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Soundtrack For A Century: SPANNING RECORDED MUSIC’S LEGACY
They say in the entertainment business that you're only as good as your last hit. But poised as we are at the end of...
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DAVID HEWITT ON CAPTURING NATALIE MERCHANT LIVE
When Natalie Merchant decided to end her 13-month Ophelia tour with a week on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theater, it seemed a good...
New Products
PLUG-INS AT AES: EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN
Last month, we presented some of the hot product hits from September's Audio Engineering Society Convention in New York. But with so many plug-in...
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TC Electronic Finalizer 96: IT’S NOT JUST FOR MASTERING
ombining a host of processing functions in a single-rackspace package, TC Electronic's Finalizer 96 has more to offer than any unit I have ever...
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December 1, 1999
December 1, 1999 Technology Spectral Design AudioCube3-II: Mastering and Audio Restoration Workstation MediaFORM CD-3706P: CD DUPLICATOR/PRINTER SYSTEM Avalon Design VT-747sp: STEREO OPTO-COMPRESSOR/PROGRAM EQUALIZER Speck...
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Chicago’s Alien Soundscapes
If the name Alien Soundscapes Incorporated conjures up some nightmare vision out cf The X-Files or the paintings of H.R. Geiger, rest assured the...
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Crane Song Trakker: ANALOG CLASS A COMPRESSOR/LIMITER
The Crane Song Trakker is a single-channel, all-Class-A analog compressor-limiter that uses all discrete components in the signal path. Housed in a single-rackspace
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FACILITY SPOTLIGHT: DAVE DOES IMAX: TORONTO STAGE POINTS TOWARD A BIG-SCREEN TOMORROW
It would not be completely off base to imagine a team of sled dogs trekking across Dome Audio Video & Effects. The two-story facility...
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RECORDIN’ “LA VIDA LOCA”: THE MAKING OF A HARD DISK HIT
Ricky Martin has been stopping traffic lately. Literally. Performances on the streets of New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and elsewhere, on the heels of
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Pendulum Audio OCL-2: OPTICAL COMPRESSOR
Why the world needs another optical compressor remained a mystery until I tried Pendulum Audio's OCL-2. I used the 2-channel OCL-2 as a vocal...
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Tom Dowd, Part 2: ON RECORDING OTIS, ARETHA, CLAPTON, THE ALLMANS AND ROD STEWART
Forget the introductory hoo-hah (see last issue). We continue our conversation with recording legend Tom Dowd.How did Otis Redding strike you?Oh, he was
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SCORING FOR THE BIGGEST SCREEN: STEVE WOOD CLIMBS “EVEREST” AND SWIMS TO THE BOTTOM OF “THE LIVING SEA”
The first time composer/engineer Steve Wood wrote for orchestra, he had to purchase a one-month pass to his chiropractor. No joke. His back went...
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ROCKING IN L.A. WITH 311
Time should not be a luxury in the recording process, yet so often it is. Sometimes time is short due to budget, and other...
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It’s a Large and Confusing World, After All: THOUGHTS ON DEALING WITH A GLOBAL INDUSTRY
No one speaks English, and everything's broken...- Tom Waits, "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)"There is not a more self-centered
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RODE NTV: TRUE CONDENSER VALVE MICROPHONE
RODE microphones, which are designed and manufactured in Australia and distributed in the United States by Event Electronics, have earned an honorable
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NEW STUDIO SPOTLIGHT: 48 WINDOWS OPENS IN SANTA MONICA
Promising a fresh perspective with a creative approach, 48 Windows officially opened its doors this summer with a gala celebration attended by several
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Apogee PSX-100: TWO CHANNEL 24-BIT/96KHZ CONVERTER
For more than a decade, Apogee Electronics has been a pioneer in digital audio technology, releasing numerous products such as state-of-the-art digital
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SAVAGE GARDEN FIND “AFFIRMATION” AT WALLY WORLD
Mixer Dave Way is standing in front of an SSL 9000E listening to the mix he finished the night before. Next to him, producer...
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Abyssinian Sons Studio: FILTER FINDS A HOME-AND STUDIO-IN CHICAGO
Tucked away in Chicago's arty Wicker Park area is Abyssinian Sons Studio, the creative launch pad for Filter's Richard Patrick. It's more than just...
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REGIONAL STUDIO SPOTLIGHT: GRAVITY STUDIOS: CHICAGO FACILITY BUILDS A B ROOM FOR ALT-ROCK CLIENTELE
The down-to-earth vibe and vintage gear at Gravity Studios in Chicago draw demo work from local alternative rockers such as Smashing Pumpkins. But how
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TOUR PROFILE: Catching “Up” with R.E.M.
