In the recently released issue of MusicTech magazine entitled Gear of the Year, they break down the best gear for 2016. Among these here are two of the best microphones topping the year.
Receiving MusicTech Magazines Silver Award and the Most Recommended Microphone:
The Shure KSM8 This low-end build microphone seems to be getting attention by delivering a boomy vocal.
The Winner and the recipient of The Gold Award Winner and 2016’s Best Microphone:
The Audio Technica AE2300 a very dynamic microphone being able to cover guitar cabinets, brass, and percussion. All three works well with the AE2300 making it top our list for 2016
Read more details here: http://www.musictech.net/2016/12/goty-6-microphone/
Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide For Musicians and Engineers
Having a hard time thinking of the perfect gift for a DJ friend? Running out of ideas on what to give the sound engineer in the family? Everyone wants a fuss free holiday so here’s our gift guide for all the music lovers out there.
Read more about this here: http://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/2016/12/15/christmas-gifts/
Twitter Partners With Periscope For Live Streaming
Considered as a direct answer to Facebook Live’s growing popularity, Twitter now offers live streaming directly from your app. Instead of being redirected to Periscope every time someone posts a live stream, you can watch it directly from the app itself, however, it is still “powered by Periscope”.
Now the question is, can Periscope keep its own entity?
Read more about this here: https://www.engadget.com/2016/12/14/twitter-livestream-app-without-periscope/
TrackControl, An All-In-One Channel Strip Plugin, Now Available
Described by DMG Audio as a “general-purpose utility for making life easier in a session”, TrackControl is offered as a free download for all their registered users.
TrackControl offers a patch manager, trim and gain controls, stereo width, channel delay and an output control that lets the user to monitor the Mid/Side and Left/Right components of the processed audio signal individually.
TrackControl is available for free download via DMG Audio
Read more about this here: http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2016/12/09/dmg-audio-trackcontrol/
Apple TV App Now Available On Apple TV, IPhone And IPad
Apple TV’s new application allows iOS and tvOS users to keep track of their favorite programs, search across applications plus have an all access pass to their iTunes store and iTunes library.
The new TV app simplifies video viewing on all your Apple gadgets giving you that wide array of contents that is available to all applications.
Read more about this here: https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/12/apples-new-tv-app-goes-live-on-apple-tv-iphone-and-ipad/