Facilities
Sweetwater’s Studio B Reopens for Dolby Atmos Work
Sweetwater Studios has upgraded and reopened Studio B as an immersive audio mixing and mastering suite.
Avid
New Products
Avid Revamps Pro Tools Subscription Plans
Avid has revamped its Pro Tools subscription plans, basing them around three levels—Pro Tools Artist, Pro Tools Studio and Pro Tools Flex.
Live Sound
Brooklyn Made Makes Plans to Branch Out
Emerging NYC venue Brooklyn Made has acquired two more properties to build out adjacent venues that will hold up to 2,500 people.
Facilities
Sweetwater Studios Announces Upgrades
Sweetwater Studios recently completed upgrades to its flagship Studio A, including a custom Rupert Neve Designs 5088 console.
Business
Avid Ends Sales and Customer Support in Russia
In the wake of the continued invasion of Ukraine, Avid has stopped doing business in Russia.
Live Sound
Dan + Shay Tour Takes ‘Good Things’ On Tour
PRG provided audio, video, and lighting systems for the latest tour by country stars Dan + Shay, backing their 'Good Things' album.
Facilities
Nashville’s Paragon Studios Acquired, Continues as in:ciite studios
in:ciite Media has acquired Paragon Studios, a 10,000-square-foot multi-room, Russ Berger-designed complex that opened in 2003 on Nashville’s Music Row.
Live Sound
Genesis Live: Turn It On Again…One Last Time, Part 1
After announcing a farewell tour in March, 2020, Genesis finally hit the U.S. this past fall...and then Covid struck the audio team.
news
Avid Learning Collective Makes First Awards
Avid Learning Collective gifts video and audio creation technologies and training to high-performing learning initiatives.
Live Sound
The Cap Comes Back
A legendary venue that hosted everyone from the Grateful Dead to Pink Floyd, The Cap hit hard times, then bounced back stronger than ever.
Facilities
MTSU Opens Main Street Studios Facility
Middle Tennessee State University opened its new, nearly $2 million “Main Street Studios” facility last Friday night with a ribbon cutting.
Live Sound
3 Doors Down Rolls Out with Special Event Services
3 Doors Down hit the road this summer to mark the 20th anniversary of its debut album, with Special Event Services providing audio production.
Guides
The Big Mix DAW Update Round-Up
Mix's 2021 guide to the most recent major version releases and dot-x updates and bug fixes for some of the most popular and widely...
New Products
Meyer Sound Spacemap Go Plug-in Debuts
Meyer Sound has introduced a Spacemap Go plug-in for Avid’s VENUE S6L live sound mixing platform.
Live Sound
Whatever It Takes, Part 2: Mixing the DMB Live
Part Two of 'Whatever It Takes' explores the Dave Matthews Band's house mix, monitor setup, miking and more.
Facilities
Audio Education: Occidental College, Choi Family Music Production Center
Occidental College's new Choi Family Center spaces include a fully operational recording studio, large control room and a 16-student music computer lab.
Live Sound
Whatever It Takes, Part 1: The DMB Overcome COVID Crises
The Dave Matthews Band finishes its epic 2021 tour this weekend at New York's Madison Square Garden. We checked in with the audio team...
Live Sound
Brooklyn Made Makes Good: Inside NYC’s Latest Must-Play Concert Spot
Brooklyn Made, a new 500-capacity venue in NYC, is looking to reinvent small venues from the ground up, from treating the artist well to...
Live Sound
Mix Live Blog: Get Back Inside!
FOH engineer and Mix blogger Steve La Cerra heads to New Hampshire and discovers the Tupelo Music Hall is a sweet-sounding space.
SFP
Jaime Baksht and Estudio Astro LX
From Pan’s Labyrinth to the Oscar-winning Sound of Metal, film mixer Jaime Baksht has drawn international attention to Mexico City.
Facilities
Seagrass Studio Grows
Los Angeles-based producer Brad Wood’s Seagrass Studio is now fully-equipped to tackle Dolby Atmos immersive work.
