April 2005
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Technology
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| 360 Systems DigiCart |
The heir to the cart machine, 360 Systems' (www.360systems.com) DigiCart, is ubiquitous in the...
BY ROM ROSENBLUM |
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| Apogee Rosetta 200 Stereo Converter |
The Rosetta 200 ($1,995), Apogee's successor to the PSX-100 and Rosetta's AD namesake, is an “investment-grade quality” piece of studio equipment...
BY BARRY RUDOLPH |
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| Mackie Onyx 1640 Analog Mixer |
Mackie's VLZ mixer set the standard in desktop consoles for a generation of studio engineers and live musicians. In 2004, Mackie introduced a new generation...
BY JOE HANNIGAN |
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| Snapshot Product Reviews |
JOSEPHSON E22SCardioid Studio CondenserMicrophone David Josephson is the best mic builder you've never heard of. Here's a guy who has created capsules...
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| Sony Oxford Reverb Plug-In |
Sony's Oxford division has come out with a reverb plug-in that offers some of the things you'd expect from a 'verb with some excellent new additions....
BY BARRY RUDOLPH |
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| Tascam GigaStudio 3 Sampler |
When it came out a few years ago, Tascam's GigaStudio (originally called GigaSampler) revolutionized sampling — and, arguably, commercial composition...
BY NICK BATZDORF |
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| Tools of the Trade |
GENELEC 8130A DIGITAL MONITORS Genelec's (www.genelec.com, $995 each) 8000 Series monitors feature...
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| Upgrades and Updates |
Tascam has announced that the Larry Seyer Acoustic Drums library, first created exclusively for GigaStudio 3, can now be accessed at
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Sound for Picture
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| Deadwood |
The first thing that comes to mind for fans of HBO's critically acclaimed series Deadwood is probably not the score. More likely, it's the nasty Al Swearengen...
By Matt Hurwitz |
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| KQED Public Radio |
A station such as San Francisco's KQED-FM — which is consistently ranked as one of the most listened to public radio stations in the nation, with...
By Heather Johnson |
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| New Sound for Picture Products |
HARRISON TRION Offered in versions specifically geared for film/video post, broadcast and live performance, Harrison's (
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Live Mix
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| Future Sonics Celebrates 20 Years in the Biz |
Future Sonics founder/president Marty Garcia's work in the live sound biz started in 1979, when he opened regional sound company Crystal Sound, which...
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| Modest Mouse |
Modest Mouse played to a sold-out house at the Berkeley Community Theater (Berkeley, Calif.) in early February. Mix spoke with front-of-house engineer...
by Steve Jennings |
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| New Sound Reinforcement Products |
DBX DRIVERACK 4800 The next generation of DriveRack processors, the DriveRack 4800 from dbx (www.dbxpro.com)...
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| News |
JBL celebrated the sale of the 500,000th EON portable powered speaker. JBL's Gerry Tschetter notes, “It took EON's unique combination of technical...
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| Now Playing |
Mercy Me Sound Company: Spectrum Sound (Nashville) FOH Engineer/Console: Garry Brown/96-channel Yamaha PM1D Monitor Engineer/Console: Bobby Georger/96-channel...
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| On the Road |
Sugarcult Southern California-based punk/pop quartet Sugarcult kicked off its Take Action tour in early February before moving on to a series of Japanese...
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| Ram's Head Goes Live! |
Baltimore's Ram's Head Live! — a live music venue that opened in mid-December 2004, and has been host to saxophonist Maceo Parker, Chris Isaak...
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| Yonder Mountain String Band |
Just as one should never judge a book by its cover, one should never prejudge a performance by its stage. On the evening of February 24, 2005, someone...
By Strother Bullins |
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Recording Notes
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| LOS SUPER SEVEN RIDES AGAIN! |
Los Super Seven is more an idea than an actual band. It's a genre-busting celebration of Southwestern and Latin music, from rootsy tejano kickers to...
