September 1, 2006
Features
Digital Consoles
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By George Petersen
Digital consoles have become more feature-laden and smarter although not necessarily larger. Today’s boards seemingly have the ability to pack hundreds…
Your Way, Right Away
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Sarah Benzuly
Two years ago, online delivery was the name of the game. Then last year, makers of production music libraries saw advantages in putting their deliverables…
And They Call It Techie Love
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Avi Hersh
Forget everything you think you know about 1970s teen sensation Donny Osmond. While he was busy co-hosting the hottest variety show on the air, behind…
Technology
Tools of the Trade
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
AMS-NEVE8801/8802 PRODUCER PACK Based on the channel strip design of AMS-Neve’s 88RS (www.ams-neve.com), the single-rackspace 8801 ($2,295) and 8802 ($2,200)…
Field Test: Solid State Logic X-Rack Dynamics Module
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Michael Cooper
Most mortals can’t afford a Solid State Logic XL 9000 K Series console (a 48-channel frame is in the high six figures), but the same SuperAnalogue processing…
Field Test: Cakewalk SONAR 5 Producer Edition
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Tony Nunes
It was just two years ago when Cakewalk released SONAR 4 to rave reviews. SONAR 4 concentrated heavily on surround, boasted a 32-bit audio engine and…
Field Test: AMS Neve 8816 162 Summing Mixer
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Barry Rudolph
Newest in AMS Neve’s 88 Series outboard line is the long-awaited 8816 162 summing mixer. But summing mixer is a misnomer because in addition to 16 mixer…
Field Test: Native Instruments Kore Plug-In Host
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Jim Aikin
A music system that integrates hardware and software can be a beautiful thing. The components in Kore are not a radical innovation, but Native Instruments…
Field Test: Grace Design m802 Remote-Controlled Preamp
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Joe Hannigan
When I first opened the box containing a review unit from Grace Design, I thought that it would be difficult for the company to improve upon its original…
Symbolic Sound Kyma System
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Dennis Miller
Symbolic Sound’s Kyma System has been called the most powerful sound design workstation on the planet, but getting the most from it can be daunting. Here…
Sound for Picture
Composer Alex Wurman
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Bud Scoppa
During his 15 years in Los Angeles, the versatile composer Alex Wurman, who deftly and seamlessly integrates traditional orchestrations, electronic elements…
Shawn Clement
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Gary Eskow
During the past four decades, some talented guitar players have passed through Mr. C’s Music Store, including Jeff Baxter and the owner’s son, Shawn Clement….
Beau Hunks and The Little Rascals
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Matt Hurwitz
Good Old Days, Dash and Dot, On to the Show, Nearly every person on the planet knows these songs, though most don’t know their names or who wrote them….
Live Mix
Foo Fighters
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Photos and Text by Steve Jennings
The Foo Fighters played a two-night run at the Berkeley Community Theatre (Berkeley, Calif.; mid-July 2006) for their acoustic tour. Rat Sound is providing…
FixIt: Dave Rat
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Rat Sound Systems’ Dave Rat is working a 32-channel Midas Verona out on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ European TV and radio promotion tour. For his mixing…
News
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
DiGiCo is incorporating DiGiCo LLC into DiGiCo UK Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary; the U.S. team of Alan Nichols and Taidus Vallandi remainThe three-day…
On the Road: Pearl Jam
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Pearl Jam Flying high on the success of their long-overdue self-titled album, Pearl Jam is on the road, hitting stadiums along the U.S. Mix caught up…
Now Playing
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Toni Braxton Sound Company: Rat Sound (Oxnard, Calif.) FOH Engineer/Console: to be named/DiGiCo D5 Monitor Engineer/Console: Mike Jones/DiGiCo D5 P.A./Amps:…
Martin Audio Brings Old Blue Eyes to Life
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Designed by Autograph Sound’s Nick Lidster, the Virtual Sinatra live show at the London Palladium has been made possible by the discovery of vintage 35mm…
All Access: Taking Back Sunday
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Photos and Text by Steve Jennings
Coming off the success of their debut album, Where You Want to Be, Taking Back Sunday’s latest endeavor, Louder Now, exudes the melodic, hardcore sensibility…
Local Crew: Gulf Coast Sound
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Sarah Benzuly
Sometimes, upgrading a piece of gear can mean the difference between garnering a few more clients and becoming a top-rated sound reinforcement provider….
