Summer NAMM ’99
When the massive heat wave swept over the U.S. this summer, we at the Mix offices in foggy San Francisco didn't know what all...
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When the massive heat wave swept over the U.S. this summer, we at the Mix offices in foggy San Francisco didn't know what all...
Nearly 50 new large-diaphragm condenser mics have been released during the past 18 months. One microphone can re-create any polar pattern or mic angle,
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....
As a broad generalization, it can be said that most sound mixers get their start in live sound by one of three routes: with...
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
A master of the art in the classic sense, Leslie Ann Jones is, first and foremost, a truly musical engineer. Highly respected by her...
Comedy, to quote Woody Allen, is timing and delivery-a pregnant pause that lends anticipation, an infectious giggle to lighten the double entendre or
A recording school graduate journeyed to a multiroom facility in a major market. He sought out the studio manager and said earnestly, "I have...
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
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
The situation is no different for digital audio artisans. We spoke with a number of digital creators-ranging from an experimental choral sound artist
Founded in 1996 by veteran mastering engineer Eddy Schreyer, Oasis Mastering has quickly become known as one of the best in the business, amassing...
Alesis has successfully made its mark in signal processors, drum machines, sequencers, synthesizers, tape recorders (and what a mark that is) and studio
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...
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...
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...
From a distance, the trajectory of Steve Earle's career follows a perverse but unbreakable logic: Everywhere he should have zigged, he zagged. Every time
The term "alternative" has gone beyond buzz word, sort of the way that "digital" did. "Alternative music" is about the vaguest term in use...
Many regular Mix readers are already somewhat familiar with the digital console market. This relatively new but fast-growing segment of the audio industry
I ran into my buddy Grumpmeier at the local Electronics Land the other day, as I was mulling over a new microwave with more...
Digidesign's Pro Tools|24 MIX has arrived, and it will knock your socks off. This newest incarnation of the ever-popular Pro Tools system features a...
Absolute Audio was founded in 1991 by brothers Jim and Tom Brick, who have spent their entire adult lives in the professional audio industry....
Sitting in his living room sipping a glass of wine, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' new album, Californication , blasting in the background, drummer...
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
There are lots of equalizers on the market. So, does the world really need another EQ? Having heard Manley Labs' Massive Passive, I can...
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....
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
March 26, 1999, marked the thirtieth anniversary of the first concert by the legendary Allman Brothers Band. The date fell, fittingly enough, during what
By nature, "musicians" and "organization" do not go hand in hand. But once a musician branches out and becomes either a producer or studio...
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...
Alesis is no stranger to breakthrough technologies. Its 1991 debut of the ADAT digital multitrack sparked a revolution that continues to this day. And
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
Since the dawn of magnets, engineers and musicians alike have searched for warm-sounding, durable and affordable microphone technologies. Well, search
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.
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 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 is part of the technologically and creatively diverse entity of Sony Music Studios-Santa Monica. The facility is as aesthetically
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...
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,...
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...
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...