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Days of Future NAMM
From January 16 to 19, 2003, a record-setting 65,000-plus music and audio pros made the pilgrimage to Anaheim, Calif., for the semi-annual expo of...
Technology
2003
Chandler Limited TG1
With its style and sound, the Chandler Limited TG1 seems to be from another age plucked from a time capsule. This stereo limiter/compressor is...
Microphones
Soundelux E47 Tube Condenser Mic
When Soundelux Microphone's co-founder David Bock designed the company's new E47 tube condenser mic, his goal was to incorporate the most essential elements
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PrismSound dScope Series III
Perhaps better known for its Dream Series of no-compromise A/D and D/A converters and Maselec high-performance analog processors, PrismSound started developing
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Field Test: NTI Digilyzer
How many times have you connected two pieces of digital gear together only to end up having bizarre things happen? Or worse, nothing? Enter...
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Virtual Instrument Plug-Ins
Today, there seem to be as many virtual instrument plug-ins as there are guitars, synths, vocoders, basses, string sections and electric pianos to emulate.
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Field Test: Akai Professional DPS24
Akai Professional's DPS24 builds on the company's DPS12 and DPS16 workstations with a lot of genetic material borrowed from its high-end post-production
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Field Test: Antares Kantos Plug-In
From the company that brought us Auto-Tune and Mic Modeler comes a brand-new mind-warping, sound-bending plug-in, Kantos. The basic function of this sci-fi-looking
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Field Test: EarQ Technologies Reference Hearing Analyzer
The conventional method of determining the truth about your hearing is to take a hearing test. Unfortunately, most standard hearing exams require both an...
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Field Test: Lynx L22 PCI Audio Card
For high-end applications, conventional wisdom has always dictated that an installed interface simply can't approach stand-alone converters' sonic performances.
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Power Tools: Waves Restoration Bundle
Waves' Restoration Bundle is a collection of four DSP plug-ins that is notable both for its quality and its ease of use; the processors...
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Megatrax Music: Film/TV, Broadcast and A/V
As a result of their success across an enormous array of media clientele, Megatrax Music founders Ron Mendelsohn and J.C. Dwyer report that the...
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The Hollywood Edge: the EFX-Music Package
I fight for excellence on all of my films and I expect everyone on my crew and every product I use to do the...
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Sound Ideas: The One-Stop FX Shop
Since 1978, Sound Ideas has devoted itself to producing unique and authentic professional sound effects of every description and variation. Sound Ideas
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THE BEST OF 2002: MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARIES
What a difference a decade makes. Ten years ago, the world of production music libraries was populated by a few major, general-interest collections that
Monitors
Dynaudio Acoustics AIR 6
It's often said that there's nothing new in studio monitors. Even with today's improved driver materials, high-efficiency amps and CAD-derived enclosures,
Monitors
Wharfedale Diamond Series 8.1
Wharfedale's Diamond Series was introduced in 1981 and with each new iteration, continues to win hi-fi magazine awards for its great sound and value.
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Cube-Tec AudioCube 5
AudioCube 5 is an advanced 24-bit/192kHz, integrated audio workstation for analysis, restoration, editing, archival, CD/DSD/SACD mastering and DVD-A authoring.
2002
TL Audio M3 TubeTracker
Designed primarily for tracking, TL Audio's M3 tube mixer works well in a number of applications, but it excels as a front end to...
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Minnetonka Audio discWelder Steel
Anyone who is waiting for easier-to-use, more affordable DVD-A authoring tools will want to check out Minnetonka Audio's discWelder Steel. This basic
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Burn This! Affordable DVD Drive Bundles
IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO WHEN Pioneer introduced the first recordable DVD-R drive. Even at $17,000, it was considered must-have technology for serious
Monitors
Emes Owl Speaker System
The Owl Speaker System is an active, two-way studio monitor loudspeaker system that projects a stereo sound image from a single enclosure. This new...
2002
Vintech X81 Preamp/EQ
The Vintech Audio X81 combines a single-channel, Class-A mic preamp, based on the classic Neve 1073 channel module, with an expanded 4-band equalizer
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Steinberg Cubase SX
In order to stay competitive, digital audio-sequencing programs must be continually updated and upgraded. Generally, keeping track of the latest revision
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Emagic EXS24 Software Sampler
Emagic's EXS24 is the software sampler of choice for Logic aficionados. The program has the ability to load and automatically keymap batches of samples
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TOP LIVE SOUND PICKS FROM AES
Cadac's (www.cadac-sound.com) renowned quality comes down-market with the new compact S-Type live performance console. It's available in three frame sizes,
Monitors
SLS Pro Studio S8R Monitors
SLS has produced sound reinforcement speakers for more than 25 years, but the Pro Studio S8R is its first foray into the studio monitor...
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STUDIO MONITORS 2002
The process of buying studio monitors has never been an easy one. Choosing from a plethora of products in a dealer's showroom can be...
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Science in the Service of Art: Product Hits of AES 2002
From October 5-8, the Audio Engineering Society returned to Los Angeles for its 113th convention. With...
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Control, Sync & Automation
Coleman Audio M3PH DAW Monitor The M3PH adds full control room monitoring ability to your DAW system, with four balanced stereo inputs and two...
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LDI 2002: THE ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY SHOW
This month, thousands of professionals who are involved with designing entertainment venues, architectural lighting, sound design, clubs, performance
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TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT: Fostex PD-6
A year ago, Fostex announced its DV40 Timecode Master Recorder, the first multichannel deck designed to record and play back audio data directly onto
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Emagic Logic Platinum 5.1 and Logic Control
Emagic's Logic Platinum Version 5.1 picks up where Version 4.8.1 left off and adds a whole slew of enhancements to the program's already impressive...
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Brauner VM1 KHE (Klaus Heyne Edition)
The Brauner VM1 tube condenser microphone garnered a lot of praise when it was introduced in 1994 because of its deft marriage of subtle...
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Z-Systems Audio Engineering z-K6
One of the most requested items on DVD authoring lists is the magic black box that will take my stereo program and make it...
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Tascam DM-24
Tascam's DM-24 digital mixing console represents a large step toward providing home and project studio owners with pro capabilities in an affordable ($2,995
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DIGITAL AUDIO ROUTERS in the Professional Studio
In today's studio, resource utilization is the watchword. Studio managers must efficiently reconfigure rooms quickly and put any given piece of gear to
Product Reviews
Review: Digidesign Pro Tools HD1
Anyone following the world of digital audio workstations has surely heard of the new Pro Tools HD systems Without question, this is a major...