— Long-running animated hit comedy series relies on Waves audio tools for stereo and surround processing —

— Waves is now a featured brand in the show’s end credits —

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, October 27, 2009 — Waves Audio, a leading provider of digital signal processing software and hardware solutions, announces an ongoing relationship with South Park Studios, the producers of the Peabody Award- and four-time EMMY® Award-winning animated comedy series South Park. Waves will be added as a featured partner in the show’s end credit roll, and the two companies will carry on a mutually beneficial relationship as the show continues its impressive run. more…

Top Mixers Chuck Ainlay, Chris Lord-Alge and Tony Maserati Share Their Personal Approaches to Mixing at GRAMMY SoundTables® Event Moderated by Nile Rodgers at AES

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 27, 2009) — A full program of events, seminars and workshops captivated audiences at the 127th AES Convention in New York City, with no event more packed than the 21st Annual GRAMMY SoundTables®: “MWA! – Mixing with Attitude.” The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® brought together GRAMMY®-winning mixers Chuck Ainlay (Nashville), Chris Lord-Alge (L.A.) and Tony Maserati (NYC) on stage to discuss their mixing approach, with songwriter/producer Nile Rodgers as moderator. more…

Award Winning music school Point Blank has launched a new four week course entitled Mixing Dance Music. The course equips Logic users with the skills and techniques to mix electronic and dance music to professional standards.The course is the latest in Point Blank’s Pro Producer series and will be enrolling monthly from November 23^rd, priced at £295 ($489 US). The Pro Producer courses take a unique approach to online learning. Each week students have the opportunity to upload their music and receive personal feedback from a professional producer (hence the name!). Each student is provided with a Quicktime movie which shows their tutor deconstructing their track in Logic and offering professional analysis and advice on how to improve. more…

Vincent di Pasquale shares insider secrets and techniques that have made him one of the top remixers in the music industry at SAE Institute’s Atlanta campus.

Witness a very special Remixing Seminar hosted by multi-platinum producer and remixer Vincent di Pasquale, SAE Atlanta, & Euphonix.  Vincent will be guiding attendees through elementary and advanced remixing techniques using Logic Pro and the Euphonix Artist Series Control Surfaces.

Vincent has produced and remixed songs for artists such as Madonna, Nelly Furtado, Mariah Carey and many others. Vincent will be demonstrating the techniques as featured in his brand new educational course entitled “The Art of the Remix.” (available from the faderpro web site). Watch as Vincent demonstrates his efficient and creative remixing workflows, all while utilizing the tight integration Apple and Euphonix have developed using Eucon, the Euphonix ethernet-based control protocol! more…

— Groundbreaking new ribbon microphones, stereo condenser and multi-pattern condenser microphones from A-T’s award-winning 40 Series certified by the METAlliance —

STOW, OH, October 21, 2009 — Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 45 years, is pleased to announce that the Music Engineering and Technology Alliance (METAlliance) has certified four new microphone offerings in its 40 Series: the AT4080 and AT4081 Bidirectional Active Ribbon Microphones, the AT4050ST Stereo Condenser Microphone and the AT4047MP Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone. The new models, which were shown for the first time in the U.S. at the 127th AES Convention in New York, are designed and manufactured by Audio-Technica, a METAlliance Pro Partner. The alliance is working closely with manufacturers to evaluate, recognize and certify products that meet the call for quality in the recording arts and science. more…

— DN-HC4500 now shipping with Native Instruments Traktor LE coming standard —

ITASCA, IL, October 21, 2009 — Denon DJ, a leading manufacturer of premium-grade DJ equipment, announces a partnership with Native Instruments, a leader in software and hardware for digital music production and performance, for a new software interface for Denon DJ’s popular DN-HC4500 USB MIDI/Audio Interface & Controller. All DN-HC4500 units are now shipping with Native Instruments Traktor LE software. Traktor LE is based on Native Instruments’ award-winning Traktor Pro software and offers two deck control, Crate Flick cover art browsing and an integrated two-channel mixer. Auto-sync, looping and a host of other useful, advanced features offer DJs inspiration and ease of operation. Subsequent software upgrade offers from LE to Traktor Duo and Traktor Pro can be found at www.native-instruments.com. more…

Three promotions offer free gear through the end of 2009

Westlake Village, CA - Blue Microphones, a leading innovator in microphone technology and design, has launched three new promotions offering free gear with the purchase of some of their most popular microphones from October 1 through December 31, 2009. more…

— Promo Only, the nation’s premier provider of promotional music, offers Denon DJ customers a certificate redeemable for two free CD’s —

ITASCA, IL, October 20, 2009 — Denon DJ, a leading manufacturer of premium-grade DJ equipment, has announced a partnership with Promo Only, Inc., the nation’s premier provider of promotional music. Together with Promo Only, Denon DJ is offering a promotional certificate to customers who purchase new DJ/CD playback products from an authorized U.S. Denon dealer. The certificate can then be redeemed for two free Promo Only CD’s, with no further obligation. The Denon DJ units with the included certificates are now shipping, and the offer expires March 31, 2010. more…

Large audio industry crowd descends upon Esquire Magazine’s new Signature Space in New York City for launch of new live microphone series

New York City - Blue Microphones, a leading innovator in microphone technology and design, launched Encore, their new series of live microphones, with an event at Esquire Magazine’s new Signature Space at the Soho Mews in New York City on October 9, 2009. A large crowd of audio industry press and dealers were treated to live performances by Irish rock band Bell X1 and singer-songwriter Zee Avi using the new Encore 100 and 200 microphones. more…

Matrix and AWS 900+ SE Received Top Honors in Respective Categories

NEW YORK – Solid State Logic is pleased to announce that it has received two 2009 Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards: one in the Small Format Console Technology category with Matrix and one in the Large Format Console Technology category with the AWS 900+ SE. more…