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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...
Live Sound
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...
Guides
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...
Live Sound
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...
Facilities
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.
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Lexicon 960L: Multichannel Digital Effects System
Since debuting the Delta-T 101 (the world's first commercial digital audio product) nearly three decades ago, Lexicon has maintained a position as a leading
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AKG C 3000B: LARGE-DIAPHRAGM CARDIOID MICROPHONE
Several years ago, when AKG unveiled its C 3000, it was nearly an instant success, providing decent performance at a price that is quite...
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A Couple of Audio Moments: FIDELITY ISN’T ALWAYS IN THE SPECS
How do you define audio fidelity? Is it the signal-to-noise ratio, the frequency response, the distortion? Is it the number of channels, bits or...
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ROY SEGAL RETIRES: HEAD OF FANTASY STUDIOS, SAUL ZAENTZ FILM CENTER
On February 8, after more than a half-century in professional audio, Roy Segal quietly stepped down as the head of Fantasy Studios and the...
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PHISHING At Home in Vermont
The Toy Specialists has been a Manhattan fixture for the past 15 years, supplying major studios in the area with the equipment that top-shelf...
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COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT: STEVEN GOLD
Steven Gold jumped into the music business early on, singing jingle dates with his two brothers while still attending grade school in the Bronx....
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Did You Hear That?
With so much attention paid to new recording systems these days, it's easy to forget that getting "your sound" is more than just what...
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Marshall Electronics MXL2001-P and MXL2003: STUDIO CONDENSER MICROPHONES
Perhaps best known as the distributors for Mogami cable, Marshall Electronics recently introduced two condenser microphones-the MXL2001-P and MXL2003.
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Douglas Spotted Eagle’s Native Restoration
Out on the beautiful, barren expanses of rural Utah, Douglas Spotted Eagle has been making a name for himself as a Native American flutist,...
Facilities
STUDIO SPOTLIGHT: MR. TOAD’S RECORDING
How can a former rehearsal space for garage, punk and noise pop bands survive amid the escalating rents of the IPO-fueled San Francisco business...
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Preps Pros for Sound Careers
Since its birth more than 100 years ago, the audio industry has always been a multifaceted field, serving diverse areas such as prerecorded music,...
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Small Things Come In Lossy Packages
It's no surprise to most of us that, by adopting digital acquisition, processing and distribution, we've settled for audio that is audibly degraded relative
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Liquid Audio’s Liquid System 5.0: TOOLS FOR ENCODING AND DISTRIBUTING AUDIO ONLINE
I was first introduced to the Liquid Music System (1.0) back in early '97 and was so impressed with the sound quality, features and...
Films-TV
SOUND FOR FILM: AN OPEN LETTER TO PICTURE AND SOUND EDITORS FROM A PRODUCTION MIXER
I'm currently mixing a new ABC dramatic series called Wonderland about Bellevue psychiatric hospital. As you can imagine, it's a madhouse. There's tons
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DUY DSPider: TDM PLUG-IN CREATOR SOFTWARE FOR THE MACINTOSH
Gates, compressors, delays, reverbs, EQs: We keep seeing the same TDM plug-ins over and over again. It's about time for something really different, something