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Fix It Before The Mix
When multitrack tape recording progressed beyond a few tracks, a new phrase was added to the recording lexicon: “Fix it in the mix,��...
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Studio Sense
Headphone Freakout Solutions
As an engineer or producer, you’re surely used to seeing weird looks on the faces of the talent—maybe it’s just looking through the...
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AES LA Convention to get Historical
The upcoming AES Convention in Los Angeles next month promises to have some momentous offerings, including its first International Conference on Audio for Virtual...
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Heck of a Home Studio
There are different levels of home studios—typical consumer ones outfitted with basic MI gear; serious workspaces owned by professional recordists and musicians; and then...
2016
Thanks for the Dinner, David
Last night, in Santa Fe, I had a nice dinner with David Schwartz, co-founder of Mix and the man who hired me as an...
2016
Big Studios Bring It
Unless you just woke from a 20-year sleep, you know that digital recording and the Internet have pushed us into a multi-level world of...
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Pokemon Go Invades Pro Audio
There's been a lot of talk about how creating sound for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality apps will change the face of pro audio;...
2016
Living the Good Life
Until very recently, Conway Recording Studios was something of a mystery to me.
2016
Live Sound Takeaways
In the past, I’ve written about the growing similarities between live sound and recording studio workflows.
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Converse Puts a Pedal in Your Sole
Converse sneakers were invented in 1908 and have been beloved by musicians ever since. Now, more than a century later, the company still can’t...
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Ponderings: Joe Iwan, FOH for Lacuna Coil
In Pro Sound News’ July 2016 “Live Sound Showcase” featuring legendary Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil, FOH engineer Joe Iwan shares insight on...
2016
SFMOMA: Sound in a Space
I spent more time in museums, and thinking about museums, over the past month than I typically do.
2016
Think Again
The part of my job that excites me the most is when I come across new technologies and approaches that change the way I...
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Bringing A Standing Desk to Church
In the June, 2016 issue of Pro Sound News, my editorial delved into the world of standing desks and their application in the studio...
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Recording Goes to the (Place) Mat
McDonalds Netherlands has something new on its menu: McTrax, an interactive placemat that doubles as a recording controller. If they don’t get ketchup smeared...
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Retro PSN: Welcome 2 Prince
With the death of Prince in late April, 2016, the music world lost a genius who was equally adept on stage, in the studio...
2016
Stop. Look. Listen.
We use the term “golden ears” every now and then in the pages of Mix, usually to describe an engineer whose taste and talents...
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Five Things You Need to Know
I regularly come across tech, music and general info that I immediately put in my “remember this” folder. Recently, I hit the Mother Lode...
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Remembering Prince: Engineer “Cubby” Colby
While the world still reels from last Thursday’s passing of enigmatic superstar Prince, mainstream press outlets and social media platforms have become rich with...
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Seth Mosley: Producer with a Podcast
All music producers record artists, but Grammy, SESAC, Billboard and Dove Award-winning producer/songwriter Seth Mosley doesn't stop there. He also records engineers, songwriters, label...
2016
Let’s Collaborate!
There are “aha” moments in life when you realize that a change doesn’t simply affect you, but rather is a tide that raises all...
2016
Bringing It All Back Home
Three things struck me immediately after two separate days of walking through the stunning new Dolby Building at 1275 Market Street in San Francisco....
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MicDrop Disposable Microphone Drops
MicDrop has been formed with the specific mission of catering to both performers who want the last word and sound engineers who are sick...
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The Cutting Edge of Corporate AV, Circa 1938
I was wandering around a junk shop a few weeks ago when I came across this behemoth. ‘What the heck is that?’ I...
2016
Problem Solvers
It’s great when you find things that make your life easier, things that become such a part of your day-to-day world that it’s hard...
2016
Monitoring Reality
So many speakers. And they’re everywhere. In your living room, kitchen and bedroom. In your car, on the plane, on the bus, on the...
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Reading Roadie
Writing fiction about our complex and talent-focused industry is not for the faint-hearted. That seasoned music journalist Howard Massey has taken on that task...
2016
Gear, With Personality
I write this in the Thursday early morning from Room 335 of the Anaheim Marriott, just a football field and a few hours away...
2016
Field of Streams
When it comes to tuning your product news, music, sports, and more, streaming is king.
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5 Producer Tips from Dave Stewart’s Autobiography
Best-known as one-half of Eurythmics, producer Dave Stewart shares great insights on recording and creativity in his autobiography—here’s just a handful of them
Mr. Bonzai's Music Smarts
Paul Kantner “Plane Talk” 1989
With the news that Jefferson Airplane-founder Paul Kantner, 74, died in late January of a heart attack, pro audio raconteur Mr. Bonzai pulled this...
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Trump Rallies Against Microphone
Pro Sound News covers the biggest concert tours on earth, but there’s another kind of tour that we rarely cover: The endless string...
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Fallen Brothers 2015: Series Comes To A Close
For almost a decade, Mical Caterina has produced “Fallen Brothers” videos every year to pay tribute to production professionals who passed away over the...
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Retro PSN: David Bowie Plays Nothing But Net
With the passing of David Bowie from cancer at age 69 this week, everyone's naturally thinking back to his heyday of the Ziggy...
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Reinventing NYC’s Penn Station Will Affect Audio Pros
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a plan to redevelop New York City’s abysmal Pennsylvania Station, the most heavily used and arguably...
2016
The New High End
I’m a tech-loving geek—my ceiling fan talks to my thermostat and coordinates my house temp. But high-end tech doesn’t need to be that crazy,...
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A Heavy Record, Made of Concrete
German scientists have developed Ultra High Performance Concrete, a new building material that can do some amazing things—so they made a record out of...
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Dave Cobb: Unafraid To Move
Dave Cobb has built a name for himself in Nashville, and now he's landed a Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year, as well...
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The Pro Audio Gift Guide, 2015 Edition!
As the holiday season rapidly approaches, deciding what to get for your favorite engineer (or yourself) can be a challenge. I can attest that...
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Guest Post: Five Hard Truths
Founded in 2005, The Hit House has built an enviable track record providing custom music for movie trailers, TV commercials, videogame marketing efforts and...
2015
In the Room Where It Happens
John Davenport, owner of this month’s cover studio, is quite a character.