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Mix Live Blog: What’s on Your List?
Mix blogger and longtime FOH engineer for Blue Öyster Cult Steve La Cerra considers how and why his input list has evolved over the...
Mixing
New Products
Genelec Aural ID Plug-In for Headphone Monitoring Debuts
Genelec has released an Aural ID plug-in, allowing users to create a customized HRTF to aid headphone monitoring.
Recording
Steven Wilson Knows Surround, Part 2
Steven Wilson on mixing KISS in Dolby Atmos, tempering producers’ expectations and Porcupine Tree’s first album in 12 years.
Facilities
Joe Zook Surrounds Atmos Studio in New Monitors
Mixing engineer Joe Zook has installed a 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos monitoring system in his new immersive studio.
New Products
DHD.audio DX2 Compact Mixing Console Debuts
DHD.audio will unveil its new DX2 desktop audio console next week in Germany at Hamburg Open 2022, January 19-20.
The Wire
Insights In Sound – Mark Needham, Producer (Episode 52)
His diverse discography ranges from Dolly Parton to Chris Isaak to The Killers and so much more, and his Old School approach is as...
Facilities
Tom Lord-Alge Revisits his Origins at New Studio
Mix engineer Tom Lord-Alge recent moved to Miami Beach and nabbed a Solid State Logic Origin console for his new studio.
The Wire
Daking Introduces the Mic Pre 4T • A Four-Channel Microphone Preamplifier with Jensen Input & Output Transformers for Studio or Live Performance
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 2021: TransAudio Group, U.S. distributor of the finest professional recording equipment in the universe, is pleased to announce the...
The Wire
ATC Monitors Mix the Long-Awaited Jam & Lewis Vol. 1 • Plus, a Larger Version of the ATCs Herald the Recording’s Showcase Event
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: After nearly four decades in the industry, the Grammy Award-winning legendary songwriting/production duo, recently turned artists, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis,...
New Products
Meyer Sound Spacemap Go Plug-in Debuts
Meyer Sound has introduced a Spacemap Go plug-in for Avid’s VENUE S6L live sound mixing platform.
The Wire
Dweezil Zappa Depends on an ATC Full 7.14 Monitoring System for His Dolby Atmos Recording and Mixing Hikari Studio
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 2021: Dweezil Zappa is at the vanguard of the immersive audio movement, recognizing it both for its limitless creative...
Facilities
Rome’s 3Cycle Outfits with Genelec
Rome, Italy-based 3Cycle recently built its own studio facilities for dubbing work, outfitted with Genelec monitors and subwoofers.
The Wire
Auratone Successfully Defends Trademark in U.S. District Court Against Behringer Parent Company, Music Tribe
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 2021: Since 2014, Auratone has been in a dispute with Music Tribe in the USPTO, after Music Tribe filed an...
The Wire
“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...
New Products
KLANG:konductor In-Ear Mixing Processor Launched
KLANG has introduced its latest immersive in-ear mixing processor, the KLANG:konductor.
Profiles
Josh Gudwin on Mixing, Part 2: Bringing It for Justin Bieber
At this point, it’s unlikely Justin Bieber will step into a recording studio without Josh Gudwin in tow—here's why.
Profiles
Josh Gudwin on Mixing, Part 1: Juanes, Bad Bunny and Dua Lipa
Grammy-winner Josh Gudwin mixes 350+ songs a year for Justin Bieber, Bad Bunny, KING & COUNTRY, Dua Lipa, Rhianna and more.
The Wire
Insights In Sound – Craig Anderton, Innovator/Educator (Episode 37)
With a career spanning half a century, Craig Anderton has been an author, educator, innovator, musician, producer, DJ, and probably a dozen more careers....
The Wire
Insights In Sound – Roger Bechirian, Producer/Engineer (Episode 36)
From Elvis Costello , Squeeze, and the Flaming Groovies, to Nick Lowe, Rockpile, and The Undertones, producer Roger Bechirian ‘s work played an integral...
The Wire
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...
Facilities
Herbert Waltl Outfits with Neumann Immersive Speakers
During the pandemic, Herbert Waltl set up an immersive mixing facility based around Neumann KH Line studio monitors.
