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1935 AEG Magnetophon Tape Recorder
The genealogy of the tape recorder can be traced back to Valdemar Poulsen’s early demonstration of magnetic sound recordings on a steel wire in...
Technology
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1931 Alan Dower Blumlein Stereo Patent
Born in London in 1903, Alan Dower Blumlein lived a short life, but during those 38 years, he changed the way that an entire...
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1928 Harry Nyquist Nyquist Theorem
It’s hard to imagine that a man born on February 7, 1889, in the small town of Nilsby, Sweden,
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1926 Western Electric/Bell Labs Vitaphone Film Sound
In terms of upheavals, the biggest revolution in 20th-century audio was surely the talking motion picture.
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1906 Lee De Forest Triode Vacuum Tube
If audio would have followed the course of every other technology, then vacuum tubes would have been long forgotten by now.
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Ozzfest 2006 Features Electro-Voice Endorsers
Zakk Wylde at Ozzfest 2006 The 26-city Ozzfest 2006 tour took place from June 29 through August 13, 2006, and featured Electro-Voice endorsers Zakk...
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1887 Emile Berliner Gramophone Disc Recorder/Player
The origin of recorded audio is frequently attributed to Edison, yet Emile Berliner
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1877 Thomas Edison Cylinder Recorder
There is no doubt that Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) played a major role in the development of recorded sound.
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MXL Microphones and Tascam Announce Strategic Alliance
MXL Microphones, the professional audio division of Marshall Electronics, announces that it has formed a strategic alliance with Tascam, the professional audio division of...
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Mix Foundation Announces Third Annual TEC Awards Music and Sound Auction
The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio has announced that the third annual TEC Awards Music and Sound Auction will run on eBay from...
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Royer Labs R-122V Vacuum Tube Ribbon Mic Now Shipping
Royer Labs is now shipping its R-122V ($2,995) vacuum tube ribbon microphone, a limited production model and the company’s newest addition to its R-Series...
Consoles
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Field Test: Grace Design m802 Remote-Controlled Preamp
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sE Ribbon Mics Used By Nimrod Productions for Videogame Scores and More
Nimrod Productions’ Rich Aitken Rich Aitken (pictured) and Marc Canham of Nimrod Productions in Oxfordshire, UK, a company that has created scores for videogames...
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Solid State Logic Announces Multiple Orders for C100 Digital Broadcast Console
In recent months, broadcasters throughout North America have taken delivery of Solid State Logic’s C100 consoles, in some cases housing as many as four...
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WorxAudio Technologies Introduces TL.218SS Sub Bass System
WorxAudio Technologies introduces the TL.218SS Sub Bass System. Available in both powered ($8,080) and non-powered ($5,031) configurations, the TL.218SS—with dual TL1801SS 18-inch low-frequency (LF)...
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Danley Sound Labs Loudspeakers Provide Sound for First Baptist Church of Alpharetta
The worship center at First Baptist Alpharetta Church, based in Alpharetta, Ga., was outfitted with a new sound reinforcement system headed by Danley Sound...
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Allen & Heath Consoles Used for First Acoustic Festival of Britain
Hayseed Dixie performing at the Acoustic Festival of Britain on July 30, 2006 Allen & Heath consoles were used to manage sound on two...
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Post Logic Studios Audio Mixer Jamie Santos Wins 2006 Emmy Award
Post Logic Studios (Hollywood, Calif.) announces that senior audio mixer Jamie Santos won a 2006 Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Sound Mixing...
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Trinity Baptist Church Restores Its Sound System with SLS Loudspeakers
Trinity Baptist Church, a 66,000-square-foot church in Lake Charles, La. has acquired several SLS units to replace its old sound system, which was badly...
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JBL Professional ScreenArray Cinema Technology Receives Third U.S. Patent
JBL Professional of Northridge, Calif. has been awarded U.S. patent protection on its ScreenArray cinema loudspeaker technology. This patent, the third for the ScreenArray...
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Johnny Rivers Masters New Tracks at Bernie Grundman’s
Pictured from left at Bernie Grundman Mastering are Secret Agent Man co-producer Doug Hamblin, Johnny Rivers and mastering engineer Chris Bellman. Photo by David...
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Spectrasonics Software Used in Berklee College of Music Courses
The Berklee College of Music in Boston is now incorporating Spectrasonics’ Atmosphere, Trilogy and Stylus RMX virtual instrument plug-ins in its film scoring courses....
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Second Baptist Church Uses Digidesign VENUE in Multiple Locations
The Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas has a congregation of more than 40,000 members spread across five campuses, which presents challenges when it...
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Neutrik Supports Women’s Audio Mission
Neutrik donated an assortment of its connectors to the San Francisco–based Women’s Audio Mission (WAM), an international, nonprofit, female-run organization that is dedicated to...
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Benedum Center Upgrades Sennheiser IR System
The Benedum Center, a state-of-the-art playhouse in Pittsburgh, Pa., upgraded its Sennheiser IR-based listening system when the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust received a generous grant...
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Paragon Studios Helps Aspiring Filmmakers
Paragon Studios of Franklin, Tenn. is supporting film students who participated in the 2006 48 Hour Film Project in Nashville. For student groups that...
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IK Multimedia Ships Total Bundle Series
IK Multimedia is now shipping its Total Bundle Series, a comprehensive collection of IK’s virtual instruments, samples and effects: the Total Effects Bundle, Total...
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Electro-Voice XLC Line Array is Deployed at Norfolk Jazz Festival
Craft-Work Sound of Chesapeake, Va. deployed its EV XLC line array rig for the 24th annual Norfolk Jazz Festival in Town Point Park on...
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KGW of Portland, Ore. Installs Linear Acoustic OCTiMAX
KGW Channel 8 assistant chief engineer Tim Kerr Linear Acoustic recently supplied an OCTiMAX 5.1 digital television audio processor to Belo Corporation’s KGW Channel...
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Rock In Rio 2006 Served By JBL VerTec Line Array System
A JBL VerTec line array system at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2006 in Lisbon, Portugal. Gabisom Audio Equipment of Sao Paolo, Brasil provided concert...
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Claude Hill Joins Harrison as Director of Sales
Harrison of Nashville, Tenn. announces the addition of Claude Hill (pictured) as Director of Sales for domestic and international markets. “We are thrilled to...
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Aaron Copland Fund Awards Recording Grants
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music has awarded grants totaling $500,000 to performing ensembles, presenters and recording companies across the U.S. through its 2006...
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Odds On Recording Expands Replication Facility
Odds On Recording Inc. of Henderson, Nev. has expanded its music recording and CD/DVD replication complex. The new buildings are located near the Las...
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Neil Zaza Uses VirtuosoWorks Notion On New Album
For his new instrumental album titled When Gravity Fails, guitarist and composer Neil Zaza (pictured) used VirtuosoWorks’ NOTION software as the orchestral backdrop for...
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Roland SH-201 Synthesizer Now Supports Apple’s Audio Units Format
Roland announces extensive editor and driver updates for its SH-201 synthesizer. SH-201 Editor Version 1.10 software for Mac OS X, Roland’s latest version of...