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New Products - January 24, 2013 Drawmer DS101 Noise Gate 500 Series-compatible modules » Earthworks 521 ZDT 500 Series-compatible Microphone Preamplifier » Electro-Voice ZLX Portable Powered Loudspeakers » Universal Audio LA-2A Plug-in Collection » Turbosound Milan Series Portable Powered Loudspeakers » Today's Product Review Instruments for Audio Production: iOS DAWs By Tony Ware "According to legend, Keith Richards had the riff for ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ come to him late one night in a hotel; barely awake, he recorded it to a portable cassette deck he kept beside his bed, though it would still take several studio sessions before he nailed the cadence and tone for the song. Just imagine what he could have done if he had an iDevice. Over four hardware generations, Apple's iPad has transitioned from a largely consumer platform to legitimate production component, augmented by an increasingly expansive selection of apps for both tone manglers/wranglers and sound gatherers. While it can operate as little more than a stereo recorder or singular instrument, the iPad now has the processor architecture that allows it to support suites of recording/ mixing software and multichannel interfaces. Previously in the ‘Instruments for Audio Production’ series, we’ve discussed various creation components for iOS devices, but now let’s look at the glue that turns making sounds into making songs." More » Today's Blog Grading BerkleeMusic's "Audio Basics for Recording" by Kelleigh Welch For Dan Thompson, a professor with the Berklee College of Music, the ability to become a great producer begins with the basics. ‘A big part of the job (as a producer/ engineer) is making things work and solving problems quickly. The only way to be effective in that is to have a solid understanding of how something works,’ Thompson explained. So when designing his new online course, ‘Audio Basics for Recording,’ Thompson wanted to be sure to direct as much emphasis as possible on teaching his students about signal flow, providing them with the tools to solve any problems they might encounter while recording in the real world." More »

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