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Funkytown Goes Digital
Santa Monica, CA (April 23, 2008)--"Funkytown," perhaps the last big hit of the Disco era, has been restored and transferred to digital from fragile...
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“Superwoman” Alicia Keys
“I tried anything and everything. It’s about whatever I have to do to get this sound.”
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“Fading In and Fading Out” Ringo Starr
5.1: The Surround Sound Collection is comprised of two albums’ worth of material — Ringorama and Choose Love — mixed for release on DVD-A.
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“Mr Pretender” The Lights Fluorescent
Careful microphone and preamp selection allowed Tavaglione to largely avoid the use of outboard EQ, but a hearty helping of post-tracking dynamics control was...
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“The Curtain Falls” Evol Intent
The majority of “The Curtain Falls,” the first single from Era of Diversion — came to life within Propellerhead Reason. “Reason is beautiful” offers...
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The Tape Project Launches Audiophile Series
San Francisco, CA (November 15, 2007)--As reported in Pro Sound News (July 2007), Paul Stubblebine Mastering and valve electronics experts Bottlehead Corp. have introduced...
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“Walk of Life” Shooter Jennings
For the album version of “Walk Of Life,” Williams used the same Prism converters, Avalon 2077 EQ and a Prism MLA-2 compressor alongside the...
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“Kingdom Come” Jay-Z
Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton — engineer, vocal engineer and co-mix engineer for “Kingdom Come” — insists that the catchy track came down to, as...
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Mix Interview: Quincy Jones
The storied, six-decade career of Quincy Jones has been so expansive it defies description—and now he looks back at it with Mix.
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Web Bonus Drawmerisms – 25 Years Young
Born and raised on the small Channel Island of Guernsey between England and France, Ivor Drawmer harbored two passions that would merge to create...
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Web Bonus Solid State Logic in the 21st Century Antony David interview
Now two years under new ownership and management, Solid State Logic is a revitalized company, with a range of product offerings that both extend,...
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Web Bonus Solid State Logic in the 21st Century Phil Wagner interview
Now two years under new ownership and management, Solid State Logic is a revitalized company, with a range of product offerings that both extend,...
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“You Wouldnt Know” HELLYEAH
In May 2006, HELLYEAH — a metal supergroup comprised of musicians from Pantera, Damageplan, Mudvayne and Nothingface — recorded an intense self-titled debut release...
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“Say This Sooner” The Almost
David Bendeth, mixer of the two first singles from Southern Weather by The Almost, readily explains that stretching the boundaries of his client base...
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“Sights Set On Heaven” Mitch Easter
Mitch Easter, a noted aural architect of the American jangle-pop scene in the early 1980s, has finally released his first solo album.
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Producer/Engineers Talk Vocal Treatment
By Janice Brown From the Pro Sound News June 2007 Issue: While microphones and mic pres may be the most influential tools on a...
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“Hey There Delilah” Plain White Ts
At the beginning of 2005, the T’s had completed and self-released their full-length, All That We Needed, only to discover that track 13 had...
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“You Want To Make A Memory” Bon Jovi
Notwithstanding the occasional cowboy lyrical theme, superstar rock act Bon Jovi had never recorded what could officially be called a “Country” album … until...
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Powered Plug-ins In Action
by Janice Brown Producer/engineers and recording musician/composers can all benefit from the bonus plug-in processing power added with DSP acceleration card and eternal box...
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Godspeed Anberlin
Last fall, supermixer Mike Shipley received a call from producer Aaron Sprinkle, who had just finished production on the latest from Anberlin, a quintet...
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“Its Not Over” Daughtry
Producer Howard Benson became acquainted with Chris Daughtry just like the rest of the country did: while watching American Idol with his family.
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Keeping the Beat Drum Programming By Five Pros
By Janice Brown February 2007--While drums are generally regarded as one of the few lasting "live" tracking imperatives, drum programming and rhythm track enhancing...
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Jewel Of The Jersey Shore
by Jeff Touzeau Wildwood, NJ (February 26, 2007)--Drew Hofmann could not have picked a more idyllic geographic location to Roselane East, an inspiring, yet...
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“A la Primera Persona” Alejandro Sanz
Already well known for his distinctive touches on a variety of modern Latin American music productions, prolific mixer Thom Russo has added yet another...
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“Close To You”
Currently celebrating her 45th year as a vocal superstar, Dionne Warwick has no dearth of hit singles.
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Universally Regarded Scott Silfvast Discusses UAs Desktop Console System
Santa Cruz, CA (November 2006)--Universal Audio has unveiled its Desktop Console System (DCS), a new concept and product line which initially includes the DCS...
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Soundelux Gives Lemay A New Day
Las Vegas (November 16, 2006)--Claude "Mégo" Lemay, musical director for Céline Dion and her Las Vegas show, A New Day, isn't a one-trick pony;...
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“SexyBack” Justin Timberlake
By now you’ve probably all heard that Justin Timberlake is “bringing sexy back.” Regardless of your own personal opinion on the subject (or whether...
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De-constructing Pop Mixer Goldstein Reports On Pops Daily Grind
New York, NY--Sony's Studio A is a favorite room of NYC-based engineer Jason Goldstein, which is where we met to talk about his latest...
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Tanis Lynam
Lynam, an arena rock-style indie band from Birmingham, Alabama, is now experiencing some of its favorite era's "bigness." As of August 2006, the first...
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quotCarrying Overquot Deadsy
Phantasmagore was released after a long period of anxious anticipation on the part of "the Legions," defined as fans of "Undercore," a musical...
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Perfect Stranger Cheap Trick
Somewhere in the prayers of reverent, melodic, and pop-dependent rock musicians, engineers, and producers, "Thank you for Cheap Trick" is surely muttered on a...
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‘Crazy Bitch’ Buckcherry
"Crazy Bitch" — a fun (and slightly profane) romp through traditional American rock territory — channels icons such as Aerosmith and AC/DC but is...
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Wearing the Crown
Randy Scruggs could easily wear the crown of many nations in the world of music. So far this year he has taken on the...
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The LaChapell Show
Don't look now, folks, there's another new preamp manufacturer, bringing to the table a new design utilizing, what else--tubes and transformers. This pre is...
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Daddy Yankee Gasolina
Generally, a so-called "hit single" is deemed as such by using one primary criterion: it hit a significant mark on a music industry chart....
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The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage Panic At The Disco
Panic! At The Disco — a synth-flavored emo-pop quartet with valuable indie cred — never deemed "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is...
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Producer Roy Thomas Baker Lights Up the Darkness
The members of British heavy rock band The Darkness don't take themselves too seriously—just like producer Roy Thomas Baker.
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Walk Away Kelly Clarkson
"Walk Away" - the fifth single from superstar vocalist Kelly Clarkson's Grammy-gleaning album Breakaway - began not as a tight pop nugget but a...
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Getting Friendly With M-Audio Ozonic
New York, NY (January 2006)--I'm certainly one of "the masses" Digidesign expected to reach when its parent company acquired M-Audio, forging a synergy that...
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Shelter In The Rain Stevie Wonder
Neal H. Pogue's 2005 five-song agreement with Stevie Wonder was more than just another mix gig; for Pogue, it gave birth to his close...