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Back To Vinyl
LOS ANGELES, CA—Vinyl records have been enjoying a surge in popularity of late, with Nielsen SoundScan counting 2.8 million units sold in 2010, the...
Steve Harvey is senior content producer for Mix and also contributes to other Future titles. He has worked in the pro audio industry — including as a touring musician, in live production, installed sound, and equipment sales and marketing — since November 1980.
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Passing It Along
For anyone interested in starting or furthering a career in sound recording through formal education, there is no shortage of possibilities, from full-time enrollment...
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Plug-In Trends
With so many engineers and musicians now working in the box, there is a ready market for emulations of vintage audio hardware processors as...
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Serenity West Now
HOLLYWOOD, CA—Responding to the process by which many types of music are created these days, Serenity West Recording has repurposed Studio B as a...
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Book Review: Mountains Come Out of the Sky—The Illustrated History of Prog Rock
What is prog? “Only gluttons for punishment dare try their hands at the definition of ‘progressive rock,’ as it is almost too extensive, too...
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Going to 11.1
CALABASAS, CA—Producer, engineer and musician Alan Parsons was at the Southern California headquarters of DTS recently, discretely mixing a couple of tracks for playback...
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Studio Acoustics
In the studio design and acoustics business, from the smallest project room to the largest multi-room complex, every element interacts; change one design component,...
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Kickstarting It Old School
Chicago-based musician, writer and art historian Thomas Negovan is taking old school analog recording to the absolute extreme with his next project, recording to...
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Tonelux Ramps Up Under PMI’s Wing
GARDENA, CA—PMI Audio Group has found a comfortable niche in the pro audio business, acquiring, and often reviving the fortunes of, a number of...
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The Allure of Vinyl Beckons Anew?
HOLLYWOOD, CA—Some commentators have pointed to the resurgence in vinyl sales as a beacon of hope in the face of the continuing slump in...
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Extended Special Report: Studio Acoustics
Russ Berger, president, Russ Berger Design Group (RBDG), and Hanson Hsu, principal, Delta H Design, Inc., recently offered their observations on recent and current...
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Virtual Instruments Get Major Play
Virtual instrument plug-ins are maturing fast, and over the last several years have reached such a level of sophistication that many television and film...
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