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Oceanview Mastering
Oceanview Mastering was born ten years ago, but that provides few clues to the depth of professional experience that resides within this two-suite facility
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Masterfonics
Masterfonics, a well-known recording studio, started as one of the most well-known and well-regarded mastering facilities in the world over the past two-and-a-half
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HOTELS WITH STUDIOS
Tom Burdett will leave the light on for you at Motel 6. But for those in the music business who need a slightly higher...
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Capitol Mastering
Capitol Mastering shares the 40-plus-year heritage of one of the most American of pro audio success stories: Capitol Records. The Capitol complex opened
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Sony Music Mastering
Sony Music Mastering is part of the technologically and creatively diverse entity of Sony Music Studios-Santa Monica. The facility is as aesthetically
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Sony Mastering
Sony Mastering, one of the departments that make up the comprehensive but user-friendly Sony Music Studios in New York, is integral to the complete...
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Oasis Mastering
Founded in 1996 by veteran mastering engineer Eddy Schreyer, Oasis Mastering has quickly become known as one of the best in the business, amassing...
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MEMORANDUM: THE INFOTAINMENT HIGHWAY
The Internet has become integral to audio in more ways than can be counted, and now another aspect has been added to the list....
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Absolute Audio Inc.
Absolute Audio was founded in 1991 by brothers Jim and Tom Brick, who have spent their entire adult lives in the professional audio industry....
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Georgetown Masters
Georgetown Masters has truly attained legendary status within professional audio's mastering community. Since its founding in 1985, company president
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STUDIO SIDE VENTURES: FACILITY OWNER’S LOOK BEYOND AUDIO
Recording studios have a long tradition of opening new audio-related ventures such as record labels, music publishing companies and, in recent years,
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Powers House of Sound
Powers House of Sound, which opened in 1997, is the product of Herb Powers' three decades of experience in mastering, including stints as an...
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Northeastern Digital Recording
Celebrating its 15th anniversary next year, Northeastern Digital Recording (NDR) has maintained a unique status in both the pro audio and music industries,
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Music Annex Mastering
Music Annex Mastering is part of one of the Bay Area's most venerable professional audio institutions. Over the past 26 years, Music Annex has...
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The Kitchen Mastering
The Kitchen Mastering is thriving in one of the country's most eclectic music centers. Located near Chapel Hill, N.C., which gave the music world...
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Future Disc Systems
With seven mastering, cutting and production suites, Future Disc Systems is one of the largest mastering facilities in the U.S. Founded in 1981, the...
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Biograph: Jeff Greenberg Revives Classic L.A. Facility
You want to know just how plugged-in Jeff Greenberg is? This descendant of an L.A. family with a long retail and banking tradition (his...
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Bernie Grundman Mastering
Bernie Grundman-the engineer and the facility-has been synonymous with quality mastering for more than 30 years. Avuncular and quietly authoritative about
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MasterMix/MasterVision
MasterMix opened its doors just off Nashville's Music Row in 1983. Last year, after mastering hundreds of Gold and Platinum records for a wide...
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GEARING UP FOR A MULTIFORMAT FUTURE
Long regarded as the most mysterious and elite of professional audio's arts, mastering is in the midst of massive change on several fronts. In...
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SOUND KITCHEN: Watching the Dough Rise
For the past two years the Nashville-area studio market has been characterized by consolidation and contraction, which makes Sound Kitchen a rare success
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ALTERNATE ALTERNATIVES FOR MUSIC DISTRIBUTION
The term "alternative" has gone beyond buzz word, sort of the way that "digital" did. "Alternative music" is about the vaguest term in use...
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Hard Knock Life: Jay-Z and DMX Energize the Stage
Riding high on Jay-Z's Grammy, and back-to-back Number One albums from DMX, the 1999 Hard Knock Life tour is bringing rock 'n' roll production...
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THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS: STILL COOKIN’
Sitting in his living room sipping a glass of wine, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' new album, Californication , blasting in the background, drummer...
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BitHeadz Unity DS-1: SOFTWARE-BASED SAMPLER/SYNTH
There's no better illustration of the past, present and future of synthesis than the comparison of two booths spotted at the last Winter NAMM...
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“IRVING BERLIN IN HOLLYWOOD”: REVISITING THE COMPOSER’S MOVIE CLASSICS
Among the most inspired and significant bodies of work that the reissue geniuses at Rhino Records have undertaken is the Rhino Movie Music/Turner Classic
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Mackie Real Time OS Version 2.0: SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR THE DIGITAL 8*BUS CONSOLE
Mackie Designs has been shipping hundreds of its $9,995 Digital 8*Bus (D8B) Consoles for more than a year. Now the Mackie D8B has a...
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Alesis MasterLink ML-9600: 24-bit/96kHz Hard Disk/CD-R Mastering Recorder
Alesis is no stranger to breakthrough technologies. Its 1991 debut of the ADAT digital multitrack sparked a revolution that continues to this day. And
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Manley Labs Massive Passive: STEREO TUBE EQUALIZER
There are lots of equalizers on the market. So, does the world really need another EQ? Having heard Manley Labs' Massive Passive, I can...
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FACILITY SPOTLIGHT: NASHVILLE’S WOODLAND STUDIOS: SURVIVING THE STORM
April 16, 1998, is a day etched into the memories of everyone in Nashville. It was the day that a mile-wide tornado roared over...
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Byron Gallimore: HIT COUNTRY
There's a theme found in many popular self-help books that goes along the lines of "if you want to be truly happy and prosperous,...
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Perils of the Free Market: GRUMPMEIER GOES LOOKING FOR A BARGAIN
I ran into my buddy Grumpmeier at the local Electronics Land the other day, as I was mulling over a new microwave with more...
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From Retro to Destructo
Radical recording. Hmm-what do you mean by that?" That's the response I got from various engineers when I broached the subject of this article....
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FACILITY SPOTLIGHT: LOWER EAST SIDE
The audio post industry is booming right now. Three-room facilities are adding more suites. One-room shops have too much work and are adding pre-production
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BATTLE OF THE TRAILERS
Conventional mixing wisdom states that throwing a bird call in the left surround channel is bound to pull an audience's attention away from the...
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AKG C 4000B: MULTIPATTERN CONDENSER MICROPHONE
Since the dawn of magnets, engineers and musicians alike have searched for warm-sounding, durable and affordable microphone technologies. Well, search
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Digital Consoles: NEWS IN THE MUSIC RECORDING AND POST-PRODUCTION MARKETS
Many regular Mix readers are already somewhat familiar with the digital console market. This relatively new but fast-growing segment of the audio industry
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Yamaha 02R Version 2: SHORTCUTS FOR FAST AND FURIOUS MIXDOWNS
Of all the hundreds of audio products I've had the pleasure to review and use over the years, none has excited me as much...
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HARRISON MEETS SHOWCO: WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Though development of the Showconsole was initially driven by a very small group within Showco ("Only the president, the owners and myself knew about
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The George Strait Country Music Festival: Multi-Act Debut For Showco’s Analog/Digital Showconsole
In 1998, close to 1 million fans flocked to see the George Strait Country Music Festival, a one-day, seven-act show staged in 18 football...
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Power Technology DSP*FX Virtual Pack: SIGNAL PROCESSING PLUG-INS FOR DIRECTX
Although it's true that there's no such thing as a free lunch, the DSP*FX Virtual Pack from Power Technology provides a hearty smorgasbord of...
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IN “PRAISE” OF JAZZ GREAT ROY HAYNES
Roy Haynes is a something of an under-appreciated gem amid the treasure trove of America's great jazz veterans. The 73-year-old drummer is not particularly