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AMS Neve 88R Large-Format Analog Recording Console
For the first time in nearly 20 years, AMS Neve is launching an all-new analog console. "For years, studios have been asking for a...
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Tascam MX-2424
DISK-BASED, 24-TRACK RECORDER/EDITOR On October 1, 1992, Tascam unveiled its DA-88 8-track, 16-bit, tape-based MDM, which at $4,499 represented a revolution
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Tri-Tech Audio TS-24
Split-Monitoring Analog Recording Console As more console makers concentrate their product development efforts toward compact digital designs, it is somewhat
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Zapex ZP-100: AC-3 5-Channel Surround Encoder
Despite a growing surround mastering and production market for HDTV, audio and DVD releases, the number of available encoding products is relatively small.
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Event Electronics Ezbus: USB Interface/Controller/Digital Mixer
Digital recording systems keep getting more affordable, and the new EZbus from Event Electronics is an excellent example of that trend. Priced at $849,
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Current: McCartney, Phillips to Be Honored at TEC Awards
Sir Paul McCartney will be presented with the prestigious Les Paul Award by Les Paul himself at the 16th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity...
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Meyer Sound X-10: High-Resolution Linear Control Room Monitor
Long established as a supplier of cutting-edge sound reinforcement systems, Meyer Sound has also made a significant impact in the realm of studio monitors.
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Tsunami Technologies HQ2002S
2,000-WATT STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER Tsunami Technologies' first foray into the pro audio world was at this year's Winter NAMM in Los Angeles, where the
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Top 10 Product Hits From AES Paris
With few mid-priced analog mixers on the market, Amek's (www.amek.com) new Media 51 audio recording and production console is targeted right. Priced at
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Rising Sun Holophone: Surround Sound Microphone System
New microphone designs don't appear very often. If one looks at the subcategory of multichannel mic systems, such as the "Decca tree," the Calrec...
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Fairlight Prodigy: Integrated Digital Audio Production System
For more than two decades, Fairlight has been an innovator in disk-based recording/editing/DSP systems. From its CMI sampling instruments that-years before
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Alesis M20: MAKING MDM MAGIC
MAKING MDM MAGIC offering 20-bit record resolution with a solid transport in a SMPTE-syncable package, the Alesis M20 is compatible with more than 150,000
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Aphex Model 1100 Thermionics: TUBE MIC PREAMP WITH 24-BIT A/D CoNVERTER
There are lots of mic preamps on the market, and rather too many of them are "me-too" products that offer little more than repackages...
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Sony DMX-R100: Compact Digital Console
Unveiled at last month's NAMM show, the Sony DMX-R100 is a 48-channel, 24-bit, 96kHz-capable digital console priced at an affordable retail of $20,000.
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Lexicon 960L: Multichannel Digital Effects System
Since debuting the Delta-T 101 (the world's first commercial digital audio product) nearly three decades ago, Lexicon has maintained a position as a leading
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AKG C 3000B: LARGE-DIAPHRAGM CARDIOID MICROPHONE
Several years ago, when AKG unveiled its C 3000, it was nearly an instant success, providing decent performance at a price that is quite...
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HOLLYWOOD SOUND FACTORY WILD WORLD OF ANIMALS
SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY Founded by former Hollywood Edge head Scott Whitney a year ago, Hollywood Sound Factory was created to provide high-quality sound
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SOUND IDEAS OPEN & CLOSE AND AuDIENCE REACTIONS
SOUND-EFFECTS LIBRARIES Over the years, Sound Ideas has established itself as a leading provider of sound effects, with an impressive number of "firsts."
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The Mix Suite: SPIKE STENT FINDS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Anyone who runs a studio-project or public-soon realizes there's much more to the process than simply buying and installing gear. As your needs grow,
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Spectral Design AudioCube[superscript]3-II: Mastering and Audio Restoration Workstation
Founded in 1994, Spectral Design has been quietly-or perhaps not so quietly-making a name for itself as one of the world's major developers of...
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Euphonix System 5: Automated Digital Mixing Console
The fact that Euphonix has been developing a digital console is no secret. In fact, the company first announced its plans to build a...
