Guides
Mix Tech Spotlight: Digital Audio Workstations 2022
Every year brings with it new updates to our favorite DAW software, bringing with them new features, bug fixes and more aimed at everyone...
pro tools
New Products
AES NY: Avid Debuts Pro Tools | Carbon Pre, MBOX Studio Interfaces
Carbon Pre delivers 32-bit AD/DA conversion, while MBOX Studio reignites desktop USB line, powered by Pro Tools.
New Products
Avid Pro Tools Intro Debuts
Pro Tools Intro is a free download providing basic creative tools while introducing users to the venerable DAW.
Events
Mix Presents Sound for Film & Television Adds Pro Tools 2022.9 Session
Join Avid as it presents a new Tutorial Session about Pro Tools 2022.9— Pro Tools Hardware and Software Solutions for Dolby Atmos.
New Products
Pro Tools Adds ARA 2 Melodyne Integration
Avid has announced that ARA 2 support of Celemony’s Melodyne will be included in the next Pro Tools software update.
New Products
Craig Anderton Debuts Pro Tools Tips E-Book
Longtime Mix columnist Craig Anderton has released his latest e-book, Innovative Techniques for Pro Tools.
Post and Broadcast
The Sound of ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’—Part 3: The Everything Bagel
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once‘ features unusual, creative concepts, so its sound team had to get equally out-there.
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.
Music Production
IDLES Finds Room to Explore at Real World, Part 2
In the conclusion to our two-part series, IDLES talks recording drums, guitars and vocals at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Bath, UK,...
Recording
The Incomparable Harvey Mason, Jr. – Mix Cover Story, Part 4
In the final installment of our profile of Harvey Mason, Jr., the Recording Academy CEO/president discusses finding gear for his new studio complexes.
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.
Recording
‘Toy’ Story – Recording David Bowie’s Lost Album, Part 3: Leaks, Rescue & Restoration
Producer Mark Plati and engineer Pete Keppler explain why David Bowie shelved 'Toy;' the impact of the album's unexpected online leak; and how it...
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.
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...
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.
Profiles
Switchfoot Calling Tony Berg – Part 2
Tony Berg treated Grammy-winning rockers Switchfoot as a brand-new band when he agreed to produce its 12th album.
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...
Recording
Recording Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 5: Finishing Up
In the final installment of our five-part series, the production team and Foo Fighters decamp to Henson Recording Studios to fine-tune the tunes and...
Recording
Recording Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 4: The Gang’s All Here
In part 4 of our 5-part series, the band decides whether record playing together or separately, and percussion legend Omar Hakim shows up to...
Recording
Recording Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 3: Miking The Foos
In part 3 of our 5-part deep dive into the recording of Medicine at Midnight, the production team starts miking up Foo Fighters to...
Recording
Recording Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 2: Setting Up Shop
In Part 2 of our five-part series, Foo Fighters and their production team figure out how to turn a rental house into a world-class...
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.
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.
Films-TV
The Future of Post-Production Sound
Work has been getting done, and production is slowly picking up again, but most agree that after six months of shutdowns and changing protocols,...
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.
Live Sound
Meyer Sound Launches Spacemap Go
Meyer’s free Spacemap Go App works with its GALAXY Network Platform to aid and simplify spatial sound design and mixing.
Profiles
The Mix Interview: Shooter Jennings
Artist/Producer Living in the Moment, Searching for Truth
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...
Music Production
Reverse Engineering: ‘Song Exploder’ Podcast Puts the Pieces Back Together
Popular artists take apart their tracks on "Song Exploder," revealing to host Hrishikesh Hirway and his podcast team what it takes to create a...
Music Production
The Wrecks Go Hi-LoFi for Debut
With the release of the band’s debut album under producer/frontman Nick Anderson, L.A. pop-punk act The Wrecks uses lo-fi production to add an edge...
Plug-ins
Massenburg DesignWorks MDWEQ6-AAX Plug-in
3-Band, 5-Band Operation, With Surgical Precision and Musical Feel
Post and Broadcast
In Demand Music Adds Nugen Audio Tools
Demand Music, whose clients include Beyoncé, Jason Derulo, Cascada, Armin Van Buuren and Basshunter, has adopted a variety of Nugen Audio tools.
Music Production
Live on KEXP Podcast Blurs the Lines Between Live and Studio Recording
When engineer Kevin Suggs records a live session for Seattle’s KEXP, that becomes the raw materials for podcasts, radio broadcasts, streaming and other formats.
Recording
Studio Showcase: Azmyth Changes with the Times
Azmyth Recording Studios, a multi-room facility in Indianapolis that incorporates the Azmyth School of Music Technology, recently entered its 21st year of operation, serving...
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: What’s With Avid Updates?
Updating a DAW's software, and hardware, is a big deal, and Mike Levine is not a fan of the perceived push to move users...
Live Sound
Eurovision Broadcast Dives into Waves
Much of the annual three-day event was mixed on eMotion LV1 live mixers.
