January 1, 1999 By Mix Staff Published: 01/01/1999 January 1, 1999 Technology Earthworks Z30X: MICROPHONES AND LAB 102 PREAMPLIFIER Great River Electronics MP-2: TWO-CHANNEL MICROPHONE PREAMP Symetrix 562E: WINDOWING EXPANDER/GATE SPL Electronics Transient Designer: ANALOG DYNAMICS PROCESSOR Dynaudio Acoustics BM15A: ACTIVE NEAR-FIELD REFERENCE MONITORS Sound for Picture FACILITY SPOTLIGHT: LIVING IT UP IN A COOL DRY PLACE DEVA ON LOCATION: HARD DISK RECORDING FOR FEATURE FILM PRODUCTION Live Mix State of the Sound Reinforcement Industry Tour Profile: Alan Jackson & Deana Carter All access: Celine Dion ADVICE FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS NEWSFLASHES Coast to Coast FOUR DISCS, 26 YEARS: THE MAKING OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S ”TRACKS” ”SESSIONS AT WEST 54TH”: BEHIND THE SCENES AT PBS’s HOT MUSIC SHOW Classic Tracks: Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” Cool Spins: The Mix Staff Pick Their Current Favorites L.A. Grapevine NY METRO REPORT NASHVILLE SKYLINE SESSIONS & STUDIO NEWS Insider Audio Speaking Out on Upgrades: NOTES FROM STUDIOPRO98 Mix Interview Producer Chris Thomas: THREE DECADES ON THE CUTTING EDGE AND THE CHARTS Project Studio Powerhouse Studio: A FLORIDA DRUMMER IN RURAL MASSACHUSETTS Current/Industry News Current Industry Notes Mix Business Quarterly Memorandum: You’re Surrounded! The Business of Buying: WHEN, HOW AND WHY TO LEASE EQUIPMENT Get Yer Red-Hots!: THE COMMODIFICATION OF PRO AUDIO RETAIL Biograph:FLETCHER STAT Of the Month: WHO’S THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL? TravelWise: NEVER FLY COACH AGAIN B&H TAKES THE PRO AUDIO PLUNGE CASUALTIES OF WAR New Products NEW PRODUCTS NEW PRODUCTS Articles Hollywood VAULTS: Cold Storage For Hot Masters Understanding Compressors and Compression THE BEASTIE BOYS: Sounding Human Recording the Audience John Snyder: FOR THE LOVE OF THE MUSIC TOURING LOUDSPEAKERS: BUYER’S GUIDE POWER TOOLS — Neve Flying Faders: THE ”NO SECRETS, NO MARKS, NO FEAR” APPROACH