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The 2011 Anderton Awards
The 2011 AES certainly started off on a sour note, when Federal Agents seized everything in the Audio-Technica booth because a security guard overhead...
Gear and Technology
Business
Live at NAMM
ANAHEIM, CA—The NAMM Show—the annual winter convocation of the National Association of Music Merchants— has always been a trade convention aimed at the musical...
Business
Hot Plug-Ins at AES
The 131st Audio Engineering Society Convention demonstrated just how thoroughly the personal computer and software have come to dominate and influence audio production.
Business
Pro Tools 10 Begins Avid Paradigm Shift
As in San Francisco a year earlier, Avid garnered significant attention at the 131st AES Convention with the launch of the latest version of...
New Products
27th Annual TEC Awards: Voting Privileges for PAR Subscribers
Subscribers to Pro Audio Review may vote for the 27th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards — a.k.a. the TEC Awards — to be...
Product Reviews
Review: Mojave Audio MA-300 Large-Diaphragm Tube Condenser Microphone
The multi-pattern MA-300 is a well-built, feature-packed and exceptionally priced tube large-diaphragm condenser.
Business
Sipping the Nectar
In his Continuing Adventures In Software, Rich Tozzoli trades a swath of vocal processing for a single software tool.
Business
SR Keeps Tabs on Tablets
New York, NY—This month’s debut of the iPad 2 and the resulting media frenzy have served to underline the impact tablet computers have made...
Business
BAE Expands Ops
N. HOLLYWOOD, CA—British Audio Engineering (BAE) recently expanded its base of operations, relocating to a commercial building in North Hollywood, CA. Once known as...
Business
sE Electronics RN17 Condenser Microphone
Following up on the success of the active ribbon microphone, the RNR1, Rupert Neve and sE Electronics have created a small condenser mic with...
Gear and Technology
Getting Brassy
On his Continuing Adventures In Software, Rich finds that when East and West do meet, it’s a very good thing.
Product Reviews
Review: Lauten Oceanus LT-381 Tube Multi-Pattern Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
An “extremely versatile,” unique LDC specimen, the Oceanus is deep and broad in both qualities and potential applications.
Business
QSC Audio Backs Haitian Aid Fundraiser
BEL AIR, CA—QSC Audio recently donated audio support, with West Coast Sound providing supplemental gear and crew, to Haiti Food Project: A Second Aid...
Business
Putting Their Chips on the Table
After the invention of the transistor in 1947, semiconductors began rapidly supplanting the electron tube for all but the most specialized uses (yes, like...
Business
Out One Ear, and In Another
NEW YORK, NY—In the March 1995 issue of Pro Sound News, I wrote an article about opening night on Van Halen’s “Balance” tour—its last...
Business
Out One Ear, and In Another
NEW YORK, NY—In the March 1995 issue of Pro Sound News, I wrote an article about opening night on Van Halen’s “Balance” tour—its last...
Business
NYC Club’s Gate to the Future
FOH engineer Richie Clarke with (le) Poisson Rouge’s Avid Venue Profile console. For 38 years, the Village Gate was a New York City landmark–a...
Business
The Virtual Amp Has Arrived
Over the last decade, plug-ins have become both an accepted and, often, preferred tool for functions previously accomplished with outboard hardware or a console’s...
Business
NYC Club’s Gate to the Future
FOH engineer Richie Clarke with (le) Poisson Rouge’s Avid Venue Profile console. For 38 years, the Village Gate was a New York City landmark–a...
Gear and Technology
Fostex HP-H1 DAC/headphone amp for iPhone/iPod touch
Fostex is now shipping the HP-P1 DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter). The HP-P1 is “the world’s first portable headphone amplifier with D/A conversion that receives digital audio...
Business
DJs Go Virtual
If you still think of a DJ as “the guy who played Streisand’s ‘Evergreen’ at my cousin’s wedding,” you’re in for a shock.
