August 2007
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Technology
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| Audiofile Engineering voXover Software |
When it comes to recording mass amounts of voice-overs for a 30-hour videogame or doing more than 100,000 recordings of pronunciations for an online...
BY MICHEL HENEIN |
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| Drawmer S3 Multiband Tube Compressor |
For years, multiband compressors have been the strict purview of mastering and broadcast engineers. They've seldom found use in music recording studios...
BY BARRY RUDOLPH |
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| Heil PR30, PR40 Microphones |
Even though the Heil PR30 (right) and PR40 large-diaphragm dynamic mics look like side-address models, they are front-firing. The PR30 is 6.5×1.75...
BY KEVIN BECKA |
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| Josephson Engineering C700A Condenser Mic |
The Josephson Engineering C700A is an ingenious condenser mic with two front-facing capsules. This design permits nearly total directional-pattern flexibility...
BY BARRY RUDOLPH |
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| Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5014 Field Editor |
Mid-Side (M-S) processing gives you unrivaled control over stereo program material by allowing independent treatment of its sum and difference components....
BY MICHAEL COOPER |
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| Solid State Logic AWS 900 |
Iwork with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in their Flyte Tyme Productions studios, in Santa Monica, Calif. When we began thinking about gear for...
BY MATT MARRIN |
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| Tools of the Trade |
SONIC STUDIO AFC24 The AFC24 ($4,395) transcoding package from Sonic Studio (www.sonicstudio.com)...
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| Yamaha EMX5016CF Portable Powered Mixer |
One of the obstacles facing many engineers working small live sound events is having to drag the P.A. from venue to venue and constantly changing the...
BY STEVE LA CERRA |
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Sound for Picture
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| Fights, Footsteps and Thrills |
In our September 2005 issue, we ran an in-depth story about the often-misunderstood and under-appreciated art of Foley recording — the post-production...
By Blair Jackson |
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Live Mix
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| Bebel Gilberto |
Bebel Gilberto's current jaunt is all about “less is more,” as the tour is carrying very little production, relying on local P.A.s and tweaking...
by Steve Jennings |
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| FixIt |
Last month saw Irish guitarist/vocalist Gary Moore and his band touring the UK to promote their latest album, Close As You Can Get. Front-of-house engineer...
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| News |
Veteran engineer/sound system designer Paul Giansante joins Meyer Sound (Berkeley, CA) as touring manager…BBC America's BritBus Tour criss-crossed...
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| Now Playing |
Shadows Fall Sound Company: Audio Analysts FOH Engineer/Board: Scott “Goodie” Goodwine/Yamaha PM5DRH Monitor Engineers/Board: Chris Dietrich,...
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| On the Road |
The White Stripes Currently out promoting their new album, Icky Thump, brother/sister musical team Meg and Jack White are playing to sold-out theaters...
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| The Police |
It's gotta be a tough gig: You're mixing for one of the most recognizable names in rock history who have not toured together — or produced music...
By Sarah Benzuly |
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| Top Venue Installs HD Broadcast System |
Using new, state-of-the-art HD video-capture systems in both Knitting Factory New York and Los Angeles venues, Knitting Factory Digital Services (KFDS)...
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Recording Notes
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| NICK LOWE AND RICHARD THOMPSON |
Indies are not just for kids. Once upon a time, it seemed that independent rock labels were mainly an outlet for upstart bands who were too new or too...
By Barbara Schultz |
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| TEARS FOR FEARS' “EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD” |
Amazing things happen when we stop planning, analyzing and second-guessing ourselves long enough to allow the creative process to happen on its own accord....
By Heather Johnson |
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| TORI AMOS TIMES FIVE |
In 1908, Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler gave us the term schizophrenia. In 1973, The Who created Quadrophenia. And in 2007, Tori Amos gives us, well,...
By Paul Tingen |
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Coast to Coast
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| L.A. GRAPEVINE |
As a one-time major-label A&R guy and full-time music-magazine-editor-turned-independent-contractor, I'm acutely aware of the pressures that come with...
by Bud Scoppa |
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| NASHVILLE SKYLINE |
Making studio news headlines along Music Row was the closing of Masterfonics, one of the area's most distinguished studios. The story of its demise is...
by Rick Clark |
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| NEW YORK METRO |
Control room? Check. Live room? Check. Pro Tools HD? Check. Killer mic collection? Check. Soooo, who's gonna fly this thing? Almost all New York City...
by David Weiss |
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| TRACK SHEET |
SOUTHEAST Pop/R&B singer/songwriter Michael Warren was in Nashville finishing up tracks for a new CD, due out this month. Bass and drums were cut at...
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Insider Audio
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| Thanks for the Memoirs |
Anyone who's spent any time in the music business has great stories to tell, and consequently the ranks of musicians, engineers and producers include...
BY PAUL D. LEHRMAN |
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Mix Interview
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| Roger D'Arcy |
Meet Roger D'Arcy, international man of studio design. The founder of the UK-based firm Recording Architecture (www.aaa-design.com),...
