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Voice-Over Artist Joe Cipriano Relies On Neumann U 87
Los Angeles–based voice-over artist Joe Cipriano (pictured) has used a Neumann U 87i large diaphragm microphone in his work for more than 20 years....
Technology
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Dolby Supports 49th Annual Grammy Awards
Dolby Laboratories Inc. worked with The Recording Academy for the fifth year in a row to deliver a surround sound broadcast of the 49th...
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Chalice Recording Studios Installs SSL AWS 900+
Chalice Recording Studios, one of Southern California’s busiest and fastest-growing facilities, has chosen a Solid State Logic AWS 900+ Analogue Workstation System for its...
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EastWest Releases Quantum Leap Pianos
EastWest introduces Quantum Leap Pianos ($495), a detailed collection of the world’s finest grand pianos. These include a $225,000 Bechstein D-280 Concert Grand, the...
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Studer Digital Consoles Used in Broadcast of Nobel Peace Prize Concert
NRK audio engineer Jon-Dag Skagmo The Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which celebrates the award of the annual Nobel Peace Prize, was staged in Oslo,...
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Merging Technologies Releases Pyramix Version 5.1
Merging Technologies announces Pyramix Version 5.1, a software upgrade for its professional Windows-based DAW platform. The new version includes support for Merging’s new Mykerinos...
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CBS Uses Fairlight Constellation-XT Consoles for Super Bowl Promos
The audio team at CBS Television City in Los Angeles used three Fairlight Constellation-XT consoles in mixing up to 120 CBS promos per day...
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Marshall Launches JVM Series Tube Amplifiers
Marshall Amplification introduces the JVM Series all-tube amplifiers. The UK-built series comprises the JVM410H ($2,500) 100-watt head and JVM410C (pictured; $3,000) 100W 2×12-inch combo....
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Steven Miller Chooses Telefunken Mics for Dave Matthews Band
Steven Miller at Dave Matthews’ Haunted Hollow Studios with the Telefunken | USA R-F-T M16 MkII. Engineer and producer Steven Miller (pictured) chose a...
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Focusrite Announces Saffire Pro 10 i/o FireWire Interface
At Winter NAMM 2007, Focusrite unveiled the Saffire Pro 10 i/o FireWire audio interface, featuring the same preamps and converters as the original Saffire....
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InnovaSon Announces Record Sales in France
Digital console manufacturer InnovaSon reports record sales in France during 2006. InnovaSon consoles have been purchased for tours and events throughout the French territory,...
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Sony Introduces Hands-Free Headset Mics
Sony recently introduced the lightweight ECM-322BC (pictured; $165) and ECM-322BMP ($150) headset microphones to its ECM-322 Series, intended for live sound applications in corporate,...
Facilities
Sheffield Audio-Video Productions Installs SSL Duality
Sheffield Audio-Video Productions in Phoenix, Md.—comprising audio recording studios, a remote recording truck, video editing suites and education—has installed a Solid State Logic Duality...
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AMG Taps Steven Tollen to Head Sound One
Ascent Media Group (AMG) has named Steven Tollen (pictured) as managing director of its Sound One post-production facility for feature films in New York...
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A-Designs Audio Unveils EM-PEQ 500 Series Module
At the 2007 Winter NAMM show, A-Designs Audio announced the EM-PEQ ($1,500) equalizer, which fits in a compact 500 Series module frame size and...
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TC Electronic System 6000 Plug-ins for Pro Tools Ready for Intel Macs
TC Electronic’s System 6000 plug-ins are now available as Universal Binary versions for Pro Tools HD and Accel systems on both Intel- and PowerPC-based...
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Denon Professional Launches DN-A7100 A/V Surround Preamplifier
Denon Professional announces the new DN-A7100 A/V Surround Preamplifier ($1,099.99). Designed for surround sound decoding in installed sound, house of worship, broadcast, conference and...
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Mackie TT24 Correction
The “New Sound Reinforcement Products” section of the February 2007 issue of Mix (on page 78) stated that Mackie was shipping the DS3232 digital...
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Steinberg and Yamaha Announce Cubase AI4
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH and Yamaha Corporation announce a new, specially adapted version of the Cubase music production system that will be included in...
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Behringer Introduces Speaker, Wireless and P.A. Products
Behringer introduced several new products at the 2007 Winter NAMM show, including 1C-WH 2-way compact monitor loudspeakers, the Ultralink UL2000B headset microphone and the...
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Online Extras for February 2007
Read, Watch, Listen...Mix magazine presents exclusive online material for February 2007
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Mellencamp mp3 to Come
Stay tuned…John Mellencamp’s “Pink Houses” mp3 will be here soon.
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Label Owner Records with SoundField MKV Mic System
Martin Stephenson (left) and Jim Hornsby English guitarist Martin Stephenson became enchanted with the music of North Carolina and wrote an album’s worth of...
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Quantegy Discontinues Various Magnetic Tape Products
Effective immediately, Quantegy Recording Solutions is officially discontinuing various magnetic tape product lines because of a decrease in demand for magnetic tape media. Orders...
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AKG Debuts MicroMic Miniature Microphones
At Winter NAMM 2007, AKG Acoustics announced the newest generation of its MicroMic Series miniature microphone line. The new series includes five products: C516,...
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Artists Adopt Sensaphonics’ 3D Active Ambient IEM System
Sensaphonics announced that several leading artists are using its new 3D Active Ambient design. These include Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Prince and his entire...
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Producer/Engineer Aris Archontis Installs SSL Duality Console
Photo by Ed Colver. Los Angeles–based producer/engineer Aris Archontis (pictured) has taken delivery of North America’s first Solid State Logic Duality console. The large-format...
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Audio-Technica Updates Freeway 200 Series Wireless Systems
Audio-Technica has updated its Freeway 200 Series Wireless Systems. Available in handheld, headworn, guitar, lavalier and bodypack configurations, the Freeway 200 Series Wireless Systems...
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EastWest Introduces Fab Four Virtual Instruments
EastWest introduces its Fab Four Virtual Instruments ($395) collection featuring the same kinds of instruments and recording equipment used by The Beatles. The product...
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M-Audio Unveils Studiophile AV 20 Compact Speaker System
M-Audio announces the Studiophile AV 20 portable desktop speaker system ($129.95 a pair), designed for travel or tight desktop spaces. Small enough to fit...
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Shure Meets with FCC, U.S. Senate and Congressional Leaders
From L-R: Ryan Smith of Shure Inc., Representative Jim Cooper (D.-Tenn.), Steve Gibson of the Grand Ole Opry and Hank Neuberger of Springboard Productions....
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Dave Matthews Band Records New Album Using Klein + Hummel Monitors
Two pairs of Klein + Hummel near-field monitors were installed at Haunted Hollow Studios in Charlottesville, Va., a private facility where the next Dave...
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Primera CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc Publishers Support Windows Vista
Primera Technology Inc. announced that its automated CD, DVD and Blu-ray duplication and printing equipment now supports Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system. Vista-compatible printer...
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Smart Loops Releases SL Hip-Hop Kit for Mac and PC
Smart Loops has released SL Hip-Hop Kit, an all-new drum sample library for use with leading Mac and PC software samplers. SL Hip-Hop Kit...
news
Ahmet Ertegun, 1923-2006
I was really intent on making certain kinds of records, which, in my mind, would repeat some of the emotions I got from records...
Microphones
Field Test: Schoeps CMIT 5 U Shotgun Microphone
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