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This is very cool. A New Zealand project where they create a playable beer bottle - Edison record style. Have a look at the article here. Video found here.

I've recently relocated to London and am looking to fill up my touring roster for summer. I've toured mixing FOH for plenty of well-known metal bands including Cannibal Corpse, Mayhem, Dying Fetus, Krisiun, Winds of Plague and many others. Full credentials can be found here. I have my own...

Very stoked to say that a while back, I was approached by Ultimate Ears with a contract to start working together with me representing them as a livesound FOH and monitor engineer. About a month or so ago, I received a pair of custom UE18-Pro in ear monitors (amongst some other cool toys)...

My band, Anabyss, has just finished a new album. I recorded this album over a long time - drums were recorded in 2011 - and guitars re-recorded multiple times. We finally recorded final takes of guitar, bass and vocals just recently and I mixed the album in my studio in Auckland. The mix...

I'm currently working on a mix where I'm struggling to achieve a big vocal sound. I'm going for a thick, textured mix and I can't help but feel that the vocal mix is letting me down - isn't filling as much space as I'd like it to. I've tried different reverbs and other effects without much...

I'm currently working on a session in Pro Tools HD 9. I've gone through and edited a whole lot of drums and now am attempting to use Beat Detective's 'edit smoothing' feature. All other Beat Detective processes are working perfectly, however, whenever I get to the Crossfade section, Pro Tools...

I briefly mentioned this in the livesound thread but thought I'd make a post to let everyone know.. At the end of May, I'm moving to London to set up shop as a freelance audio engineer. I've been freelance in New Zealand for a number of years now and have toured and worked with with most of...

Hoping you guys might be able to help me out with something.. I'm heading over to London for a while early next year and am looking at making contact with some reputable PA hire companies before heading over. This info is surprisingly difficult to find online as most of the google results send...

I have recently recorded a local band and the drummer wasn't up to scratch with the tracks. Instead of playing all the tracks, I was given programmed kick tracks, however, the kicks are all at max velocity and sound extremely un-natural. Is there an easy way to fix this up? I'm fearing I'll have...

I'm sure most people on here already know this, but I just came across the Multi-Output and Aggregate output device options built into OS X. Not sure how long ago they added these into the OS, I'm running Mountain Lion.. Pretty cool feature. I'm sure people have a genuine use for this, but I...

My studio is built into the basement of an old, early 1900s villa. It is a purpose built studio and has been very well constructed - however, the original basement floor was uneven, with about three levels. Because of this, a pretty poorly constructed floor was built a while back, leaving a...

I'm after a good piece of software for CD authoring in mastering - basically, track markers, final fades, CD text, all that nonsense. I have started doing all my mastering processing in Pro Tools now. A while back I used to use Wavelab (was only available on PC, I am on mac) for everything in...

I've recently been toying with the idea of buying my partner a Kindle for xmas (and potentially myself also!).. Had a look at one in person for the first time just the other day - seems really cool. Love the idea of the E-ink being soft on the eyes and also providing extremely long battery...

Anybody tried these? The local music store has one in stock and going pretty damn cheap; 25% off retail.. Check it out here Hoping to hear any reviews people may have. I haven't had a chance to check this out and jam through it yet but have heard it is pretty rad.. Supposedly switchable...

These two releases sound fucking INCREDIBLE. Such a comparatively natural sound for a death metal band. Drums sound fat and simply put, real. Guitars and bass are chunky as fuck too. Layering is pure class. Unreal. Vocals sit perfectly in the mix and vocal effects range from subtle to in your...

Anyone coming over to NZ for RWC this year? Couldn't find a similar post, apologies if I missed any.

Since Pro Tools 9 began offering compatibility with different soundcards and interfaces, I've been thinking about taking the step up and getting a nice analog console for the studio. Not only will this offer nicer preamp and EQ sections on the way in, it'll also offer much better summing and a...

I'm after an alternative to triggering kicks off a drum pad - something that will allow me to have drummers play regularly (and preferably with a regular feel!) while having no acoustic kick to deal with in other mics. I've recently found myself wanting to edit hands a feet separately and...

I've recently been remaking a lot of older cables and making a bunch of newies - and have been looking at making some multicore cables for tidiness (more so for live application than studio). It's extremely easy to get good 4-core, 8-core, whatever.... EXCEPT two core cable.. Having half a...

Pretty stoked to announce that one of my bands has recently released our debut full-length. Band is called Molest The Episcopate, our album is titled Socialistica Nervosa. Check us out at www.molesttheepiscopate.com or have a listen to one of our tracks on the BandPage player at...