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Digidesign ACCEL eration
Digidesign (www.digidesign.com) announced the release of the HD Accel PCI card for Pro Tools|HD. The new card delivers nearly twice the DSP power of...
Technology
Microphones
Field Test: AEA R84 Ribbon Microphone
AEA's slick, retro-looking R84 ($1,000) is the newest mic in designer Wes Dooley's product line.
Consoles
Field Test: Dangerous Music Monitor, MQ, 2-Bus and Mixer
Dangerous Music is leading the way to a brave new world with a line of professional recording studio interfacing tools that facilitate the highest-quality...
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Audio Products Go Wild!
It's AES time. Thousands of us will flock to the Javits Center to drink overpriced lukewarm coffee, eat three-day-old sandwiches, lose our voices from
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Longer Is Better For Computers, That Is
Last month, I looked at the subjects of chips, clocks, word length and DAW power.
news
Ina-GRM GRM Tools ST
GRM Tools ST (Spectral Transform) adds four exceptional processors — Contrast, Equalize, Freq Warp and Shift — to a plug-in family already packed with...
Microphones
Field Test: Telefunken Ela M 251
The original Telefunken Ela M 251 microphone has quite a history.
Monitors
Field Test: Alesis ProActive 5.1
At Winter NAMM this year, after giving Alesis' ProActive 5.1 system a quick listen on the noisy show floor, I thought this 450-watt, THX-certified...
Daw -Recorders
Field Test: Digidesign Pro Tools Version 6
Version 6 of Pro Tools is more than simply an update to make it compatible with Apple's new OS X operating system; there have...
Daw -Recorders
Field Test: Propellerhead Software Reason 2.5
For many, Propellerhead's Reason is the go-to application when your creation requires a whole lot of virtual synthesis and sampling horsepower.
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Scratch, Trash, Freeze That Audio!
What if you're in the middle of the mix and your client says, “Can you make it sound a little more…exotic?” If you're at...
news
Field Test: Vienna Symphonic Library
Imagine waking up one morning and saying to yourself, “I'm not happy with what's out there.
Monitors
Field Test: Mackie HR626
Let's face it, monitor reviews are tough. Trying to describe with words how something sounds is like the old tale about the four blind...
Microphones
Schoeps CMC 6 xt Mic Body
The new CMC 6 xt mic body from Schoeps is the latest update to the Colette modular mic system.
2003
Chandler Limited LTD-1
The Chandler Limited LTD-1 is so close to the original 1073 Neve module that it's almost scary.
2003
TC Electronic Reverb 4000
Producers and recording engineers recognize that only a handful of digital reverbs are worthy of the title “main reverb.” These are all great-sounding units...
news
Native Instruments Vokator
Virtual Vocoder/Processor/Synth/Sampler Today, improved technology has resulted in much more powerful vocoders than their disco/new wave-era counterparts ever hoped to be.
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Eventide ClockWorks Legacy Plug-Ins
It would be hard to find anyone who's worked in and around pro studios during the past 30 years who hasn't used an Eventide...
Microphones
Audio-Technica AT3060
The AT3060 tube condenser microphone is a new addition to Audio-Technica's 30 Series but with a twist: Its onboard tube electronics are 48-volt, phantom-powered...
news
PSPaudioware VintageWarmer
PSPaudioware's VintageWarmer plug-in delivers creamy-sounding dynamics processing in two flavors: via its wideband compression (with shelving pre-equalization) and multiband compression modes (the latter followed...
news
Cakewalk Project5
Project5 is the new synth/sampler/drum machine-in-a-virtual-rack application from Cakewalk. This is not a new idea, but Project5 is different from many of its predecessors...
Daw -Recorders
Marantz Professional CDR300
Marantz Professional continues its tradition of creating rugged and portable recorders with the CDR300 ($849), a tough, little CD-R and CD-RW burner.
New Products
The 19th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards
Listed below are the nominees chosen by the Nominating Panel of the 19th Annual TEC Awards. A special TEC Awards nominees supplement and voting...
Microphones
Field Test: Audio-Technica AE2500 Dual-Element Mic
A totally new, innovative mic design, the Audio-Technica AE2500 uses specifically designed dynamic and condenser cardioid transducers mounted side-by-side in perfect phase alignment in...
2003
Universal Audio 6176 Channel Strip
Universal Audio's Model 6176 Channel Strip is a two-rackspace unit containing one channel from UA's Class-A 2-610 tube mic preamp and a UA 1176LN...
news
McDSP Synthesizer One Version 2
There are plenty of native virtual instruments in a rainbow of formats, but the development of software instruments for TDM has been largely neglected.
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Widgets, Widgets Everywhere
Professional audio products are finding their way into consumer applications — and vice versa
Daw -Recorders
Emagic Logic Platinum 6
Mix magazine reviews Emagic Logic Audio Platinum Version 6, testing new audio recording, mixing and MIDI sequencing features in Logic Audio software.
New Products
Multichannel Mic Preamps
Once considered an anomaly, multichannel mic preamps are becoming more commonplace. Why? The reasons are many, but certainly among them are a resurgence in...
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DVD at NAB
DVD authoring systems are more ubiquitous with improved price/performance ratios, from Sonic Solutions' $79 consumer apps to full-featured professional
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AES Amsterdam
From March 22-25, 2003, the Audio Engineering Society returned to Amsterdam — everybody's favorite city — for its 114th convention.
Consoles
Solid State Logic C200 Digital Console
It's not often that a manufacturer such as SSL produces an entirely new concept in digital console technology, and it's even rarer for a...
news
Field Test: Aviom A-16 Personal Monitor Mixing System
We spend years tweaking and experimenting, constantly trying different pieces of gear and techniques to achieve the perfect mix.
2003
Mesa Rectifier Recording Preamp
Some years ago, I hired Night Ranger's Brad Gillis to do some sessions that required a bit of amazing guitar pyrotechnics.
news
TC Works Assimilator Plug-In for Powercore
Have you ever sat there in front of the console, putting the final touches on a track, and felt like something was missing?
Microphones
Microtech Gefell M 930 and SH 93 X-Y Bar
In August 2000, I reviewed the Micro-tech Gefell M 930 large-diaphragm cardioid condenser for Mix. Now, the company offers the SH 93, a stereo...
news
DP563 Dolby Surround/Pro Logic II Encoder
Working in 5.1 can be both tremendously exciting and %@#@!! maddening. In the early 1990s, the film industry pushed that excitement into theaters and
news
LA Audio Joins Audient
Audient plc and LA Audio have merged their operations under the Audient name. The merger is expected to be completed by June, when Audient...
Consoles
Solid State Logic C100
Designed for fast-paced, on-air work and live-to-tape studio production, the new-generation SSL C100 is a scalable, small-footprint digital console that takes an innovative approach...
news
Studio Network Solutions SANmp
Founded in 1998, Studio Network Solutions celebrates its five-year anniversary with the launch of SANmp, an extension of the company's successful A/V
2003
Field Test: Klark Teknik DN9340 Helix
Klark Teknik's initials have long been synonymous with quality EQ, and most engineers in the live sound world are familiar with many of the...
New Products
Which Way to Moscone?
Because my editors have things covered in the audio realm, this month's column looks at the other new stuff happening around the latest Macworld...