It was the end of the world as we know it, according to the Aztec calendar, R.E.M. vocalist Michael Stipe announced. But Stipe and...
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Engineers Compare Notes on Monitoring for Surround
WITH THE SUCCESS OF HOME THEATER SYSTEMS AND DVD-VIDEO, AS WELL AS THE UPCOMING LAUNCH OF DVD-AUDIO, there's no doubt that surround sound is...
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Mixing the Money Channel: FOH ENGINEERS SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE ON VOCAL PROCESSING
In most live entertainment situations, and almost all of those that feature a singer, the FOH engineer's highest priority is the lead vocal mic....
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Classic Tracks: Rickie Lee Jones’ “Chuck E.’s In Love”
In the spring of 1979, Rickie Lee Jones' "Chuck E.'s in Love" appeared like an oasis in a desert of disco and arena rock....
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Marvin Etzioni: LOST IN THE MOMENT
Musician and songwriter Marvin Etzioni brings his passion for music and his own artistic sensibilities to all of his production work. As a result,...
Guides
MULTICHANNEL DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS: The Latest and Greatest Contenders
In the world of digital audio, keeping up with new technology is anything but easy. Unlike tube gear, the market for vintage workstations is...
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GETTING THE INSIDE DOPE FROM THE HOTTEST MIXERS IN MANHATTAN
Walking west on 54th Street in New York City, between Ninth and Tenth avenues, I see on the right the new Hit Factory while...
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Panasonic DA7: CREATING BIG SOUNDS WITH THIS COMPACT DIGITAL MIXER
Panasonic's DA7 digital mixer offers a great deal of functionality at an affordable price and in a small package. However, to achieve those qualities,
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THE WIDE-DISPERSION LISTENING SPACE: A NEW APPROACH TO CONTROL-ROOM DESIGN
Anyone who makes audio or music recordings will frequently ask themselves the question: "Does it sound good?" And if I'm about to spend my...
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Big News from the Big Apple: Product Hits of the 107th AES
The torrential rains that plagued the East Coast the week before AES disappeared just as suddenly and completely as the microphones, recorders and computers
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November 1, 1999
November 1, 1999 Technology Apogee PSX-100: TWO CHANNEL 24-BIT/96KHZ CONVERTER Crane Song Trakker: ANALOG CLASS A COMPRESSOR/LIMITER Pendulum Audio OCL-2: OPTICAL COMPRESSOR RODE NTV:...
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Cool Spins: The Mix Staff Picks Their Current Favorites
Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer (World Circuit/Nonesuch); Eliades Ochoa: Sublime Ilusion (Higher Octave)Given the incredible success of
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Memorandum: The Studio Is Dead, Long Live the Studio!
I went to the opening of a new studio the other day. It doesn't matter which city. The catering was laid out nicely, and...
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THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE NEW BUSINESS
In recent years the number of pro audio recording formats has mushroomed; the alphabet soup of acronyms now includes DASH, PD, ADAT, DA-88, PCM,...
Live Sound
TravelWise: IN-FLIGHT AUDIO PROGRAMS
ANYONE WHO HAS EVER BEEN BORED SILLY ON A long flight has probably at some point checked out the in-flight audio channels, which usually...
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Biograph: MACK EMERMAN
In 1958, when Mack Emerman founded Criteria Recording Studios, it was the city's first real recording studio. Emerman, who turns 75 this year, was...
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Summit Audio MPE-200: ELEMENT 78 SERIES MIC PREAMP/EQUALIZER
In the periodic table, element 78 is platinum, and Element 78 is also the name of the new series of digitally controlled analog processors...
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Galaxy Studios, Belgium: Low Noise, High Profile
Galaxy Studios is set on a quiet lane in Mol, in Flanders in north-central Belgium. Not much happens in this bucolic suburban town. That...
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NEW YORK BUSINESS
Every picture tells a story, and paging through the Mix Master Directory under the New York headings provides an interesting snapshot of the New...
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Sound for Fosse and Annie Get Your Gun
Because so many in our little industry gather in the Big Apple for the October AES convention, I decided it would be appropriate to...
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THE EDUCATION OF CHE GUEVARA
It's been quite a last couple of years for the young New York-based producer/songwriter/musician/remixer/programmer who goes by the colorful moniker Che
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Tom Dowd: LOOK AT A BRILLIANT CAREER, PART 1
In the hype-filled world of the music industry, where words like "legend" and "masterpiece" have been cheapened by overuse, Tom Dowd truly is a...