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Appelbaum Says Yes to Sennheiser
Los Angeles-based mastering engineer Maor Appelbaum recently put the finishing touches to Heaven & Earth, the latest album from prog rockers Yes, with a...
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Sennheiser, Full Compass Sponsor Event
Sennheiser and Full Compass Systems are co-sponsoring a special audio recording clinic with Grammy-winning sound engineer Leslie Ann Jones and Wolfgang Fraissinet, president of...
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Morrissey Tracks Peace With Lynx
Joe Chiccarelli used Aurora 16VT converters from Lynx Studio Technology while tracking Morrissey’s latest album, World Peace is None of Your Business, in France.
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Chairworks Adds A&H Room
The Chairworks Studios, located in the north of England, has opened a new studio, the Vegas Rooms, with Allen & Heath’s GS-R24 studio console...
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Mates Sums with SSL Matrix
Mixer, engineer and producer Ethan Mates has outfitted his newly relocated, purpose-built private studio with an SSL Matrix.
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PAR’s Long To Stream Choir Session
MXL Microphones, Marshall Electronics and StreamVu have partnered with The Choir, a Grammy-nominated band based in Nashville, and Engineer/Producer and PAR Senior Contributor Russ...
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CAD Audio Adds to Music Education
To help further the musical education program, CAD Audio recently donated a number of MH510 studio headphones to students at one of Aaron O’Keefe’s...
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DPA Gets Into Scarlett’s T-Shirt
DPA’s d:screet microphone lived up to its name on the set of director Luc Besson’s new film, Lucy, discreetly hiding inside Scarlett Johansson's t-shirt.
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Zimmer Records Bonham for Spitfire
Spitfire Audio has released HZ02 - Hans Zimmer Percussion Los Angeles, the composer’s second cinematic percussion collection for Native Instruments’ Kontakt, which features drummer...
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Ruddick Revamps Rig with 633
When Sound Devices introduced its six-input, 10-track 633, documentary sound mixer, Dave Ruddick incorporated the all-in-one recorder/mixer into his audio rig.
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Sound Emporium Adds Legacy Plus
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville has installed a 48-channel API Legacy Plus console after consulting with Rob Dennis at reseller Rack-N-Roll.
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Sennheiser Mic is VO Go-To
Actor Rodney Saulsberry, the voice of the Telemundo TV network’s English promos worldwide, uses Sennheiser’s MKH 416 shotgun mic for his diverse voiceover work.
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Yaniv Outfits with GC Pro
Yaniv Farber, for over 20 years a high-end tile, granite and marble installer, recently created a production facility with assistance from Guitar Center Professional.
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Weird Al Makes ‘Fun’ At Bedrock.LA
For his new album, Mandatory Fun, released on July 15, “Weird Al” Yankovic chose to record at Bedrock.LA studios in Echo Park, Los Angeles’...
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Santilli Spices Up Philly
In 2011, Alex Santilli, then 21 years old, cold-called Walters-Storyk Design Group; his vision, Spice House Sound, is now open for business.
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VK Hosts Eddie Kramer Master Class
Two recent Vintage King Audio-sponsored sessions in the Studio Prodigy Master Class Series featured renowned producer/engineer Eddie Kramer.
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James Makes Most of Manley
Michael James, mixer, engineer, producer, songwriter and more for artists including New Radicals, Hole, Edwin McCain and Too Much Joy, has been using a...
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Racy Rolls With ChannelStrip
Eric Racy has used Metric Halo’s ChannelStrip on every song he has mixed since discovering the plug-in four years ago.
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Noguchi Mixes with Manley
Manley Labs gear has been used by mixing engineer Satoshi Mark Noguchi recently on film scores for Rob Simonsen, Nathan Whitehead and Joe Trapanese.
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Mendes Masters with Grundman
Sergio Mendes, the "King of Bossa Nova," has mastered his new album, Magic, at Bernie Grundman Mastering for release on the OKeh Records imprint...
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PAR On Audio Production Touch Screens
I think one of the big changes on the horizon is touch screen technology utilizing touch screen panels (TSPs). It’s time to re-imagine the...
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Merging Takes a Walk
Engineers Kyle Pyke and Beth Schofield are using Merging’s Horus to record sound for a documentary, The Walk to Fisterra, featuring cellist Dane Johansen.
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Michael Marquart Makes His Windmark
Michael Marquart, a multi-hyphenate on both sides of the studio glass, acquired the Flyte Tyme Productions building in Santa Monica late last year, renaming...
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P&E Wing Spreads Its Message
The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing and regional Recording Academy Chapter offices have had a busy spring promoting sound quality, studio methodology and...
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Full Sail Enrolls API Vision
A year into Full Sail University's ownership of its 64-channel API Vision analog console in Studio B, the school’s recording arts degree program has...
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Creating Transparency In A Glass House
After spending more than three years looking for a new house into which he could relocate his private production studio, Eric Hart was able...
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Godsmack Back at Ocean Way
Dave Fortman recently returned to Ocean Way for overdubs and the mix for "1000HP," the new album from Godsmack.
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DPA Disappears in Jersey
To capture audio during the filming of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys, the production team used concealed DPA microphones for period authenticity.
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Daking Gear No Myth for Glassman
Seth Glassman recently added to his collection of Daking outboard gear with a borrowed Daking FET III compressor to mix a forthcoming album by...
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Lectro RF Captures SF Rumble
The San Francisco Symphony recently recorded its production of West Side Story for release on SACD and digital download using Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid Wireless...
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DPA Makes a Pilgrimage
A team of documentary filmmakers and music producers is using DPA microphones to capture The Walk to Fisterra, a 600-mile musical/walking journey along the...
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ESPN Cup Theme Recorded at Ocean Way
New theme music for ESPN’s FIFA World Cup Brazil coverage was recently recorded in Ocean Way's Studio A.
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VK Helps GCC Upgrade
Vintage King recently worked with Glendale Community College in Arizona to upgrade its recording studios.
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Muse Man Sums with Sigma
Italian producer, recording and mix engineer Tommaso Colliva has installed the new SSL Sigma remote-controlled analogue summing unit in his private mix room, Toomi...
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Hendrix Producer, Alan Douglas, Dies
Alan Douglas, best-known for his work as a producer (and subsequent caretaker) for Jimi Hendrix's music, passed away peacefully on June 7 in his...
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French Wins Delicious Prism
Jesse French, subscriber to Delicious Audio’s The Deli Magazine web site, won a Prism Sound Titan audio interface after taking part in a competition...
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Garay Gets to Manley’s Core
Grammy-winner Val Garay, a longtime user of Manley gear, has been among the first to check out Manley's new Core channel strip.
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Equator Audio Wins Klein’s Faith
Since winning a pair of Equator Audio D8 studio reference monitors last fall, singer, songwriter and guitarist Jess Klein has since used them to...
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Mojave Online Library Launches
Mojave Audio has debuted its online media library featuring a collection of audio samples and video tutorials, examples and session overviews.
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Cool Pony Gets in The Box
Record label and artist development company Cool Pony Media recently updated its studio with API’s The Box for writing, tracking, creating stems, and mixing.
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MI Adds Avid System 5
Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music in Hollywood, CA, an Avid Learning Partner, has expanded its partnership with Avid with the addition of the...
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Michael Goes Mobile For Mitty
Veteran sound mixer Danny Michael has been using Sound Devices’ 788T-SSD digital recorder for his on-set and on-location audio production needs.