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By Mark R. Smith ⋅ Published: 09/01/1999

Many people would say Carlos Chafin is one of the more affable people in the audio business. But don't take his easygoing nature to...

By Gregory A. DeTogne ⋅ Published: 09/01/1999

Jewel's story is one of perseverance. The press has filled volumes with her rags-to-riches saga; so, many of us know by now that she...

By Bil VornDick ⋅ Published: 09/01/1999

Back in the spring of 1983, the great banjo player Bela Fleck and I teamed up for the first time to record his album...

By Tom Kenny and Chris Michie ⋅ Published: 09/01/1999

No doubt, there will be purists who scream, "Sacrilege!" And debates will rage about the simple-yet-detailed beauty of the original mono mixes. But The

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 08/01/1999

Forget about convention. The Plant Recording Studios in Sausalito, Calif., has never been about convention. Over the past 27 years, an indefinable vibe

By Randy Alberts ⋅ Published: 08/01/1999

A record-breaking rookie draft of no less than 90 new power-sluggers have made it to the "Show" since Winter NAMM 1998, the cutoff point...

By Randy Alberts ⋅ Published: 08/01/1999

The situation is no different for digital audio artisans. We spoke with a number of digital creators-ranging from an experimental choral sound artist

By Rick Clark ⋅ Published: 08/01/1999

Williamson County, immediately south of Nashville, is the fastest growing and most affluent county in Tennessee. It's a place where commercial and residential

By Paul D. Lehrman ⋅ Published: 08/01/1999

First of all, don't worry about the sunscreen. For the next four years, where you're going to be spending all your time, you're not...

By Tom Kenny ⋅ Published: 08/01/1999

Comedy, to quote Woody Allen, is timing and delivery-a pregnant pause that lends anticipation, an infectious giggle to lighten the double entendre or

By David John Farinella ⋅ Published: 08/01/1999

As the information superhighway fulfills its promise of speeding sound effects to us at a moment's notice, it's sometimes hard to believe that there...

By Philip De Lancie ⋅ Published: 08/01/1999

Most media coverage of the Internet and its Intranet offspring has focused to date on applications involving consumers or corporate users. But the client/server

By Chris Michie ⋅ Published: 08/01/1999

As a broad generalization, it can be said that most sound mixers get their start in live sound by one of three routes: with...

By Eric Rudolph ⋅ Published: 08/01/1999

One of the beauties of the academic world is that research in one area often has cross-disciplinary benefits in another. Mechanical engineering breakthroughs

By Larry The O ⋅ Published: 08/01/1999

Over the past two years BIAS Peak from Berkeley Integrated Audio Software (www.bias-inc.com) has emerged as a popular 2-track editor for the Macintosh.

By Stephen Webber ⋅ Published: 08/01/1999

A recording school graduate journeyed to a multiroom facility in a major market. He sought out the studio manager and said earnestly, "I have...

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

Fullersound was founded in Miami in 1986 by Michael Fuller, and in a few short years established itself as South Florida's leading mastering facility.

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

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

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

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

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

Tom Burdett will leave the light on for you at Motel 6. But for those in the music business who need a slightly higher...

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

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

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

Founded in 1996 by veteran mastering engineer Eddy Schreyer, Oasis Mastering has quickly become known as one of the best in the business, amassing...

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

The Internet has become integral to audio in more ways than can be counted, and now another aspect has been added to the list....

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

Absolute Audio was founded in 1991 by brothers Jim and Tom Brick, who have spent their entire adult lives in the professional audio industry....

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

Georgetown Masters has truly attained legendary status within professional audio's mastering community. Since its founding in 1985, company president

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

Powers House of Sound, which opened in 1997, is the product of Herb Powers' three decades of experience in mastering, including stints as an...

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

Celebrating its 15th anniversary next year, Northeastern Digital Recording (NDR) has maintained a unique status in both the pro audio and music industries,

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

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...

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

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...

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

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...

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

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...