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Al Schmitt Equipment Collection Auctioned Online via ANALOGr
The recording equipment of late, legendary recording engineer Al Schmitt is currently being auctioned online by global music industry marketplace ANALOGr.
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ANALOGr Conducts Auction of the Al Schmitt Estate Collection Global music industry marketplace ANALOGr is supervising the online auction of recording equipment from the...
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Berklee Creates Al Schmitt Engineering Scholarship
Berklee has announced the creation of the Al Schmitt Engineering Scholarship for students of its Music Production and Engineering Department.
Recording
Al Schmitt, Legendary Engineer, Passes at 91
Al Schmitt, arguably the most successful recording engineer ever, died Monday, April 26, at the age of 91, capping a career that saw him...
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Al Schmitt Passes at 91
He was a legend among legends, and he was making music right up until the time of his death.
Recording
‘And Then John Lennon Walked Into the Room…’
Chairman at the Board: Recording the Soundtrack of a Generation By Bill Schnee, BackBeat Books From the outset, engineer/producer Bill Schnee makes no bones...
Product Reviews
Leapwing Al Schmitt Signature Plug-In Review
Does Leapwing’s new Al Schmitt plug-in capture the essence of a legendary engineer/producer with 23 Grammys and 160 gold and platinum albums? Our Real-World...
Recording
Ed Cherney: Recalling An Engineering Great
As the late engineer Ed Cherney is honored by the Grammys this weekend with a posthumous Trustee Award, his fellow METAlliance members look back...
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FACES of MUSIC by Mr. Bonzai is Back in New Digital Apple Book
Mr. Bonzai’s “FACES of MUSIC: 25 Years of Lunching with Legends”, long out of print, is now available in a new digital Apple Book...
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The METAlliance Report – The METAlliance on Miking
It’s the Chat of the Titans as legendary Grammy-winning engineers Al Schmitt and Frank Filipetti compare opinions and practices on making the most of...
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The METAlliance Report: The Recording of Steely Dan’s ‘Aja’
Widely considered a pinnacle of recording excellence, Steely Dan’s 1977 album 'Aja' had an occasionally tortured gestation—but it won the Grammy for Best Engineered...
Music Production
Bill Smith to Head United Archiving
Grammy-nominated recording industry veteran Bill Smith has joined United Recording as chief archiving engineer for the facility’s United Archiving division.
Business
dCS Expands Legends Award
The dCS (Data Conversion Systems, Ltd.) Legends Award campaign, which began last year, has been expanded to highlight more engineering legends.
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Recording All-Stars Welcome Niko Bolas to METAlliance
Chuck Ainlay, Frank Filipetti, George Massenburg, Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmitt have named producer/engineer Niko Bolas as a new member of the METAlliance.
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The METAlliance Report: METAlliance on Lockdown
Chuck Ainlay shares the surprising ways he and fellow recording legends Al Schmitt, Elliot Scheiner, Frank Filipetti and George Massenburg are making the most...
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The METAlliance Report: How to Choose Your Next Studio Monitors
The legendary pros of the METAlliance—Ed Cherney, Chuck Ainlay, Al Schmitt, George Massenburg, Elliot Scheiner and Frank Filipetti—share their wide-ranging views about how to...
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The METAlliance Report: Staying Healthy in the Studio
By The METAlliance. The pros of the METAlliance—including legendary Grammy-winning engineers Al Schmitt, Chuck Ainlay and Elliot Scheiner—share how to take care of yourself...
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Book Review: Al Schmitt On the Record—The Magic Behind the Music
Arguably the most successful engineer ever, Al Schmitt has worked with everyone from Duke Ellington to Dr. Dre—and now he's written an autobiography to...
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Who Is the METAlliance?
METAlliance members have made the music you know by heart; find out who they are and why they're sharing their engineering knowledge.
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The METAlliance Report: Al Schmitt on ‘Emotions in the Mix’
By Al Schmitt. Twenty-time Grammy-winning engineer Al Schmitt discusses the emotional relationship he has with a mix and shares more on the process with...
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Book Review: “Al Schmitt on the Record: The Magic Behind the Music”
This month Hal Leonard Books releases legendary engineer/producer Al Schmitt’s autobiography, and it’s been a long time coming. Still working at age 88, out...
Music Production
METAlliance Sets 2019 ‘In Session’ Event
Pros plan immersive recording workshop for February, 2019
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The METAlliance Report: Desert Island Microphones
This is the first in what will be a monthly series expressing the METAlliance’s views, reviews and ideas concerning audio, audio hardware and software,...
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