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Long Live the Long Ball
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...
ROCKING WITH THE REMIXERS, CAPTURING THE CHOIR
The situation is no different for digital audio artisans. We spoke with a number of digital creators-ranging from an experimental choral sound artist
Soundscape Mixtreme: MULTICHANNEL PCI AUDIO CARD
Lately, a lot of cost-crashing PC audio hardware and software releases have emerged, not the least of which is Soundscape's $549 Mixtreme PCI card....
KIDS ON STAGE: A TENNESSEE MIRACLE
Williamson County, immediately south of Nashville, is the fastest growing and most affluent county in Tennessee. It's a place where commercial and residential
Making the Most of Audio 101: AN ADDRESS TO THE INCOMING CLASS OF 2003
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...
Leslie Ann Jones: DOING IT ALL
A master of the art in the classic sense, Leslie Ann Jones is, first and foremost, a truly musical engineer. Highly respected by her...
Oh, Behave!: Shagadelic Sound for the Austin Powers Sequel
Comedy, to quote Woody Allen, is timing and delivery-a pregnant pause that lends anticipation, an infectious giggle to lighten the double entendre or
WHAT’S NEW IN SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARIES
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...
Browsing With mSoft: ServerSound Brings Intranets to Audio Production
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
HHB Circle 5A: POWERED NEAR-FIELD STUDIO MONITORS
Poised to conquer another realm of studio products, HHB Professional has entered into the close-field monitor race. Currently HHB offers two two-way systems-the
Club Sound 101: A PRIMER FOR SOUND MIXERS WHO SKIPPED A GRADE
As a broad generalization, it can be said that most sound mixers get their start in live sound by one of three routes: with...
SOUNDS IN SPACE, SPACE FOR SOUNDS: DIALOG MEETS MATH AT M.I.T.
One of the beauties of the academic world is that research in one area often has cross-disciplinary benefits in another. Mechanical engineering breakthroughs
BIAS Peak 2.0: DIGITAL 2-TRACK AUDIO EDITING SOFTWARE
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.
Zen and the Art of the First Gig: A Little Advice for Those Caught Between School and a Workplace
A recording school graduate journeyed to a multiroom facility in a major market. He sought out the studio manager and said earnestly, "I have...
High-End Studio Monitor Shootout: ATC SCM-300A AND DUNLAVY SC-V
For some years, Millennia Media's remote recordings were edited in the corner of a small room, on smallish monitors. Before long, with annual schedules
August 1, 1999
August 1, 1999 Technology Browsing With mSoft: ServerSound Brings Intranets to Audio Production HHB Circle 5A: POWERED NEAR-FIELD STUDIO MONITORS Soundscape Mixtreme: MULTICHANNEL PCI...
Fullersound
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.
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
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
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...
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
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
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...
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...
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....
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....
Georgetown Masters
Georgetown Masters has truly attained legendary status within professional audio's mastering community. Since its founding in 1985, company president
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,
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...
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,
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...