Category: Engineers

Serge Durand, A and R Consultant to EVP of Atlantic Records, scouts Hot New Talent

Serge Durand, A&R Consultant to EVP of Atlantic Records, scouts Hot New Talent w/ Arlive.com’s Quick Demo Review Service. Arlive.com has a service called the Quick Demo Review where artists/producers/songwriters from anywhere in the world can instantly submit music to be reviewed by major record company A&R for deal consideration and recorded feedback. No middleman,…


Novation SL MkII USB MIDI Controller

Novation SL MkII is the flagship controller range from Novation available in 25, 49 and 61 key variations. The included Automap software makes MIDI mapping a breeze and makes fully customisable setups efficient enough to do in the studio or on the road.


How to Use the Radial Firefly Tube DI and Radial Q3 EQ In Your Mixes – Namm 2012

Session Bass Player Ric Fierabracci with Radial shows us their new class A fully discrete front end, Firefly tube DI and Q3 inductor coil EQ. Enjoy!


Electric Independence: Keeping It Analog With Moby

The first version of Moby’s latest, Damaged, only came out last Spring. It’s maybe not the game-changing burst of genius some would like, but the record’s a perfectly serviceable bit of after-after-party/way-cool Tribeca bar electronica. In any case, Moby dubbed it “a soundtrack for empty cities at 2 a.m” and, indeed, it delivers a certain setting/mood….


Pensado’s Place: #33 – David Kutch

In the 33rd episode of Pensado’s Place, Dave is joined by Mastering Engineer David Kutch of The Mastering Palace (http://www.themasteringpalace.com). David has mastered albums for such artists as Alicia Keys, Puff Daddy, John Legend, Yelawolf and Outkast. David answers viewer questions in “The Corner Office”, and was kind enough to join us for “Batter’s Box”…


Soniccouture Synthi AKS analog synth library review

Soundsandgear.com checking out this raw synth library for Kontakt from Soniccouture called Synthi AKS, this thing sounds incredible, raw, nasty, thick, and huge. Enjoy!


Motu MachFive 3 Telematic Electric Guitar Review

Soundsandgear.com checking out the new Telecaster electric guitar instrument inside of MachFive 3. Great product!


Akai APC40 Ableton Performance Controller

Akai APC40 is a control surface purpose built for Ableton Live. Akai APC40 talks directly to Live and Live talks directly to the APC40 making for an unrivalled integration controller experience.


Pensado’s Place: #32 – Dave Way

3-time GRAMMY award winning Mixer/Producer/Engineer Dave Way joins Dave and Herb in the studio to talk about his career, his work with Teddy Riley, and how he approaches his mixes. The episode kicks off with Part II of our ITL with Eric Valentine. Eric demonstrates his custom UnderToneAudio Console and gives an in-depth tour of…


Ryan West (music engineer) talks to iStandard (2 videos below)

Ryan West Recording Engineer for Dr. Dre, Ghostface Killahs and more. Fifty million records sold, five Grammy nominations, stacks of platinum and gold records and an impeccable industry reputation can attest to Ryan West’s quick rise from struggling engineer to first-call mixer in just 10 years. Having significant experience in several genres, modern digital and…