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Ray Benson to Receive Les Paul Award
Mix profiles Ray Benson, who will receive the 2008 Les Paul Award at the annual TEC Awards
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Consoles Take Center Stage at PLASA
With a growing demand for smaller-footprint boards that consume less real estate in main floor spots, the hot console debuts in London at last...
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Remembering Jerry Finn
Noted engineer/producer Jerry Finn—who worked with Blink-182, Morrissey, Rancid, Green Day, Bad Religion, Sparta, AFI, the Offspring and may others—passed away on August 21....
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Former AMG Post Facilities Form CSS Studios
As part of Ascent Media Group’s (AMG) previously disclosed spin-off from Discovery Holding Company, the companies formerly comprising AMG’s Creative Sound Services group on...
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Best Buy Acquires Napster in $121 Million All-Cash Deal
The consumer music-delivery landscape continues to shift. On September 15, consumer electronics retailer Best Buy announced its acquisition of music subscription service Napster for...
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Use a Compressor, Go to Jail!
Members of the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress are considering the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, which would require the Federal Communications...
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Reunited Roxy Music Heading Back to the Studio
From left: Bryan Ferry, Andy MacKay and Phil Manzanera The great British band Roxy Music, long slated to make their first new studio album...
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Allen & Heath Debuts Recording Mixer
The PLASA show, which is happening this week (September 7-10, 2008) in London, definitely has a live sound focus, but also offered a few...
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METAlliance to Offer Educator Summit October 1 in San Francisco
Looking to the future of the pro audio industry, the Nashville-based Music Engineering & Technology Alliance (METAlliance)—a group of award-winning engineers, producers and manufacturer...
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Dubbing Brothers Opens New Soundstages in Burbank
Studio C in Dubbing Brothers’ Burbank facility Paris-based post-production company Dubbing Brothers-which has soundstages in Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain and the U.S.- recently completed...
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Tree Audio 500 Recording Console
Due to the fact that 500-Series format audio modules are ubiquitous across a range of gear and manufacturers, it makes sense that someone would...
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SPARS Luncheon in Los Angeles Provides Networking Opportunities
SPARS president Leslie Ann Jones and entertainer/comic Sinbad A good time was had by all on Friday, July 22, at Maggiano’s Restaurant at the...
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T Bone Burnett to Join TEC Hall of Fame
Acclaimed producer/performer/songwriter T Bone Burnett will be inducted into the elite TEC Hall of Fame at the 24th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity
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National Coalition Promotes Safe Music-Listening Levels for Children
Consumers have been warned in recent years by scientific research, news reports and public-service campaigns about the dangers of listening to music at excessive...
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Making a High-Definition Audio DVD Using Roxio Toast
This process will work with Roxio Toast software Version 7 or 8; we used V. 8 for this demonstration. 1. Start by bouncing your...
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Condo Development Near Capitol Records is Approved
Despite its efforts to thwart a proposed residential development nearby, Capitol Records in Hollywood will gain a new neighbor: On July 11, the Los...
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Waves Jack Joseph Puig Plug-Ins
Designer plug-ins are the latest fashion in audio, and this new set from Waves will surely interest anyone seeking a sonic edge in their...
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Capitol Studios Faces Threat from Condo Construction Project
The widely acclaimed acoustics of Capitol Records' historic recording facilities in Hollywood face a very serious threat from the proposed construction next door of...
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AKG Launches the C 214—A Cardioid-Only C 414
One of the highlights of the recent InfoComm show in Las Vegas was AKG’s introduction of the C 214, a lower-cost (cardioid-only) version of...
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Radical Entertainment Opens New Post-Production Suite
An exciting new era has begun for Radical Entertainment, a videogame developer in Vancouver, British Columbia that’s affiliated with Vivendi Games, and whose titles...
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ASCAP Publishes Position Paper on Music Copyright
ASCAP President and Chairman of the Board Marilyn Bergman signs the special display version of ASCAP’s Bill of Rights for Songwriters and Composers. ‘Music...
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Pyramind Offers Summer Recording Workshop for Teens
Pyramind’s new control room at 832 Folsom, which includes a Pro Tools HD system, Digidesign D-Command console, JBL LSR6300 surround sound system and 50-inch...
