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Open Channel: You Matter. Yes, You.
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,...
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Open Channel: Is the Race to the Bottom Over?
Is audio quality finally not just for sound professionals and audiophiles? Craig Anderton weighs in.
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Open Channel: The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta…Write About It
Craig Anderton feels music, and the general population, are reaching a tipping point—find out what it is.
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Open Channel: The Vast Wasteland of Artist Development
What if streaming services were to develop new, exciting artists who took advantage of immersive music's power?
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Open Channel: Why We Need to Re-Invent Documentation
Documentation can be the Achilles heel of any software—or its saving grace. But is there a better way to teach users?
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Open Channel: Can Artificial Stupidity Save Us From AI?
Will AI will ruin music production? Craig Anderton suggests that the only way to beat artificial intelligence is with artificial stupidity.
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Craig Anderton Debuts Pro Tools Tips E-Book
Longtime Mix columnist Craig Anderton has released his latest e-book, Innovative Techniques for Pro Tools.
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Open Channel: Warning—Stability Ahead
Craig Anderton discusses what we can learn about the current state of the music industry from our old, reliable friend, the op amp.
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Open Channel: The Subscription Kerfuffle
Unhappy that your favorite recording software moved to a subscription model? You might be better off than you think.
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Open Channel: In Praise of Things That Destroy Music
With every new advancement in music technology comes a wave of outcry that music is being destroyed...but is it?
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Open Channel: Vintage Gear Emulations
Craig Anderton ponders, "Why is there a fascination with vintage gear, anyway?"
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Open Channel: Welcome to the Renaissance!
Has the Internet democratized music? Well, sorta. But a model that turned over artistic and financial control to the fans would be true democratization.
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Open Channel: Welcome to the Middle Ages
They say those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Craig Anderton finds an analogy for -- and about -- the ages in...
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Open Channel: The Return of the Ampersand?
Let’s look at three different platform models that add some twists to the evolution of online collaboration.
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Open Channel: MIDI Two Point…Oh!
What’s most exciting about MIDI 2.0 is what we don’t know is most exciting about MIDI 2.0....yet.
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Open Channel: Watch Your Language!
Craig Anderton plumbs the depths of definitions as he tries to figure out which technical terms mean what when.
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Open Channel: A Musical Legacy, Or Slip Slidin’ Away?
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?
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Open Channel: Who’s Right? Who’s Wrong? Who Cares?
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....
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Open Channel: How the Loudness Wars Turned Guerrilla
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...
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Open Channel: To Get the Right Answer…Ask the Right Question
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...
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Authenticity and the Art of Performance
"Yes, anything goes, and that’s what this column is about. Expect opinions, praise, complaints, controversy, and of course, occasional moments of blinding stupidity."
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Software Tech: Build Your Windows Audio PC
Pro audio legend Craig Anderton recently built the recording PC of his dreams -- here's some of the questions, issues and answers he discovered...
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Craig Anderton’s Multimedia PA&RT Summit Keynote Now Available
The first-ever Pro Audio & Radio Tech Summit featured a thought-provoking Keynote Speech focused on true collaboration by industry visionary Craig Anderton.
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‘What’s Next?’: Craig Anderton Delivers Keynote Speech
The first-ever Pro Audio & Radio Tech Summit featured a thought-provoking Keynote Speech focused on true collaboration by industry visionary Craig Anderton.
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Software Tech: Livestreaming in the Age of Pandemic
With venues closed and artists stuck at home, livestreamed performances have taken center stage during the pandemic; Craig Anderton shares how to join in.
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Software Tech: MIDI 2.0 Comes Into Focus
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...
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Software Tech: Amp Sims Go Pro
Craig Anderton explores how amp sims are winning over the normally conservative world of pro guitar players, both in the studio and for live...
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Software Tech: The New Mac Pro
By Craig Anderton. Deep dive into the new Mac Pro and discover what it means for audio pros.
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Software Tech: Will Podcasts Elevate the Small Studio?
By Craig Anderton. While podcasting started out with homegrown audio, listeners’ expectations are rising fast—creating a new opportunity for audio pros.
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Software Tech: Recovering from OS Meltdowns
Craig Anderton explores the changing ways to recover from OS meltdowns.
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Software Tech: Remote Possibilities
By Craig Anderton. Smartphones and tablets have fostered a veritable explosion in DAW remote control options.
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Software Tech: New Trends in Plug-Ins
By Craig Anderton. With over a quarter-century of development, plug-ins are exploring worlds that go way beyond analog emulation.
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Software Tech: The Latest DAW Updates Serve Up Compatibility, Parity, Completeness
Craig Anderton serves up insights on the latest DAW updates.
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The 145th AES Convention Anderton Awards
Duck and Cover, because the Anderton Awards are back. You've been warned.
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Software Tech: Can Studios Live in the Cloud?
Craig Anderton isn’t daydreaming as he looks at the future of recording studios...
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Software Tech: 96 kHz vs. 44.1 kHz—Let’s Settle This
By Craig Anderton. Ever since we’ve had a choice of sample rates, there’s been controversy over whether higher sample rates sound better.
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Pro Audio and Machine Learning: Ready for Prime Time?
By Craig Anderton. Will machine learning make audio engineers obsolete?
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Software Tech: Can Pro Audio Software Sustain?
By Craig Anderton. The lessons of Cakewalk, Emagic, Steinberg, Digidesign and Syntrillium are instructive because each presents possibly sustainable economic models for pro audio...
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MIDI-CI Makes Its Debut
Craig Anderton digs into the MIDI Capability Inquiry specification—and digs it.
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Lessons We Can Learn from Cakewalk’s Demise
The sudden death of Cakewalk was a cautionary tale for companies—and customers. Here's the take-aways.