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Ball State Enhances Curriculum
Though Ball State University (Muncie, Ind., www.bsu.edu) has dropped from its Music Engineering Technology program, the school still focuses on audio
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Welcome to AES San Francisco
It's been six years since thousands of audio gearheads and enthusiasts trampled through the streets of San Francisco, attending the AES convention, hailing
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Argosy Turns 10
In 1993, Argosy (www.argosyconsole.com) founder David Atkins was the third-generation manager of his family's chain of retail fashion stores. He had recently
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Telefunken Hits Tube Jackpot
Telefunken North America has acquired what may be the last large stock of vintage NOS (New Old Stock) 6072A General Electric tubes, which were...
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NYC Gets Bionic Post Boost
Keyframe Post-turned-Bionic Media (New York City, www.bionic.tv) has expanded its space to include nine edit suites with Avid Media Composer, Symphony
Live Sound
Fits and Starts Turns How-To
Audio seminar and workshop provider Fits & Starts (best known for its surround sound tours) is now offering the manufacturer-sponsored HOW-To Church Sound
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Don’t Masque Your Excitement
Scott Kalata (right) of Masque Sound & Recording (East Rutherford, N.J.) presented a Neumann M149 Jubilee edition microphone to long-standing customer
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Harry Shearer to Host 20th Annual TEC Awards
Harry Shearer will host the 20th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, Saturday, October 30, 2004, at the San Francisco Marriott. Although
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Grammy Listening Room Gets Facelift
The brainchild of producer Phil Ramone, with help from Peter Chaikin (Harmon Pro Group), John Eargle, George Augspurger and Leslie Lewis, the Recording
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Texas College Brings In SSL
Gearing up to compete with schools and universities across the country, the San Jacinto College Central's (Pasadena, Texas; www.sjcd.edu) recording department
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Kerry Video Composed at Firehouse
Composer Nathan Wang recently stepped into Firehouse Recording Studios (Pasadena, Calif.) to record music for The Remarkable Promise, a nine-minute video
New Products
Hot Off the Presses
From the Mix offices comes features editor Sarah Jones' first foray into the book publishing world. Her Assistant Engineer Handbook begs the question,
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Avid Adds M-Audio to Its Fold
Avid Technology has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Midiman Inc., doing business as M-Audio. At closing, Avid will pay approximately $80
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Jerry Goldsmith, 1929-2004
Academy Award winning composer Jerry Goldsmith died on July 21 in his Beverly Hills, Calif., home after a long battle with cancer. Goldsmith, a...
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Post Facilities Show Strong Growth With Audio Upgrades
BSKYB, LONDON BskyB's audio post department has purchased seven Fairlight Satellite workstations; the sale, systems integration and support were supplied
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Malekpour Forms Distribution Firm
Audio Exchange International (AXI, Rockland, Mass.) has been formed by Dave Malekpour of Professional Audio Design to distribute high-end U.S.- and European-based
Films-TV
You’ve Got Mail, Studio Center!
Customizing the audio greetings for AOL 9.0 Optimized SE was the largest single project in the 38-year history of Studio Center Worldwide Audio (Norfolk,
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David Baker, 1946-2004
Grammy Award winning engineer/producer David Baker died in his sleep on July 14, 2004. Baker had recorded for ECM, Enja, Blue Note, Atlantic, Sony,...
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Fort Worth: Where the Wild West Meets Creature Comforts
Digital Post & Production (www.digipostpro.com) spent the past three years constructing its Pro Tools based 5.1 recording and mixing facility, including
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615 Music Turns 20
615 Music celebrated its 20th anniversary in New York City at the 2004 PROMAX & BDA Conference (June 23-25, 2004). Commenting on the company's...
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Hiding Out at Hyde Street
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) had a six-week lockout with San Francisco Bay Area-based Brigitte DeMeyer and musicians Darryl Jones (bass); guitarists
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Bill Lowery, 1925-2004
On June 8, 2004, music publisher William J. Lowery died in Atlanta following a battle with cancer. Beginning in the early 1950s, Lowery helped...
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Indie Film Mixed in One Day at Musictech
Equipped with laptops with Final Cut Pro and Mac G4s running Pro Tools (one with Digital Performer) while watching new indie film Delivery Method...
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Houston Studio Adds Production
Dan Workman, co-owner and president of SugarHill Studios (www.sugarhillstudios.com), has launched Dan Workman Music (www.danworkman.com), a full-service
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SRS Labs Surrounds Uncle Kracker
Lava Recording artist Uncle Kracker relied on SRS Labs' Circle Surround multichannel encoding technology to deliver their latest release, Seventy Two
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TEC Awards Sponsors Line Up for 20th Anniversary
Twenty-two major audio and technology companies announced support for Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio's 20th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity
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Rupert Neve Visits Webster U
Webster University's Student Section of the Audio Engineering Society in St. Louis closed out its year with two events featuring Rupert Neve. At the...
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Avatar Relives America’s Past
Composer/producer Michael Whalen was in Avatar's Studio C (New York City) recording music for a four-part public television series called Slavery and
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Ray Charles, 1930-2004
A gifted pianist and saxophonist who seamlessly blended gospel and blues, Grammy-winning Ray Charles died on June 10, 2004, at his Beverly Hills home.
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Sir Elton John Stops In at Tree Sound
Elton John was at Tree Sound Studios (Norcross, Ga.) self-producing for the first time his full-length album, Peachtree Road, which is scheduled for release
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Grace Design Celebrates 10 Years
In 1994, Grace Designs (www.gracedesign.com) introduced its first product: the model 801 preamp. Since then, the company has added the single-channel
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Bringing in Studio Cash
Builder, owner and operator of numerous studios, including Tommy's Tunes Productions, Tom Volinchak brings his licensing/artist development/technical
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Chace Audio Celebrates 20 Years
Los Angeles-based sound preservation/restoration specialists Chace Audio (www.chace.com) has remastered film soundtracks into 5.1 or 6.1 multichannel
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AMD64 Masters Group Launched
At a packed press conference in Las Vegas, AMD announced the formation of the AMD64 Masters Group, comprised of top digital production masters from...
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Glover Lays Down Groovy Tracks in Seattle
Marvin Glover's new funk/groove/rock album Muse was produced by Larri Jones of Contact/Create Studios in Seattle. Jones has previously manned the board
New Products
Abbey Road, Chandler Limited Re-Create That Classic Sound
Abbey Road Studios (www.abbeyroad.com) and Chandler Limited (www.chandlerlimited.com) will develop a range of classic pro audio equipment based on the
Live Sound
From Stadium to Studio, East or West
Remote Recording, Skywalker Sound and The Hit Factory have embarked on a marketing alliance in which the mobile recording facility will use The Hit...
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Klepto Label, Studios Make San Francisco Debut
On April 30, 2004, Klepto Records hit the San Francisco scene with the launch of its indie label and two recording studios, having purchased...
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Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis, George Lucas, Elliot Scheiner to be Honored at TEC Awards
Producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis will be awarded the prestigious Les Paul Award at the 20th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, Saturday,
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Antigone Rising Camps Out at Mirror Image
Antigone Rising's new album features numerous producers including David Bendeth, who will also mix part of the album at Mirror Image Recorders (New York
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CRAS Grads Take Home Grammys
Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences (Tempe, Ariz.) graduates Moka Nagatani and Darrell Thorp have taken home 2004 Grammy Awards:
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Preamps in Paradise
What do you get when you bring together 10 leading preamp manufacturers, sit them down at a table and let them loose?