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Friday, January 15, 2010
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01/15/10 03:19 PM,
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Boston-based virtual instrument manufacturer SONiVOX has announced the availability of Playa- Hip Hop Strings, a new virtual instrument plug-in for MAC and PC. It is designed to provide hip hop, r’n’b, & pop producers a fast and easy way to add professional, top quality strings to their productions. Hip Hop Strings’ distinctive user interface affords integration of MIDI keyboards and MPC pad controllers, bridging the gap between MPC style music creation and the computer-based virtual instrument environment. Playa Hip Hop…
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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08/19/09 09:47 AM,
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The Chicago Chapter of the Recording Academy invited legendary producers Mike Clink, Ron Nevison, and Keith Olsen to participate in a GRAMMY “Soundtable” event entitled “Behind the Glass,” a discussion recently hosted by the Recording Academy and Shure at the new S.N. Shure Theater at the company’s corporate headquarters in Niles, Illinois. “This was one of the most gratifying experiences I’ve had, personally and professionally, in my 20 years working at Shure,” said Mark Brunner, who moderated the discussion with…
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Monday, August 03, 2009
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08/03/09 07:35 AM,
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Producer Loops as introduced Trance Elevation Volume 1, a huge construction kit sample library that offers everything required to produce top-level Trance tracks. It includes 10 construction kits (300MB per kit) suitable for use in all sequencers on both Mac and PC. MIDI files have also been provided for intermediate and advanced users. The collection was produced for ProducerLoops.com by Jonathan Blakoe of Static Blue, who’s remixes for Armin Van Buuren, Sunny Lax, Kamil Polner and Adam Szabo have earned…
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Friday, July 17, 2009
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07/17/09 12:28 PM,
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When mixing engineer and record producer Erwin Musper built The Bamboo Room Studio in his home, he used the opportunity to upgrade some of the equipment he’d grown accustomed to using in other studios. This included the addition of an Aviom A-16II personal mixing system as part of his cue setup, which Musper called upon during production of the most recent CD for Dutch alternative rock band The [New] Shining. Musper’s experience alongside producers Mutt Lange and Bruce Fairbairn and…
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Friday, July 03, 2009
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07/03/09 04:49 PM,
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IK Multimedia has announced the “Summer Group Mix Promotion” where musicians, engineers and producers can get up to three free T-RackS 3 Singles plug-ins for the price of one. From July 1, 2009 through August 31, 2009, when customers purchase and register any award-winning T-RackS 3 Singles plug-in from an authorized IK Multimedia Retailer or IK’s online store, they will immediately receive another T-RackS 3 plug-in free as a download from their User Area. Further, if 500 customers participate in…
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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06/30/09 11:49 AM,
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Ultrasone has announced a manufacturer’s representation partnership with Griffith Sales Associates for Southeaster United States distribution. Griffith Sales Associates has built a reputation as a top distributor for professional audio, video, lighting and musical products. “We couldn’t be more pleased to have Griffith Sales Associates handling our headphones in the Southeast U.S.,” commented Paul Taylor, President of Ultrasone Inc. “The enthusiasm and energy that they bring to the sales channel is unequalled and we feel our brand will benefit from…
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
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06/25/09 10:29 AM,
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Avid has announced that its array of audio and video solutions meet the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding guidelines for education and training. Configured to address the respective skill and grade level of students ranging from elementary school through college, Avid is offering three new highly-customizable solutions: Avid Audio Recording Studio, Avid Film Production Lab and Avid Television and Video Production Studio. The solutions are available to educators at up to 85 percent off USMSRP and…
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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06/23/09 12:55 PM,
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Sennheiser has teamed up with FOX Sports to reverse that trend with an immensely practical, hands-on, trial-by-fire introduction to real-world sports broadcasting for promising students of telecommunications. David Missall, Sennheiser Director of Market Development for the Eastern region, originated the program and selected its first student, junior Michael Stevens of Ball State University, to work with industry veteran Fred Aldous in the FOX Sports mix truck at the Coca Cola 600 NASCAR race in Charlotte, North Carolina “I don’t see…
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Friday, May 22, 2009
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05/22/09 02:42 PM,
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Larrabee Studios, a high-end commercial recording studio for decades that has hosted everyone from Fleetwood Mac and Prince to Dr. Dre and Sheryl Crow, has opened a production room centered on a Solid State Logic Matrix console. Responding to client interest, the Matrix production room allows artists and producers to have a smaller room available for composing, working on a part or experimenting with a sound, thereby alleviating time pressure on Larrabee’s three very busy SSL XL 9000 K series…
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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05/19/09 09:47 AM,
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ABC Television’s “Dancing with the Stars” program continues to be a ratings juggernaut, pulling in 22.5 million viewers for the premier episode of the reality show’s eighth season in March, and also this season, the show has made a number of refinements to its complement of Sennheiser equipment, with production mixer Evan Adelman adding 11 MKH 8000 Series condensers for coverage of the 18-piece orchestra. Further, two of the new Sennheiser crystallized SKM 5200 RF handheld microphones have also been…
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