video:  avid  Avid caught up with Drake’s longtime friend and producer Noah “40″ Shebib at this year’s NAMM show. 40 talks about his mobile production rig, the part it played in producing Drake’s Take Care, and his personal preferences regarding VSTs and plugins.

video:  tjatthebank In this video we get to sit down with Ken Paul (aka @Kengineering), a producer, mixing/mastering engineer, and studio designer with over 25 years under his belt in the audio field. Ken talks about his setup and offers “sound” advice to new engineers/producers- emphasizing that regardless of the gear or studio environment, the [...]

In the spirit of year-end “best of” posts throughout the blogosphere, I wanted to contribute our take and reflections on 2011.  Besides, I didn’t do one last year so now I have to overdo it.  First and foremost, thanks to our families, friends, and any and everyone who’s worked with us (past and present), read [...]

video:  tjatthebank In this video, we visit the studio of a Chicago legend: producer & DJ, Danny The Wildchild. Danny has been rocking parties and moving crowds since the 90s. A pioneer of the North American Drum N’ Bass scene, Danny’s performed with some of the greatest DJs in the world- including Qbert, Craze, and [...]

video:  winksound  Logic Pro tutorial explaining how to use the Sub Bass plugin to create a fuller, deeper bass sound in the box.

One of the early entries to compete with Linn Electronics’ popular yet costly LM-1 and LinnDrum was the TR-808 Rhythm Composer from Roland.  Debuting with a price tag of $1,000, the 808 made drum machines easier to afford.  With a visual step sequencer, users could program drum segments or entire songs in realtime, quickly and with [...]