Open Channel: Warning—Stability Ahead
Craig Anderton discusses what we can learn about the current state of the music industry from our old, reliable friend, the op amp.
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Craig Anderton discusses what we can learn about the current state of the music industry from our old, reliable friend, the op amp.
Bruce Black, project acoustic designer, documents the creation of Oscar-winning re-recording mixer Paul Massey's personal Dolby Atmos mix room.
Bruce Black, project acoustic designer, documents the creation of Oscar-winning re-recording mixer Paul Massey's personal Dolby Atmos mix room.
Artist James Wilkinson has created portraits of John Lennon out of the late Beatle's studio mic cables.
Bruce Black, project acoustic designer, documents the creation of Oscar-winning re-recording mixer Paul Massey's personal Dolby Atmos mix room.
After two years of setbacks, live sound is rebounding with a robust summer touring season and strong industry trade shows.
Researchers in India have been exploring how to create sound absorptive materials out of sustainable resources like seaweed.
Bruce Black, project acoustic designer, documents the creation of Oscar-winning re-recording mixer Paul Massey's personal Dolby Atmos mix room.
Unhappy that your favorite recording software moved to a subscription model? You might be better off than you think.
An acetate disc of Bob Dylan performing his song “Blowin’ in the Wind” sold for almost $1.8 million last week; is this good or...
Bruce Black, project acoustic designer, documents the creation of Oscar-winning re-recording mixer Paul Massey's personal Dolby Atmos mix room.
Take a vacation, spend a weekend at the beach, go to a ballgame...it's time to recharge the batteries as we get ready for the...
The foundation has been laid and the anchor bolts are in place. It's time to source and store lumber, and in Part 2, Bruce...
As Project Acoustic Designer Bruce Black kicks off this special 8-part online series, construction begins with the pouring of a new concrete slab for...
The summer festival season is back in a big way, as Steve La Cerra reports, though he adds that if you are working...
For the first time, the CMA Festival banned display of the Confederate flag on festival grounds. My reaction when I heard the news? What...
With every new advancement in music technology comes a wave of outcry that music is being destroyed...but is it?
oeksound product specialist and live sound engineer Veera Vallinkoski discusses the development of the new Soothe Live plug-in, an automatic resonance suppressor optimized for...
The music world — particularly the country music community — is mourning the recent death of singer/songwriter Naomi Judd.
Mix co-editor Tom Kenny explains why the return of live music this summer is gonna be awesome (and/or will rock).
FOH engineer/blogger Steve La Cerra caught a (technical) bug the other day—and then it traveled with him to other gigs.
Whitney Houston had a voice like no other, and an award-winning, Russ Berger-designed home studio to match—and now it can be yours.
Has the Internet democratized music? Well, sorta. But a model that turned over artistic and financial control to the fans would be true democratization.
Dolby Atmos Personalized Rendering, for pros creating Atmos content while headphone monitoring, has entered public beta.
With the announcement that eight Oscars—including Best Sound—will not be presented during the live telecast this year, Hollywood is rightfully up in arms about...
They say those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Craig Anderton finds an analogy for -- and about -- the ages in...
FOH engineer/Mix blogger Steve La Cerra just returned from mixing Blue öyster Cult on Rock Legends Cruise IX, and it was an eye-opening experience.
Vinyl is back, with music fans of all ages—particularly Gen Y—buying the slabs of songs to keep and enjoy forever.
Mix's Tom Kenny ponders the ephemeral nature of -- and bonds created by -- songs as he considers the work of Bob Marley, Buddy...
Let’s look at three different platform models that add some twists to the evolution of online collaboration.
Seemingly every week, another major artist sells off the rights to their songs, but why would they make such a move?
Mix blogger and longtime FOH engineer for Blue Öyster Cult Steve La Cerra considers how and why his input list has evolved over the...
With voting underway to determine the final five contenders for this year's Best Original Score Academy Award, Tom Kenny considers the highly competitive shortlist.
Director Peter Jackson explains how modern AI technology was used to restore 53-year-old mono recordings, creating the audio of his new documentary series, 'The...
The massive documentary, 'The Beatles: Get Back,' highlights the band's creativity while offering insights for audio pros.
Post-Thanksgiving, COVID-19 cases started rising off the charts thanks to the Omicron variant, and FOH engineer Steve La Cerra is none too happy about...
What’s most exciting about MIDI 2.0 is what we don’t know is most exciting about MIDI 2.0....yet.
Most of you won’t recognize the name in the headline, but a great many of you will. The professional audio, recording and music industries...
Here's some gift ideas for the audio pros you know—record cleaning machines to must-read books to pocket-sized music tech.
Noted Nashville engineer Russ Long has yet to buy a single gift, but he's got some ideas and that's a start.
Trouble deciding what to get your favorite audio pro? Or more likely, your family has trouble figuring out what to get you for the...
Everyone thinks of John Lennon as a Beatle or Songwriter or Musician or Activist or Wit; today, let's look at his work as a...