Facilities
London Studio Upgrades for Dolby Atmos Music Mixing
Eastcote Studios, in London’s Ladbroke Grove, has repurposed its mastering facility to handle Dolby Atmos music mixing.
New Products
Allen & Heath Expands Everything I/O Range, More
Allen & Heath has introduced a variety of new options for its installation offerings, including the Everything I/O range's new Dante breakout boxes and...
The Wire
Clearwave Recording Audio’s ATC SCM12 Pro Monitors Make Recordings that Translate Beautifully
DECATUR, ALABAMA: Now celebrating twenty years of inspired music, Clearwave Recording Studio is the Northern Alabama home base of veteran producer and audio engineer...
The Wire
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,...
The Wire
Calrec: Myles Carlyle, Audio Engineer at Dome Productions and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment; A craft interview
Canada-based Myles Carlyle was exposed to the world of broadcast audio at a young age. As an audio engineer, he mixes a variety of...
The Wire
Austrian Audio Releases OC18 Dual Set Plus
Vienna, Austria – Austrian Audio announces OC18 Dual Set Plus, a kit centered around two of the critically-acclaimed OC18 large capsule condenser microphones as...
The Wire
Dallas Audio Post’s Primary Control Room Upgrade Keeps It on Cutting Edge
CARROLLTON, TEXAS: Dallas Audio Post (DAP) is one of the largest and most successful post-production facilities not located on an American coast. Its client...
The Wire
Insights in Sound – Howard Schwartz, Audio Professional – Part 2 (Episode 25)
If you watched Part 1 of our conversation, you’ve probably already figured out that there are few people with Howie Schwartz’s longevity in the...
The Wire
Austrian Audio Releases Hi-X65 Professional Open-Back Over-Ear Headphones for Mixing and Mastering
Precise Listening for Sound Engineers and Audiophiles Alike Vienna, Austria – Building on the popularity of their Hi-X55, Austrian Audio’s new Hi-X65 professional headphones...
HOW Sound
Remote-Mixing an Event 1,400 Miles Away
Australian sound engineer Rich Bryant used an Allen & Heath dLive S7000 in his Sydney studio to mix an event in New Zealand 1,400...
The Wire
Professional Mix Engineer Rob Burrell Says Audinate’s Dante Brings Confidence and Flexibility to Recording
Rob Burrell has two GRAMMY Awards for his work as a professional mix engineer in the gospel space, but he says he’s made sure...
The Wire
Always Hit “Record”: An Interview with Producer Phil Speiser
Phil Speiser is a big name, not only in Austria, where the music producer and composer calls home, but throughout Europe and the US....
New Products
Wholegrain Digital Systems DynPEQ Plug-ins Upgrade
Version 1.4.2 supports new high-resolution graphics displays in that its GUI automatically increases in size if the screen geometry allows it.
Product Reviews
Leapwing Al Schmitt Signature Plug-In Review
Does Leapwing’s new Al Schmitt plug-in capture the essence of a legendary engineer/producer with 23 Grammys and 160 gold and platinum albums? Our Real-World...
The Wire
Senior Engineer and Sound Designer Joel Hopper Joins One Union Recording Studios
Continuing to bolster its talent and technical resources, One Union Recording Studios, the Bay Area’s largest, independent recording facility, has hired Senior Engineer Joel...
Music Production
Emily Lazar Launches Music Industry Equity, Inclusion Initiative
Emily Lazar, Grammy Award-winning founder of The Lodge mastering and mixing facility in Manhattan, has introduced We Are Moving the Needle, a new initiative...
The Wire
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...
The Wire
Like All of the Other NYC-Area Studios They Frequent, Tony Shanahan and Stewart Lerman Now Have the Inspiring, Fatigue-Free, Translatable Sound of ATC Monitors
Tony Shanahan and Stewart Lerman are friends and fellow music industry insiders who share Hobo Sound Studios in Weehawken, New Jersey. Shanahan has variously...
Music Production
Graphic Nature Audio Relocates
Will Putney’s Graphic Nature Audio recording studio is relocating to a rural property in Kinnelon, NJ.
HOW Sound
Good Shepherd Church Rounds Up New Gear
Good Shepherd Church in Bokjeong-dong, South Korea, recently added an Allen & Heath Avantis console and ME-1 mixers to its audio setup.
The Wire
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...