By Blair Jackson |
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| LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III |
You gotta love a guy like Loudon Wainwright III. He's put out 21 albums since his debut in 1970, all of them filled with heartfelt musings on life, love,...
By Blair Jackson |
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| VAN MORRISON'S “MOONDANCE” |
Van Morrison remains one of rock's most enigmatic figures, and today, nearly 35 years since the recording of his most famous album, Moondance, most of...
By Gary Eskow |
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Coast to Coast
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| L.A. GRAPEVINE |
The abrupt closure of Hollywood's Cello Studios (www.cellostudios.com) at the end of January...
by Maureen Droney |
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| NASHVILLE SKYLINE |
There's always something cooking over at Alex the Great, the recording digs of producers Robin Eaton and Brad Jones. It's a cool, vibey compound that...
by Rick Clark |
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| NEW YORK METRO |
“Imagine there's no heaven. It's easy…if you try.” What's not quite as easy — at first — is wrapping your head around the...
by David Weiss |
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| TRACK SHEET |
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Producer Jaeson Jarrett and engineer Vachek Aghaniantz re-edited and mixed the six-disc series, The PPL Records Story, Volume III...
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Insider Audio
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| An Open Letter to the Head Apple |
Dear Steve: You know that I love the computers you make. I've been using them for almost 25 years, which is the longest I've been loyal to any brand...
BY PAUL D. LEHRMAN |
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Mix Interview
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| Jeff Wexler |
Production sound mixer Jeff Wexler brings to his work a uniquely practical combination of traditionalism and forward-thinking. With more than 30 years...
BY MAUREEN DRONEY |
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Bitstream
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| Rays of Hope |
A while back, I was down at Moscone Center (San Francisco) at the Fall IDF (Intel Developer Forum) finishing up a piece on Intel's HD Audio initiative...
BY OLIVER MASCIAROTTE |
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Tech's Files
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| Zen and Now |
This past winter, I taught two classes a week: Analog Recording Techniques and Studio Maintenance. The latter class started with soldering techniques,...
BY EDDIE CILETTI |
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From the Editor
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| What's Going On? |
Lately, the pro audio community has been abuzz about the closing of key major recording studios across the country. In a matter of weeks, the news was...
George Petersen Editorial Director |
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Feedback
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| Letters to Mix |
STRAIGHT FACTS ABOUT CROSSROADS Good article on Eric Clapton's “Crossroads [Guitar Festival,” January 2005]. I just wanted to note that Robert...
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Current/Industry News
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| ‘LION KING’ XMAS IN DESERT |
Lion King's cast recently visited Arizona's Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences Gilbert location to lay down tracks for a cast Christmas CD. The...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| BOOKSHELF |
Gotta Get Signed: How to Become a Hip Hop Producer, by producer Sahpreem King (SWV, Wyclef Jean, Beenie Man, Eric Benet, Fat Joe), lays out a step-by-step...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| DOLBY OFFERS IPO |
On February 17, 2005, at the sound of the opening bell — done in surround, no less — Dolby Laboratories' stock made its financial debut on...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| HISTORIC MUSCLE SHOALS STUDIO CLOSES ITS DOORS |
Less than three weeks after Hit Factory announced it was closing its New York studio, another world-class facility steeped in recording history has closed....
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| INDUSTRY NEWS |
Management update at Ex'pression College for Digital Arts (Emeryville, CA): appointment of Dr. Erik Stilling, dean of academics; promotion of Chris Coan...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| LOUD BUYS |
Early last month, LOUD Technologies (www.loudtechinc.com) announced that it had acquired St....
