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TEC AWARDS SITE CHOSEN
The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio recently announced that the 18th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards will be held Sunday, October
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KARL BISCHOF, 1940-2001
Karl Bischof, VP and technical director at Bernie Grundman Mastering, died on November 17, 2001, after a long battle with cancer. Bischof's first pro
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SADiE: 10 YEARS OF iNNOVATiVE DESiGN
It's been 10 years since SADiE (Nashville) released its first digital audio editing system, the Studio Audio Disc Editor, which is where the company...
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MUSIKMESSE 2002
Musikmesse/Pro Light and Sound 2002 returns to Frankfurt from March 13-17, 2002. Featuring more than 1,500 exhibitors showing the latest in musical instruments,
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AL AND DEE DEE: PARLEZ VOUS FRANAIS?
Legendary engineer/mixer Al Schmitt recently traveled to Paris to record the new album for noted jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater on the AMS Neve...
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A REVAMPED MUSICTECH COLLEGE
The $3.6 million renovation and build-out of the new Musictech College of Music and Recording Arts in Saint Paul, Minn., officially opened on January
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MACKIE TEAMS UP WITH UNIVERSAL AUDIO
Mackie Designs (Woodinville, Wash.) and Universal Audio (Santa Cruz, Calif.) have entered into a partnership in which Mackie will market and distribute
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Brian Gardner
Just how long is Brian Gardner's discography? Well, pulling up his allmusic.com page results in a list of over 750 credits. It was hip...
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Cherokee Studios
West Hollywood's five-room Cherokee Studios has a rich 30-year history, a thriving present and a promising future. Its owners, three musician/engineer/producers
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Solid State Logic XL 9000 K Series
The next generation of analog consoles from Solid State Logic has arrived: the XL 9000 K Series. At four private showings last month in...
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IN THE STUDIO AND ON THE ROAD WITH Blues Traveler
Rules, as they say, are rules. During the recording sessions for Blues Traveler's seventh release, Bridge, engineer Trina Shoemaker was the one making
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SUZANNE VEGA
Singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega is best known for her social commentary in the hit bittersweet, poetic lyrics in Marlene on the Wall, and the offbeat...
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The Trojan KiloHorse
Old news: 192 kHz is here. Actually, there's nothing new about 192kHz recording; I made my first 192kHz recording four years ago, using a...
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BE PREPARED! ROAD ESSENTIALS FOR YOUR GIG BAG
I'm always fascinated by the labor-saving and problem-solving devices each engineer chooses to bring in their personal kit, and I often borrow ideas and
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Field Test: Midas XL-42
Over its 30-year history, Midas has produced several live sound consoles, and many of the world's top sound engineers swear by the sonic excellence...
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Field Test: Bag End TA-6000
Bag End has earned its reputation as a manufacturer of compact loudspeaker enclosures featuring accurate sound reproduction. The company offers a wide
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I Ought to Have My Head Examined
Note to readers: An active discussion on this topic, which includes information about the musicians' earplugs I mention in the article, is underway in
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Digidesign Soft SampleCell
SampleCell has been a mainstay of Mac-based musicians and sound designers for a number of years. The software integrates perfectly with any sequencer
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TOOL
If there's any act within the current strata of hard rock bands that no one has the guts or ability to rip off, it...
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That Travelin’ Sound
Formed in 1986 in New Jersey, Blues Traveler, led by harmonica wizard John Popper, quickly took New York City clubs by storm and landed...
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Great River MP-2NV
Most electronic designers strive to create the most accurate and transparent circuitry possible. In a way, digitized audio is the result of such pursuits,
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Beware the Odds of March
Next month is the two-year anniversary of Tech's Files and, if much of your reading happens (like mine does) in the porcelain office, both...
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24/96: The New Standard in DAWs
Once upon a time, grunge was cool, the Berlin Wall came down, and 20-bit/48kHz recording was considered over the top. It wasn't long ago...
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THE MUSIC EDIT
Mozart's music is central to the drama of Amadeus manifesting itself as a key character, both onscreen and off-screen and it was treated as...
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IK Multimedia T-Racks 24
IK Multimedia's T-Racks stand-alone mastering software for PC and Mac is now available in a 24-bit version. The suite consists of a 6-band stereo...
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March 1, 2002
March 1, 2002 Features 24/96: The New Standard in DAWs Winter NAMM’s Product Hits IN THE STUDIO AND ON THE ROAD WITH Blues Traveler...
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T Bone Burnett, Al Schmitt Take Home a Grammy
At the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 27, 2002, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, T Bone Burnett and Al Schmitt...
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49th Golden Reel Awards Nominees Announced
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE; www.mpse.org) will hold the 49th Annual Golden Reel Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in sound and music
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DVD Entertainment 2002 Conference Set for August
The annual DVD Entertainment 2002 Conference & Technology Showcase, produced by the International Recording Media Association (IRMA) and United Entertainment
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New Hires at HSR Studios Open Rebuilt Rooms
Veteran mixers Glenn Navia, Henri Perotti and Bill Smith and music director Andrew Knox have joined New York City-based HSR Studios. HSR Studios serves
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T Bone Burnett, Al Schmitt Take Home Grammies
At the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 27, 2002, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, T Bone Burnett and Al Schmitt...
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Internet Music Piracy Gets Into Swing
GENEVA (Reuters) -- A ground-breaking international pact to protect musicians and the multi-billion dollar recording industry from Internet piracy will
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“Film Editing” Book Now Available
Manchester University Press has published Don Fairservice's Film Editing: History, Theory and Practice: Looking at the Invisibile. Fairservice is an award-winning
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Roger Waters Taps Mackie D8B
Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters has come up with a new idea for location recording and songwriting. With a little help from his...
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Phil Ramone To Be Presented Lifetime Achievement Award
Legendary producer Phil Ramone will be honored for his contributions to the music industry on February 28, 2002 (the night after the 44th Annual...
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Judge Hands Napster Small Win in Copyright Lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- A federal judge handed Napster a small victory on Friday, giving the once high-flying song swap service time to gather...
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Mackie D8B Mixer Used at Winter Olympics
Ed Greene, an industry veteran whose experience includes the Oscar, Grammy and Emmy Awards, was the engineer responsible for providing the audio feed
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New U.S. Audient Distributor
Audient announced the appointment of ATI Group Distribution (Jessup, Md.) to handle the U.S. sales and marketing responsibilities for Audient's mixing
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Erik Papp Named New President of Summit Audio
Summit Audio (Anaheim, Calif.), manufacturer of tube-based audio processors, has appointed Erik Papp as its new president Papp had his first experience
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Kirkegaard Associates Commissioned by Atlanta Symphony Center
The Board of Directors of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has hired Chicago-based Kirkegaard Associates as the acoustics consultants for the new Atlanta
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SuperBowl Half-Time Mixed by Euphonix, Westwood One Mobile Truck
Although football is the star of the day, SuperBowl Sunday is known equally for its surprising TV commercials and lavish pre-game and half-time musical
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JBL Awards Mark Gander, Announces New Hire
Mark Gander, VP of marketing for JBL, was awarded the JBL Professional (Northridge, Calif.) "Golden Speaker Award" for his 25 years of dedication to...