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SYSTEM Four Case Studies TUNING
When it comes down to tuning an audio system for its intended environment, there are essentially two ways to approach the task. The first...
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Down Home With Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri is one of the most successful hip hop/R&B producers working today. He has created Platinum hits for the likes of Jay-Z, Mariah...
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Burning the Midnight Monitor Oil
Speaker components have improved considerably during the past 20 years. Distortion is lower, power hand- ling is higher, and bandwidth is wider. Despite
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Network Systems 2000
THE STATE OF THE ART OF COMPUTER-CONTROLLED AUDIO Around 1992, the idea of computer-controlled sound systems struck a resonant note in the audio industry.
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May 1, 2000
May 1, 2000 Technology Arboretum Ionizer for MAS Tsunami Technologies HQ2002S Waves L2 Ultramaximizer Synchro Arts VocALign AS New Audio And Recording Books HOW...
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ONE UNION: RECORDING STUDIOS
For too many years, San Francisco post houses watched as local ad agencies took their mixes south to Los Angeles. National accounts would shoot...
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Bomb Factory Digital: “CLASSIC CoMPRESSoRS” PLUG-INS FoR PRo TooLS
Bomb Factory Digital's growing family of 12 (so far) plug-ins support Digidesign Pro Tools TDM systems running under 4.x.x and 5.0, AudioSuite processing
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Dixie Dregs: California Screamin’ (Zebra)
Fusion, anyone? During their heyday in the late '70s and early '80s, the Dixie Dregs were one of the most electrifying bands in America-a...
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Classic Tracks: Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London”
When Warren Zevon emerged in the midst of L.A.'s vibrant singer/songwriter scene in the mid-'70s, he was like a breath of...well, strange air. As...
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Hui Aloha (Dancing Cat) and Various: Honolulu to Hollywood (The old Masters)
Hui Aloha might be called a Hawaiian "supergroup": It includes two of the Islands' finest contemporary slack-key guitarists/singers-George Kuo and Dennis
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Buddy Miller
Homemade Buddy Miller's music has strong roots, in more ways than one. He has made three solo albums for the oakland, Calif.-based HighTone Records...
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Rising Sun Holophone: Surround Sound Microphone System
New microphone designs don't appear very often. If one looks at the subcategory of multichannel mic systems, such as the "Decca tree," the Calrec...
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Fairlight Prodigy: Integrated Digital Audio Production System
For more than two decades, Fairlight has been an innovator in disk-based recording/editing/DSP systems. From its CMI sampling instruments that-years before
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Alesis M20: MAKING MDM MAGIC
MAKING MDM MAGIC offering 20-bit record resolution with a solid transport in a SMPTE-syncable package, the Alesis M20 is compatible with more than 150,000
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Aphex Model 1100 Thermionics: TUBE MIC PREAMP WITH 24-BIT A/D CoNVERTER
There are lots of mic preamps on the market, and rather too many of them are "me-too" products that offer little more than repackages...
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Top 10 Product Hits From AES Paris
With few mid-priced analog mixers on the market, Amek's (www.amek.com) new Media 51 audio recording and production console is targeted right. Priced at
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Dave Way: MIXER ON A HOT STREAK
Dave Way is no stranger to hot streaks. He's had more than a few in his career, from his early days with kingpin hip...
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FACILITY SPOTLIGHT: NEW STANDARD POST
New Standard Post is a brash new company that's making big waves on the Hollywood post-production scene. Designed from the ground up to specialize...
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Jeff Bridges Primes The Pump
It's well-known to the public that Jeff Bridges is an actor with film credits both popular and critically acclaimed, including The Fabulous Baker Boys,
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STEVE TYRELL SWINGS FULL CIRCLE
Back in the day, Steve Tyrell was just another gravel-throated white guy who loved to sing R&B. He sang in two bands when he...
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Tricks of the Trade: USING LAVALIER MICROPHONES
I was born in England, and my mum was always asking me if I needed to use the "lav," so when I was asked...
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Top-of-the-Line Mic Preamps
Mic preamps are unquestionably one of the recording studio's "essential ingredients" for capturing the best sounding signal. Whether you're looking to
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Therapy?: Suicide Pact-You First (Ark21)
Irish "aggro" band Therapy? resists the straightjacket of a label on their latest album. In the past, the band seemed like a direct descendant...
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Ready for Prime Time?
Surround sound may seem relatively fresh and exotic in the world of music recording (unless you're old enough to remember mid-'70s efforts to launch...
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Dolby E: A 2-Channel Solution for Multichannel DTV
With Digital TV already into year two of its seven-year, FCC-mandated phase-in, television is undergoing its most profound transformation since the advent
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ADR-Necessary Evil or Saving Grace
To some, ADR is the dirty little secret of post-production, an insurance policy you don't want to have to collect on. For little accidents...
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Bugs in the [Tape] Machine:SIMPLE MoDS To KEEP YoUR TIMECoDE DAT HAPPY
Despite an almost endless variety of higher-performance disk and tape formats available in the market, the ubiquitous 16-bit, 44.1/48kHz DAT format is
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Can You Say Conformance?: SCRAMBLING FoR A DTV STANDARD
Choice. When it comes to living my life and spending my time and money, choice is what I want. This month, I'm putting on...
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Ginger Baker’s Parting Shots
Capturing a Legend As the music of Ginger Baker and the DJQ2o (Denver Jazz Quintet To octet) was being released to the world, praised...
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ToUR PRoFILE: TLC and Christina Aguilera: A Double Dose of Girl Power
LC's career has always been a roller-coaster ride, and the past year was no exception. The early 1999 release of the R&B trio's third...
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Nashville Songwriter/Producer Jon Vezner
Second Nature Nashville is a town with a big heart and open arms. For all the talented natives it has produced through the years,...
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Amek 9098i: LARGE-FoRMAT IN-LINE MIXING CoNSoLE
Almost any emphatic statement about audio will produce an equally emphatic contradiction. However, most audio engineers agree that Rupert Neve knows how
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COMMERCIAL MIX: LIFE’S A BEACH
When creating a commercial, the layers of sound can separate a great spot from a good one. But you don't need to have 48...
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KEEPING UP WITH TECHNOLOGY: A PANEL DISCUSSION, PART 1
In an age when marketing is king, when R&D goes on at an unprecedented pace, and when awareness among the general public of the...
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Recording The Voice-Over
To the uninitiated,recording an announcer or "voice-over" artist would seem to be relatively simple compared to other things audio. But for those who
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Curtis Technology AL-2: STEREo TUBE MICRoPHoNE SYSTEM
Despite so much recent consolidation of pro audio manufacturers-with big companies being absorbed by bigger ones-some of the most interesting products
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April 1, 2000
April 1, 2000 Technology Dolby E: A 2-Channel Solution for Multichannel DTV Fairlight Prodigy: Integrated Digital Audio Production System Rising Sun Holophone: Surround Sound...
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
MACKIE TO BUY EAW On February 3, Mackie Designs Inc. and Eastern Acoustic Works Inc. announced the signing of a nonbinding letter of intent...
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Developments in Computer Control: EASE OF USE IS KEY
Measurement and analysis are essential in the design and assembly of large-scale sound systems, and most touring sound pros have developed techniques
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Sony DMX-R100: Compact Digital Console
Unveiled at last month's NAMM show, the Sony DMX-R100 is a 48-channel, 24-bit, 96kHz-capable digital console priced at an affordable retail of $20,000.