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Solid-State Mic Preamps

	
Apr  1, 2008, 
	By Tony Nunes
	
	

	
	
The stand-alone mic preamp has survived all of the different evolutions the recording industry has undergone. With the DAW-entrenched studio, engineers...

	





	
Dynamics Processing Plug-Ins

	
Mar  1, 2008, 
	By David Weiss
	
	

	
	
While most audio pros will state up front that there's nothing like hardware compressor/limiters, they can generally talk a lot longer about why there's...

	





	
Total Immersion Effects

	
Feb  1, 2008, 
	By David Weiss
	
	

	
	
Feeling surrounded by sound libraries? If so, you're probably not alone. The number of packages seems to be growing by the day, and with good reason:...

	





	
Tube Mic Preamps and Channel Strips

	
Jan  1, 2008, 
	By Tony Nunes
	
	

	
	
With the DAW-centric nature of production today, more recordings are being made without a console in remote locations and workstation-based studios. But...

	





	
Dedicated Digital Converters

	
Dec  1, 2007, 
	By the Mix Editors
	
	

	
	
Analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters are processors the superaccurate portals that pros rely on in digital audio production. In the studio,...

	





	
Livin' Large

	
Nov  1, 2007, 
	By George Petersen
	
	

	
	
Forty years ago, Ed Long of Calibration Standard Instruments introduced the then-revolutionary concept of the Near-Field Monitor with his MDM-4 speakers,...

	





	
Mix Power

	
Sep  1, 2007, 
	By George Petersen
	
	

	
	
Just when we'd thought we'd seen it all, new digital consoles and mix controllers keep coming. The good news is that your console could be only an expansion...

	





	
Virtual Reality

	
Aug  1, 2007, 
	By David Weiss
	
	

	
	
There's no denying gear lust. Audio engineers can be fanatical in their obsession with quality-built hardware. Cults have formed around vintage gear those...

	






            
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