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Back Page Blog: June 2018
Thoughts from Mix technology editors Mike Levine and Steve La Cerra on downtime, musicians v. loops, etiquette and analog sound
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Peek Inside Tommy Lee’s Home Studio
By Clive Young. Motley Crue drummer/occasional producer Tommy Lee asks $4.65M for home and home studio space.
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Mix Blog Live: SSL Gave Me Brain Overload
My brain hurts. I just returned from visiting the folks at SSL’s New York office where SSL Support Engineer Andrew Hollis was kind enough...
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Working Without a Net Is Becoming Passe
Infocomm 2018 takes place this week in Las Vegas, and there will be plenty of talk on the show floor about AOIP (audio over...
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Mix Blog Live: VIPu
Take a look at the picture above and tell me what’s wrong… I’ll go out for a bite while you study it. Okay, I’m...
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How Pro Audio Trade Shows Rebounded
By Clive Young. After a few wilderness years, pro-audio trade show attendance has rebounded, and in some cases the conventions are bigger than ever....
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Mix Blog Studio: “Fade” Accompli
The Fade-out. It was once ubiquitous and is now almost as rare as a whooping crane, a snow leopard, or even a large-antlered muntjac....
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Software Tech: Can Pro Audio Software Sustain?
By Craig Anderton. The lessons of Cakewalk, Emagic, Steinberg, Digidesign and Syntrillium are instructive because each presents possibly sustainable economic models for pro audio...
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Are You Gonna Show Up?
My friend Rob has a saying that goes something like this: “Are you gonna show up, or are you gonna stay home?” It’s become...
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Is Your EQ Smarter Than You?
Music software is getting smarter. Several developers now offer processors that analyze your audio using artificial intelligence and offer suggestions for settings. Other software...
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It’s Only Rock and Roll
Steve La Cerra, from his seat at FOH, says that there's no need to be rude to crew... it's simply a rock and roll...
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Mix Blog Studio: Loops Don’t Improvise
I was recently asked to perform, along with some other artists, at a memorial concert for a folk singer. The day of the show,...
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Peek Inside Neil Young’s Former Home Studio
By Clive Young. The home/studio from one of Neil Young's most prolific eras is on the market.
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What’s That Sound?
Our author finds himself at an analog console for a live mix and takes a moment to listen
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Peek Inside Lifehouse Frontman Jason Wade’s Home Studio
By Clive Young. With an asking price of $4.25 million, the Agroua Hills estate includes a 2,000-square-foot recording facility.
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Don’t Get Down About Downtime
If you rely on your studio for all or some of your income, odds are that you’re going to have downtime. It’s a reality...
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Guest Blog: Improving Event Production Insurance with a Story
By Scott Carroll. Event production depends on communication—and so does its insurance, too.
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Musicians in the Studio, Let Them Play
By Tom Kenny. Times have changed, certainly, and few artists today have the luxury to book a high-end studio for more than a week...
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Mix Live Blog: You Ain’t Got It If You Ain’t Got It in a Lotta Places
A few days ago a young acquaintance started telling me a scary story regarding a project he had in-progress. He had just completed the...
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Back Page Blog: An Introduction
Mix's new technology editors, Mike Levine and Steve La Cerra, introduce themselves.
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Mix Studio Blog: Hear Today, Not Tomorrow
Forget about pork bellies or soybean futures; a great long-term investment might be to buy stock in hearing aid manufacturers. Why? Because a whole...
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Reviewing Pro Audio Gear In Paradise
PSN reviewer Rich Tozzoli returned to St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands for his fifth annual recording retreat, reviewing ultra-portable pro-level gear to...
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Bringing Pro Audio Values to the Consumer Marketplace
By Clive Young. The process of integrating pro audio technologies into consumer offerings is different for every product, but it’s a balancing act every...
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High-Res… Why Not?
Some of my colleagues have the opinion that recording and processing audio at 44.1 kHz/16-bit yields more than enough resolution. “You can’t hear anything...
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Police Photos Reveal First Look Inside Prince’s Legendary Tape Vault
By Clive Young. Prince's tape vault, rumored to contain thousands of unreleased songs, was a musical urban myth until his 2016 death, when photos...
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Mix Studio Blog: Dour DAWs and Dracula
If you’re working in music production or post-production, you probably spend more time staring at your screen than you do hanging out with your...
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MIDI-CI Makes Its Debut
Craig Anderton digs into the MIDI Capability Inquiry specification—and digs it.
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Mix Live Blog: Life’s Too Short…
My brother-in-law Anthony (emphasis on “brother,” not so much on “in-law”) works in the wine industry. As a result, he has an incredibly developed...
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Mix Studio Blog: Can’t See the Forest for the Digital Trees
When it comes to audio processing, we’re in a golden age. We have plug-ins available that can get inside of polyphonic audio and edit...
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Mix Live: How Are Your Networking Skills?
As I write this, the NAB Show is going full tilt in Las Vegas. Obviously, NAB is aimed at people involved in audio and...
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Mix Studio Blog: To Subscribe, Or Not To Subscribe
From what I’ve observed, musicians and engineers who are accustomed to purchasing their music software find the idea of renting it (aka “subscribing”) to...
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Mix Live: A New Blog for Touring and Live Sound Pros
“Peabody, set the Wayback Machine for August 1995…” I’m in my studio soldering patch bays, doing my best not to burn my fingers, when...
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From the Editor: Immersive … Charlie Butten … and a Thank You
Tom Kenny reflects on immersive audio techniques at Innovative Post Solutions, Charlie Butten's influence on Clear-Com, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year,...
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Tech Talk: Moving Forward, the Next Chapter
At this last NAMM show, I accepted a new gig as a team member at Pro Tools Expert.
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Mix Studio: Allow Me to Introduce Myself
New Weekly Blog on Recording and Production, With Mike Levine
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Is Thunderbolt 3 the Data Savior?
By Craig Anderton. Thunderbolt 3 looks poised to become the breakthrough protocol its originators always hoped it would be.
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Gullfoss EQ inventor Andreas Tell Tells All
By Rob Tavaglione. The man behind the Soundtheory Gullfoss intelligent EQ discusses development, psycho-acoustic perception and more.
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Saving Studios to Build A New Future
By Clive Young. By rescuing historic studios, developers aim to forge new communities in challenged neighborhoods.
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Peek Inside Glen Campbell’s Home Studio
By Clive Young. Late country legend Glen Campbell's California home/studio is on the market.
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‘Less Is More’: Mastering Engineer Katie Tavini Talks Studio Techniques and Stereotypes
Mastering engineer Katie Tavini is currently cultivating a reputation as one of the finest exponents of her craft in the industry. Pro Sound News...
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Software Tech: The Year of the Platform
By Craig Anderton. Given the pro audio and music industry’s relatively small slice of the economic pie, a platform makes sense. Products need staying...