a Metric Halo Fan
NEW YORK, NEW YORK: With a deep pool of talent, a wealth of high-stakes experience, and the kind of personality that lifts others up,...
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Bettermaker Unveils Very-Limited Edition Darthlimiter
Celebrating the Sale of 1,000 Mastering Limiters, Bettermaker Comes Up with the Very Cool-Looking, Very Awesome-Sounding, Very-Limited-Edition Darthlimiter LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Borrowing a certain...
Blog
Photo Essay: Seen on the Scene at NAMM 2018
Check out all the pro-audio excitement of NAMM 2018 right here!
Music Production
Avid Connects Maroon 5
Maroon 5 used numerous audio tools from Avid to complete its latest album.
Music Production
AID Assists VSI L.A.
VSI (Voice and Script International Group), a translation and localization recording company, has established a new Los Angeles studio complex in collaboration with Audio...
Music Production
TV Tech Debuts RedNet Remote
Audio-video technical management and client support company TV Tech, Inc. has launched its first remote 5.1 audio production truck, TV Tech Unit #1, which...
Music Production
At NAB: DPA Debuts d:vice I/O
At NAB, DPA Microphones has introduced its d:vice MMA-A Digital Audio Interface, intended for use by live and mobile journalists in the field.
Live Sound
Montreux Jazz Festival Digitizes Archives
Forever ahead of the technological curve, the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival has recently been digitizing its entire archive in conjunction with the Claude Nobs...
Music Production
Mackie Lands Backstage at Chesney Tour
Kenny Chesney is either rehearsing or on the road for six months of the year, so if his crew and band aren’t family at...
Business
Stennett Goes End-to-End with Mackie
Multi-Grammy-winner Paul "Pablo" Stennett, who has worked with Ziggy Marley, Willie Nelson, Raphael Saadiq, Chaka Chan, Diana King, Pink and Jimmy Cliff, has switched...
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Jump Jive An’ Jingle With The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Brian Setzer may be best known as a Stray Cat, but the man’s more like a chameleon.
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Not Just Good; Thorogood
George Thorogood is many things—a guitar slinger, band leader and the man who wrote “Bad To The Bone,” the go-to track for every Eighties...
Gear and Technology
The 139th AES Convention Anderton Awards
It was a cliff-hanger that had showgoers panicked—but literally minutes before the show opened, all lawsuits concerning the catered food at last year’s Anderton...
Business
Mills College: Unique Collaborations and Amalgamated Techniques
Mills College is a century-old, all-women’s undergraduate and co-ed graduate liberal arts college with a unique approach to musical collaboration in its Center for...
Business
New Orleans Museum Mints New Music
The only building in the country to have produced both United States and Confederate money, the Old U.S. Mint, part of the Louisiana State...
Business
An Experiment in Colorado
You’ve probably seen the attitude before—clueless people who say “It’s a big facility that’s a relic from another age.
Business
Airshow Adds Fourth SADiE
Airshow Mastering Takoma Park has installed its fourth SADiE system, and has upgraded facility-wide to Prism Sound's latest SADiE 6.1 audio recording and editing...
news
Software: The State of the Software
Yes, these are challenging times—and times that are difficult to quantify.
news
View From The Top: Matt Ward, Plugin Alliance
Some of the most interesting developments in pro audio these days are happening in the world of plug-ins, so it’s only fitting that Plugin...
Product Reviews
Review: beyerdynamic MCE 86 II Electret Condenser Shotgun Microphone
A shotgun microphone is simply a tool worth having in any “workhorse” microphone collection, and the MCE 86 II is an ideal specimen.
news
The Ever-Evolving Subscription Model
It seems like only yesterday we covered changes in subscription software—last March, to be exact. But, in “computer years,” six months can be an...
Business
Studio Showcase: Historic RCA Studio B: Mixing Out of the Box
MUSIC ROW NASHVILLE, TN—Now operated (again) solely by the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Historic RCA Studio B serves the public as a...
news
Will Windows 10 Take It to Eleven?
One of the big surprises at Summer NAMM was Microsoft’s courtship of the audio industry, with both a general overview in the Davidson Ballroom,...
Business
Cphonic Mastering: Modular and Minimalistic
Kevin McNoldy now resides in the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area of North Carolina, but has experienced the American recording scene unlike most “secondary market” audio...
Business
Propellerhead Proffers Pocket Production
Propellerhead, the Swedish software developer behind such products as Reason, Re- Cycle and ReBirth, has launched a new social music-making platform that enables musicians...
Business
Inside Espinoza Paz’s Private Studio
Guitar Center Professional and the New York-based Malvicino Design Group recently collaborated on a private production facility for Mexican regional music star Espinoza Paz.
Product Reviews
Review: Blue Hummingbird Small-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
Blue's 180-degree pivoting capsule SDC "sounds fantastic, feels expensive."
Business
It’s Out With The Big Iron For Veneto West
SANTA MONICA, CA—Ronan Chris Murphy, a producer, mixer, engineer and recording artist whose multi-room Veneto West facility in Santa Monica, CA also provides a...
Business
Lion King Takes Masque To Mexico
The second Spanish-language production of The Lion King recently opened at the Telcel Theatre in Mexico City, Mexico, sporting audio support from Masque Sound,...