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CEDAR Processes Now Available On AMS AudioFile SC/X
CEDAR Audio announces that its CEDAR for AudioFile processes are now available on the latest AMS AudioFile SC/X. The Auto Declick feature promises a...
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Hit Factory Criteria at 50: Studio Marks Golden Anniversary with Upgrades
At Hit Factory Criteria’s new SSL Duality console are (from left) studio manager Trevor Fletcher, general manager Bob Lanier and chief technician Simon Soong...
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Avatar Studios Hosts WXPN’s ‘Lillywhite Sessions’
From left: Steve Lillywhite, Zooey Deschanel, M. Ward, Avatar Studios studio manager Tino Passante, Avatar Studios president Kirk Imamura and Foye Johnson in Avatar’s...
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Neumann Launches TLM 67 Studio Microphone
As a continuing part of its 80th anniversary celebration (1928-2008), Neumann unveils the TLM 67, a new microphone based on its legendary 1960s workhorse...
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Mudcrutch Records Debut in Tom Petty’s Rehearsal Space
From left: Benmont Tench, Randall Marsh, Mike Campbell, Tom Petty and Tom Leadon Photo by Martyn Atkins On April 29, Reprise Records released the...
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The Funk is Back
Brian Culbertson (left) and executive producer Maurice White Hitting the stores today (and already climbing up the charts) is Brian Culbertson’s Bringing Back The...
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Lawo Acquires Majority Interest in InnovaSon
From left: InnovaSon’s Xavier Pion and Gérard Malvot, and Lawo CEO Philipp Lawo Lawo, a German manufacturer of high-end digital mixing consoles and routing...
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NAB 2008 Wrap-Up
This year’s NAB show at the Las Vegas Convention Center (April 14-17) offered all you’d expect from the world’s largest media show, but with...
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Mastering Lab Closes Hollywood Facility
Mastering Lab president and co-founder Doug Sax On April 11, Mastering Lab president and co-founder Doug Sax (pictured) officially closed Mastering Lab’s Hollywood studio...
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Allaire Studios in N.Y. May Close
Former Allaire Studios manager Mark McKenna (seated) and chief technical engineer Ken McKim. Photo: Wade Grindle Allaire Studios, the Shokan, N.Y. destination studio that...
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Archer Records Opens New Facility in Memphis, Tenn.
Independent record label Archer Records, based in Memphis, Tenn. and owned by Ward Archer (pictured), has moved its studio and label operations into a...
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Larry Klein Reflects On Tracking Herbie Hancock’s ‘River’ Album
Herbie Hancock’s band is shown in Avatar’s Studio A. From left: Wayne Shorter (sax), Larry Klein (producer), Herbie Hancock, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Dave Holland...
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2008 MIPA (Musikmesse International Press Award) Awards
In keeping with the “Music Unites the World” theme of this year’s Musikmesse show, Mix, Electronic Musician and Remix joined the editors of other...
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Ryan Hewitt on Recording Flogging Molly’s ‘Float’
Led by former Dubliner Dave King, Flogging Molly was formed in the late ’90s in L.A. and was a mainstay in clubs and bars...
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Gretsch Turns 125
Guitar and drum company Gretsch Company celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, with limited-edition-anniversary drums, guitars and other products being introduced throughout 2008. In...
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Oscars for Sound Mixing, Editing Go to ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’
Matt Damon reprises his role as Jason Bourne in ‘The Bourne Ultimatum.’ Photo: Jasin Boland/Universal Pictures Universal Pictures’ The Bourne Ultimatum was the big...
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KRK ERGO Room Audio Correction
New from KRK Systems, ERGO is a digital room analysis/correction system that can be used with recording monitors from any manufacturer. ERGO (Enhanced Room...
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Capturing Room Ambience with a Surround Mic
Dale Watson’s critically acclaimed 2007 CD release, From the Cradle to the Grave, was recorded in a cabin once owned by the late Johnny...
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Merger, Acquisition News at NAMM 2008
Large trade shows often provide the right backdrop to announce company changes, and Winter NAMM was no exception. Perhaps the most talked about event...