Robair Report
For the Birds
This summer I was tapped to teach a Sound for Picture course, which provided an opportunity for me to not only review the range...
Who’s Keeping Score?
If there is one thing you can say about the digital age so far it’s that there has been a remarkable level of indifference...
Reflections From the Bay
“It is represented to us that the universal suffrage, as now existing throughout the Union, is abused; that fraud and corruption prevent a fair...
Class of 2015: You’re On Your Own, Kid
I always look forward to reading Mix’s “Class Of” issue.
Tales From the Client Side
The ink was barely dry on my January 2015 column about the dynamics of dealing with artists when I found myself in a situation...
Redemption and the Personal Studio
The semester was nearing its end when one of my students showed up after missing class for most of the term.
Fundamentals
As often as possible, we need to remind the people we mentor that the fundamentals of audio apply to both studio and stage.
Education Through Teamwork
Although the major stars don’t often admit it in public (except, perhaps, on the awards podium), success in the music business is the result...
Professional Development
One question I hear most often from students who want a career in pro audio is how can they break into the business.
Robair Report: Time and Space in L.A.
"If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late."
Robair Report: The Eternal Swap Meet
Do the products we use for music production ever become obsolete if they still work?
Robair Report | Know-It-All
I recently played a show at a major performing arts facility on the East Coast, which not only had exceptional sound and lighting, and...
Robair Report | Working With Limitations
After a recent lecture about DAWs, one of my students asked me which audio recording program I used back in the ’70s. The wide-eyed...