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How to Produce a #1 Hit Song: “All of Me” by John Legend

There’s always a song in the #1 slot. But not all those chart-toppers are destined for true greatness – they come and then they go, entertaining millions for a shining moment before fading away. John...

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On Broadway: “Hedwig” and the Secrets of Tony-Nominated Sound Design

It’s a rock and roll story of transformation. But the onstage characters of Hedwig and The Angry Inch aren’t the only ones who were changed by this Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical. Tim O’Heir’s...

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Avid S3L Live System Updated with New Performance Enhancements

The Avid S3L live sound system is a portable HDX-powered mixing and control surface capable of running AAX plugins for live and studio purposes. The setup is compatible with VENUE live sound software...

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123creative.com Releases ROCK and METAL Boutique — Digital Pedals & Combos

In partnership with G-Sonique, 123creative.com has released a boutique of seven digital pedals and two universal combos. The ROCK and METAL Boutique provide all the fuzz and distortion we could ever...

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Review: Foley Collection – Total Pack by Zach McNees

Over the past few years, my engineering work has become a hybrid between music recording and post-production for TV and film. Often times, the projects I work on are independent, self-financed films...

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Eventide Giving Away UltraChannel — Until 7/8/14

Okay, here is some more Eventide news. For those who haven’t had the chance to experience previous Eventide announcements, now there is no excuse not to focus: Eventide is introducing their new...

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How (and Why) Are MP3 Files So Damn Small?

A technician works on one of Google’s gargantuan data centers. The MP3 format was first released 21 years ago this Summer. It goes almost without saying that it, and the other compressed audio formats...

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IK Multimedia Announces SampleTank 3 Sound Workstation

Is bigger better? More than a decade in the making, ST3 is coming. IK Multimedia is betting you’ll say “yes”, but to their credit, massive size isn’t the only exciting thing about the impending release...

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Grado Launches Third Generation Headphones: The e-Series

Brooklyn-based headphone designer, Grado, has just unveiled their third generation of professional headphones. After 60 years in the making, the company believes it has reached its most sophisticated...

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Composer Cribs: Heavy Melody Music – New York City

Who ain’t kiddin? These 10-ton gorillas of music for picture: Heavy Melody Music. Founded over a decade ago by Dave Fraser and Neil Goldberg, this is a made-in-Manhattan musical lovefest that just...

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Studio Prodigy Sessions in LA: Eddie Kramer 6/21-22, “Analog Mastering in a...

Burning for a real learning experience? Engineer/mixer/producer Ryan Hewitt (blink-182, Dixie Chicks, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) has a double shot coming LA way. Eddie Kramer will be available...

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My GO TO…Saturation: Three Pros Share Their Secret Weapons

It’s time to dish out some dirt! This edition of the GO TO series is all about everything that’s unclean: Saturation, distortion and harmonics that make our drums gnarly, our vocals gritty or maybe...

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PromaxBDA Winners of Promotion, Marketing & Design Awards Announced

There’s nothing like networking at PromaxBDA. FX made their presence known at the 2014 PromaxBDA Awards. Whether you were in music, design, or straight up marketing, attending PromaxBDA last week in...

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Allen & Heath Introduces Qu-32 Mixer – 32-In/28-Out, for Live & Studio

The Qu digital line of mixers from Allen & Heath now include the Qu-32 – a 32 channel digital mixer. The Qu line radically maximizes on the advantages of digital control by including complete board...

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Culinary Audio Arts: Eating Up the 17th Annual AES AudioMasters Golf...

The Nashville Section of the AES, in cooperation with the Nashville Engineers Relief Fund (NERF), held its 17th annual AudioMasters golf tournament for the benefit of NERF on Thursday and Friday, May...

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The Resonant Human: The Science of How Tempo Affects Us

Image courtesy of Flickr user Derek Gavey. You’re walking along, enjoying some of your favorite music on a pair of headphones, when all of a sudden you realize you’re re-enacting Survivor’s “Eye of the...

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Unity Audio Launches Boulder MKII 3-Way Active Monitors

Known the world over for their silky smooth ribbon tweeters, Unity Audio has released MK II of their original Boulder monitors. The integrity of the originals remain, as the majority of the components...

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Advanced DIY: Log Cabin Recording with Kristin Hoffman

When you hear that piano on “Let Go” (RISE OF TROY REMIX), you are immediately transported. Hoffman’s upstate haunt is a place to get creative. Inside the ears of Kristin Hoffman, the artist who played...

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Balance – What’s Gone Missing on Your Way to the Studio?

So I am sitting there in the lushness of an SSL control room in a major studio here in NYC. Happy. Happy to be engineering and producing a project for a very cool young trio of musicians from an...

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Fiedler Audio Releases AD 480 Reverb – Fully Featured Reverb for iOS

The AD 480 Reverb app from Fiedler Audio offers extensive reverb features for iOS devices, with unique interfaces for iPhone and iPad, respectively. What this plugin offers that differs from other iOS...

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