Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: Can You Negotiate With AI?
The music industry desperately needs revisions to the copyright laws to take AI changes into account—but it can’t just stop there.
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The music industry desperately needs revisions to the copyright laws to take AI changes into account—but it can’t just stop there.
There’s the 800-pound gorilla in the room: e-waste. The audio industry is a tiny part of the problem, but we are part of it....
Let's peek into the future—where’s Atmos going? Will it take over the world, or will it fizzle like previous efforts to market surround?
I’m convinced Santa Audio exists, so I’m writing a “Dear Santa Audio” letter about what I would like to see in 2024.
The problem becomes how to transition from stereo to immersive. Creating immersive content isn’t enough.
Lots of cherished music is being remixed and remastered for immersive music formats, but are those mixes more about the sound than the music...
Columnist Craig Anderton pens an open letter from the music industry to the Hollywood unions on strike.
The past few years have seen multiple MI company acquisitions, but can the industry maintain the kind of growth that private equity often demands?
Craig Anderton explores whether our fascination with the technology of music distracts us from the art of music technology.
There's a lot of uncertainty facing the pro audio industry, coming at it from many angles at once -- but is that a bad...
Last September, I wrote an Open Channel about AI. Is it too soon to revisit the topic? Well, AI is reshaping the world at...
Is Mastering having a Kodak Moment? And is that a good thing...or a bad thing?
Gear. We love gear! But there are many different ways of loving gear—so let us count the ways.
Don’t believe anyone who tells you that musicians don’t matter, engineers don’t have any skills that can’t be acquired by choosing the right plug-in,...
Is audio quality finally not just for sound professionals and audiophiles? Craig Anderton weighs in.
Craig Anderton feels music, and the general population, are reaching a tipping point—find out what it is.
What if streaming services were to develop new, exciting artists who took advantage of immersive music's power?
Documentation can be the Achilles heel of any software—or its saving grace. But is there a better way to teach users?
Will AI will ruin music production? Craig Anderton suggests that the only way to beat artificial intelligence is with artificial stupidity.
Longtime Mix columnist Craig Anderton has released his latest e-book, Innovative Techniques for Pro Tools.
Craig Anderton discusses what we can learn about the current state of the music industry from our old, reliable friend, the op amp.
Unhappy that your favorite recording software moved to a subscription model? You might be better off than you think.
With every new advancement in music technology comes a wave of outcry that music is being destroyed...but is it?
Craig Anderton ponders, "Why is there a fascination with vintage gear, anyway?"
Has the Internet democratized music? Well, sorta. But a model that turned over artistic and financial control to the fans would be true democratization.
They say those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Craig Anderton finds an analogy for -- and about -- the ages in...
Let’s look at three different platform models that add some twists to the evolution of online collaboration.
What’s most exciting about MIDI 2.0 is what we don’t know is most exciting about MIDI 2.0....yet.
Craig Anderton plumbs the depths of definitions as he tries to figure out which technical terms mean what when.
Digital data isn’t stone tablets. Will people 20,000 years from now—or even 1,000 years from now—know what kind of music we made?
Many a studio argument stems less from who's right and who's wrong than where each party is coming from and their frame of reference....
Historians note that the Loudness Wars ended in the early 21st century. It was a step in the right direction…after which, some took a...
If our creative recording skills are going to move forward, we need to rethink what we're trying to achieve and how we're going to...
"Yes, anything goes, and that’s what this column is about. Expect opinions, praise, complaints, controversy, and of course, occasional moments of blinding stupidity."
Pro audio legend Craig Anderton recently built the recording PC of his dreams -- here's some of the questions, issues and answers he discovered...
The first-ever Pro Audio & Radio Tech Summit featured a thought-provoking Keynote Speech focused on true collaboration by industry visionary Craig Anderton.
The first-ever Pro Audio & Radio Tech Summit featured a thought-provoking Keynote Speech focused on true collaboration by industry visionary Craig Anderton.
With venues closed and artists stuck at home, livestreamed performances have taken center stage during the pandemic; Craig Anderton shares how to join in.
Additional aspects of the MIDI 2.0 spec have fallen into place, and the first pieces of gear with elements of MIDI 2.0 are working...
Craig Anderton explores how amp sims are winning over the normally conservative world of pro guitar players, both in the studio and for live...