Chris Devine

REVIEW: Mackie SRT Loudspeakers

While we missed seeing everyone at NAMM, we did delight in the news that Mackie had a new series of PA speakers ready to announce, and better yet, ready to ship into our grubby little hands. The new SRT line is Mackie’s latest attempt to perfect the loudspeaker for...

Air Traffic Controller Rocks the Blue Microphones Baby Bottle SL

Our friends in Air Traffic Controller are testing out the entire range of Blue Microphones'...

Win a Simmons SD2000 Electronic Drum Set!

We're looking for two drummers to demo these awesome new SD2000 electronic kits from Simmons...

TREVOR SENSOR on Capturing the Gritty, Sonic Roots of the Midwest

Trevor Sensor just dropped his debut album, Andy Warhol’s Dream on Jagjaguwar, a...

MANUFACTURER PROFILE: SONiVOX

by Garrett Frierson | Nov 10, 2011 | Best DAW Software, Music Recording Plugins & Apps

PROFILE You don't know SONiVOX, but you know their sounds. Their audioINSIDE technology powers the sound in every Android phone and their EAS technology has powered Motorola's phones since 2005, and...

GEAR REVIEW: NuForce uDAC-2 Headphone Amp

by Chris Devine | Nov 10, 2011 | Best Studio Monitor Headphones

PROS: small, good audio quality, easy to setup CONS: gold housing and crystal on volume knob (Signature model) is a little much SPECS: USB (USB 1.1, 2.0 compatible) Maximum sampling rate: 96kHz...

Gear Review: Cerwin-Vega XD3 Speakers

by Benjamin Ricci | Nov 10, 2011 | Best Studio Monitors

PROS: compact, crystal clear audio, multiple inputs CONS: some distortion at high volume levels SPECS: Magnetically shielded 3" woofer and 3/4" tweeter 15 watts per channel with built in crossover...

Album Art, Packaging & Design Consulting with Phil Yarnall of SMAY DESIGN

by Benjamin Ricci | Nov 10, 2011 | Music Promotion

As president of SMAY DESIGN, Phil Yarnall has been creating unique, intelligent design and packaging for the music and entertainment industry for...

Live Review: Stereo Telescope

by Ashley Amaru | Nov 10, 2011 | Concerts & Festivals, Reviews

Where: Great Scott - Allston, MA When: October 22 Highlight: “Complete delirium” with sweat and broken heels Website:...

Create The Perfect One-Sheet

by Pamela Ricci | Nov 10, 2011 | Music Promotion

We all know that the days of bulky press kits have passed – no longer do musicians need to send 8.5”x11” glossy headshots and multi-page biographies in order to book a gig or get press. Still,...

Recording to 2 Inch Tape with Gaba Gavi

by Benjamin Ricci | Nov 4, 2011 | Music Production

Artist: Gaba Gavi Album: Temporary Hero Recording Studio: Fudge Recording Studio – New Orleans Record Label: Self-released Release Date: Out...

DVD Review: Icons Among Us

by Joe Lang | Nov 1, 2011 | Jazz, Funk & World, Reviews

Following the success of The Civil War and Baseball, Ken Burns and PBS released Jazz, a sterilized institutional treatise for mass consumption that harkened back to the “good ol’ days” of jazz....