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Bryan Ferry: As Time Goes By (Virgin)
This latest collection of covers is perhaps Bryan Ferry's most audacious artistic statement since his genre-busting solo debut, 1973's These Foolish Things.
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Angelo Badalamenti: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack “The Straight Story” (Windham Hill)
An everyday story of a man and his lawn mower, The Straight Story is a surprisingly involving film, a gift both for film aficionados...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Thomas Dolby’s “She Blinded Me With Science”
The creator of this month's quirky Classic Track was born Thomas Morgan Robertson on October 14, 1958, in Cairo, Egypt.
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WaveFrame Version 6.5
From its inception, WaveFrame was primarily designed to serve the post market. The major strengths of the WaveFrame system have been file management and
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Requisite Audio PAL
In the past decade, the substantial demand for tube-based outboard gear has driven prices in the vintage gear market steadily upward. As a result,...
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The Glass Elevator
Walking into Dave Kershaw's project studio, The Glass Elevator, is a bit like walking onto an Austin Powers set: colorful surroundings and an assortment
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Bryan Adams The Warehouse
Bryan Adams really pisses me off! That's because he's usually right. He was right when he said he could get Tina Turner to sing...
2000
January 1, 2000
January 1, 2000 Technology The Virtual Studio WaveFrame Version 6.5 JoeMeek SC4 Requisite Audio PAL Brauner Valvet Live Mix Why Louder Sounds Better Songs...
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THE 15th ANNUNAL TEC AWARDS
Sting, one of the music industry's most popular and creative talents, was presented with the coveted Les Paul Award, and Tom Dowd, who engineered...
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Avalon Design VT-747sp: STEREO OPTO-COMPRESSOR/PROGRAM EQUALIZER
A clear case of "more than the sum of its parts," the VT-747sp from Avalon Design combines a tube-based, opto-stereo compressor, sidechain processor and
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Chris Blackwell: FROM LP TO DVD, STILL LIVING THE ISLAND LIFE
As a "glamour profession," the recording industry is full of people whose names and faces are familiar to the general public. Yet for the...
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Year-End Tax Tips
A few lucky road dogs are going to get a little something extra in a few months. Their money back. From the Government.If you've...
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ELLIOT SCHEINER SINGS THE PRAISES OF 5.1
In the last couple of years, veteran engineer Elliot Scheiner has become one of the recording world's most passionate and articulate advocates of 5.1
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Classic Tracks: T. Rex’s “Bang a Gong (Get It On)”
Though many American rock fans are familiar with T. Rex's "Bang A Gong (Get It On)," which made it to Number Ten in the...
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PRECiSION MASTERING: TWO DECADES IN HOLLYWOOD
Precision Mastering, based in Hollywood, Calif., is celebrating 20 years as one of the top mastering houses in the industry. Founded in 1979 as...
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CLINT BLACK : UNPLUGGED WITH A DIFFERENCE
To Clint Black, challenge is the name of the game. "You gotta have some of that going or you're just going to go through...
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Getting Elemental with Eric Ambel
Eric "Roscoe" Ambel is regarded by many fans of Americana and roots-influenced rock music to be one of the most inspirational and sensitive producers
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I Came, I Saw, IRCAM: A VISIT TO FRANCE’S PREMIER MUSIC TECHNOLOGY THINK TANK
Keeping on last month's topic of travel, the great thing about getting out of your own country for a while is that you realize...
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Brian Malouf: SHARING THE SECRETS OF HIS CROSSOVER SUCCESS
There's a real art to making successful transitions, whether in a career or in a life. Brian Malouf has managed to gracefully make more...
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COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT : IRWIN FISCH
Growing up in Queens, N.Y., Irwin Fisch gave little thought to a career in music. After high school, he earned a degree in journalism...
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Old House Recording Studio
Not many prospective studio owners can imagine a 145-year-old farmhouse transformed into a recording facility. But, in the Bible Belt town of Gastonia,
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Big Blue Meenie: RECORDING STUDIOS
Hundreds of hardcore, punk and metal bands have fueled Big Blue Meenie Recording Studios since its inception a decade ago in the basement of...
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Mastering Forum: TWEAKING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME, YET
As we close out the '90s, it's instructive to think back on all the changes we've seen over the course of the decade. In...
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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...
1999
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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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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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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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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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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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,...
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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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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...