Using Multiband Compression to Conquer Proximity Effect Issues
What is the Proximity Effect? The proximity effect describes how bass frequencies build up when a microphone is brought very close to a sound source. This effect frequently occurs when a vocalist...
View ArticleBeyond the Basics: A Survey of Stereo Microphone Techniques
Surround sound is becoming more ubiquitous than ever, but when it comes to music, stereo is still king. While up to 40% of American households now have surround sound systems, the penetration of stereo...
View ArticleSoftube Releases Solid State Logic XL 9000 K-Series for Console 1
Console 1 is Softube’s solution for closing the analog console-DAW gap. Their system allows users to mix audio with their hardware interface that resembles a horizontally layered channel strip. The...
View ArticleBlack Lion Audio Announces B12A MKII
Mod extraordinaire Black Lion Audio has announced their B12A MKII single channel mic preamp straight out of Chicago. Their new preamp, like Black Lion’s original B12A, is based on the API 312A but...
View ArticleEvent Alert: “BIORHYTHM: Music and the Body,” Opens June 2 at Eyebeam Art +...
The new exhibition, BIORHYTHM: MUSIC AND THE BODY, will open June 2 at Eyebeam Art + Technology Center in Chelsea. At this, the world’s largest research experiment on music and emotion, you may get...
View ArticleBehind The Release: Björk Biophilia
Join us as we go behind the scenes of Björk's Biophilia with AES Platinum Engineer, Damian Taylor.
View ArticleWin a Reactable Live! With the Reactable Challenge
The first time this author saw a Reactable in use, live onstage with Bjork at Radio City Music Hall, his life was changed just a little. Now the innovative people behind Reactable have just announced...
View ArticleReactable Launches Reactable Live! S4 Limited Series
Like a good-natured alien invader, Reactable first landed on the Earthly music scene in 2003. Now on the cusp of its 10 year anniversary, this utterly unique electronic musical instrument has a new...
View ArticleFREE ReacTable Concert Wed. 5/15 in NYC – Play a ReacTable Yourself at...
Opportunities like this don’t come along every day. Tonight, Wednesday May 15th, at 7 PM, may be your best chance to get up close and personal with the revolutionary electronic instrument ReacTable,...
View ArticleBehind The Release: Björk Biophilia
This week, we count down to our AES presentation “The Studio As An Instrument” with panelist Damian Taylor (The Prodigy, Arcade Fire, Austra) who tells us about using custom interfaces and robotic...
View ArticleWin a Reactable Live! With the Reactable Challenge
The first time this author saw a Reactable in use, live onstage with Bjork at Radio City Music Hall, his life was changed just a little. A prize worth winning: The Reactable Live. Now the innovative...
View ArticleReactable Launches Reactable Live! S4 Limited Series
Like a good-natured alien invader, Reactable first landed on the Earthly music scene in 2003. Now on the cusp of its 10 year anniversary, this utterly unique electronic musical instrument has a new...
View ArticleFREE ReacTable Concert Wed. 5/15 in NYC – Play a ReacTable Yourself at...
Opportunities like this don’t come along every day. Tonight, Wednesday May 15th, at 7 PM, may be your best chance to get up close and personal with the revolutionary electronic instrument ReacTable,...
View ArticleNew Gear Alert: Plugin Overload! New SSL & Moog Offerings from UA, SPL...
Universal Audio releases the SSL 4000 E Channel Strip and Moog Multimode Filter plugin collections for UAD-2 and Apollo platforms. UA debuts the SSL® 4000 E Channel Strip and the Moog® Multimode...
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