November 2007
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Technology
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| Klein + Hummel O 300 Studio Monitors |
It wasn't long ago that active monitors were the exception in studios rather than the norm. Part of the popularity of self-powered speakers can be linked...
BY STEVE LA CERRA |
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| Langevin Mini Massive Stereo EQ |
When it was released in 1999, the Manley Massive Passive EQ took the high-end pro audio world by storm. The “Pultec on steroids” design gave...
BY DAVID RIDEAU |
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| Mackie Tracktion 3 DAW/Sequencer |
The original release of Mackie Tracktion was notable for its bold attempt to redesign the traditional sequencer user interface in a way that would be...
BY JIM AIKIN |
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| Propellerhead Reason |
Ever since Propellerhead first showed Reason, its sequencer and virtual rack filled with cool-looking DSP models of mixers, synths and effects —...
BY GERRY BASSERMANN |
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| Snapshot Product Reviews |
ULTRASONE EDITION 9 Studio Headphones Since 1991, Ultrasone has concentrated on building one product: headphones. The new Edition 9 headphones use the...
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| Tools of the Trade |
IK MULTIMEDIA SAMPLETANK VERSION 2.5 The latest version of IK Multimedia's (www.ikmultimedia.com)...
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| Waves API Collection Plug-Ins |
Waves and Automated Processed Inc. (API) have co-engineered the API Collection of plug-in processors based on the latter's hardware processors. The API...
BY BARRY RUDOLPH |
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Sound for Picture
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| American Gangster |
Since he made his first splash as a feature film director with The Duelists 30 years ago, Ridley Scott has established himself as one of our most compelling...
By Blair Jackson |
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| Creative on Demand |
Randy Thornton, the COO of Non Stop Music (now a division of Warner Chappell), jokes that, “No one grows up saying, ‘I want to write for...
By Barbara Schultz |
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Live Mix
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| Billy Bob Thornton Rocks S.F. |
Actor/musician Billy Bob Thornton recently finished up a West Coast tour, including a date at San Francisco's Slim's in mid-September, in support of...
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| FixIt |
Fabrizio Del Monte is currently mixing front of house for Hinder; he has mixed for Theory of a Deadman, Billy Talent and Econoline Crush. We have all...
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| New Sound Reinforcement Products |
REAL SOUND LAB CONEQ APEQ-2PRO New at AES, the APEQ-2PRO Acoustic Power Equalizer from Real Sound Lab (www.realsoundlab.com)...
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| News |
Sound Image (Escondido, Calif.) is currently on a U.S. tour with Rascal Flatts; the tour's HiQnet system features dbx processing and Crown power configured...
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| Now Playing |
Rascal Flatts Sound Company: Sound Image FOH Engineer/Board: Jon Garber/DiGiCo D5 112ex Monitor Engineer/Board: Stu Delk/two Yamaha PM5000s P.A./Amps:...
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| On the Road |
Jason Raboin just wrapped up a tour with Joan Baez and is now out with Modest Mouse. With only one day off between two distinctly different tours, Raboin...
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| The Stray Cats |
The reunited Stray Cats have been touring as both a headlining tour and on dates opening for ZZ Top. We spoke with Jake Mann, the band's front-of-house...
By Steve Jennings |
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Recording Notes
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| MAROON 5 |
It turns out that the old saw about hard work paying off is true, as the members of Maroon 5 can attest. They spent a little more than eight months recording...
By David John Farinella |
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| THE L.A. GUITAR QUARTET |
For 27 years now, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet has been among the most respected chamber ensembles in this country, wowing classical music audiences...
By Blair Jackson |
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| THE TRAVELING WILBURYS' “HANDLE WITH CARE” |
The Traveling Wilburys were perhaps popular music's most unusual “supergroup.” George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Roy...
By Matt Hurwitz |
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Coast to Coast
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| L.A. GRAPEVINE |
Last fall, Pepperdine University, whose main campus covers a Malibu hillside overlooking the Pacific, unveiled its music lab, featuring 17 specially...
by Bud Scoppa |
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| NASHVILLE SKYLINE |
One of the most fertile scenes in the South for interesting new pop and rock music is Murfreesboro, Tenn. Only half an hour south of Nashville, it is...
by Rick Clark |
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| NEW YORK METRO |
Mention “cutting edge” and “recording” in the same breath, and big band music doesn't automatically come to mind. However, the...
by David Weiss |
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Tech's Files
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| No One Expects the Superimposition |
Back in July, I taught a two-week, full-immersion class that re-created Beatles-style recording sessions. Our space, dubbed “Not Too Shabby Road,”...
BY EDDIE CILETTI |
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From the Editor
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| The New Face of Education |
In that “once upon a time” three decades ago, when Mix began, someone who was a motivated self-starter could visit a local studio, sign on...
