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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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05/07/13 12:25 PM,
David Rosenthal has enjoyed a remarkably successful career as a keyboardist, synth programmer, orchestrator, and touring musician and that doesn’t begin to cover it all. Rosenthal is also Billy Joel’s musical director, a role that recently has him performing worldwide at events like 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief and the upcoming New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2013. Besides working with Billy Joel for the past 20 years, he’s also worked with Bruce Springsteen, Enrique Iglesias, Elton John, Cyndi…
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Monday, March 07, 2011
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03/07/11 01:20 PM,
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Hosa Technology has announced the introduction of Goby Labs Screen Cleaner. The safe, alcohol- and ammonia-free solution cleans without dripping or streaking and is ideal for cleaning LCD, plasma, and touch screen displays. It is a must-have cleaning solution for all computer-based recording studios. Goby Labs Screen Cleaner is formulated to lift dust, fingerprints, and other contaminants from computer monitors, television screens, and other displays as well as other sensitive plastic surfaces. The anti-static formula repels dust after cleaning. With…
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03/07/11 09:15 AM,
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Gefen has announced the release of the Dual Link DVI to Mini-DisplayPort Converter. A new GefenTV DVI Dual Link to Mini-DisplayPort Converter offers plug and play connectivity between the DVI graphics ports on today’s most popular computers and Apple’s new 27-inch LED Cinema Displays. Housed in an attractive enclosure, this tiny converter supports resolutions up to 2560x1600, delivering vibrant video for professionals and consumers alike. The GefenTV DVI DL to Mini-DisplayPort Converter is cross-platform in capability and can be used…
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Monday, February 07, 2011
Andy Wood
02/07/11 05:18 PM,
Many professional audio manufacturers are now actively producing their own proprietary network connection and control systems, thus enabling users to create and control products within the audio chain. While not a particularly new concept (Crown, for example, started the trend in the 1990s with the IQ computer control system for its amplifiers), recent years have seen a plethora of new solutions. Therefore, to partner this article on interconnection options, here’s a brief overview on the control and distribution solutions currently…
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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09/14/10 08:30 AM,
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Kramer Electronics has announced the VP-422 Digital HDMI to PC Scaler. The VP-422 is a high-performance digital scaler for computer graphics video and HDTV video signals. The unit scales HDMI signals to resolutions of up to WUXGA and 1080p, and also de-embeds the stereo audio to output unbalanced analog stereo signals. The VP-422 supports, scales and outputs computer graphics video resolutions from VGA (640 x 480) up to WUXGA (1900 x 1200), and HDTV signals from 480p up to 1080p. …
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Monday, August 23, 2010
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08/23/10 09:54 AM,
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Provided by Sweetwater. Q: I started recording a number of year ago in Pro Tools and have been working part-time in a local studio. I’ve had a lot of success learning recording and mixing techniques, but it seems that sometimes I still get tripped up by sill computer issues. So, I’ve got a question for you. I recently plugged in a FireWire hard drive to the computer using its data cable and even though its status LED lit up,…
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Monday, August 31, 2009
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08/31/09 03:10 PM,
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ARX Systems has announced the addition of the new and unique USB I/O Universal Transformer Isolated USB Interface to its range of precision audio tools. The USB I/O is a true “plug and play” analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog pro audio interface and requires no special driver program installation on Mac OSX, Win XP and Vista. It features transformer isolated audio inputs and outputs, with new USB analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converter chipsets that are incorporated into the circuit topology, allowing maximum headroom…
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wayne Wadhams
08/27/09 03:35 PM,
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There is no way to say for sure what specific elements, sounds or aspects of a record make it a HIT. Yet every hit has a few key things that grab our attention and make it memorable. Reviewing a long list of hits, we find that many of the same or analogous elements work over and over, in their separate contexts, to create their charisma. Some of these have to do with the song itself, others with the way it…
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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08/26/09 12:18 PM,
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Boulder, Colorado’s Looking Glass Arts, which provides high school students filmmaking and acting tools, techniques, and craft combines top-flight equipment such as Sennheiser microphones, headphones and wireless packages with a teaching style that that purposefully melds technical skills, art, and philosophy. “As the tools have become cheaper, I’ve watched one art form after another,” Looking Glass Arts Co-founder Mickey Houlihan remarks. “Sound engineering is a great example – people used to devote their lives to understanding the tools and developing…
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Monday, August 24, 2009
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08/24/09 09:11 AM,
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Novation is now shipping the new SL Mk II range of controller keyboards featuring Automap 3 technology. With seamless support for Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic, Nuendo, Cubase, Sonar, DP, RTAS, TDM, VST, AU plugins and software instruments, the new SL Mk II is the most powerful controller on the market for any modern recording and performance set up. The SL Mk II features over 70 controls including touch-sensitive faders and ringlet rotaries, backlit switches, and pads all tightly linked…
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