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Tascam MX 24-24: Disk-Based 24-Track Recorder/Editor
An overriding trend in audio over the past decade has been that studio recorders keep getting better, faster and more affordable. In line with...
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Tannoy PS 110-B POWERED STUDIO SUBWOOFER
Whether you're looking for more bottom end for dance, rock or rap-or need the ".1" subwoofer source for 5.1 surround sound playback-chances are compact
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Digidesign Pro Tools 5.0
In recent years, most of the big news and developments in Digidesign's Pro Tools system have centered around hardware. First there was the move...
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Mackie Real Time OS Version 2.0: SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR THE DIGITAL 8*BUS CONSOLE
Mackie Designs has been shipping hundreds of its $9,995 Digital 8*Bus (D8B) Consoles for more than a year. Now the Mackie D8B has a...
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Alesis MasterLink ML-9600: 24-bit/96kHz Hard Disk/CD-R Mastering Recorder
Alesis is no stranger to breakthrough technologies. Its 1991 debut of the ADAT digital multitrack sparked a revolution that continues to this day. And
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Manley Labs Massive Passive: STEREO TUBE EQUALIZER
There are lots of equalizers on the market. So, does the world really need another EQ? Having heard Manley Labs' Massive Passive, I can...
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Audio-Technica AT895: DSP-Controlled, Adaptive-Array System Microphones
Microphone technology has advanced steadily (if slowly) over the past century, with changes occurring at an evolutionary-rather than revolutionary-pace.
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Apocalypse Now from The Hollywood Edge: THE AMERICAN ZOETROPE SOUND EFFECTS COLLECTION
There is no question that Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) ranks among the top films of all time in terms of its sonic...
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HOT HITS FROM THE 106TH AES CONVENTION!
FROM MAY 8 TO 11, 1999, thousands of audio professionals converged on Munich's M.O.C. Congress Center for the 106th convention of the Audio Engineering
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Sundholm SL6.5w and SL10/s: STUDIO MONITORS WITH STEREO SUBWOOFERS
Although Sundholm may not be a familiar name in pro audio, Conrad Sundholm, the company's president/chief designer is hardly a newcomer to the industry.
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TC Works Spark: Digital Audio Mastering Editor for Mac OS
After years of creating top-selling plug-ins for Pro Tools, VST and DirectX formats, TC Works has taken the next step with SparkTM, a comprehensive
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Mackie Pro Touring Speakers: The Mixer Company Gets Serious About Sound Reinforcement
One year ago, Mackie was completing its plans to acquire RCF, a major OEM supplier of speakers, horns and drivers to manufacturers and touring...
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Adgil Designs The Director: SURROUND MONITORING CONTROL SYSTEM
The demand for surround sound releases-in sound for picture, multimedia and audio-only forms-is on the rise, yet most of us work on consoles designed
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Zaxcom Audio Deva: PORTABLE DIGITAL RECORDER/MIXER
Since the dawn of time, humans have recorded location audio on analog Nagra recorders. Along the way, brave individuals have made forays into other...
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Spirit 328: DIGITAL 8-BUS MIXING CONSOLE
There are more than a dozen entries in the "low cost" (i.e., less than $10,000) category of digital consoles, but in terms of pricing,...
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Top Ten Product Hits From Musikmesse
Nearly 100,000 industry enthusiasts ventured to Frankfurt, Germany, to see the latest audio and music technogadgets at the 20th annual Musikmesse, held
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Dolby DP569 and DP562: Multichannel Dolby Digital Encoder/Decoder
While an increasing number of studios are gearing up for surround production, listening to the six discrete 5.1 tracks is definitely not the same...
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JBL LSR 28P and LSR 12P: POWERED 5.1 MONITORING SYSTEM
Look back 20 years and you'll find that one name ruled supreme in the field of studio monitors: The JBL 4311 was king, and...
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Cedar X Series: DIGITAL AUDIO RESTORATION MODULES
CEDAR (Computer Enhanced Digital Audio Restoration) Audio Ltd. was founded over a decade ago to create and market PC-based systems for cleaning up sound
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Great River Electronics MP-2: TWO-CHANNEL MICROPHONE PREAMP
Simplicity is an art unto itself. A master chef can cook an amazingly complex dinner requiring hours of work, but sometimes a simple meal-made...
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