Sound Engineering is an ever-growing field whose popularity as a career choice among students is rising Sound Engineering can be an interesting career choice for students who have a passion for music, ...

One of my favourite things about mixing younger or less experienced bands is how, immediately after playing a song during the soundcheck, they'll look towards the sound booth for a few seconds before ...

John Cutler, a sound engineer who collaborated with the Grateful Dead for many years and co-produced several of the band’s albums, has died at age 73. His passing on December 24 following a long ...

One of the things that makes a Mac a Mac is the beautiful startup sound it makes when you turn it on: a soothing, sonorous noise that sounds like electronic harp strings being plucked as you enter the ...

On a hot summer day in Nevada City, California, a group of teenage girls are scattered before a stage in the town’s cultural center. They’re studying an analog soundboard, which is covered with so ...

In February 2016, Shawn Everett won a Grammy for his engineering work on Alabama Shakes’ Sound & Color. The album title, like the accolade itself, was fitting. Although technical details are part of ...

Musicians will soon be able to deliver a slick live performance without employing an acoustic engineer &ndash and audiences won’t know the difference. “A lot of what sound engineers do is rule-based,” ...

Bob Heil remembers asking Dan Aykroyd if he'd say hello to his wife, who was a fan. “He said, 'What's your name?' I said 'Bob Heil'. He said 'Bob Heil… you're the guy who did the talk box!' He said, ...

John McBride, esteemed audio engineer and owner of Blackbird Studio, chatted about his new streaming platform “Inside Blackbird” and the Blackbird Academy. He is also the husband of Grand Ole Opry ...

The pioneering Swedish sound engineer who helped craft the signature sonic identity of ABBA has died at age 80. By Jessica Lynch Michael B. Tretow, the pioneering Swedish sound engineer who helped ...

The life of a professional sound engineer sits closely to that of a pop superstar — the cheers and applause, the hours on the road —but they can make or break the concert experience. One complaint was ...