Shure Announces Open Registration for Fantastic Scholastic Recording Competition

Entry registration for Shure Incorporated’s ninth annual Fantastic Scholastic Recording Competition is now open for eligible university and college students throughout the United States until October 26. Judged by a panel of seasoned musicians and industry authorities, musical compositions will be recorded by student teams using the same high-quality Shure gear trusted by professional musicians ...

Tedeschi Trucks Band Engineers Use DiGiCo Consoles in Recording Shows

In 2012, the Tedeschi Trucks Band released ‘Everybody’s Talkin’: Tedeschi Trucks Band Live’, a 2-CD set that documents highlights from the 11-piece band’s 2011 tour behind its latest studio release, ‘Revelator’. See the article here: Tedeschi Trucks Band Engineers Use DiGiCo Consoles in Recording Shows

Women’s Audio Mission at the 133rd AES Convention

Women’s Audio Mission (WAM), a non-profit dedicated to the advancement of women in music production and the recording arts, will participate in the 133rd AES Convention in San Francisco, October 26 to October 29, 2012. Recently selected as a “Best of the Bay 2012” winner by The San Francisco Bay Guardian , WAM will lead panel ...

Recording Academy Atlanta Chapter Hosts Super Producer Panel

On Saturday, September 8, the Recording Academy Atlanta Chapter, in association with the Producers & Engineers Wing, held Grammy GPS: A Road Map For Today’s Music Pro at the W Hotel in the Buckhead district of Atlanta. Nearly 300 musicians, students, producers, engineers and other music industry professionals assembled to attend multiple educational sessions covering ...

Updated SoundCloud App Boosts Mobile Recording, with On-The-Fly Editing, Resume [iOS, Android]

Updated SoundCloud App Boosts Mobile Recording, with On-The-Fly Editing, Resume [iOS, Android]
Increasingly, the phone is the go-to device for recording, whether it’s journalists making interviews or bands grabbing a rehearsal or gig, or producers sampling interesting sounds on the run. SoundCloud’s app had always been reasonably cool for uploading directly to the Web sharing service, but an update finally adds the features you need for serious ...

Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter Produces Grammy FutureNow Event

On Saturday, June 23, 2012, The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter produced Grammy FutureNow, a day-long conference held at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, Calif. As part of the conference, Grammy Award–winning engineer Andrew Scheps (Adele, Audioslave, Linkin Park, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers) led a presentation titled “Lost in Translation.” View post: Recording ...

Avid Sells Off Consumer Side; Numark – Avid – Akai – M-Audio Becomes New Giant

Avid Sells Off Consumer Side; Numark – Avid – Akai – M-Audio Becomes New Giant
M-audio, b-bye. The rest is here: Avid Sells Off Consumer Side; Numark – Avid – Akai – M-Audio Becomes New Giant

MOTU Track16: Finally, Slim-Line Audio Interface That Doesn’t Sacrifice I/O? [Preview]

MOTU Track16: Finally, Slim-Line Audio Interface That Doesn’t Sacrifice I/O? [Preview]
Try a little thought experiment. In one column, write down everything you want in an audio interface. You probably come up with things like physical controls, proper meters so you can see levels, and lots of ins and outs (including digital and MIDI) More: MOTU Track16: Finally, Slim-Line Audio Interface That Doesn’t Sacrifice I/O? [Preview]

A Haunting Chilean Single, Accompanied by Found Sound Videos [Listening + Vimeo]

A Haunting Chilean Single, Accompanied by Found Sound Videos [Listening + Vimeo]
In their lonely, intimate single “Pillatu,” the Chile-based duo of Vicente Espinoza and Alfredo Duarte offer some haunting music-making. Continue reading here: A Haunting Chilean Single, Accompanied by Found Sound Videos [Listening + Vimeo]

Music from Nature Crafts Organic Rhythms, And More Sounds Made Music by Diego Stocco

We’ve passed from Record Store Day to Earth Day – and here’s the perfect segue. Having ventured into the woods to find a music release , now we can hear trees transformed, by way of sampling, into catchy rhythms. Go here to read the rest: Music from Nature Crafts Organic Rhythms, And More Sounds Made ...