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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Bob Buontempo 05/16/13 04:41 PM,To begin with, there are many things that you cannot do in a home studio. A competent recording of a live band - still the mainstay of the recording industry - is usually impossible in your bedroom. Fitting an orchestra in there is also challenging. And even though the topic of this piece is whether award-winning (i.e., Grammy) music can be conceived, recorded and mastered in a home studio, there’s nothing to indicate that any such recordings actually have been.… View this story
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
PSW Staff 05/08/13 04:08 PM,iZotope has released two new sound libraries for the Iris visual synthesizer. Altered and Modular, the largest sound libraries to date, will join Glass, Wood, Voice, Toys, and Food to round out the new Iris+7 bundle, available now. Altered, the first of two new instrument based sound libraries for Iris, reimagines familiar musical instruments like piano, guitar, and bass by uncovering unconventional timbres through bowing, scraping, bending, and more. Altered includes over 300 new samples such as Plastic Rod on… View this story
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
Joe Gilder 05/02/13 12:59 PM,These videos are provided by Home Studio Corner. In the first of two videos, Joe builds on a commonly used technique, showing how utilizing delay to more tightly align signals can in turn pay huge dividends in bass tone. And in the second video, he addresses a query from an audience member, demonstrating the suggested approach and then contrasting it with his own way of going about it. Both solutions end up working quite well, providing additional “tools in the… View this story
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Monday, April 22, 2013
PSW Staff 04/22/13 08:05 AM,The fast-paced world of music for film and games has always appealed to Samir El Borno, and lately his efforts seem to be gaining attention. His Ivorysound group has recently been recognized with the prestigious Hollywood Music In Media award. Their trailer for the game Ravaged received the award for Best Score for Movie/Game Trailer during a gala ceremony at the Henry Fonda Theater. “One of my partners, Lex van Dawn, and I created a track for a remix competition,”… View this story
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
PSW Staff 04/16/13 10:49 AM,Tracktion 4 music production software is now bundled with a range of Behringer interfaces, mixers and controllers. Effective May 1, 2013 customers who purchase qualifying Behringer products will receive a free license for the software, which normally sells for $59.95. And, owners of qualifying gear purchased before May 1 qualify for a 50 percent discount. “We’re very pleased to partner with Tracktion Software Group,” says Uli Behringer, founder and CEO of MUSIC Group. “Everybody wins, as customers can now buy… View this story
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Friday, April 12, 2013
PSW Staff 04/12/13 07:06 AM,Solid State Logic has introduced Sigma, a remote controlled analog mix engine, at the ongoing Prolight+Sound 2013 show (Hall 5.1, Stand B.73). Designed for the DAW user that seeks the sound of an SSL console while retaining the convenience of working in the box, Sigma is housed in 2U rack unit that is remote controlled using MIDI via Ethernet using a DAW or an iDevice compatible software interface. Using proprietary MDAC control technology first seen in the Duality and AWS… View this story
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Monday, April 08, 2013
PSW Staff 04/08/13 09:31 AM,Avid has introduced Pro Tools 11, a major upgrade of its digital audio workstation that provides users with new, high-powered audio and video engines, 64-bit architecture, expanded metering, and direct HD video workflows. “Pro Tools 11 represents a quantum leap in creative power,” states Chris Gahagan, senior vice president of products and services at Avid. “The newly designed architecture turbo-charges production with more plug-in processing, the ability to run more virtual instruments—and a host of new features—letting users create ambitiously,… View this story
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Friday, March 29, 2013
PSW Staff 03/29/13 09:29 AM,Muse Research has announced the availability of RECEPTOR QU4TTRO and RECEPTOR TRIO, the latest additions to its line of dedicated hardware plug-in players. RECEPTOR QU4TTRO is designed for demanding studio applications, film and TV composers, and touring bands wishing to simultaneously process keyboards, guitars, and/or vocals. It is powered by a fastest-in-class 3.9 GHz (peak) Quad-Core Intel processor and is equipped with 16 GB of RAM and a voluminous 2TB 7200 RPM hard drive (or optional 256 GB or 512… View this story
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Monday, March 25, 2013
PSW Staff 03/25/13 09:27 AM,If you missed Avid’s live webinar earlier this month—“The Commercial Edge At Abbey Road Studios”—it’s now available for free viewing in HD video on the Avid website. Go here to register and view the video. In the webinar, host Tony Cariddi of Avid and Simon Campbell, Chris Bolster, and Paul Pritchard of Abbey Road Studios explain how Pro Tools|HDX and a new approach helped reposition the studio for success. More specifically, the webinar addresses: —The technical and business challenges the… View this story
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Friday, March 08, 2013
Bruce A. Miller 03/08/13 04:45 PM,This article is provided by BAMaudioschool.com. Guerilla = someone who operates in an independent and irregular manner. Often a guerilla is not well funded, and must make do with limited resources without making compromises in quality and effectiveness. Guerilla Recording = Recording in an independent and irregular manner using limited resources without making compromises in quality and effectiveness. If you’re a minimalist recording engineer who is capable of capturing good sound from an instrument with only a few microphones,… View this story
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