NAB 2000: Audio in the Age of Media Convergence
From April 8-13, a record-setting 113,000 attendees packed into Las Vegas for NAB2000, appropriately subtitled "The Convergence Marketplace." What a convergence
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From April 8-13, a record-setting 113,000 attendees packed into Las Vegas for NAB2000, appropriately subtitled "The Convergence Marketplace." What a convergence
Long established as a supplier of cutting-edge sound reinforcement systems, Meyer Sound has also made a significant impact in the realm of studio monitors.
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The 20th annual National Systems Contractors Association's annual Conference and Expo, held April 26 to May 1 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, attracted
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This gem of a reissue by Los Zafiros (The Sapphires) truly shines. Comprising 17 songs cut from 1963 to '67, Bossa Cubana just percolates...
MARK SNOW "THE X-FILES" COMPOSER BRINGS CINEMATIC EMOTION TO THE SMALL SCREEN The truth is out there, as The X-Files catchphrase goes. But for...
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Everybody has a Web site- companies, organizations, freelance engineers and, yes, recording studios. But it seems the conventional Web site is evolving
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