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Buddy Guy Tour Dates
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Technology
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Sonica Recording
Built into a 1920s-era building, Sonica Recording (Atlanta), completed in the fall of 2001, was designed and built by John and Steve Briglevich. The...
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Sound Absorbing Material – A Quick Guide
(excerpted from Mix, August 1997, “Room Acoustics: Basic Principles of Reflection, Diffusion and Absorption,” by David R. Schwind) All materials have some sound absorbing...
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Field Test: Yamaha Pitch Fix, Vocal Rack and Final Master
Hardware Effects Enter the Plug-In Realm
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Field Test: Solid State Logic XLogic Multichannel Compressor
A 5.1 Unit With That Old Familiar Sound
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Field Test: Tascam FW-1884 Control Surface/Interface
FireWire Mixing and Automation for Your DAW
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Field Test: Alesis Prolinear 820DSP Monitors
Mid-Size Studio Speakers With Digital EQ and Crossover
Guides
Production Music Libraries In 2004
You've heard production music libraries everywhere: in this year's Super Bowl television commercials, trailers for Hollywood blockbusters, dramatic themes on evolving Flash intros online,...
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Technology Spotlight: Dolby’s Enhanced Dolby Digital
The Future of Digital Audio Encoding?
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Field Test: Sony DMX-P01 24-bit/96k Mixer
A Solid, Portable Digital Machine From a Pro Audio Native
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Field Test: Thermionic Culture The Phoenix Compressor
Variable-Mu Unit Delivers Classic Tube Sound
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Field Test: Merging Technologies Pyramix 4.2 Workstation
Scalable DSD/PCM Recording, Mixing, Editing and Mastering
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Review: Solid State Logic C200 Digital Production Console
Given Solid State Logic's unarguable mastery in console design, and its conspicuous attention to ergonomics and user convenience, the new C200 Digital Production Console...
2004
Field Test: Buzz Audio SOC 1.1 Stereo Optical Compressor
Leave it to the Kiwis to come up with a more reliable and clean-sounding version of the tried-and-true opto-compressor.
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Field Test: iZotope Ozone 3 Plug-In
The polymaths at iZotope, the company that came up with the innovative Spectron and Trash plug-ins, have significantly redesigned the manufacturer's popular Ozone 2...
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Field Test: Waves Transform Plug-In Bundle
We've always thought of Waves as a manufacturer of solid, straightforward studio tools, but recently, the company has branched out with some really creative...
2004
Field Test: Apogee Electronics Rosetta 800
The Rosetta 800 ($2,995), Apogee's newest 24-bit multichannel converter, offers eight channels of A/D and D/A conversion, flexible sync capabilities and Apogee's proprietary UV22HR...
Microphones
Field Test: Brauner Phantom C Condenser Microphone
Brauner has a reputation for building ultratransparent tube mics with very low self-noise and high sensitivity.
Microphones
Field Test: Studio Projects B Series Mics
During the past few years, there has been an explosion of almost unbelievably low-priced Chinese condenser mics that look like prized German beauties.
Monitors
Field Test: QSC Audio SRA2422 Studio Reference Amplifier
QSC Audio has established itself as a leading manufacturer of amplifiers for live sound reinforcement.
2004
Field Test: Yamaha SPX2000 Multi-Effects Processor
Using the new Yamaha SPX2000 is like visiting with an old reliable friend.
Microphones
Field Test: Lawson L251 Tube Condenser Microphone
The Lawson L251 is a side-address, dual-diaphragm tube condenser mic that offers many extras, including an infinitely variable polar pattern, two bass-frequency contour settings...
2004
Field Test: Millennia TD-1 Twin-Direct Recording Channel
The Millennia TD-1 combines an instrument/amplifier/DI input with mic and line recording paths and preamp outputs.
2004
Field Test: Studio Electronics C2s Compressor
Studio Electronics started rackmounting Minimoogs and retrofitting them with MIDI in 1988.
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Field Test: Digidesign Accel PCI DSP Card
Digidesign's new Accel PCI DSP cards deliver nearly double the DSP power of the original Pro Tools|HD DSP cards, resulting in almost a 50-percent...
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Field Test: Native Instruments Absynth 2 and Reaktor 4
Berlin-based Native Instruments is known for its innovative approach to software synthesis, with unique sound creation tools that appeal across the professional spectrum, from...
2004
Field Test: Geoffrey Daking MicPreEQ
In the early 1990s, when Geoffrey Daking heard that many engineers were growing increasingly dissatisfied with newer audio gear, he decided to find out...
Monitors
Field Test: Event Electronics ASP8 Studio Precision Monitors
Event Electronics made a big splash years ago when it introduced the 20/20 Series of powered, direct-field monitors, which brought the price of bi-amplified,...
2004
Field Test: Oram GMS Al Schmitt Pro-Channel
When British pro audio manufacturer Oram set out to build the GMS (Grand Master Series) Al Schmitt Pro-Channel compressor/EQ/preamps, mass-market appeal was not at...
2004
Field Test: Universal Audio Model 2192
Universal Audio's Model 2192 Master Digital Audio Interface combines feature-rich design with impeccable audio quality.
Daw -Recorders
Field Test: MOTU Digital Performer 4
Mark of the Unicorn's Digital Performer is based on a very robust and full-featured MIDI sequencer that has become much more sophisticated during the...
2003
Field Test: Peavey Kosmos Pro
Kosmos Pro is an expanded version of Peavey's original Kosmos subharmonic enhancement system.