BY DAVID WEISS |
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Project Studio
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| Tim Larkin |
Tim Larkin is very much the picture of the modern-day studio multitasker. As the music and audio director for Cyan World in Spokane, Wash., the company...
BY BLAIR JACKSON |
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Tech's Files
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| Dare to Compare |
Back in January 2006, I routed one microphone to six preamps for an unconventional series of tests dubbed “Not a Mic Preamp Shootout.” I...
BY EDDIE CILETTI |
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From the Editor
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| Technology and Production |
One Sunday morning a month, a group of individuals can be observed in a parking lot not far from the Mix offices moving items in and out of car trunks...
George Petersen Executive Editor |
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Feedback
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| Letters to Mix |
NOT QUITE RIGHT In the article “It's Your Life, Dammit!” in the May 2007 issue, there is a factual error: The “Super Beatle”...
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Current/Industry News
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| ART AND MUSIC MINGLE |
The Art Institute of California, Los Angeles (www.ainewprogram.com/los angeles)...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| GC BOUGHT |
Bain Capital Partners LLC, a private investment firm, has bought Guitar Center for $2.1 billion, including assumed debt. The transaction is expected...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| HISTORIC MUSCLE SHOALS STUDIO RE-OPENS |
In 2005, Muscle Shoals Studio (www.muscleshoalssound.org) closed its doors due to a lack...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| INDUSTRY NEWS |
New director of sales at WorxAudio Technologies (Greensboro, NC) is Jerry Spriggs…The Stanton Group (Hollywood, FL) named Jamie Ward to UK sales...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| ITUNES #3 RETAILER |
According to a recent study by the NPD Group, Apple's iTunes is the third-largest music retailer in the country in any format, digital or physical. Wal-Mart...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| MASTER CLASSES |
The University of Memphis' Music Industry division hosted producer/engineer George Massenburg and Platinum-selling artist Brian Vander Ark; Massenburg...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| NOTES FROM THE NET |
ALL MONEY TO THE ARTISTS Indie online music retailer earBuzz.com now offers digital downloads and CD...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| NOTES FROM THE P&E WING |
As a member services division of The Recording Academy®, the Producers & Engineers Wing is involved in numerous advocacy initiatives aimed at improving...
BY DARYL FRIEDMAN |
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| OCEAN WAY NASHVILLE REMAINS |
Ocean Way Nashville (www.ocean waystudios.com) is now part of Belmont University's Mike...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| ON THE MOVE |
Who: Jason Rhode, Cirrus Logic president/CEO Main Responsibilities: setting a vision and clearing problems out of people's way. Previous Lives: ...
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| READ…WATCH LISTEN…PLAY |
Go beyond the printed page and log on to www.mixonline.com to get extra photos, text and sounds...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| ROY PRITTS, 1937-2007 |
Roy Pritts, who did a little bit of everything in audio, from working as a consultant in audio forensics in Colorado to performing with such musicians...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| TEC UPDATE |
INTEL, GIBSON, HARMONY, DOLBY, OTHERS SIGN ON AS SPONSORS The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio has announced an impressive lineup of sponsors for...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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On the Cover
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| Yahoo! Originals Studios |
Like Spinal Tap, whose amps go to 11, Yahoo! is cool-plus-one. It's part of the company culture, and it's a philosophy that has been embraced over the...
By Harrison Surtees |
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General
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| COOL SPINS |
Sinead O'Connor Theology (Koch Entertainment) When Sinead O'Connor set off to make Theology, she began with the notion of recording acoustic-only tracks...
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| Feist |
Making strong impressions in mid-sized venues across the U.S., vocalist/songwriter Leslie Feist is out in support of her latest, The Reminder. Feist...
by Steve Jennings |
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| IN THE FUNHOUSE |
Producer/engineer John Hiler was at Mr. Smalls Funhouse (Pittsburgh, PA) recording new tracks with the band Triggers for a new CD. Studio owner/engineer...
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| NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN Digital Snakes |
Cable snakes and system interfacing are hardly the stuff that generates huge headlines in the audio press. And 20 years ago, this article would have...
By George Petersen |
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| NOT SO SECRET SOUNDS |
Producer/guitarist John Grant produced a track for saxophonist Najee at Grant's Secret Sound recording studio (Baltimore, MD). Najee also guested on...
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| Production Construction |
Those of us who grew up playing in bands and working with pop, rock or country songwriters are most familiar with the traditional process of producing...
By Jason Scott Alexander |
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| RAUL MALO'S AFTER HOURS |
In the woods south of Nashville is bassist Jay Weaver's personal studio, Chicken Hill. The facility was designed and installed by its owner in a 1,200-square-foot...
Barbara Schultz |
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| Soundelux Design Music Group |
In our June issue, we profiled Technicolor Interactive, one of many studios providing services to games and interactive entertainment. This month, we...
BY ALEXANDER BRANDON |
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| Velvet Thunder Sound Systems |
As you read this, the summer music festival season will be coming to a close. While the larger, more-established festivals are relying on a full complement...
BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| Virtual Reality |
There's no denying gear lust. Audio engineers can be fanatical in their obsession with quality-built hardware. Cults have formed around vintage gear...
By David Weiss |
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