Top Canadian Casino Hosts Midas XL8 DemoMar 26, 2007 Twenty-four audio professionals from southern Ontario, Canada recently attended a demo session for the new Midas XL8 digital live performance system at the Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Fallsview is a state-of-the-art venue that hosts nightly shows by stars such as Dolly Parton and Michael Bolton, and was well suited for demonstrating the XL8's audio performance, ergonomics and processing power.... Odds on Recording Installs Ocean Way Monitor SystemsMar 23, 2007 Odds on Recording, a recording and CD/DVD manufacturing facility in Henderson, Nev., has installed Ocean Way Monitor Systems, designed by Allen Sides of Ocean Way Recording. The company recently outfitted its expanded studio with a three-way, high resolution OWA415T monitor system with 18-inch subwoofers. The install was specifically tailored according to Odds on Recording’s acoustical composition and SSL 9000 K console.... University of Memphis to Host Massenburg and Vander ArkMar 21, 2007 The University of Memphis’ Music Industry Division at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music welcomes recording legends George Massenburg (pictured) and Brian Vander Ark. Producer/engineer Massenburg will spend April 16 and 17 teaching master classes and giving hands-on demonstrations for music industry students, including a live recording session with Platinum-selling musical artist Brian Vander Ark, lead singer of The Verve Pipe.... Pro Tools Earns Prestigious Cinema Audio Society AwardMar 20, 2007 The Cinema Audio Society (C.A.S.) honored Digidesign's Pro Tools Version 7.2 software with its Post-Production Technology Award at the organization’s 43rd annual awards banquet held on February 17 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.... CBS Television City Installs SSL C100Mar 19, 2007 CBS Television’s Studio 33 in Los Angeles has been upgraded with a Solid State Logic C100 Digital Broadcast Console. In addition to hosting The Price is Right—which celebrated 35 years on the air in September 2006—Studio 33 is also home to HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, the religious program Helpline and other programs.... Vicari Uses Millennia for OscarsMar 12, 2007 Mix engineer Tommy Vicari (pictured) used 56 channels of Millennia’s HV-3 preamps in mixing the Academy Awards Orchestra for the 79th Annual Academy Awards show... Fairlight Raises $100k for WitnessMar 1, 2007, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly After two years of searching, finding and signing, a Fairlight CMI keyboard, autographed by 44 artists, received a winning bid of $100,000 at the WITNESS... SONAR 6—Know It All!Nov 28, 2006 AKG C414B-XLS and C414B-XL II Microphones, September 2004Oct 14, 2004, By Barry Rudolph The Human Element, September 2001Oct 12, 2004, By Michael Cooper Gorillas In the PitOct 12, 2004, By Maureen Droney Oktava ML52, August 2002Oct 12, 2004, By George Petersen Mention “ribbon mics” and the word “expensive” usually comes to mind. However, due to the recent resurgence of interest in ribbon mics, Oktava—the 55-year-old microphone company that was once Russia's sole supplier of ribbon mics—has now returned to building affordable ribbon models....
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