Business
Duplication At Your Location
On his Continuing Adventures in Software, Rich Tozzoli looks into cloning.
Gear and Technology
L-Acoustics KARA & SB-18 Modular Line Source System – Demonstration Tour
L-Acoustics will be hosting KARA and SB18 demos in three US cities — Chicago, New York and Dallas — later this year. In addition to...
Gear and Technology
Korg Pandora Mini Battery-Powered Multi-effect Processor
The Pandora Mini battery-powered multi-effect processor, created with both guitarists and bass players in mind, is powered by Korg’s REMS (Resonant structure and Electronic circuit Modeling System). It offers...
Gear and Technology
Korg Pandora Mini Battery-Powered Multi-effect Processor
The Pandora Mini battery-powered multi-effect processor, created with both guitarists and bass players in mind, is powered by Korg’s REMS (Resonant structure and Electronic circuit Modeling System). It offers...
Business
Keep It Simple, Smartie
The French have a phrase for it: “Reculer pour mieux sauter,” which loosely translated means that sometimes you have to step backward in order...
Business
Creating the Score, Part 2
Last month, composer Henry Jackman and Geoff Zanelli spoke of their processes and the importance of accurate monitoring.
Business
Portable Plug-In Power
In his Continuing Adventures In Software, Rich Tozzoli explores an orbiting platform on a quest for enhanced processing.
Business
Plug-In Trends
With so many engineers and musicians now working in the box, there is a ready market for emulations of vintage audio hardware processors as...
Gear and Technology
EAW SBK Series Subwoofers
EAW has introduced its new SBK Series Subwoofers. These SBK subs are designed to complement the MK Series Full-Range Loudspeakers in construction, size and sound, but...
Gear and Technology
Radian Audio Engineering Apex Neo 1200XD Stage Monitor
This ultra-low-profile wedge offers both clarity and power that can truly rock a stage.
Gear and Technology
Shure Beta 181 Compact Side-Address Condenser Microphone
Equally at home in live or studio applications, these little side-address modular condensers are flexible, great sounding and well-built.
Gear and Technology
Shure Beta 181 Compact Side-Address Condenser Microphone
Equally at home in live or studio applications, these little side-address modular condensers are flexible, great sounding and well-built.
Gear and Technology
Radian Audio Engineering Apex Neo 1200XD Stage Monitor
This ultra-low-profile wedge offers both clarity and power that can truly rock a stage.
Business
Industry Pays Tribute to Dr. Harman
WASHINGTON, DC—Dr. Sidney Harman, industry icon and Chairman Emeritus of Harman International Industries, died last month at 92, of complications from acute myeloid leukemia.
Business
Going to 11.1
CALABASAS, CA—Producer, engineer and musician Alan Parsons was at the Southern California headquarters of DTS recently, discretely mixing a couple of tracks for playback...
Gear and Technology
Cakewalk SONAR X1 Essential: Special Crossgrade Pricing
Cakewalk has announced special crossgrade pricing of $69 for SONAR X1 Essential. This special price offering is for current users of competing software. Users...
Business
Tonelux Ramps Up Under PMI’s Wing
GARDENA, CA—PMI Audio Group has found a comfortable niche in the pro audio business, acquiring, and often reviving the fortunes of, a number of...
Business
The Allure of Vinyl Beckons Anew?
HOLLYWOOD, CA—Some commentators have pointed to the resurgence in vinyl sales as a beacon of hope in the face of the continuing slump in...
Gear and Technology
Global Meets Mobile
The allure of a powerful, portable setup for recording, mixing and even mastering has been the Holy Grail for audio professionals on the go.
Gear and Technology
Lexicon PCM Native Effects Plug-In Bundle
Lexicon today announced it is now shipping its PCM Native Effects Plug-In Bundle. Bringing the sounds of its PCM96 Stereo Reverb/Effects Processor to more...
Gear and Technology
PAR Picks 6: Software EQ
Our software editor discusses six of his favorite equalizers.