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| NOT JUST “MUSIC” AWARDS |
JBL, PHIL RAMONE TAKE HOME TECH GRAMMYS The Recording Academy presented JBL Professional and Phil Ramone each with a Technical Grammy Award at a special...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| NOTES FROM THE NET |
ONLINE AUDIO SALES JUMP UP According to the IFPI (www.ifpi.org) Digital Music Report 2005, music fans...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| ON THE MOVE |
Who: Joe Sanborn, president of Telefunken NA Main Responsibilities: direction, budgeting and balancing financial responsibilities, as well as overseeing...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| TAKING TIME OUT FOR THE KIDS |
Pyramind: The Institute for Advanced Digital Audio Training (S.F.) held its first class session with new instructor/engineer Frank Gryner (Rob Zombie,...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| TEC PROCEEDS AID HEARING AND SCHOLARSHIPS |
The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio announced that $45,000 in net proceeds of the 20th Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards has been...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| THAT'S ONE LONG CONSOLE |
ALFRED HITCHCOCK THEATER INSTALLS HARRISON BOARD A new Harrison MPC4D digital mixing console — with 320/640 inputs and 80 outputs and an integral...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| UMASS LOWELL |
The Master of Music in Sound Recording Technology, a new program offered at University of Massachusetts Lowell, provides students with knowledge in current...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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General
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| APPRENTICE |
Danny Kastner, aka a “fired” guitar guy from The Apprentice, paid a visit to the studio bau:ton — designed Luminous Sound in Dallas...
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| CORRECTION |
MACPHERSON AXIA The following was inadvertantly omitted from the January 2005 “Line Arrays” article: Available as a three-way bi-amp or tri-amp...
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| CORRECTIONS |
In the “Yamaha Purchases Steinberg for $28.5 Million” article (“Current,” February 2005), Athan Billias' title was incorrect....
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| Dynamics Processor Plug-Ins |
If your work involves broadcast or computer multimedia, dynamics processors likely play a significant role in your audio production. Let's face it —...
By Roger Maycock |
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| Fox Networks Group |
Married With Children, The Simpsons, In Living Color, American Idol, The Shield, Nip/Tuck — the Fox Television network long ago branded itself...
By Maureen Droney |
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| HOPESFALL |
Hardcore/emo band Hopesfall “worked themselves into exhaustion” with producer Steve Haigler (The Pixies, Brand News) at VuDu Studios (
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| MIX NAB 2005 Audio Products Guide |
The product information in this directory is supplied by the manufacturers. As always, specs, prices and availability may change, so readers should contact...
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| Multichannel Mixing FOR HD Television |
As we move precipitously closer to the FCC's mandate for broadcasters to complete the transition from analog to digital TV — currently set for...
By Mel Lambert |
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| production musiclibraries |
Each year, Mix checks in with makers of production music libraries — those music collections designed to be used in just about everything audio:...
By Sarah Benzuly |
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| Q.O.T.S.A. MASTER |
Hot and heavy rock band Queens of the Stone Age, whose single, “Little Sister,” has blazed its way all over alt-rock radio, mastered their...
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| Reefer Madness |
A number of movies evolved from Broadway or off-Broadway plays or musicals, but how many films can claim an anti-drug campaign as their origin? First...
By Blair Jackson |
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| ROBERT EARL KEEN |
Texas roots-rocker Robert Earl Keen trekked to Glenwood Place Studios in L.A. to record his 11th album, What I Really Mean, with producer Rich Brotherton...
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| Scissor Sisters |
Genre- and gender-defying five-piece Scissor Sisters — whose music brings in a mix of rock, pop and dance inspired by burlesque shows, drag queens...
by Steve Jennings |
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| THE New Perforated Screens |
Lately, it seems I'm getting more calls to tune high-end home theaters. In my experience, most of these home clients care more about how the room looks...
By Bob Hodas |
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| WELCOME TO NAB! |
NAB 2005 is here, and thousands of audio and production pros from around the world will pack into the Las Vegas Convention Center (April 16-21, 2005)...
George Petersen Editorial Director |
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| WHAT'S YOUR STORY, JORY? |
Perceiving a need for a dedicated game audio facility in the San Francisco Bay Area, engineer/mixer Jory Prum opened the aptly titled studio.jory.org,...
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