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A Blast from the Past—Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Shows
For my generation of American baby boomers, The Beatles’ first appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show in the winter of 1964 were watershed events...
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Blair’s DVD Watch: Jammin’ With Matisyahu, Phil Lesh and More
Happy New Year, everyone! Feeling adventurous? Got a little holiday cash burnin’ a hole in your pocket? Here are three recent DVD releases that...
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Blair’s DVD Watch: Darin, the Peas, Irish Punk and More
Quick, there are only a few shopping days left before Christmas! Herewith, a few more worthy DVDs (okay, a couple are DVD/CD combos) that...
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Blair’s DVD Watch: Great Historic Jazz for the Holidays
Hello, again! Here’s the deal: I LOVE watching music DVDs! There are so many fantastic releases coming out every day, I could practically spend...
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Issues in Modern Mastering
GOLDEN EARS TAKE ON VOLUME WARS, COMPETITION FROM THE MASSES AND THE GREAT WORKSTATION DEBATE
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Classic Tracks: Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters”
By the time Ray Parker Jr. hit the top of the charts in 1984 with that instantly infectious slice of R&B/pop fluff called the...
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Superpower Sounds for Superman Returns
An interview with the post-production crew and sound designers about recording tSuperman Returns. Recording and mixing techniques and equipment used during post-production.
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Engine FX With Personality in Pixar’s Cars
DIGGING FOR AUTHENTIC SOUNDS—WHETHER IMPALA OR FIAT
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Steve Miller’s “Swingtown”
By the time Steve Miller's career exploded into mega-stardom in 1976 with his (still amazing) Fly Like an Eagle album, he'd been making records...
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Where’s the Money?
What's that sound? Is that flap-flap-flap you're hearing the sound of money flying out your window on little white wings? Is that VROOM outside...
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Cirque Du Soleil Shakes Up Las Vegas (Again) With “KA”
The Cirque du Soleil juggernaut just keeps on going. The massively popular art-circus group has been bringing their unique blend of mind-boggling acts
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The Musical World of ‘The Godfather’ Game
ELECTRONIC ARTS RE-SCORES FOR AN INTERACTIVE WORLD
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Sound Effects for ‘King Kong, the Game’
TO SKULL ISLAND AND BEYOND WITH UBISOFT'S FRENCH TEAM
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Classic Tracks: The Pointer Sisters’ “Yes We Can Can”
When the Pointer Sisters burst onto the national scene with Yes We Can Can in mid-1973, they seemed completely different from any other popular...
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Classic Tracks: Peter Frampton’s “Show Me the Way”
As this issue of Mix has a focus on live recording, we thought it would be appropriate to finally tackle a track from the...
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Rent
On a splendid May morning in Building 180 on Treasure Island, in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, the principal cast members of...
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Remarkable Restorations
It's hard to beat a really good CD box set one that is comprehensive, aesthetically pleasing, historically illuminating and sonically successful. It is
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Talking Heads in 5.1
Somehow, it makes perfect sense that Talking Heads one of the most inventive, forward-looking and influential bands of the modern rock era would be...
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MixLine Feature: THX—Bringing Higher Standards to Game Studios
Already respected throughout the audio industry for its rigorous Professional Facilities Certification Program, which established certain design and equipment criteria for multichannel recording, mixing...
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Location Sound Effects Recording for Film
ERIC POTTER AND JOHN FASAL HAVE BECOME HOLLYWOOD'S GO-TO GUYS
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Classic Tracks: David Crosby’s “Laughing”
At the dawn of the 1970s, David Crosby was on top of the rock world, as 'If I Could Only Remember My Name' and...
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BLAIR’S BLOG: Michael Jackson, Batman and Keren Ann
As I write this, the Michael Jackson verdict is less than 24 hours old, yet already I’ve seen literally dozens of articles in newspapers...
