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Friday, August 12, 2011
Jon Tidey
08/12/11 07:57 AM,
This article is provided by Audio Geek Zine. Plug-ins are great, they’re very close to the real hardware counterparts, sometimes better. I don’t want to debate that. This article is all about options for getting electrons flowing through gear to get better mixes. There are very few (if any) professional mixing engineers that work 100 percent ITB (in the box), at some point you’ll need to get outside. Latency One of the problems inherent with digital recording is latency.…
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Friday, July 08, 2011
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07/08/11 11:15 AM,
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Gareth Jones is well known for producing albums with ground-breaking artists, such as Depeche Mode, Wire, and Erasure, and he continues to work with their next generation heirs, such as Interpol, Grizzly Bear, and Mogwai. From the start, Jones has been a technological pioneer, blazing trails down which the masses later followed. Recently Jones outfitted his studio - which is by necessity mobile - with a pair of Metric Halo FireWire interfaces. The interfaces provide him with sixteen studio-grade mic…
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Friday, April 22, 2011
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04/22/11 08:55 AM,
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Those who have read the book or watched the film Dead Man Walking, about death row, may find it unlikely material on which to base an opera. That is, unless they have their eyes on the classical art form’s vibrant and living edge. Originally commissioned by the San Francisco Opera in 2000, Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking received numerous awards and has been performed throughout the United States and around the world. In celebration of its ten-year anniversary, EMI records…
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
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03/10/11 07:32 PM,
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Rich Breen’s quick and early ascension to the upper strata of professional recording a quarter-century ago was not owing to a flashy style or a voguish sound, but rather a well-considered, well-rounded approach to sound recording that was, and continues to be, in equal measures scientific and artistic. He holds a degree in electrical engineering and has studied music, a synergism that has contributed to his roster of clients and recordings that include the Yellowjackets, Charlie Haden, Dianne Reeves, Herbie…
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
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09/02/09 06:41 AM,
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Allen & Heath is shipping a host of new interface cards for the iLive and iLive-T Series digital consoles, including the RAB2 remote audio interface card host; the Mini Multi-Out Card for ADAT, Aviom, iDR 8-bus and Hearbus; the EtherSound Network Card; Allen & Heath’s proprietary ACE (Audio and Control over Ethernet) Card for 64 channel bi-directional link; and the new MADI 64 Channel Multi-link Card. RAB2 is a remote audio card, enabling iLive digital mixing systems to work with…
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Monday, August 31, 2009
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08/31/09 04:10 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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Monday, August 24, 2009
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08/24/09 08:45 AM,
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Lexicon has released new Windows and Mac software drivers for the I∙ONIX Series of desktop recording interfaces. With the new 64-bit Windows driver, these interfaces now operate seamlessly on computers running Windows 64-bit XP and Vista operating systems. The new Mac driver improves performance and now supports all Mac computers operating on OS X 10.4.9 or higher regardless of whether they are based on a PowerPC or Intel processor. The I∙ONIX Series feature newly designed dbx microphone preamps on all…
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Friday, August 21, 2009
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08/21/09 11:25 AM,
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Focusrite is now shipping the new Saffire PRO 24 DSP, a 16-input/8-output FireWire audio interface that features new VRM monitoring technology in addition to real-time DSP-powered tracking plug-ins, all tailor-made for the modern recording environment. The Saffire PRO 24 DSP completes the full lineup of four new Saffire Audio Interfaces from Focusrite including: Saffire PRO 24 at $299 U.S. MAP, Saffire PRO 24 DSP at $399, Saffire PRO 40 at $499, and Liquid Saffire 56 with 2 Liquid Channels at…
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Monday, August 10, 2009
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08/10/09 09:22 AM,
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Bosch Communications Systems Division has announced the release of IRIS-Net V2.1.1 software offering new features developed for both live audio and installation markets. Additions such as two-, three-, four-, and five-way FIR-Drive DSP blocks for NetMax make it easier to take full advantage of the performance that Electro-Voice FIR-Drive processing and hardware technology offer. The newly added Scene Manager provides a new level of customization for control and recall of DSP parameters within EV NetMax. Additional User Controls and DSP…
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
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08/05/09 12:27 PM,
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d&b audiotechnik has introduced the Ti-Series, a collection of loudspeaker systems and hardware fittings specially targeted to address an extremely wide range of small- to medium-sized installation applications. The new Ti-Series is outfitted with many of the innovative technology developments featured in the company’s T-Series loudspeakers. The series comprises the Ti10L line array loudspeaker and Ti10P point source loudspeaker, with the Ti subwoofer completing the package. The unobtrusive rigging hardware allows aesthetic integration, whether ground supported or flown and there…
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