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Friday, January 11, 2013
Paul Stark 01/11/13 02:48 PM,Editor’s Note: From the archives of the late, great Recording Engineer/Producer (RE/P) magazine, this feature is a serious look at club sound in RE/P’s Concert Sound Reinforcement supplement. The article dates back to the January/February 1974 issue. “Multi-Various” is a phrase we have invented to describe the spectrum of challenges, problems and responsibilities the sound man is continually exposed to in working to achieve the best possible audio environment in club-type establishments. The obvious grammatical redundancy of the phrase is… View this story
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Brian Ingoldsby 11/21/12 08:54 AM,By using basic four track equipment, three very desirable and unusual variations of echo effects can be created. Duplication of these effects using other methods requires the use of additional tracks, more equipment and more time. The first effect, which is called (Signal Trace “A” in the diagram below) is a thing we call “angle echo.” This effect will produce a repeated signal, and is used to enhance any background, vocal or percussive effect. It is extremely useful for enriching… View this story
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Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Robert Orban 10/03/12 06:31 AM,On the nights of February 16 and 17, 1971, the first commercial quad recording sessions ever were held In San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral. This monumental edifice to God ‘s glory and Episcopalian financial acumen is blessed with a fine pipe organ, a 90-foot ceiling, and a 7-second reverberation time. The latter, in particular, put some stringent limitations on both the recording technique and musical style involved. The session was for side 2 of Paul Beaver and Bernard Krause’s new Warner… View this story
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Paul D. Lehrman 08/13/12 05:35 PM,“The most important piece of equipment in a recording studio is the control room,” says Phil Greene, chief engineer and part-owner of Normandy Sound, located in Warren, Rhode Island. It’s that kind of thinking that led Normandy, one of the first 24-track studios in the region, to become the first facility in the six states to feature a certified Live-End/Dead-End control room. Since the new room opened last October, business has been good, but that’s not necessarily due to the… View this story
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Paul Laurence 02/15/12 07:12 AM,Tom Dowd has participated in as much recording history as maybe anyone around today. During his 28 years in the business, he has recorded and/or produced, among others;, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Herbie Mann, Ray Charles, The Coasters, The Drifters, Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, Otis Redding, Dusty Springfield, The Young Rascals, The Allman Brothers, Stephen Stills, and Joe Walsh This is the second part in a multipart series. If you’ve not yet read part one, it comes highly recommended. PL:… View this story
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Scott Putnam & Tom Lubin 01/12/12 09:22 AM,A live echo chamber can be a considerable asset for any recording studio, that is providing that it is a good one. That’s the problem — how do you construct a good echo chamber? When someone builds a chamber, they hope it will turn out great and pray it won’t turn out absolutely dreadful and good for nothing but storing echo plates. The truth is there are a number of complex variables which will make each chamber unique. These factors… View this story
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Friday, November 04, 2011
Gary D. Davis 11/04/11 08:43 AM,R-e/p: Dick, how did you choose an engineer for the Dylan album? Dick LaPalm: I left the decision up to Rob. I asked him who should do it. At the time we had 3 guys. Rob came back after a couple of days and said, “I should do it.” I said, “Fine.” R-e/p: Rob, why did you decide to do it? Rob Fraboni: Mainly because I was really familiar with Bob’s music, as well as The Band’s. I’ve been listening… View this story
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Friday, March 04, 2011
Paul Buff 03/04/11 10:00 AM, 0 CommentsI think the question could best be answered by the analogy: “What’s wrong with wetting your finger to measure wind velocity?” In truth, the VU meter does a great job of indicating the average level of a constant state signal. However the VU meter becomes unpredictable when attempting to measure the actual levels involved in a transient passage or in a complex waveform. Since music is composed of complex waveforms and transient passages a problem in accurate monitoring does exist.… View this story
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Monday, November 23, 2009
PSW Staff 11/23/09 04:29 PM, 2 CommentsA discussion that began in the REP Recording Forum here on ProSoundWeb that’s packed with relevant/useful points and references. Question by kifaru I’ve been brought a song to record that has a part in it that requires a chorus to sing part of it. The performer told me that what he had in mind for the part was a sound like the choral parts in Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. I’m really not sure how to achieve this sound and the… View this story
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Friday, August 14, 2009
PSW Staff 08/14/09 08:26 AM, 0 CommentsAs part of a planned expansion, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems has added two additional manufacturer rep firms to spearhead sales of NEXO loudspeaker products in the U.S. R. Joseph Group, located in Columbus, Ohio, will be handling NEXO sales efforts in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. “The loudspeaker industry is in desperate need of a new leader,” states Rob Joseph, President of R. Joseph Group. “We firmly believe that NEXO is well positioned to assume this role… View this story
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