Unraveling the Sound for Zodiac
MUSIC, EFFECTS CAPTURE AN ERA IN DAVID FINCHER'S SERIAL-KILLER DRAMA
Bassist Stanley Clarke Amazes, Acoustic and Electric
NIGHT SHOOL: AN EVENING WITH STANLEY CLARKE AND FRIENDS (Heads Up International)
Dance to the Music! JB and Moby
Before we get too far into 2007, I wanted to give a little virtual ink to a couple more 2006 releases that got me...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Issues in Modern Mastering
GOLDEN EARS TAKE ON VOLUME WARS, COMPETITION FROM THE MASSES AND THE GREAT WORKSTATION DEBATE
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.
Engine FX With Personality in Pixar’s Cars
DIGGING FOR AUTHENTIC SOUNDS—WHETHER IMPALA OR FIAT
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...
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...
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
The Musical World of ‘The Godfather’ Game
ELECTRONIC ARTS RE-SCORES FOR AN INTERACTIVE WORLD
Sound Effects for ‘King Kong, the Game’
TO SKULL ISLAND AND BEYOND WITH UBISOFT'S FRENCH TEAM
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
Location Sound Effects Recording for Film
ERIC POTTER AND JOHN FASAL HAVE BECOME HOLLYWOOD'S GO-TO GUYS