On the latest episode of Sonic Touch, Nick Batt & Gaz Williams take a look at AudioBus 2 and mastering on your iPad with Final Touch. They’re joined by the head honcho at Discchord.com, Tim Webb. They try out Final Touch Mastering App from Positive Grid by running some real-time audio into it and recording…

“This case is about the three biggest Record Companies in the world conspiring to break promises they made to Amway, to ambush Amway, and to entrap people who uploaded videos with the Record Companies’ copyrighted sound recordings on to YouTube.” So opens the formal — and dramatic, with sections titled “The Ambush,” “Unclean Hands” and…

Nas‘ critically acclaimed debut album Illmatic is turning 20 years old. The Queensbridge native sat down in an interview with Zane Lowe to speak about how the album came about. Nas spoke candidly about working with Large Professor, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, & Q-Tip. Nas’ deluxe edition Illmatic XX reissue is dropping April 15th. Check out the full interview…

Josh Eustis is best known for his work in Telefon Tel Aviv, a project that was tragically halted in 2009 when Charlie Cooper, the other half of the group, died. This Summer, Eustis will release his first full-length as Sons of Magdalene, Move to Pain. Eustis started recording as Sons of Magdalene in 2007, when his…

In part 2 Mustard talks to Nick Huff Barili about making 10 beats a day on a “Normal Day” adding “If I’m with Mike Lee we can do 30.” Mustard says that he recently gave Nicki Minaj 15 beats which is pretty standard for him. He goes on to detail that he gave Kanye West…

When you think of Harrison consoles you conjure up thoughts of film consoles and 1980s records, but the company has been making consoles all along, we just haven’t seen them much in the States in recent years. Harrison has been strong in broadcast overseas, so the company has never gone away, just lowered its profile…

Quincy Jones, famed producer who has worked with various icons in music, television and film, including Michael Jackson, Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith, was recently asked about how today’s Pop acts stack up against artists he’s worked with. “When you come from the era of Ray Charles, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra…

Poet/rapper/actor/writer Saul Williams will star in Holler If Ya Hear Me, the musical inspired by Tupac Shakur’s music that heads to the stage this June. The musical is described by producers as “a non-biographical story about friendship, family, revenge, change and hope.” Williams collaborated with Trent Reznor on 2007′s The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of…

The transition to the streaming ecosystem in the U.S. is picking up steam. The decline in download sales accelerated in the first quarter to nearly match historic drops in CD sales from 2007-2010. Q1 At-A-Glance Digital sales (albums + TEA) Down 13.3% Interactive streaming 34.28 billion streams (vs. 25.44 in Q1 2013) Interactive streaming rate…

Despite what his name suggests, Knucklehead is focused, man. In fact, the rookie producer is responsible for August Alsina’s gold single, “I Luv This Shit”. Conversing with The Facts Remain, Knuck speaks on how the track materialized and his step-by-step assembly. [Rap Radar]