Live Sound
Hella Mega Yeah! Behind the Audio of the Summer’s Biggest Tour
Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer brought the rock—and the most surprising FOH console of the year—on the road this summer.
Live Sound
Rise Against Returns to the Road
Rise Against was one of the first major acts to return to touring, heading out in July; engineers Nate Northway and Charlie Bybee talk...
Blog
Peek Inside Debbie Gibson’s Home Studio
Former teen pop star/producer Debbie Gibson has a home studio built around current and vintage gear. Let's go gear-spotting as she gives a video...
Profiles
Mix Cover Story: Dave Way is Digging Atmos Music
Legendary Grammy-winning engineer/producer Dave Way embraces the creative possibilities of “space” and performance with the adoption of Dolby Atmos Music mixing in his Waystation...
New Products
Avid EUCON 2021.6 Update Released
Avid has released EUCON 2021.6, an update for its Avid EUCON ethernet protocol that provides increased customization and visual feedback on control surfaces that...
Facilities
This One Really Does Go to 11: Marshall Unveils New Studio
Amp-maker Marshall has built itself a recording studio, along with a live room with a stage, lighting and PA.
Films-TV
The Sound Women of ‘Happiest Season’
Audio for the recent Hulu comedy, "Happiest Season," was handled by a nearly all-woman post sound team.
Featured
ALT Systems Welcomes Richard McKernan as Senior Account Executive
Longtime audio engineer turns his attention to system design and integration, with an eye on immersive audio applications.
Blog
What’s It Like to Mix for 4,000 Fans in a Pandemic?
As the U.S. gets vaccinated, concerts are starting to come back—but what’s it like to mix for 4,000 fans during a pandemic?
HOW Sound
Shelter Cove Church Updates with Avid
After its old console died, Shelter Cove Community Church purchased a new Avid VENUE | S6L system through local AV provider, Floodjay Productions.
New Products
Product of the Week: Avid VENUE 7 Software
Users can now share I/O between three Avid VENUE | S6L consoles, allowing for the addition of a broadcast desk or second monitor desk...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Console Yourself
Mike Levine is beginning to rethink his mix workflow by looking at console emulation plug-ins rather than mix-and-match dynamics and processing.
Product Reviews
Avid Pro Tools 2020.11’s New Features – A Real-World Review
Avid’s new Pro Tools 2020.11 has a number of new, fresh features; producer/composer Rich Tozzoli shares how they work and fit into his daily...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Pro Tools 2020.11 Boosts Performance, Adds Features
Mike Levine is loving the host of new features and the reduced strain on his CPU load in the latest Pro Tools update.
Music Production
A Very Socially Distanced Recording Method
After creating a Dante network throughout Farm Studios' property, producer Garth Richardson can now record virtually anywhere on the seven-acre site.
New Products
Avid Unveils Pro Tools | Carbon
Powerful HDX DSP technology brings individual artists, bands and producers the fastest, smoothest and most inspiring recording experience.
Recording
Studio Showcase: Fever Recording Runs Hot
When Clear Lake Recording in North Hollywood, CA found itself bursting at the seams with work, owner Eric Milos purchased and renovated a nearby...
Music Production
Studio Bonsai Sprouts From Focusrite Hub
Six-time Grammy-nominated record producer, engineer, mixer and remixer, songwriter and programmer Damian Taylor has built out a Dante-networked setup at Studio Bonsai, located at...
Blog
The Gear of Damian Lillard’s Mini-Studio Inside the NBA Bubble; Hear His Tracks
NBA all-star Damian Lillard has been recording as rapper Dame D.O.L.L.A. while in the NBA Bubble, resulting in the appropriately titled mixtape, Live From...
Blog
Pro Audio Veteran Goes Viral (on YouTube)
A playful cover of the Eighties hit "Easy Lover" has gone viral, bringing a group of L.A. session players into the limelight, including bass...