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Sypro Gyra Bucks Recording Trends And Hits The Clubhouse
Sypro Gyra is still going strong 35 years after its debut album, and September will find the venerable act releasing A Foreign Affair, a...
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Retro PSN: Rolling with The Cars
After 24 years on hiatus, The Cars hit the road in 2011 supporting their comeback album, Move Like This.
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The SPARS Vision
Re-definition and change are constants in the world, most certainly including the music industry and the world of professional audio. Accordingly, the Society of...
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Sean “Sully” Sullivan’s “Go-To” Microphone
Sean “Sully” Sullivan is the dictionary definition of a Journeyman Engineer, having mixed FOH for everyone from Sheryl Crow to Thom Yorke to Beck...
Mr. Bonzai's Music Smarts
Chad Smith: Portrait of a Red Hot Drummer, Part IV Der End
For this interview and photo session, I visited Chad Smith at his home in Malibu overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Although he is active as...
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Behind The Bootlegs
When a mysterious Bob Dylan album, Great White Wonder, suddenly appeared on record store shelves in 1969, it single-handedly created a new kind of...
The Tesseract
There Are No Small Gigs
If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that there’s no such thing as a small gig. Every job you ever take has its repercussions,...
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Bonnaroo’s Hay Bale Studio
MANCHESTER, TN—Backstage at Bonnaroo, a whole other set of shows was happening behind the scenes, with many of the festival’s acts (including Mumford and...
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Neat Tweets: Pro Sound News’ Twitter Feed for July, 2011
The hot summer months often slow things down, but not the Pro Sound News Twitter feed! We spent July serving up our daily headlines...
The Voice Coil
Darth Soundguy
In the world of mixing for churches, much of mixing is sound reinforcement, that is, you are adding volume to what is...
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TechTalk: Quality, No Matter Where It Is
I remember the first audiophile playback system I ever heard. It was in a high-end Los Angeles home in the ’70s, long before I...
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SPARS SoundBite | What Makes a Quality Recording Studio
SPARS has embarked upon a quest to seek out recording studios that have not only survived but are thriving today, in an effort similar...
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A Chat with Gobbler’s Chris Kantrowitz
There’s no end of talk these days about “the cloud” and the promise of being able to securely keep all your files, data, applications...
The Tesseract
Recording Tip 27: Don’t record in stereo unless your source is truly stereo
Of all the tweets I’ve posted, I get the most questions on this one. People ask, “What do you mean by 'truly stereo?'” I...
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When Saints Go Machine Go Home
Lots of musicians suffer for their art, and plenty of others record their albums at home. Danish experimental electronica act When Saints Go Machine...
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Art, Sound and Science Collide at BioRhythm
Pro Sound News recently paid a visit to BIORHYTHM: Music and the Body, a fascinating exhibit melding art and audio equipment to explore what...
Mr. Bonzai's Music Smarts
Chad Smith: Portrait of a Red Hot Drummer, Part III
For this interview and photo session, I visited Chad Smith at his home in Malibu overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Although he is active as...
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Links on the Links
This time last week, as I write, I was at the Harpeth Hills Golf Course just outside Nashville, getting prepped for the second day...
The Tesseract
Recording Tip 8: Just because something is analog doesn’t mean it’s better. Bad analog products have been around for decades
This is #8 in my series of tips I post on Twitter and my blogsite: Just because something is analog doesn’t mean it's better....
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Digitally Steerable Opinions
You don’t have to be in this business long to find out that if you get ten sound guys in a room, you will...
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Madeon Makes Good with “Pop Culture”
It's the viral video of the moment, and maybe a contender for Dance Song of the Summer: "Pop Culture" by Madeon, a French DJ...
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Inside The Music To Know Festival
In recent years, festivals have become an important part of the live sound landscape, creating destination events that provide a bargain for music fans...
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Vintage Gear Under The (Merlin) Moon
Alexander Pizzorni, A.K.A. Merlin Moon, may not be a household name, but his next album, Bohemian Side of the Sky, is currently being put...
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Book Review: The Recording Guitarist
Whether they’re using Apple Garageband or a full-fledged DAW production studio in the basement, ever-increasing numbers of musicians are recording themselves at home these...
The Tesseract
Perception Is Reality?
It’s a well-worn phrase, but not always true, especially in music. And in creating pop music, there are few places where it’s more proven...
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PA-Tuning Tunes with Tim “Quake” Mark
All live engineers have favorite songs that they use to tune the PA, whether it’s the ubiquitous Donald Fagan track, “I.G.Y.”, or for a...
Mr. Bonzai's Music Smarts
Chad Smith: Portrait of a Red Hot Drummer, Part II
For this interview and photo session, I visited Chad Smith at his home in Malibu overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Although he is active...
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Discreet Tweets: Pro Sound News’ June 2011 Twitter Feed
June saw Pro Sound News serve up all kinds of news on Twitter—breaking news at InfoComm on new product releases and features; spreading...
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Audio-Technica Does Things Backwards
We’ve all sat through boring corporate videos. Though they’re always designed with the best of intentions, bad corporate clips can put you to sleep,...
The Tesseract
Greetings!
Greetings to all who tune in to the ProSoundNetwork! My name is David Schober. What you’ll find here will be various tips and observations...
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TechTalk: Connections
Modern culture is all about connections: social, wired and wireless. Social networking has changed the way we interact with our friends, family and even...
Mr. Bonzai's Music Smarts
Chad Smith: Portrait of a Red Hot Drummer, Part I
For this interview and photo session, I visited Chad Smith at his home in Malibu overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Although he is active...
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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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Summer Sound Squabble
Some people say it’s not Summer until Memorial Day or school’s out or some other bellwether. I maintain that it’s not the hottest season...
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Looking After Third Eye Blind
When it comes the chart-topping acts of the late '90s, few bands had the widespread acceptance of Third Eye Blind, one of those rare...
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Metallica, Reed Walk On The Wild Side
News broke over the weekend that the legendary metal band, Metallica, has finished recording a new album in collaboration with the equally iconic singer/songwriter,...
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Show Snapshots: InfoComm 2011, Part 2
Every year, there's tons to see at InfoComm, and the 2011 edition was no exception to the rule. Between new products being released, new...
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Show Snapshots: InfoComm 2011, Part 1
Every year, there's tons to see at InfoComm, and the 2011 edition was no exception to the rule. Between new products being released, new...
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Show Snapshots: InfoComm 2011 Load-In
Ever wonder what the exhibitor floor of InfoComm looks like before it’s all set up and ready to go? Well, it ain’t pretty, but...
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Wrapped Up in GaluminumFoil
The old axiom, “If you want something done, ask a busy person,” is probably at least part of why New York City bands keep...
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PSN Extended Article: Crown In The 21st Century
What follows is an extended version of the "Crown In The 21st Century" article from the June, 2011 issue of Pro Sound News, more...