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  • Friday, January 06, 2012
    In The Studio: Four Reasons To Invest In Analog Gear
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    Joe Gilder 01/06/12 06:18 PM,
    This article is provided by Home Studio Corner.   As you may already know, I’m in the process of doing a few upgrades in my studio. Whenever I’m looking to buy a new piece of equipment or upgrade an existing piece of equipment, I try to ask one simple question: What will help me make better recordings? My goal isn’t to marginally improve the recordings. I’m looking for holes in my system. I’m looking for weak links. For example, I… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Analog • Microphone • Processor • Studio

  • Monday, December 26, 2011
    Ensuring You’re Recording At The Proper Levels
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    John Scrip 12/26/11 12:16 PM,
    This article is provided by MASSIVE Mastering.   I’m going to try to keep this very “fool proof”. This was born out of the rantings of hundreds and hundreds of posts on a dozen or more audio forums exploding like a volcano recorded with lots of headroom. I hope to instill a basic understanding of why certain trends and common beliefs are just plain bad. And by the time you’re done reading, and perhaps doing a little experimentation based on… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Analog • Audio • Digital • Education • Engineer • Mixer • Monitoring • Signal • Studio • System

  • Friday, August 05, 2011
    Understanding Analog & Digital In Terms Of Audio
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    Bruce Jackson & Steve Harvey 08/05/11 02:35 PM, 5 Comments
    Analog? Digital? Both? In professional audio, many choices exist, but there’s not enough time to make the wrong ones. We regularly hear claims floating about, often skewed by particular opinions and interests that tend to color underlying simple truths. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the noun “analog” as being something that is analogous (similar or related) to something else. For example, an analog can be a food product that represents another, such as inexpensive whitefish “krab” intended to replicate more expensive… View this story
    Filed in: AV • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • AV • Audio • Digital • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • Studio

  • Tuesday, July 12, 2011
    Sound Shaping: Graphic Equalizers Over The Decades & What They Bring To The Table
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    PSW Staff 07/12/11 04:16 PM,
    A couple of years ago marked the 40th anniversary of the Altec Lansing passive third-octave “continuous” equalizer that began modern sound system equalization. It didn’t start as a graphic equalizer. It was three rows of eight knobs on third octave centers. A companion third-octave real-time analyzer, three rows of eight VU meters, provided a means to measure a sound system. Subsequent Altec EQs replaced the knobs with a row of sliders, earning the name “graphic” because their positions provide a… View this story
    Filed in: AV • Feature • Poll • AV • Consoles • Processor • Sound Reinforcement

  • Monday, June 27, 2011
    Mike Skinner, aka The Streets, Installs SSL Duality
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    PSW Staff 06/27/11 02:44 PM, 1 Comment
    Solid State Logic is pleased to announce that Mike Skinner, aka The Streets, has just installed a Solid State Logic Duality console/DAW controller at the heart of his studio. It was 2002 that saw Original Pirate Material, The Streets’ debut long-player, launch Skinner’s minimalist orchestrations and street-savvy lyrics into the mainstream, garnering awards from all quarters along the way. Almost a decade later, early 2011 saw Computers and Blues released, the last of five albums put out under The Streets… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Analog • Audio • Consoles • Studio

  • Monday, June 20, 2011
    MediaMatrix Simplifies Digital Audio Transport With New nWall 2.0 Interface Panel
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    PSW Staff 06/20/11 10:19 AM, 0 Comments
    Peavey proudly introduces the new MediaMatrixnWall 2.0, a surface-mount audio interface panel that converts audio from analog to a digital stream that can be routed via CobraNet right at the panel. The nWall 2.0 offers high-quality analog-to-digital audio conversion and transport for MediaMatrix, the most flexible and capable audio networking system and the pioneer of computer-based audio processing and control interfacing systems. By converting two balanced XLR inputs and two 1/8” inputs into a digital audio stream at the panel,… View this story
    Filed in: AV • News • Poll • Digital • Installation

  • Tuesday, May 31, 2011
    Foo Fighters’ “Wasted Light” Mixed & Recorded With An API 1608 Console
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    PSW Staff 05/31/11 02:00 PM, 0 Comments
    Proof that analog audio is a powerful force in the digital age, the Foo Fighters’ recent analog effort, “Wasting Light,” debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart last month. The album was recorded and mixed completely on a 32-channel API 1608 console in frontman Dave Grohl’s untreated garage and spare room. Although many consoles would have fit Grohl’s spacing and input requirements, the API 1608 and its 16—channel expander stood out as the perfect mix of uncompromising… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Analog • Consoles • Sound Reinforcement

  • Wednesday, May 25, 2011
    Five Tips To Keep In Mind For Better Acoustic Guitar Recordings
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    Jon Tidey 05/25/11 10:29 AM,
    This article is provided by Audio Geek Zine.   Tracking guitar can be extremely tricky even under the most perfect of circumstances. However, not every session is ideal. In reality, they’re often far from it. So, here are a few tips to keep in mind when you’re tackling that next guitar session. 1: Guitar Selection Every brand and style of guitar has a different sound - Yamaha vs. Martin, a full size Dreadnought or a smaller Parlor style. They all… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Blog • Poll • Audio • Digital • Education • Microphone • Signal • Studio • System

  • Tuesday, May 24, 2011
    Audio Basics: Headroom Is Not the Same Thing As Dynamic Range
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    Joe Gilder 05/24/11 10:17 AM, 2 Comments
    This article is provided by Home Studio Corner.   I know it may be hard to believe, but I too used to believe this was true. I had simply never given it much thought. Maybe you’re in the same boat? The issue was, I made the mistake of confusing headroom with dynamic range. Put simply, when I looked at the master fader, if there was a lot of room between the loudest peak of my mix and 0 dBFS (clipping,… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Audio • Digital • Measurement • Mixer • Monitoring • Signal • Software • Studio • System

  • Friday, May 20, 2011
    Steps To Selecting The Right Console For Your Church Sound System
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    Curt Taipale 05/20/11 04:11 PM, 0 Comments
    From a technical standpoint, the useful life expectancy of the mixing console you purchase this week is six to ten years at best. Its growing repair costs coupled with improvements in console design will warrant purchasing a replacement unit within that time frame. It’s also likely that your need for inputs and outputs will have grown beyond the capacity of that console, so it will be time for a change anyway. There are over 40 manufacturers of consoles. Finding the… View this story
    Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Audio • Consoles • Digital • Installation • Manufacturer • Mixer • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System