June 2005
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Technology
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| BLUE Microphones Robbie the Mic Preamp |
Looking like a prop out of the 1956 sci-fi movie Forbidden Planet, Robbie the Mic Preamp is BLUE Microphones' first outboard recording product. Robbie...
BY BARRY RUDOLPH |
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| Eventide H8000 Multichannel Effects System |
Eventide's new flagship multi-effects processor, the H8000, resembles its Orville processor on steroids, employing more powerful DSPs that also run at...
BY MICHAEL COOPER |
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| Lexicon Omega Portable Recording System |
Lexicon seems like an unlikely candidate to throw its hat into the large ring of relatively inexpensive, computer-centric recording systems currently...
BY DAVID WEISS |
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| MXL V6 Condenser Microphone |
In today's microphone market, it's a nice surprise to see a new approach to a traditional concept. MXL's parent company, Marshall Electronics, has introduced...
BY JOE HANNIGAN |
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| New Audio Spatial One Studio Monitors |
One of the first things I learned as a neophyte engineer back in the early '80s was that near-field monitors should always be placed so that their tweeters...
BY MICHAEL COOPER |
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| TC Electronic M6000 Mastering Processor |
In this brave new world in which plug-in processors have quickly come to the forefront, the TC Electronic System 6000 hardware unit has maintained its...
BY BOBBY FRAISER |
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| Tools of the Trade |
SONALKSIS CQ1 Sonalksis, the tongue-twisting company from the UK, offers its CQ1 Multiband Compander ($279), designed to provide gentle or aggressive...
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| Upgrades and Updates |
MOTU (www.motu.com) is now shipping OS X Tiger — compatible versions of its products. Drivers...
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Live Mix
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| FixIt |
Philip Harvey In addition to being front-of-house engineer for the Secret Machines, Philip Harvey recorded the six-week tour using a 24-track Metric...
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| New Order |
Mix caught New Order in late April at Oakland, Calif.'s Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, where they co-headlined with the Chemical Brothers. Athough...
by Steve Jennings |
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| News |
Entec Sound & Light (London) purchased three Lake Technology Pro 26 digital loudspeaker processors, PC tablets and wireless LAN facilities from UK distributor...
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| Now Playing |
Mudvayne Sound Company: Rainbow Production Services (Hampstead, N.H.) FOH Engineer/Console: Chad Olech (also tour manager)/Yamaha PM5D Monitor Engineer/Console:...
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| On the Road |
Matt Svobodny Many engineers begin in sound reinforcement and then gravitate to studio work. Not so for Nashville recording engineer Matt Svobodny, who...
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| The Quietest Show on Earth |
On April 11, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (Cleveland) presented a Mick Fleetwood and Energizer EZ Change co-sponsored concert as part of...
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| U2'S VERTIGO TOUR |
It's just two songs into U2's two-plus-hour show at the HP Pavilion (San Jose, Calif.) in early April and audio director/front-of-house mixer Joe O'Herlihy's...
By David John Farinella |
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Recording Notes
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| COOL SPINS |
Elvis Costello And The Imposters Club Date: Live In Memphis DVD (Eagle Vision) Live In Memphis is an explosive set that clearly shows that Costello has...
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| JANIS IAN'S “AT SEVENTEEN” |
She scored her first hit, “Society's Child,” in 1966. An earnest plea for the acceptance of interracial relationships that cleverly ends...
By Gary Eskow |
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| SHELBY LYNNE KEEPS IT BARE-BONES |
Sometimes the greatest albums come together in the most unusual ways. Take, for example, Shelby Lynne's newest release, Suit Yourself. “It was...
By Elianne Halbersberg |
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| THE 5 BROWNS |
While there will always be a market for, say, a bold new version of Wagner's Ring Cycle or a fresh interpretation of Beethoven's Middle Quartets, to...
By Blair Jackson |
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Coast to Coast
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| L.A. GRAPEVINE |
The Wilshire/Western district is one of the few neighborhoods in Los Angeles with Manhattan-style energy and foot traffic. Packed with Art Deco landmarks,...
by Maureen Droney |
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| NASHVILLE SKYLINE |
There was an album that came out a few years ago on Sony by a sisters duo (The Pierces) called The Pierces that featured the kind of smart pop that would...
by Rick Clark |
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| NEW YORK METRO |
It's funny how film professionals in New York City can sometimes feel like the country bumpkin cousins to their kin in L.A. Fact is, making a living...
by David Weiss |
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| TRACK SHEET |
SOUTHEAST Matt Knobel produced an EP for Boston indie rockers Stocklan at Criteria/Hit Factory (Miami)…Danny Kadar is producing indie artist Ryan...
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Insider Audio
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| Do You Hear What I Hear? |
There's a priceless moment on the Firesign Theatre's third album when an authority figure (a prosecutor who is somehow also an auctioneer) bellows, “What...
BY PAUL D. LEHRMAN |
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Producer's Desk
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| The Dust Brothers |
The Dust Brothers, aka Mike Simpson and John King, worked on an avalanche of records during the late '80s, '90 and '00s, trying their hands at a great...
BY PAUL TINGEN |
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Project Studio
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| From Bedroom to Control Room |
Producer/songwriters David Gamson (Miles Davis, Meshell Ndegeocello, Chaka Khan) and Oliver Leiber (The Corrs, Aretha Franklin, Paula Abdul) have collaborated...
BY BARRY RUDOLPH |
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Bitstream
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| DJ Classy D |
This month, I'm starting a rant about commoditization and the increasing integration and digitization of electronic functions formerly given over to...
