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Tech: New Products, August 2011
Following the release of its Vintage 47 and Vintage 67 inspired by classic Neumann originals, JZ Microphones now offers a version of the legendary...
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Live Gear
FixIt: Luke Bryan Monitor Engineer Ed Janiszewski
I have one musician who requests changes more frequently than the rest of the band. In the past, it meant flipping to his mix...
Live Sound
All Access: Florence and the Machine
Florence Welch is having a good run, basking in the critically acclaimed success of her debut, Lungs. As for “The Machine,” it can be...
Live Sound
Iron & Wine Tour Profile
When Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam put together a big band for their current tour, he needed someone to mix the new arrangements. As...
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Orbit Audio
Orbit Audio (Seattle) recently had an acoustic (by Guy Staley) and aesthetic makeover, as well as installed an SSL 4056 G Series with Ultimation....
Music Production
Smashing Pumpkins in Pre-Production
Smashing Pumpkins hit Coldwater Studio (Beverly Hills) for pre-production for their upcoming album, Oceania.
Live Gear
Acentech Spruces Up Venue
The Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, a 420-seat, 13,000-square-foot performance hall in Stowe, Vt., hosts a variety of music, dance and theater performances, as...
Live Sound
Al-Tee, Jay Sean on the Yamaha Train
Currently out with Jay Sean, FOH engineer Al-Tee is mixing on a Yamaha PM5D, noting that it’s a board he can easily find no...
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KickDrums on Their Own
Producers Alex Fitts and Matt Penttila, under the nom de plume KickDrums, had to turn the mirror back on themselves. The same critical eye...
Live Gear
Metric Halo to the Theater
Paul Kavicky, owner/operator of Pater Street Audio Company (Columbus, Ohio), is working the FOH position for Threesixty Theater’s production of Peter Pan, which will...
Live Gear
InfoComm 2011 Show Report
InfoComm (June 11-17, Orlando) has grown into a pretty healthy trade show, with an increased audio presence that has made it the leading U.S....
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Martin Rushent, 1949-2011
British record producer Martin Rushent died on June 4 at his home in Berkshire, England. His first experience in a recording studio was at...
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OCA Alliance Announced
To secure the standardization of the Open Control Architecture (OCA), the Alliance (PreSonus Audio Electronics, Bosch Communications Systems, d&b audiotechnik, Duran Audio, Loud Technologies,...
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Future Sonics, Monster and Sennheiser In-Ear Monitors Review
CHECKING YOUR MIX ON IN-EAR MONITORS
2011
Focusrite Scarlett 18i6 USB Interface Review
AFFORDABLE I/O BOXES OFFER 64-BIT OPERATION, VIRTUAL MIXER AND PLUG-INS
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Editor’s Note: Where Have All the “Good” Hackers Gone
Okay, so maybe “good” isn’t the right word. Probably not “noble” or “moral,” either. But at least back in the early ’80s, when the...
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‘I Love Tom T. Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow’
REMAKE OF CLASSIC FAMILY ALBUM BRINGS OUT NASHVILLE'S FINEST
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On the Cover: Blade Studios
The week that we telephoned Blade Studios (Shreveport, La.), co-owner/producer/drummer Brady Blade and chief engineer Chris Bell were in Studio A with videogame developers...
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Preserving Culture at WAM
Non-profit Women’s Audio Mission (WAM) recorded a trio of master Mongolian musicians, with funding from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts. WAM founder and...
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Vanessa Carlton’s ‘Rabbits on the Run’
Singer/songwriter/pianist Vanessa Carlton’s fourth studio album, Rabbits on the Run (Razor & Tie), marks her first collaboration with UK-based producer Steve Osborne. “After my...
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Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphones Roundup
FEATURES FOR A BEVY OF APPLICATIONS AND BUDGETS
Microphones
Blue Microphones enCORE 100, enCORE 200 Microphones Review
LIVE VOCAL MICS ADD ARTICULATION AND WARMTH
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Producers & Engineers Wing Visits Capitol Hill on July 26
On Tuesday, July 26, the Recording Academy and its Producers & Engineers Wing brought music producers together with Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill for...
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Beacham Theater Installs Powersoft Amplifiers To Power EAW System
Powersoft amplifiers, offering high efficiency and green design, were recently installed at the newly renovated Beacham Theater to power the EAW KF740 house P.A....
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Thomas Dybdahl ‘Songs’ (Strange Cargo/Decca)
Norwegian singer and songwriter Thomas Dybdahl has a voice so sweet it almost hurts. On his latest release, Songs, his expressive, intimate vocal is...
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Alan Parsons Trains 16 Attendees at Master Class in Los Angeles
On July 22-23, 2011, 16 attendees gathered at the prestigious Village Studios in Los Angeles for Alan Parsons’ Master Class Training Session. The two-day...
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QSC Q-Sys System Platform Installed in MacArthur Center Mall
MacArthur Center Mall, a modern, upscale 1.1 million-square-foot shopping center in the downtown Hampton Roads area of Norfolk, Va., recently completed an audio system...
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Vintage King Audio, Infrasonic Sound To Open Audio Facility in Los Angeles
Vintage King Audio, a leading dealer of high-end new and vintage recording equipment, announces that it has selected Sound and Structure (SaS)—a company based...
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Southard Audio Employs Turbosound Loudspeakers for Snoop Dogg Concert
Southard Audio in Mount Crawford, Va., is a regional sound company that, during its 30-plus years in business, has made the move from local...
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SM Pro Audio Introduces VU800 Passive Meter Bridge
SM Pro Audio presents the VU800 Passive Meter Bridge ($350 estimated street price), the next-generation version of the company’s VU8, for use in broadcast,...
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Rickey Medlocke Designs Project Studio with Help From Auralex Acoustics
Rickey Medlocke recently converted the guesthouse on his property into a personal studio. Photo: Stacy Michelle Plunk Rickey Medlocke, guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd since...
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AES Announces Live Sound Events for 131st Convention
Live Sound Co-Chair Henry Cohen Leading RF expert Henry Cohen and top front-of-house engineer Mac Kerr have returned as Live Sound Co-Chairs for the...
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Re-Recording Mixer Michael Keller Returns to Todd-AO
Re-Recording Mixer Michael Keller Re-Recording Mixer Michael Keller (pictured) has returned to leading independent sound company Todd-AO in Hollywood, Calif., and will team with...
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MOTU Introduces MicroBook USB Audio Interface
MOTU MicroBook front panel MOTU’s MicroBook ($269) is a compact USB bus-powered audio interface for laptop and desktop computers (Mac/Win) offering four balanced inputs...
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Full Sail University Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony
On Friday, July 22, 2011, Full Sail University in Winter Park, Fla., held a groundbreaking event to celebrate the start of construction on the...
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AES 131st Convention Broadcast, Streaming Sessions
AES 131st Convention Broadcast & Streaming Events Chair David Bialik 131st AES Convention Chair Jim Anderson reports that Broadcast & Streaming Sessions Chair, David...