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Louis Vitiello Jr.

Louis Vitiello Jr.

Apple Just Built a Concert Venue Around Spatial Audio. That Could Matter More Than It Sounds.

Apple Just Built a Concert Venue Around Spatial Audio. That Could Matter More Than It Sounds.

Apple’s new 600-person London venue combines live music, multitrack recording, Spatial Audio, and video production under one roof. Could the future recording studio have an audience?

Dolly Parton Got Out of Bed to Record One Last Song. Now We’re About to Hear It.

Dolly Parton Got Out of Bed to Record One Last Song. Now We’re About to Hear It.

Dolly Parton got out of bed while seriously ill to record “Torn” with U2. She heard and approved the finished mix before her death. Now her final recorded vocal is about to be released.

Beck’s $110 One-Step Is Digital. Should Audiophiles Even Care Anymore?

Beck’s $110 One-Step Is Digital. Should Audiophiles Even Care Anymore?

Beck’s $110 Ride Lonesome One-Step was cut from 24-bit/96kHz files transferred from analog masters. Does the digital step actually matter, or should audiophiles be asking a different question?

The CD Isn't Dying. The Machines That Play Them Might Be.

The CD Isn't Dying. The Machines That Play Them Might Be.

High-end CD and SACD players are disappearing, not because collectors stopped buying discs, but because the optical mechanisms needed to build them are becoming unavailable. What happens when the media survives longer than the machines that play it?

The Fake Vinyl Factory That Made £2.7 Million Selling Counterfeit Records

The Fake Vinyl Factory That Made £2.7 Million Selling Counterfeit Records

A £2.7 million counterfeit vinyl operation used vintage record presses and thousands of stampers to manufacture fake records. Here’s what the case reveals about counterfeit vinyl, and what collectors should check before buying.

He Taped 10,000 Concerts. Now His Bootlegs Are Becoming Records.

He Taped 10,000 Concerts. Now His Bootlegs Are Becoming Records.

Aadam Jacobs recorded thousands of live shows over four decades. Now his massive cassette archive is being preserved, digitized, and even pressed to vinyl, raising an intriguing question: when does a bootleg become a historical master?

Andrew Lloyd Webber Went Back to the Original Phantom Master Tapes. What Did He Find?

Andrew Lloyd Webber Went Back to the Original Phantom Master Tapes. What Did He Find?

Andrew Lloyd Webber returned to the original 1986 Phantom of the Opera master tapes for a new mix. But three reels were missing, forcing the team to turn to an unexpected archival source: an original vinyl pressing.