BY OLIVER MASCIAROTTE |
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Tech's Files
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| Taming the Acoustic Frontier |
BY EDDIE CILETTI No matter what amenities you associate with world-class facilities, space is the biggest luxury. Forgive the generalization, but facilities...
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From the Editor
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| The Imperfect Space |
Whether working in clubs, bars, studios, stadiums, boardrooms or bedrooms, we deal with a lot of imperfect acoustical spaces, and making it right is...
George Petersen Editorial Director |
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Feedback
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| Letters to Mix |
LOS SUPER MEMORIES Because pop music is so heavily tied into our memories, your April article on Los Super Seven [“Recording Notes”] sent...
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Current/Industry News
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| BOOKSHELF |
In addition to interviews with Alan Parsons, Herbie Hancock, BT, Todd Rundgren, Steve Reich and Phil Ramone, among many more, The Art of Digital Music...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| BREAKING THE MOLD |
Bruce Maddocks, chief engineer/owner of Cups ‘N Strings (Santa Monica, Calif.), met with The Mountain Apple Company (Waikiki), which contracted...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| CHRIS ROWE |
Mastering engineer Chris Rowe has joined Masterfonics Mastering (Nashville), working alongside engineer Benny Quinn. Rowe began his career at Masterfonics...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| INDUSTRY NEWS |
Audio-Technica (Stow, OH) has brought in Tamara Hoffman, CFO/VP of finance…Based in San Francisco is Kurt Knierim, Virtual Katy's director of North...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| INTELLIGENT ACOUSTICS |
Created by Courtney Spencer, Dave Malekpour (PAD), Ken Harrison, and Beth Walters and John Storyk (principals of Walters-Storyk Design Group), Intelligent...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| MIX L.A. OPEN |
The 10th Annual Mix L.A. Open — Monday, June 13, 2005, at the Malibu Country Club — is being strongly supported by the audio industry. Confirmed...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| NEW POPE, NEW STUDIO |
Rome recently had its fair share of news, what with the appointment of a new Pope and the launch of a new recording studio. Synchronia Studio (
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| NOTES FROM THE NET |
NAPSTER-TO-GO-GO Napster users are no longer bound to their computers or other portable devices. In addition to announcing Napster Version 3 (pictured),...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| ON THE MOVE |
Who: Mark Engebretson, QSC VP of R&D and chief systems architect Main responsibilities: managing QSC's three core technologies (power amplifiers, loudspeakers...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| RUPERT NEVE |
After 15 years of design consultation for Taylor Guitars, Legendary Audio, Amek and Focusrite, among others, Rupert Neve has returned to manufacturing...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| TAPE IS NOT DEAD |
Michael Spitz of ATR Services has launched a new high-end analog tape manufacturing company, ATR Magnetics. Worldwide distribution of its flagship high-output...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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General
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| Alison Krauss & UNION STATION FEATURING JERRY DOUGLAS |
Still riding high on the success of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? movie and O Brother tour, Alison Krauss & Union Station with Jerry Douglas are bringing...
by Steve Jennings |
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| ALL-STAR CAST JOINS |
Rock 'n' roll purveyor Jerry Lee Lewis brought a few of his talented friends to the Record Plant (L.A.) to track songs for his forthcoming album, The...
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| Class of 2005 |
The Barbershop Designed by Fran Manzella of Francis Manzella Design Ltd. and housed in a 100-year-old stone church on New Jersey's Lake Hopatcong, The...
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| Get Connected! |
When audio pros think of studio architecture, most know about the latest trends in acoustic treatment, facility design and incorporating new recording...
BY STROTHER BULLINS |
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| Happy Birthday, Les! |
This month — June 9 to be precise — musician/innovator extraordinaire Les Paul, inventor of the solid-body electric guitar and multitrack...
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| Killer KEYS |
Guitarist Andrés Segovia said, “The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth.” At the extreme, this is true, as anyone...
BY KEVIN BECKA |
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| LEO KOTTKE, MIKE GORDON |
Guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke and Phish bassist Mike Gordon recently stopped by the Sound Kitchen's (Nashville) Studio A to overdub and mix their latest...
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| NAB 2005 |
A few years back, when the South Hall was completed at the Las Vegas Convention Center and the shuttle buses stopped running back and forth between the...
By the Mix Editors |
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| PRODUCT HITS FROM FRANKFURT |
Frankfurt's Musikmesse/Prolight+Sound has developed into the premier international marketplace for music, DJ and lighting gear, with this year attracting...
By George Petersen |
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| STUBBLEBINE MASTERING |
San Francisco Bay Area groove/rock band Plum Crazy brought their self-titled debut to Paul Stubblebine Mastering & DVD (S.F.). Producer/engineer Sean...
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| TRAMPING GROUND |
Indie band Tramping Ground marched over to Dream Maker Sound Studios in Westbury, N.Y., to record and mix their new album, A Sequenced Unity of Confessions,...
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| Venue Acoustics FROM THE Ground-Up |
When it comes to acoustically treating a new live performance venue, selecting the correct P.A. is of prime importance. However, the P.A. does not work...
By Sarah Benzuly |
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| What's Driving Your Mix? |
It's happened to all of us. You labor over a mix — tweaking every last detail to the nth degree — only to play it back somewhere else and...
BY ROGER MAYCOCK |
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| WORKBOOK STUDIOS |
Workbook Studio may hold the world's record for on-the-fly recording. Located in a converted warehouse that once housed Columbus, Ohio's first Packard...
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