In the 48th Into The Lair, Mix Engineer Dave Pensado walks you through how he enhanced various elements of the mix for an upcoming Mahogany Raye song.
Arturia MiniBrute Overview
This video, via Uniquesquared, takes a look at the Arturia MiniBrute synthesizer. The MiniBrute was one of most popular introductions from last year’s NAMM Show, packing a huge number of features into a one-oscillator analog monosynth. With a street price around US $500, the MiniBrute’s biggest limitation seems to be availability. For another look at the new synth,…
The Sound of The Life of Pi
Movie Studio Sound Studio Director Original Music 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox Ang Lee Mychael Danna The SoundWorks Collection talks with the sound and picture team behind Director Ang Lee’s newest film, “Life of Pi”. Interviews include Eugene Gerty (Supervising Sound Editor), Tim Squyres (Picture Editor), Doug Hemphill (Sound Re-recording Mixer), Ron Bartlett (Sound…
Levi’s Was First. Now, Several Major Brands Want to Pull Their Pirate Site Advertising
It’s amazing how quickly major brands will react when public perception is on the line. Which is exactly what’s happening here: less than a week after releasing its first report on the level of major brand advertising on pirate sites, researchers at the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab are starting to get phone calls. “Since the…
What a Warner Music Group Executive Makes These Days
Last year, Warner Music Group lost $190 million, with total losses over the past five years topping $695 million. Here’s what the top executives at Warner were paid last year, according to SEC filings. Warner Music Group. Fiscal Year 2012. Total Earnings/Losses: —$190 million Stephen Cooper (CEO) Salary+Bonus: $4.3 million (Annual Expense Account: $1.8 million) Lyor Cohen…
Chart Moves: Alt-J Rides ‘Wave’ Up Billboard 200 Albums Chart
The really big news on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week was the rise of the “Les Miserables” soundtrack to No. 1. It was a rare feat for a stage-musical-turned-movie to hit the top of the tally, as “Les Mis” is only the ninth such production to do so. As for the rest of the…
Engineer, Producer, Mix Engineer Joe Barresi – Pensado’s Place #98
Bad Religion, Soundgarden) joins Dave and Herb on the 98th episode of Pensado’s Place! The trio discuss how Joe gets a some of the best drum and guitar sounds in the business, as well as working with Soundgarden on their latest release, “King Animal”. In this week’s Into The Lair, Dave shows how to use…
The Moog Sub Phatty Synthesizer – Naked!
Moog Music shared a few teaser images today of their new synthesizer, to be released at the 2013 NAMM Show, that just might be called……the Sub Phatty: Features of the Sub Phatty are expected to include: Two stable oscillators A suboscillator Noise generator Twin ADSRs envelope generators Multidrive circuit Traditional Moog VCF 25-note keyboard Pitch bend & mod…
Destiny’s Child To Play Super Bowl Halftime Show
Beyonce will reunite with former Destiny’s Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michele Williams for her Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 3 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, according to anUs Weekly report. Sources say Williams and Rowland will join the superstar midway through her performance for a medley of the group’s hits, including the brand-new “Nuclear,” their first original song in more than eight…
The British Version of Events
Emeli Sande, whose debut, Our Version of Events, was the best-selling album in the U.K. last year with 1.4 million units, leads the field for the Brit Awards with four nominations. TheEMI artist is up for Best Female and Best Album, and she’s competing against herself for Best Single, with “Next to Me” and “Beneath Your Beautiful” both getting nods. Mumford…
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