Recording

Nokia has announced a “What does your city sound like?” competition, featuring DJ Shadow:
Now is your chance to collaborate with the inimitable DJ Shadow in his unique experiment for Nokia Trends Lab. This cutting edge music experiment offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to co-create a track with DJ Shadow using modern mobile technology.
Entitled […]

I really like this interview with George Peckham about mastering vinyl. 
Peckham is fascinating and fun to watch, there’s loads of analog gear and he’s full of great info. 
Anybody know what track he’s working on?
via audiolemon

Matador records filmed a set of short documentaries on the all-analog mastering process by which Mission of Burma’s landmark recordings from the early 1980’s were re-mastered.
The process documented is vintage, old-school tape process. The gear is original. The vinyl is live cut.
It’s an interesting and timely set of videos:
Mission of Burma- Burma Reissue Mastering Sessions […]

The New York Times has an interesting article today about the oldest recorded music in the world:
For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words “Mary had a little lamb” on a sheet of tinfoil, Thomas Edison has been considered the father of recorded sound. But researchers say they have unearthed a recording […]

 

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One of the most interesting introductions at NAMM this year wasn’t a synth or new control surface, but KRK’s ERGO - a digital room analysis and correction system.
ERGO analyzes and compensates for bad room acoustics, which can negatively effect your mixes.
The unit connects to a computer via Firewire when it is performing its room analysis, […]

At the Winter NAMM Show, Edirol released another portable recording unit. The Edirol R-44 4-Channel Portable Recorder is a 2 lbs. device that offers professional recording options, up to 24-bit and 192kHz, and uses SDHC cards to store the audio recorded.
The Edirol R-44 features

4 channels
XLR (with phantom power) & balanced/unbalanced TRS combo inputs
digital RCA and […]

At the Winter NAMM Show, KRK announced ERGO, a digital room analysis and correction system. ERGO (Enhanced Room Geometry Optimization) aims to improve your studio mixing space by correcting for real world acoustic problems.
ERGO analyzes and compensates for undesirable room acoustics which can negatively impact audio mixdowns. The unit connects to a computer via Firewire […]

At the 2008 Winter NAMM Show, BOSS announced the BR-900CD Version 2.
With Version 2., BOSS has added the GT-Pro quality COSM guitar amp model, a new drum-editing software application (downloadable from the web), and 500 minutes of recording time via 1GB Compact Flash.
The BR-900CD features an 8-track recorder with phantom-powered mic inputs and built-in CD […]

Winter NAMM Show: Auralex StudioFoam acoustic treatment products now include soy components, reducing petroleum-based chemical usage by up to 60% and lessening dependence on fossil fuels, including foreign crude oil. This greener formula helps reduce global warming emissions.
This is good to see - not only is it great to see them thinking about cutting down […]

At the 2008 Winter NAMM Show, Alesis introduced the iMultiMix 9R Mixer with Universal Dock for iPod.
The rack-mounted mixer with integrated iPod player features 5 mic / line inputs with inserts to allow for external processing of incoming channels or for iPod audio playback.
The iMultiMix 9R also features 2-band per channel EQ, Mic/Line inputs and […]

2008 NAMM Show: Alesis introduced a really interesting device at NAMM - the MultiPort - a pro-grade USB computer audio interface with playback, control, and the ability to record directly to your iPod.
If you have your computer with you, you an use it as a audio interface and basic DAW controller.  If not, drop […]

PreSonus Audio Electronics has announced the Monitor Station desktop studio control center will be shipping this month.
The Monitor Station is the ultimate desktop monitoring and communications system for your recording studio. Based on the award-winning Central Station, the Monitor Station provides talkback, speaker switching, input source switching and four headphone amplifiers.
You can listen to your […]

Winter NAMM Show Update: TASCAM announced a couple of serious rack-mount Compact Flash recorders, the SS-R1 and SS-CDR1.
Designed for applications that previously used a cassette or MiniDisc recorder, the SS-R1 records in .wav or .MP3 formats. The SS-CDR1 adds a slot-loading CD recorder for additional recording and audio transfer functions. Each recorder includes balanced and […]

Winter NAMM Show: Yamaha intro’d the Pocketrak 2G, a compact pocket recorder featuring 2GB of built-in memory, long battery life,  USB file transfer, and Steinberg Cubase AI DAW software.
The Pocketrak 2G features 2 tracks of CD quality recording in PCM, MP3 and Windows Media (WMA) formats. It’s designed for podcasting, field and location recording, audio […]

Euphonix has announced the MC Control and MC Mix professional control surfaces for its new Artist Series line of products. The MC Control and MC Mix integrate into any studio, fitting between a computer keyboard and screen, and up to four units can be connected to create a larger, integrated control surface.

The MC Control and […]