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Monday, December 26, 2011
Bobby Owsinski 12/26/11 01:48 PM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. If you’re doing a session in Los Angeles and you want your drums to instantly sound great, then your first call is to the Drum Doctors to either rent a fantastic sounding kit, or have your kit tuned. Ross Garfield is the “Drum Doctor” and you’ve heard his drum sounds on platinum recordings from Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Metallica, Dwight Yokum, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitiz, Michael Jackson and… View this story
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John Scrip 12/26/11 11:16 AM,This article is provided by MASSIVE Mastering. I’m going to try to keep this very “fool proof”. This was born out of the rantings of hundreds and hundreds of posts on a dozen or more audio forums exploding like a volcano recorded with lots of headroom. I hope to instill a basic understanding of why certain trends and common beliefs are just plain bad. And by the time you’re done reading, and perhaps doing a little experimentation based on… View this story
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Bob Buontempo 10/11/11 11:05 AM,As Larry Crane, editor of Tape Op magazine, noted, “Plate Reverb. Many people ask me about this and I usually tell them to listen to some records from the ‘70s and ‘80s and look for reverb with a thick, pillowy sound that doesn’t obscure the vocal yet doesn’t quite sound like an actual room.” In 1983, I was the owner of a 16-track studio. One of the things that really separated the sounds of the recordings we could get from… View this story
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Friday, May 27, 2011
PSW Staff 05/27/11 08:37 AM, 0 CommentsAs the owner and operator of Paper Street Audio Company, Paul Kavicky has carved a satisfying niche for himself in the world of major theatrical productions, where he serves as production audio engineer and, beyond that, guru of all things audio. Indeed, his latest appointment with the Threesixty Theater’s production of Peter Pan has placed him at the FOH position for over 350 shows spanning four cities throughout the US in over a year-and-a-half. Much of Kavicky’s work back at… View this story
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
PSW Staff 05/26/11 01:52 PM, 0 CommentsThe METAlliance (Music Engineering & Technology Alliance) has announced that Avid has become the newest Pro Partner of the organization. Pro Partner membership is limited to companies that have shown a capacity and proclivity to manufacture and distribute products that meet the organization’s professional audio qualifications. The METAlliance consists of a group of globally-recognized, award-winning audio engineers and producers who have been deeply involved in establishing techniques and technical standards that are the foundation of modern music recording. The METAlliance… View this story
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PSW Staff 05/26/11 10:27 AM, 0 CommentsAnother video from Engineering & Technology Magazine which recently visited Abbey Road Studios to talk to mastering engineer Sean Magee about the studio’s new online mastering service. In this video, we get a behind the scenes look at cutting vinyl. Be sure to check out the previous video where they talk about the famed TG 12410 Transfer Console. Video by Engineering & Technology Magazine. View this story
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
PSW Staff 05/25/11 11:12 AM, 1 CommentRecord label New Ground Entertainment recently acquired eight JBL LSR2325P 5-inch powered studio monitors, four JBL LSR2310SP powered studio subwoofers and MSC1 Monitor System Controllers for its headquarters in Atlanta. The systems were installed in four rooms at New Ground Entertainment—two writers’ rooms and two production rooms, one of which doubles as a mix room. New Ground Entertainment was founded by 25-year industry veteran Ryck “Bigboy” Carter, a premier Atlanta based bassist that has worked with such industry greats as… View this story
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Jon Tidey 05/25/11 09:29 AM,This article is provided by Audio Geek Zine. Tracking guitar can be extremely tricky even under the most perfect of circumstances. However, not every session is ideal. In reality, they’re often far from it. So, here are a few tips to keep in mind when you’re tackling that next guitar session. 1: Guitar Selection Every brand and style of guitar has a different sound - Yamaha vs. Martin, a full size Dreadnought or a smaller Parlor style. They all… View this story
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PSW Staff 05/25/11 08:00 AM, 0 CommentsEight-time Grammy Award-winning producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins has selected two AR-51 tube microphones from Telefunken Elektroakustic for his “American Idol” productions. Jerkins, who has worked in the past with Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears, is one of this year’s top producers working alongside the contestants throughout the season. “During my time on ‘Idol,’ I used the AR-51s,” stated Jerkins. “It helped being able to have one microphone to handle 20 different style of voices, with the ability of… View this story
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
PSW Staff 05/24/11 10:26 AM, 0 CommentsBoris FX has announced the availability of Boris XML Transfer Version 3. Boris XML Transfer is an Adobe After Effects plug-in designed for seamless transfer of Avid Media Composer and Apple Final Cut Pro program sequences to Adobe After Effects. New to Version 3, the Avid to After Effects workflow allows for direct import and translation of Avid AAF format files. Boris XML Transfer preserves all aspects of an Avid Media Composer or Apple Final Cut Pro project including edits,… View this story
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