https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LsUD3oblJUVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: First Listen: Audient ORIA Mini — instant, inline room correction that just works (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LsUD3oblJU) Location: Sensible Music, King’s Cross, LondonEngineer: Shelby Logan WarneTest chain: PMC nearfields, stereo, no sub, Sonarworks SoundID Reference Check Out The…
A Birthday Night to Remember at Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball
This year, we celebrated our daughter’s birthday in style with a trip to the O2 Arena to see Lady Gaga on the opening night of her Mayhem Ball. Kasia and I knew it would be a special evening, but we…
1176 Shootout: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCs_2H_fx90Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 1176 SHOOTOUT: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCs_2H_fx90) This review was carried out by our friend, engineer and producer Shelby Logan Warne at her studio Sensible Music in King’s Cross, London.…
Introducing the MASS-Kobo Model 359
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLa6pBsx6OcVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: MASS Kobo 359 MKII Mic Demo with Steve Maggiora (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLa6pBsx6Oc) Mass-Kobo (マス工房, “Mass Workshop” in Japanese) is better known among audiophiles for its high-end headphone amplifiers and other audio gear. The Model…
Recording and Mixing Metal with Victor Santura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fh7_p5vzkAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Recording and Mixing Metal with Victor Santura (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fh7_p5vzkA) Recording and mixing metal is about far more than simply stacking guitar tracks. It is about capturing the aggression of a band in…
It comes from work, mentors, and refusing to quit when things don’t come easily
I was the last kid in my group of friends to pick up a guitar. I was 15 and I wanted to be Brian May (I wasn’t even close!). My dad built me a guitar because we couldn’t afford one.…
IK Multimedia iLoud Precision 6 MKII — hands-on review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcWsmCeXfAA&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: IK Multimedia iLoud Precision 6 Mk2 – Review (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcWsmCeXfAA&feature=youtu.be) Check Out The IK Multimedia Precision 6 MKII Speakers Here: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/4G0eJn Unboxing and first setup After unboxing, we placed the Precision 6…
Four Mixers, Four Master Bus Chains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTIK75TG-gwVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 4 Different Master Bus Chains From 4 Different Mixers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTIK75TG-gw) One of the fascinating things about mixing is how every engineer treats the master bus differently. Some rely on subtle, cumulative…
Rick Davies, Supertramp Founder and Songwriting Force, Dies at 81
Rick Davies, the English musician, singer and songwriter who founded the progressive rock band Supertramp and served as its guiding creative force for more than four decades, has died at the age of 81. Davies was the group’s only constant…
Inside Apogee: A Tour with Betty Bennett and Bob Clearmountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hprvqYqLKL4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Apogee Electronics Studio Tour with Marc Daniel Nelson, Betty Bennett & Bob Clearmountain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hprvqYqLKL4) My wife Kasia and I have been lucky enough to call Betty Bennett and Bob Clearmountain our friends for many years. As…
Labor Day Free Gift: PRODUCING COUNTRY MUSIC with ‘You’re Not My Dad’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1LgzZC5jok&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Producing Country With 'You're Not My Dad' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1LgzZC5jok&feature=youtu.be) To celebrate Labor Day, we’re giving you FREE access to an incredible production deep-dive with the duo ‘You’re Not My Dad’—featuring bassist Jackson Eppley…