Recording Notes
The Yellowjackets at 25
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Gary Eskow
Back in 1981, The Police were in full flush, the recently murdered John Lennon was still being mourned and on the charts with a pair of hits, and Kool…
DJ Logic’s Turntable Zen
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Robin Tolleson
DJ Logic has taken his axe down avenues few would have imagined. Redefining the role of the turntablist, Logic performs with guitarist Vernon Reid in…
Classic Tracks: Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters”
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Blair Jackson
By the time Ray Parker Jr. hit the top of the charts in 1984 with that instantly infectious slice of R&B/pop fluff called the Number One theme song from…
Coast to Coast
L.A. Grapevine
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Bud Scoppa
Over the years, veteran bands fall into certain patterns in their collective creative processes. What often starts out as an idiosyncratic approach born…
Nashville Skyline
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Rick Clark
I’ve always been a hardcore geek for revved-up Anglo pop/rock. I’m probably one of the only Cheap Trick fans to like their noisy, Jack Douglas produced,…
New York Metro
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By David Weiss
Poking around for New York City audio pros who understand sound-for-picture? Actually, in Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs, it’s much easier these…
Dirty Dozen: What’s Going On?
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Barbara Schultz
It takes nerve to remake a masterwork like Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On?, an album revered for its complex, groundbreaking arrangements; deep social…
Neville in Nashville
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Compiled by Barbara Schultz
Nashville has become a haven for New Orleans musicians displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Grammy-winner Aaron Neville relocated to Music City last fall and…
Not Just Kid Stuff
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Compiled by Barbara Schultz
Veteran jazz singer/pianist (and writer/director of ABC-TV’s Schoolhouse Rock cartoons) Bob Dorough re-recorded his song Blue X-Mas at Red Rock Recording…
Track Sheet
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Compiled by Barbara Schultz
SOUTHEAST Niko Marzouca mixed Dance Dance for Stephen Marley’s upcoming album at Lion’s Den Studio (Miami)Willy Porter’s upcoming album, Available Light,…
Insider Audio
The Surround Game
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Paul D. Lehrman
A few years ago, the chief engineer at one of the busiest audio post houses in Boston, a multiroom facility that does mostly TV commercials and hosts…
Producer’s Desk
Scott Billington
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Rick Clark
Since its beginning in 1970, Rounder Records has been one of the country’s preeminent labels for regional and roots music. It is home for the hugely successful…
Mix Interview
David Hewitt
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Blair Jackson
David Hewitt is proof positive that sometimes nice guys finish first. This year’s TEC Hall of Fame recipient an eight-time TEC Award winner previously…
Trina Shoemaker
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Kregg Barentine
[Eds. note: We will never forget how, in 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought destruction all over the Gulf Coast. Thousands faced devastating losses and those…
Project Studio
Re-Starting From Scratch
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Heather Johnson
Imagine coming home from work to a house that looks like someone stuck it on rinse. All of your furniture’s in a big pile; the pictures of your family,…
From the Editor
Life Goes On
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, George Petersen—Editorial Director
A year after one of the nation’s worst natural disasters struck the Gulf Coast and flooded New Orleans, the city is showing signs of hope. Despite some…
Current/Industry News
St. Louis Studio Grows
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Jupiter Studios (St. Louis, Mo., www.jupiterstudios.net) has relocated to a newly renovated $600,000, 4,500-square-foot facility at 3323 Locust St., where…
Industry Event: Sony Demo
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
A standing room only group of New York City area audio pros, ranging from studio owner Walter Sear to indie producer Will Robertson, gathered at the Dale…
New Post House Opens
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Music production executive Jeff Rosner, who co-founded music company Sacred Noise and served as its executive producer, has teamed with sound engineers…
Ron Estes, 1940-2006
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
After an audio career that began at KOGO Radio and TV in San Diego, Calif., Ron Estes, the audio engineer for NBC’s The Tonight Show from 1980 to 1991,…
Nashville Studio Reborn
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Nashville-based producer/engineer Jonell Polansky has expanded her production company, DaCapo Music (www.dacapomusic.com), to include a full-service,…
Notes From the Net
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
ROCK WITH THE BEST Yamaha and Roland are sponsoring Dream Musician’s (www.dreammusician.com) efforts to provide musicians with the ultimate experience…
TEC Awards Tickets on Sale
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Tickets are now on sale for the 22nd Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held Saturday, October 7, 2006, at the Hilton San Francisco….
Industry News
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Twenty-year vet of Korg USA (Melville, NY), Joseph B. Castronovo assumes the company’s presidencyNew general manager at Professional Wireless Systems…
SPARS Soundbites
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Michael Davis
High-definition television is taking hold after years of fits and starts and format skirmishes. Channels are continually being added, and television set…