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DVD? SACD? MP3? Mix breaks down today's platforms.
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Keeping Your Sonic Vision Intact
A few months ago, I received a DVD from an engineer who was looking for a job. He worked on a prominent television show, so I assumed that the DVD would reflect his excellent work.
May 1, 2004
Building to Broadcast
Digital television has enjoyed a long gestation period from its bold and brash introduction a decade ago. For a myriad reasons, the availability of HDTV was delayed and on-air launch dates slipped forward.
Apr 1, 2004
Free Beer
We all love free stuff, and our search for it often leads us to expend more energy than what the freebie is actually worth. However, that doesn't stop...
Nov 1, 2003
Can You Spare a % of a Dime?
A look at the pebble in the shoe of online music commerce: micropayments. I'm sure you've all had the urge to actually purchase a song online. Trouble is, how the heck do you pay for it when all you want is one measly song?
May 1, 2003
Surround Salvation
Don't have your dark suit cleaned just because you think that any day now, you're going to be attending a funeral for the compact disc.
May 1, 2003
Mastering for DVD
Looking back two decades ago to the launch of the Compact Disc, it's easy to forget how iffy the carrier's prospects were in its first few years. Players...
Apr 1, 2003
Surround Variations
Just as every stereo recording project is unique in some way, surround recording and mixing present certain variables and peculiarities. Recently, we...
Mar 1, 2003
Signal Processing and Methods in Surround Mixing
Mix talked to eight professional surround engineer/producers about signal processing in surround. Here's what they had to say.
Mar 1, 2003
The OS X Files
Computer companies rarely make audio or music hardware. There have been exceptions: If you've been around a while, you may recall that Atari included...
Feb 1, 2003
Blue Men in Vegas
Blue Man Group and Virgin Entertainment Group have designed and created a custom DVD booth that showcases the 5.1 mix of their Grammy-nominated debut...
Jan 1, 2003
Toe to TOE
This month, I'm going to revisit a technology that I think will eventually replace Fibre Channel-based networks and save us all money in the deal! Now,...
Jan 1, 2003
Hey, Santa, Is the Beard Real?
Well, another year draws to a close. We've looked at interesting technologies and summoned enough pluck... Dec 1, 2002
Satisfaction!
Released en masse in August 2002 on dual-layer discs that feature SACD and Red Book streams, a new Abkco Series encompasses the Rolling Stones' '60s and early '70s catalog — considered by most fans and critics as the high-water mark in the band's career. Dec 1, 2002
Can Audio and Video Get Along?
Ah, the tapeless studio. A dream of so many for so many years, it is now upon us. There's no longer a need... Dec 1, 2002
How the Leopard Got His Spots
In Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, the Black Panther chides Mowgli, saying, “How can his little... Nov 1, 2002
File-Format Futures
As described in the first part of this two-part series on file-format interchange, the quest for a way... Nov 1, 2002
Workstation File-Format Interchange, Part 1
In the early days of digital audio workstations, the industry was captivated by the new-found power and... Oct 1, 2002
Slow Steps Toward File Interchange
Although there have been weak efforts in the past and a good deal of lip service addressing file and session... Oct 1, 2002
All Right Mr. DeMille, I'm Ready For My Close-Up
This month's issue is devoted to sound tagging along with picture, and, glory hallelujah, we audio folks... Sep 1, 2002
NOTES FROM THE NET
The Web is greater than the sum of its parts: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry...
Aug 1, 2002
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