Robair Report | Working With Limitations
After a recent lecture about DAWs, one of my students asked me which audio recording program I used back in the ’70s. The wide-eyed...
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After a recent lecture about DAWs, one of my students asked me which audio recording program I used back in the ’70s. The wide-eyed...
I often have students, colleagues and Facebook friends ask, “What is the best mic, speaker, headphones, interface, etc., I can buy?” Since my job...
As we head off to another NAB, we find that media production in general is experiencing a tremendous amount of fragmentation—a trend that is...
After 30-plus years in the business, I’ve caught the studio bug again. I’ve been building a small mix room for four months now and...
The National Association of Music Merchants produces two shows annually—the NAMM Show in Anaheim and Summer NAMM in Nashville. This month, the NAMM Show...
In my October column (“The Score: Consumers 10, Pros 0”), I talked about how manufacturers like Apple were reaching for the golden “consumer” ring...
One of my rules when writing a product review is to never ask the price until the end. I’ll do everything I can to...
I was lucky enough to have not one but two mentors. These incredible women taught me not only the logistics of my job and...
Of all the great gear we use to record and play back sound, the only non-audio product in the signal chain is the personal...
While I’ve always tried to center my career goals around creating music, it hasn’t always worked out that way. Fifteen years ago, the titles...
At Ardent Studios, our job is to create entertainment—any way possible. While we are rooted in the foundations of rock ’n’ roll from our...
I remember the first audiophile playback system I ever heard. It was in a high-end Los Angeles home in the ’70s, long before I...
SPARS has embarked upon a quest to seek out recording studios that have not only survived but are thriving today, in an effort similar...
Modern culture is all about connections: social, wired and wireless. Social networking has changed the way we interact with our friends, family and even...
As I was learning the craft of engineering, I was fortunate enough to assist some of the best ears in the business, which gave...