Blue Microphones, TC Group to End Exclusive Distribution Agreement

by HomeRecordingMaster on February 22, 2012

Blue Microphones in Westlake Village, Calif., and TC Group International in Risskov, Denmark, will cease their distribution partnership, effective March 31, 2012. Until that date, TC Group International will remain the distributor of Blue Microphones in the MI and professional audio sales channels.

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PreSonus Offers Webcast on Wireless Mixing on Tuesday, February 28

by HomeRecordingMaster on February 22, 2012

For PreSonus users, mixing from anywhere in a venue or adjusting your own monitor mix from an iPhone is possible with StudioLive mixing consoles, via StudioLive Remote for Apple iPad, and QMix for iPhone and iPod Touch. On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, PreSonus in Baton Rouge, La., will offer a series of three live Webcasts featuring live music and mixing demos. Each Webcast will include live music, and no two will be exactly the same.

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Question the Answer: Smoother Mixes With Outside-the-Box Routing

February 22, 2012

I got this interesting question from a reader the other day: I was talking with an engineer from a studio and he said that one of his tricks was to …

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10 Ways to Limit Yourself (& Make Yourself Better)

February 22, 2012

Hidey ho, neighbor. You’ve heard me talk before about how good limitations can be for you. Having boundaries can actually ENHANCE your creativity. Well, maybe you don’t believe me.

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Put a Magnifying Glass On Your Songs With This Checklist

February 22, 2012

The Songwriter’s Checklist is a great way to focus in on why your songs might be missing the mark. ____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and discover how the world’s best songs can help you improve! _____________ Every once in a while I publish my “Songwriter’s Checklist”, a way for you to really focus

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Slate Digital RC-Tube Virtual Console Plugin Review [Video]

February 22, 2012

If you mix In-The-Box (ITB) with your favorite DAW then you might wonder what all the fuss is relating to analog mixing consoles and analog summing. You might hear people describe mixes as having “warmth”, “punch”, or “vib…

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Hard To Kill

February 22, 2012

First off, never mind that the title of this post is also the title of what is probably Steven Seagal’s lamest movie. I’m having an “off” day

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The 15 Minute Mix

February 22, 2012

Consider this your challenge for today. Take a song that you just recorded, or have been working on and mix it in 15 minutes. Shut off everything, pull the faders up and follow the following tutorial.

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The Unknown Story Behind "Hey Jude"

February 22, 2012

Below is an interesting video of The Beatles recording one of their biggest and most iconic songs – “Hey Jude.” The video was shot for a BBC television show called most appropriately Music. Take note about 2:22 where you’ll see engineer Ken Scott (in t…

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Do Google +1s Affect Your Search Ranking?

February 22, 2012

We seem to have solid evidence that posting a lot on social network

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Open Mic: Do You Prefer Your Keyboard Weighted or Unweighted?

February 22, 2012

Each week we open our mic to readers and lurkers alike to come out of the woodwork and tell us your thoughts and opinion, your experiences and mistakes, what you love and what you hate. We want to hear from you, and here’s your chance

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Mäag Audio Debuts EQ4 Plug-In

February 21, 2012

lugin Alliance LLC announces the availability of the Mäag Audio EQ4 plug-in for Mac OS X, Windows, and VENUE-compatible (VST 2.4, VST 2.3, RTAS, AU, AAX) formats. EQ4 models Mäag Audio’s EQ4 single-channel, 6-band equalizer in the 500 Series format, and is Mäag Audio’s first-ever plug-in, developed in collaboration with Plugin Alliance.

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Waves Audio Releases InPhase Plug-In

February 21, 2012

Waves Audio announces that it is now shipping its InPhase plug-in for correcting phasing issues between tracks, designed for recording, mix, mastering, and live FOH/monitoring engineers. InPhase features high-resolution dual waveform displays with up-to-sample resolution zoom; phase-shift filters with adjustable frequency and Q; and an intuitive correlation meter, which shows users just how much they are in or out of phase.

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Audiokinetic Announces New iZotope Partnership

February 21, 2012

Audiokinetic Inc.

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Turner Sports Selects Studio Technologies Modules for NCAA Championships

February 21, 2012

Studio Technologies announces that Turner Sports chose the company’s 5110 Mic/Line Input Module and 5120 Line/IFB Output Module to be part of the fly pack kit used to produce Turner Sports Internet coverage of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) season championships. Production services for the Web-based streaming broadcasts of each event are being provided by Indianapolis-based WebStream Productions, a leading supplier of video production, streaming and content creation.

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Writing a Song Backwards: Yes, It Works

February 21, 2012

By writing from end to start, you do something crucial: You identify goals first. ____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and discover how the world’s best songs can help you improve! _____________ If you want a good analogy for what many go through when they write a song, it’s a bit like this: stand

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My Guest Blog Post on UJAM

February 21, 2012

Last year at some point I became acquainted with UJAM, the site that allows pretty much anybody to create music easily using their free online software. In addition to being a way to write songs, I really believe UJAM is the kind of program that can be a great compositional tool for songwriters

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A Composer’s Guide to Social Media

February 21, 2012

It’s the hot buzzword right now, and everybody and their monkey’s uncle is a so-called “expert” on it. While I find a lot of “experts” on social media to pretty much be full of shit, I do believe that social media is a worthy asset to the business of anyone working in film and TV

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Creating A Dubstep Style Combinator Patch – Tuts+ Premium

February 21, 2012

In this week’s Audio Premium content, Mo Volans teaches you how to use Reason to create a really useable Dubstep style custom synth patch. To learn more about what you get as part of Audio Premium, read this. To take a peek inside this tutorial, …

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Two Words You Should Never Say In the Studio

February 21, 2012

If I had a nickel for every time someone wrote these two words to me in an email… These two words are especially popular with people who are just starting out in recording.

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