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Tech Talk: The Importance of Protection
By Kevin Becka. “Protection” as a theme covers more than just ears.
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Pro Audio Is on the Rise Worldwide
By Clive Young. What this year’s NAMM Show—and indeed, last year’s AES and InfoComm trade shows, too—proved is that the pro audio industry is...
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Tozzoli Takes On NAMM
PSN Columnist Rich Tozzoli hit the floor at NAMM, and here’s highlights of what he saw.
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Building Dangerland, Part 5: The Final Touch
Russ Long shares how he completed his Dangerland mix facility.
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Award-Winning Productions: Highlights from the 60th Grammy Awards
Award-Winning Productions: Highlights from the 60th Grammy Awards
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Software Tech: Is Modular Software the Future?
By Craig Anderton. Software’s “next big thing” could be modular software that allows mixing and matching elements from various programs.
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Photo Essay: Seen on the Scene at NAMM 2018
Check out all the pro-audio excitement of NAMM 2018 right here!
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Lessons We Can Learn from Cakewalk’s Demise
The sudden death of Cakewalk was a cautionary tale for companies—and customers. Here's the take-aways.
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Recording Studios Are Not Dying
By Clive Young. USA Today says recording studios are a dying industry. That’s dead wrong—and here’s why.
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Heroes not Hard to Find in Las Vegas in the Wake of Route 91 Tragedy
John Hansen of AV Vegas discusses dealing with the aftermath of the tragic Route 91 Festival shooting and how the industry came to the...
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How to Beat the Five Trickiest Aspects of Recording the Naked Voice
By Rob Tavaglione. Recording a naked speaking voice is tough. Here's five problems you'll encounter and need to solve to meet ever-increasing marketplace standards.
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Recording in a Rolls-Royce
Capturing his latest track in a Rolls-Royce Phantom, UK Grime artist Skepta brings a whole new meaning to 'high-end mobile recording,' but he's not...
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Full Compass Grand Opening Expo Photo Tour
Full Compass founder and CEO Jonathan Lipp with the 1975 vintageClone Tone console he built for a local TV station.Full Compass founder and CEO...
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The 143rd AES Convention Anderton Awards
With the restraining order from last year’s Anderton Awards still in effect (but c’mon—no one actually died from the food), this year the world’s...
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Pro Sound News Holiday Gift Guide, 2017 Edition!
The holiday season is once again upon us, and I have a few hints as to what may be the perfect gift for your...
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Yes, Even Guitars
Guitars are more likely to be associated with tubes and retro technology than cutting-edge software, but that’s changing in everything from recording...
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Rich’s Tozzoli’s Gear of the Year, Part 2
Noted TV soundtrack performer/composer and longtime Pro Sound News reviewer Rich Tozzoli finishes his look back at the gear that entered his studio...
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Rich’s Tozzoli’s Gear of the Year, Part 1
Noted TV soundtrack performer/composer and longtime Pro Sound News reviewer Rich Tozzoli looks back at the gear that entered his studio this year and...
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Sounding Out ‘Stranger Things’
It seems like everyone is talking about season two of 'Stranger Things.' It’s fair to guess that there might be a few audio pros...
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Questlove, Michael Brauer Talk Studio Life
Questlove is a busy guy, regardless of whether he’s touring with the Roots, playing nightly on the Tonight Show or writing yet another bestseller....
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Equipping The Ideal Rehearsal Space, Part 2: Cables with Dean Markley’s Blue Steel Series
I hadn’t used Dean Markley cables before this evaluation. In the past, I’ve only used a Dean Markley acoustic guitar pickup, and that was...
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Spatial Audio at AES
For amateurs and pros alike, the tools to produce slick-looking 3D, 4k content with post-produced audio are here.
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Seen on the Scene: AES 2017
The annual AES Convention is always the place where you can find all the new audio gear, learn about the latest advancements in...
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The Calm Before the Storm—12 Years Later
If you look at “new product” introductions at trade shows, often they’re more about reminding people of what was a new product a...
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Rediscovering My “Flying Fingers”
With the AES Convention in New York City this week, I’m excited to hit the show with the intention of checking out how I’m...
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Equipping The Ideal Rehearsal Space, Part 1: Bass Guitar—featuring Peavey’s Cirrus 4
Having been a Fender and Music Man (MM) player for nearly 20 years, I must say I had some “implicit bias” toward a...
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Game Audio Industry Survey is an Eye-Opener
Trying to get ahead in the video game audio business? Get that college degree, pick up some freelance gigs on the side, and above...
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Retro PSN: The Sound of Tom Petty’s Wildflowers Tour
Legendary rocker Tom Petty died October 2, following a heart attack in Los Angeles; he was 66. Over the course of his four-decade career,...
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Five Tracking Solutions (in order of importance)
If an ounce of prevention is preferred over a pound of cure, then it begs the question, “How do we prevent tracking sessions from...
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Rippers in the Stream
After years of declining revenues, the music industry had its second straight year of growth in 2016, as revenues climbed to $15.7 billion worldwide—largely...
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Building Dangerland, Part 4: Studio Construction—Almost There
Still lacking lighting, furniture, etc., I configured a temporary setup with gear stacked on folding tables and old cases and, while it looks a...
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Advances in Archiving
Recently, I ran across a family photo that was taken in 1890, affixed to a cardboard backing—and was as good as the day...
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Book Review: CarAlity…A Tribute in New Orleans
Authors are advised to write about what they know and, lucky for us, J. Daniel Jones knows plenty. In his first novel, CarAlity…A Tribute...