George Petersen Executive Editor |
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Feedback
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| Letters to Mix |
THE ONE WHO STARTED IT ALL In your article “30 People Who Shaped Sound” (October 2007), you forgot the Number One guy. Without him, there...
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Current/Industry News
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| 615 MUSIC BUYS METRO MUSIC |
Production music company 615 Music has purchased music library company Metro Music; owner/composer Mitch Coodley (pictured) will continue to write and...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| CORRECTIONS |
In “Bombastic Bass” (July 2005), in the sidebar “The Story Behind the Sound,” Klaus Voorman was inadvertently described as “the...
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| INDUSTRY NEWS |
New York City-based PostWorks adds Rocky Tortorella as director of sound services and veteran Sony sound designer/mixer Paul Furedi…New face at...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| NEKO SYSTEM ON DISPLAY |
audioMIDI.com hosted an event on August 18th, 2007, featuring the Neko Music Production System by...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE HOSTS STUDENT SUMMIT |
An estimated 400 students from across the Northeast Region came to see 30 presenters (including Grammy Award-winning engineer Jim Anderson) and vendors...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| ON THE MOVE |
Who: Brian Dozoretz, Ithaca College School of Music's manager of music recording technical support Previous Lives: 2001-2007, Bennett Studios engineer,...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| PAD CELEBRATES 15 YEARS |
Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, Professional Audio Design completed its 75th custom-monitoring system with an install at Robert Clivillés'...
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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| PETE'S PLACE LAUNCHES |
The Airtel Plaza hotel in Van Nuys, Calif., hosted the official introduction of Pete's Place, a new division of A-Designs Audio. Pete's Place is a consortium...
Barry Rudolph |
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| PYRAMIND EXPANDS |
Pyramind: The Institute for Advanced Digital Audio Training has expanded to include a 36,000-square-foot building in San Francisco close to its headquarters....
COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY |
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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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| SPARS SOUNDBITES |
It is my pleasure to serve for another year as SPARS' president. I want to thank our current board members for a great year of volunteer service: Jeff...
BY LESLIE ANN JONES |
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On the Cover
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| Full Sail Real World Education |
Twenty-eight years ago, when a recording education was primarily the province of conservatories and four-year degree programs — and still viewed...
By Tom Kenny |
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General
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| “Big Mick” Hughes In the 21st Century |
In July, Mix caught up with longtime Metallica front-of-house engineer “Big Mick” Hughes at London's new Wembley Stadium. It was the seventh...
By Sarah Jones |
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| ARCTIC MONKEYS |
From the same label that brought you Franz Ferdinand and other Britpop/alternative rock groups comes Arctic Monkeys, a foursome of highly talented musicians...
by Steve Jennings |
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| BIG IN TEXAS |
Ron Rutledge had been talking about getting out of L.A. almost as long as he'd been managing A&M/Henson Recording Studios. Even with that plum job, after...
By Barbara Schultz |
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| Education Generation |
There are a lot of audio education programs out there, from weeklong studio classes to Master's programs. From Berklee College of Music to Musicians...
BY ALEXANDER BRANDON |
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| It's a Love Fest |
From the producers of last year's highly acclaimed Primal Twang series of concerts comes another gathering of stellar musicians: a theatrical celebration...
By Sarah Benzuly |
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| Livin' Large |
Forty years ago, Ed Long of Calibration Standard Instruments introduced the then-revolutionary concept of the Near-Field Monitor™ with his MDM-4...
By George Petersen |
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| Mixing Piano |
Mixing piano, no matter the genre, calls for your creativity as a mixer and the input of the production team as a guide. Creative discussions can center...
BY KEVIN BECKA |
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| Sweet Sounds From the Stage |
For many engineers, the most difficult aspect of a live mix is the drum sound. In most situations, miking the drum kit requires patience, a gaggle of...
By Steve La Cerra |
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| TRACK SHEET |
SOUTHEAST At Better Than Ezra's Fudge Recording Studios (New Orleans), Jack Miele and Ezra bassist Tom Drummond engineered the sophomore release from...
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| USHER IN TORONTO |
Artist/producer Timbaland brought a creative team to Cherry Beach Studios (Toronto, Ontario) to work on tracks for Usher's next album. Engineers Jimmy...
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| Where Audio Comes Alive |
The theme for this year's Audio Engineering Society convention (held October 5 to 8, 2007) was “Where Audio Comes Alive,” but perhaps it...
BY THE MIX STAFF |
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| WILLIE AND DEANA |
The Academy of Country Music's 2006 Producer of the Year, Buddy Cannon, visited Studio Unicorn (Redding, Conn.) to do overdubs for two new album projects....
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