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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Bob Buontempo
05/16/13 04:41 PM,
To begin with, there are many things that you cannot do in a home studio. A competent recording of a live band - still the mainstay of the recording industry - is usually impossible in your bedroom. Fitting an orchestra in there is also challenging. And even though the topic of this piece is whether award-winning (i.e., Grammy) music can be conceived, recorded and mastered in a home studio, there’s nothing to indicate that any such recordings actually have been.…
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Monday, April 08, 2013
PSW Staff
04/08/13 09:31 AM,
Avid has introduced Pro Tools 11, a major upgrade of its digital audio workstation that provides users with new, high-powered audio and video engines, 64-bit architecture, expanded metering, and direct HD video workflows. “Pro Tools 11 represents a quantum leap in creative power,” states Chris Gahagan, senior vice president of products and services at Avid. “The newly designed architecture turbo-charges production with more plug-in processing, the ability to run more virtual instruments—and a host of new features—letting users create ambitiously,…
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Monday, March 25, 2013
PSW Staff
03/25/13 09:27 AM,
If you missed Avid’s live webinar earlier this month—“The Commercial Edge At Abbey Road Studios”—it’s now available for free viewing in HD video on the Avid website. Go here to register and view the video. In the webinar, host Tony Cariddi of Avid and Simon Campbell, Chris Bolster, and Paul Pritchard of Abbey Road Studios explain how Pro Tools|HDX and a new approach helped reposition the studio for success. More specifically, the webinar addresses: —The technical and business challenges the…
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Friday, March 08, 2013
Bruce A. Miller
03/08/13 04:45 PM,
This article is provided by BAMaudioschool.com. Guerilla = someone who operates in an independent and irregular manner. Often a guerilla is not well funded, and must make do with limited resources without making compromises in quality and effectiveness. Guerilla Recording = Recording in an independent and irregular manner using limited resources without making compromises in quality and effectiveness. If you’re a minimalist recording engineer who is capable of capturing good sound from an instrument with only a few microphones,…
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Thursday, March 07, 2013
Joe Gilder
03/07/13 02:27 PM,
This article is provided by Home Studio Corner. Learn more about the role of EQ in your mixes, and specifically, how to handle make-up gain on an EQ in this new video by Joe Gilder. Joe also discusses the auto-gain function found on some digital audio workstations (DAWs), what it does, and if it matters. Joe Gilder is a Nashville-based engineer, musician, and producer who also provides training and advice at the Home Studio Corner. Note that…
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
PSW Staff
12/13/12 12:10 PM,
Synchro Arts, creators of VocALign audio alignment software, has announced the release of Revoice Pro 2, the first major update of the original audio processing program. Revoice Pro has been designed for professional audio editors and provides: • Easy-to-use tools for manipulating audio features (timing, pitch, vibrato, inflection and level) with precision and quality. • Unique automation of audio feature editing tasks to save time and enhance results. Specifically, this update includes: • Manual Time, Pitch and Level editing of…
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
PSW Staff
11/14/12 04:07 PM,
In an international launch of a joint collaboration, Yamaha and Steinberg have debuted NUAGE, a hardware and software system that adds the power of the Dante audio network to high-end recording, post production, live to tape broadcast, and house of worship recording for re-broadcast. NUAGE is a complete, flexible system that allows engineers to choose and combine components to match individual application and workflow requirements. NUAGE is the first truly networkable recording system consisting of hardware work surface components, sleek…
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Monday, November 05, 2012
PSW Staff
11/05/12 09:15 AM,
iZ Technology Corporation has launched RADAR 6 hard disk multi-track recording and playback system, updated with new features and improved speed, storage technology, editing, audio performance and user interface. RADAR systems offer high-end converters, Adrenaline DR technology, dual digital/analog power supplies, near-zero jitter, and near-zero latency up to 192 kHz. New storage and recording facilities foster recording 24 tracks at 192 kHz to a 64 or 128 GB SD card and plugging it directly into a laptop for use with…
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
PSW Staff
10/11/12 10:40 AM,
Hal Leonard Books has published Engineering & Producing, the second edition of the fifth book in the Hal Leonard Recording Method by Bill Gibson ($39.99). The first four books of the Hal Leonard Recording Method cover microphones, mixers, recording vocals and instrument; working with samples and loops, and modern sequencers, along with how digital recording software and plug-ins work in the studio. This edition takes a big step forward, examining modern concerns of engineers and producers. This detailed guide addresses…
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012
PSW Staff
10/09/12 09:41 AM,
Hal Leonard Books has published Power Tools for Pro Tools 10 ($39.99) by Glenn Lorbecki, providing a detailed look inside one of Avid’s most exciting Pro Tools releases yet. Instructor, certified Pro Tools trainer, and award-winning producer/engineer Lorbecki will walk you through the best ways to get the most of out of Pro Tools 10. Learn about the new features incorporated in this software offering, including the new ways it handles data, memory, and gain functions as well as some…
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