Inside The Abbey Road Echo Chambers

Abbey Road Studios is noted for a lot of things but one that stands out is the sound of their dedicated echo chambers. Real-life live chambers are really rare these days thanks to sky-high real estate prices and inexpensive digital alternatives, but back in the day every large studio had its own. Abbey Road had […]

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New Music Gear Monday: Korneff Pawn Shop Comp Plugin

There are so many compressor plugins available that I almost feel hesitant to feature another one. The Korneff Pawn Shop comp is different in both look and features though, and that makes it a unique new entry in that category. The Pawn Shop Comp is made to be a color machine, as it emulates what […]

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The Sharpsichord – It’s Bizarre But It Works

I love extreme or little-known instruments, as you’ve seen from many past posts, and one that fits into both categories is the Sharpsichord. It’s an automatic acoustic harp created by instrument creator Henry Dagg on a grant from the English Folk Dance and Song Society. It was originally designed as an interactive sound-sculpture for the […]

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2020 Audio Production And Music Business Predictions On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

No guest on the podcast this week as I take a look at what might be in store for us 2020. It’s short and sweet and will get you thinking. Some of the things I’ll look at include: The plugin evolution that’s coming USB 4 Artificial intelligence-based products Immersive audio Digital patchbays Pro Tools’ dominance Gear getting […]

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Amazon’s DeepComposer Marks The Beginning Of The Robots Taking Over Music

Nothing like starting the new year on a positive note : ) Amazon recently announced a new initiative to bring machine learning to a wider audience of users, and one way is with something that it’s calling AWS DeepComposer, “the world’s first machine learning-enabled musical keyboard for developers.” DeepComposer basically consists of a keyboard that […]

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Have A Great 2020!

We go into every new year with so much hope that it will be better than the last. Even more so at the beginning of a decade like today. Here’s to a great 2020 and many more like it. I truly appreciate your support of my blogs, podcast, books, courses, and general ramblings. You give […]

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My 5 Favorite Pieces Of Audio Hardware From 2019

I looked back over the products featured on New Music Gear Monday’s for the last year and discovered that, not surprisingly, most of them were software apps. We all love new plugins and I looked at some of my favorites last week. That said, there were a number of very cool pieces of audio hardware […]

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Decade And Year-End Wrap Up On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

No guest on the podcast this week as I look back on a decade full of changes in the music and pro audio business. Then, we’ll take a look at some of the momentous changes that came just in the last year alone. You won’t want to miss this one, as it provides some prospective on the […]

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7 Recent Plugins I Absolutely Love

There are so many plugins that hit the market every week and most of them are really good at what they do. There are a few that have stood out to me over the last year that I use all the time though. I’ve covered these in past New Music Gear Monday posts, but now […]

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Which Is Better: A Solid State Drive Or A Hard Disc Drive?

Today’s musician, artist, band or songwriter relies on data more than ever in the studio, and that data has to be stored somewhere. For the last 40 years most computer storage has been based on the hard disc drive (HHD), but increasingly that’s been changing quickly to the latest generation of solid state drive (SSD). […]

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New Music Gear Monday: Free Christmas REV Plate-140 Reverb From Arturia

It’s the Holidays again and the time of year for giving presents. Arturia has one for you with its REV Plate-140 plugin that’s free until December 31st. It’s a very cool emulation of the classic EMT 140 plate reverb that was the sound behind so many hits through the years. Keep in the mind that […]

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How Many Streams For Minimum Wage, Pulitzer For Audio, And Studio Designer John Storyk On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is architect and acoustician John Storyk, who over the course of his 50 years in the business has designed more than 3,500 audio and video production facilities, recording studios, radio stations, corporate media and conference rooms, educational and, entertainment facilities, clubs, stadiums and theaters around the world.  John and his company Walters-Storyk Design […]

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The Zeusaphone – The Musical Tesla Coil

Yes, you can make music with lightning. The wonderful singing Tesla coil known as the Zeusaphone (sometimes called a Thoramin) modulates the spark output to produce a low-fidelity square wave that can then be musically manipulated. The musical tone results directly from the passage of the spark through the air.  According to Zeasaphone.com, the concept […]

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An Interview With Mastering Engineer David Glasser

David Glasser is the founder and chief engineer of Airshow Mastering in Boulder, Colorado, and Takoma Park, Maryland. With two Grammy awards for his work, he has mastered thousands of records over the course of his 35 years in the business, including those for some 80 Grammy nominees. An expert in catalog restoration, David has […]

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Vinyl’s Big Sales Week, Dolby’s New Deal, And Industry Writer Ari Herstand On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is Ari Herstand, who parlayed his experiences as an indie artist into a secondary career as a music industry blogger and author. Ari’s music business blog Ari’s Take has been a staple for helping musicians build a career without the help of a record label, and his book How To Make It In The […]

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