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THE MAIN ATTRACTION
MEN IN BLACK Soundelux Showorks was involved in all of the above-mentioned themed attractions, and then some. The latest effort from the Orlando-based
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BLOOD ON THE PAVEMENT
MARILYN MANSON AND PRODUCER DAVE SARDY CONQUER THE GUTTERS OF HOLY WOOD Marilyn Manson seems to have little trouble dancing intellectual circles around
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THE DOORS ROCK AGAIN ON THE INTERNET
There's gold in them thar' tape vaults! Old and new bands alike are increasingly finding that the relatively low cost and high-profit margin of...
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Paul Simon
Besides being one of the acknowledged greats of American pop songwriting, PAUL SIMON is also a master producer, arranger and recordmaker who has consistently
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Royer Labs SF-1
Two years ago, Royer shipped its first ribbon microphone the R-121 and the mic became an instant hit with studio pros. At the same...
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Mackie HDR24/96 24-Bit/24-Track Disk-based Audio Recorder/Editor
The last time I tested a product that was eagerly talked about, then announced, delayed and finally shipped, it was the Mackie D8B Digital...
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TC Helicon
A year ago, Danish signal processing specialists TC Electronic joined up with Canadian IVL Technologies Ltd. to announce the formation of TC Helicon Vocal
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Who Will Fix Our Stuff?
Component-level repair has become almost a lost art, as service manuals increasingly show how to disconnect and remove the...
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Frank Filipetti
The Mix Interview…"There are so many exciting techniques and technologies out there. To cut myself off from them would be inexcusable."
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JONATHA BROOKE AND BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN TEAMING UP FOR “STEADY PULL”
Bob Clearmountain's success as a mix engineer through the years has led to a string of plum production assignments. By the early 90s, he'd...
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Pete Leoni’s Demotech Audio Labs
I try to apply the same standards to my work that would be applied if every session I did wound up on the majors....
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Emagic Logic Audio
Emagic's Logic Audio family of sequencer packages has evolved into a very powerful set of tools integrating MIDI and disk-based digital audio recording/editing.
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Classic Tracks: Fine Young Cannibals’ “She Drives Me Crazy”
Chaos may be the natural state of the universe, unless artificial order is imposed on it. But in pop entertainment, the most successful chaotic...
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SCORING TO SURVIVE
He knew! Composer Russ Landau knew that Richard was taking home the million bucks last fall, and he didn't tell a soul. We had...
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Multichannel POWER Amplifiers
The recent release of the first DVD-A titles from Warner Music Group has spurred renewed interest in multichannel amplifiers for surround sound applications.
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A SPIKED JOINT
What exactly is a solder joint? Prior to soldering, most components are to the printed circuit board (PCB) by their legs, which are also...
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What’s Up Wit’ DAT?
Technology is not perfect. One aspect of technical perfection can be accomplished by balancing a healthy skepticism with a talent to extract the most
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MY OTHER LIFE ONLINE
Dear Eddie, Hi there! I have a Panasonic SV-3700 that is driving me crazy. Call it Machine A. Sometimes the transport won't move, but...
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The Power Play
I'm just now heading to Boulder, Colo., seat of the U.S. data storage industry and domestic home to Sony's SACD effort, in an attempt...
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THE CHRIS ROCK SHOW
The riotously funny and critically acclaimed The Chris Rock Show, which explored the boundaries of outrageous, politically tinged humor for four years
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Summit Extension 78 And MPE-200S
All sorts of MIDI gear can be controlled directly from your digital audio sequencer. From an armchair in front of the computer display, you...
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March 1, 2001
March 1, 2001 Technology New Software/Hardware for Audio Production Preview Royer Labs SF-1 TC Helicon Summit Extension 78 And MPE-200S ART Tube MP Studio...
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THE MP3 Machine …or, What Is Happening to My Audio?
Editor's note: This article appeared in the January issue of Mix's new Internet Audio magazine. If you'd like a free subscription to this quarterly...
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2001 GRAMMY AWARD Nominees
With the number of Grammy Award categories increasing to a truly dizzying number this year, we thought we'd take a moment to salute some...
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Industry Notes
Colin Pringle was promoted to the role of managing director at SSL (Oxford, England)Mark Terry, former president of Harman Pro Group North America (Northridge,
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MUSIC IN HIGH PLACES
A NEW MUSIC SHOW BOLDLY GOES WHERE NO SHOW HAS GONE BEFORE Music in High Places is such a good idea, it's a wonder...
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LITTLE FEAT
The world is a better place for having Little Feat in it. Had they never played another note together after they disbanded in the...
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Rudy Perez
I really believe that the Latin market in the U.S. is still relatively untapped. There's something way bigger here than we can see yet....
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Westlake Audio Lc5.75
Westlake Audio has been a leading name in professional audio for close to 30 years. Founded as a studio supply business, the company soon...
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Shure KSM44
The KSM44 multipattern condenser mic is the second offering in Shure's KSM microphone line. It follows on the heels of the cardioid-only KSM32, which
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D.A.S. Monitor-8
I would hazard a guess that most studio engineers will not recognize the D.A.S. name, as the Spanish company's last studio monitor was produced...
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Bigger Bytes and Faster Too
Last month I talked about some recent additions to the MIDI Specification that will help to keep it alive and relevant in the 21st...
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BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY KEEPING IT REAL
To the unappreciative ear, most rap artists sound pretty much the same. Those who aren't into hip hop recognize rappers by their unusual names...
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Roland VP-9000 Variphrase
So is it a sampler or your favorite loop-based application in a box? People seem a little bit confused about who and what the...
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Kampo Music Studios
In 1971, the Kampo Cultural Center was created in Noho, a fixture of downtown culture that joins Soho and the East and West Villages,...
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Facility Management
CHANGES IN INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS MODELS SET THE TONE FOR STUDIO MANAGERS The job of a studio manager has been much maligned, rarely understood,...
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The Engineer’s Perspective
HOW CAN PRODUCERS AND ARTISTS ENSURE THAT THEIR MUSIC IS HEARD AT THE BEST POSSIBLE FIDELITY IN EACH MEDIUM? BY INSISTING THAT THEY HAVE...
Live Sound
TOUR PROFILE: Britney Spears in Europe
Britney Spears is currently dazzling her European fans with her all-American mix of dance, song and showmanship. But how are things backstage? I met...
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JARGON GUIDE
What would a broadband column be without some jargon? FTP File Transfer Protocol provides facilities for bidirectional transfers between remote computer
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Broad & Deep Need for Speed
Faster, cheaper, everything you always wantedin a common carrier. Broadband is the soon-to-be-retired buzzword of the year gone by. Not as fashionable
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Demeter RV-1 Real Reverb
Most folks who hear the name Demeter immediately think of the manufacturer's well respected gates and mic preamps. Yet, for several people at last...