Although a Berklee Music Production and Engineering graduate, Todd Whitelock gives more credit in experience than just a degree. When asked how he achieved so much in the industry and how he is now one of the top sound engineers particularly in Jazz, he simply says on-the-job training is what helped him achieve all of these.
Starting off as an assistant he worked his way up and has been with different recording companies including a 15- year tenure at Sony Music Studios New York where he gained the title Senior Recording Engineer.
Whitelock has worked with the greats like Wynton Marsalis, Stanley Jordan, and Chick Corea to name a few.
Read more here: http://en.audiofanzine.com/sound-technique/editorial/articles/todd-whitelock-on-jazz-engineering.html
Archives for October 2016
Lucas Nano 608i by HK Audio
Featured by MusicTech as one of the top 6 products for 2016, the Lucas Nano 608i by HK Audio is your self-contained portable PA system and let me repeat it is portable. Now there is a huge difference between having an incredible set-up for a home studio and actually having to work mobile, or bringing your entire system with you. Yoe need to consider your travel, your location, your audience and much more. Then you think about these parameters the Lucas Nano is your perfect PA, you can come in complete with 2 speakers, as sub, and 8 channels to work with and did I forget to mention its portable?
Read more here: http://www.musictech.net/2016/10/lucas-nano-review/
The Top Freeware Guitar 2017 Edition
With 2016 nearly closing and 2017 is just around the corner there are already a lot of reviews and predictions with regards to gear, instruments, software and of course freeware. Who would not want freebies especially to welcome the coming year, with that in mind here is a list of guitar freeware that tops the year and a must have for the coming one.
Guitar freeware consists of five amp and instrument based plug-ins here are the best downloads.
The Amplesound AGm Lite II, the lite version of a Martin Guitar Emulator. although its free and an upgrade would cost a $169 this freeware gives you pretty much proper emulation without really paying for it.
Read full list here: http://www.musictech.net/2016/10/best-freeware-guitar/
Freeware 2017: The Top 6 Freeware Drum Machines
There are websites and companies that build their business off of each other. Molda Production is a small company that has many different freeware programs but MDrummer is a company that offers the same programs for free. They offer different programs like drumset components and rhythms. To learn more about these freeware products, read on!
Key Takeaways:
- Melda Production has loads of freeware and MDrummer Small is, not surprisingly, a free version of the company’s MDrummer Large.
- The sounds are there and it certainly does its selling job well, as after listening, we were intrigued enough by the full version’s processed 909 kits, which only cost marginally more than a tenner to get.
- the core sounds, we weren’t convinced that this was the classic drum-kit we needed until the developers Sample Science reminded us that Cocteau Twins, Bomb The Bass, Masters At Work, OMD, Vangelis, Depeche Mode, and The Pet Shop Boys all made rather good use of it.
“Melda Production has loads of freeware and MDrummer Small is, not surprisingly, a free version of the company’s MDrummer Large. Nevertheless, it’s quite a substantial product and download itself.”
Point Blank: Remix Hannah V’s ‘No Problems’ & Win a Maschine Jam, Yamaha Reface, Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 and loads more!
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