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2014
The Exodus in Atmos
It’s a Ridley Scott epic, a biblical story with swords and battles and locusts and seas parting. And it’s an open palette for sound,...
2014
Classic Tracks: LeAnn Rimes’ “Blue”
The story of the recording of “Blue” by LeAnn Rimes is one with many twists and turns, and has now become part of country...
2014
New Hardware Processors and Channel Strips
Although we live in a world dominated by digital audio workstations, hardware releases for the front and back end have been strong of late,...
2014
Mix Regional New York City: Matty Amendola Rebuilds 825 Records Studio
Musician, producer and label owner Matty Amendola has built his own career and his company, 825 Records, on a foundation of hands-on production and...
2014
Mix Regional New York City: Scott Jacoby at Eusonia Studios
Scott Jacoby was halfway through medical school before he was able to accept that choosing to make music his career was not a selfish...
2014
NEW FILM SOUND PRODUCTS
iZotope RX4 Audio Repair Toolkit Perfect for restoration of damaged production audio, iZotope’s RX4 is broken down into user-friendly modules. When dealing with buzz,...
2014
Classic Tracks: The Ramones’ “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School”
"We borrowed Joan Jett’s Les Paul for power chords."
2014
Benchmark Media Systems AHB2 Power Amplifier
Innovative Design Promises Lowest Noise, High Efficiency
2014
October 2014
WELCOME October 2014 Editor’s Note: Every Page an L.A. Story Oct 1, 2014 9:00 AM, Mix, By Tom Kenny It’s been 12 years since...
2014
Classic Tracks: “Life in a Northern Town,” Dream Academy
Every once in a while a song comes totally out of left field, far away from the mainstream, and for some inexplicable reason becomes...
2014
Classic Tracks: ‘So Into You,’ Atlanta Rhythm Section
Success is measured in all kinds of ways, but it’s probably fair to say that when “sidemen” take the spotlight, the results are mixed;...
2014
Classic Tracks: ‘Supernova,’ Liz Phair
Chicago was a pretty happenin’ rock town in the late ’80s and early ’90s, with a thriving club scene and a whole bunch of...
2014
Classic Tracks: “Beds Are Burning,” Midnight Oil
Australian rock ’n’ roll band Midnight Oil broke into the U.S. charts with an explosive single from their album Diesel and Dust. “Beds Are...
2014
Classic Track – New Riders of the Purple Sage, ‘Dirty Business’
After psychedelic music had its heyday in the late 1960s, many musicians decided to take a trip sideways down country roads. The Flying Burrito...
2013
Classic Track – Lou Reed, “Dirty Boulevard”
Few songwriters have captured the spirit of New York City better than the late, truly great Lou Reed. Okay, it wasn’t always the most...
2013
Classic Track: “Don’t Play That Song (You Lied),” Aretha Franklin
“It was all because of fishing,” says engineer/producer Howard Albert about the genesis of the legendary alliance between Atlantic Records and Criteria Studios. It...
2013
Classic Tracks: “My Life,” Billy Joel
By 1977, Billy Joel’s career was finally getting off the ground. The Long Island native had been toiling in the trenches for years and...
2013
Classic Track: ‘Even Flow,’ Pearl Jam
"Grunge" was still just a noun meaning “dirt” when the newly formed band Pearl Jam made their smash debut, Ten. But the vibrant Seattle...
2013
Classic Track: “Tomorrow People” Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
In the wake of Bob Marley’s death from cancer at age 36 in May 1981, there was no obvious charismatic and uniting figure in...
2013
Classic Tracks: Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl”
Whether you label it power-pop, rock or AOR, Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" is a classic mix of a memorable hook, taut storytelling and producer...
2013
Classic Track: “King of the Road,” Roger Miller
It’s hard to remember back to a time when Nashville’s vaunted Music Row was really just a couple of studios and music publishing houses...
2013
Classic Track: The Chambers Brothers, “Time Has Come Today”
Not too many people these days know about the Chamber Brothers, but when their first Columbia album, The Time Has Come, was released in...
2013
Classic Track: Stevie Ray Vaughan, “Pride and Joy”
The story of the recording of this month’s Classic Track begins in Switzerland at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1982. Mick Jagger and...
2012
Classic Tracks: INXS’s “Need You Tonight”
With "Need You Tonight," INXS wrote a hit, and had the help of an all-star production team with Chris Thomas and Bob Clearmountain to...