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  • Monday, May 14, 2012
    Producer Jake Gosling Chooses Audient ASP008
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    PSW Staff 05/14/12 10:42 AM,
    Music producer, songwriter and remixer Jake Gosling, best known for his collaboration with artists such as Ed Sheeran and Wiley, has just bought himself an Audient ASP008 mic preamplifer, which he is using in his Surrey-based Sticky Studios. Supplied by high end studio sales company Kazbar Systems, Gosling couldn’t be more satisfied. “Kazbar Systems lent me the ASP008 as we needed extra mic pres for our DAW,” he explains. “I was instantly impressed with how dynamic and punchy the pres… View this post
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  • Audix Mics Up Recycled Percussion – And a Chainsaw
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    PSW Staff 05/14/12 10:30 AM,
    Recycled Percussion holds the distinction of the highest non-vocal finalists ever on “America’s Got Talent”. They’re now playing for audiences at the famed Tropicana Las Vegas Theater, performing six interactive shows a week using nearly 60 Audix mics to capture their brand of mayhem. From the moment guests enter the theater and are each handed a drum stick and something to bang on, to the curtain raising to reveal… well nothing, it’s obvious that this will not be a typical… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • News • Poll • Audio • Concert • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • In The Studio: The Latest On “Mastered For iTunes”
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    Bobby Owsinski 05/14/12 09:00 AM,
    This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski.   On Friday I had the pleasure of sitting in on a meeting with three representatives from Apple at Oasis Mastering, as they briefed us on the latest info on the new “Mastered for iTunes” program. While there’s already some info on the program currently available, it was good to finally get the most up-to-date details directly from the source. Here’s the gist of the program. “Mastered for iTunes” at its most basic… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Blog • Poll • Digital Audio Workstations • Digital • Studio

  • Friday, May 11, 2012
    In The Studio: Record Great-Sounding Drums Using Only Four Tracks
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    Ward Lionel Kremer 05/11/12 11:31 AM,
    Here’s a simple, common-sense method to record a great-sounding drum kit on only four tracks. I’ve always been a follower of the less-is-more philosophy, and this kit technique goes all the way back to my analog 4-/8-/12-track days when track economy was a must. There have, of course, been volumes dedicated to recording “trap kits”, from only two microphones to two mics on each drum! I think the concept of a drum kit as a group of separate instruments is… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Education • Microphone • Studio

  • The Audio Expert: Lies, Damn Lies, and Audio Gear Specs—Part 2
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    Ethan Winer 05/11/12 11:11 AM,
    Jonathan: “You lied first.” Jack: “No, you lied to me first.” Jonathan: “Yes, I lied to you first, but you had no knowledge I was lying. So as far as you knew, you lied to me first.” — Bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) arguing with white-collar criminal Jonathan Mardukas (Charles Grodin) in the movie Midnight Run When it comes to audio fidelity, the four standard parameter categories can assess any type of audio gear. Although published product specs… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Blog • Poll • Study Hall • Measurement • Signal • Studio

  • Metric Halo On The Road With Rising Hip-Hop Stars
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    PSW Staff 05/11/12 07:05 AM,
    The team of rapper Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis is making some of the most forward-thinking hip-hop music on the planet Lewis, who also handles many of the engineering duties for the duo, recently committed to purchasing a Metric-Halo ULN-2 preamplifier/interface so that they could cut studio-quality tracks for their forthcoming album while on the road. “I’m in the middle of producing a full-length LP with rapper Macklemore,” said Lewis. “I needed a small unit that could deliver audio quality… View this post
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  • Telefunken And Manley Labs Support WAM Recording Session With Kronos Quartet
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    PSW Staff 05/11/12 06:44 AM,
    Women’s Audio Mission, a non-profit dedicated to the advancement of women in music production and the recording arts, recently partnered with Manley Labs and Telefunken Elektroakustik, who provided microphones for a recording session with the GRAMMY Award Winning Kronos Quartet. Telefunken generously loaned WAM a pair of ELA M 260s, AR-51s and CU-29 Copperhead microphones and Manley Labs loaned a Manley Gold Reference specifically for the session. The Kronos Quartet recorded material for their upcoming performance of “Women’s Voices” on… View this post
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  • Thursday, May 10, 2012
    In The Studio: What Engineers Should Know About Meters
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    Bob Katz 05/10/12 06:10 PM,
    This article is the second part in a series on decibels, excerpted from Bob Katz’s book Mastering Audio: The Art and The Science. The first part is available here, and be sure to check out all our videos featuring Bob Katz. We Won’t Get Fooled Again. Recording engineers rely heavily on their favorite meter, and this is not intended to change people’s favorite. But as practicing engineers, it is prudent to learn the defects and virtues of each meter we… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • Audio • Education • Monitoring • Studio • System • Technician

  • Eventide Blackhole Native Plug-In Now Shipping
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    PSW Staff 05/10/12 01:51 PM,
    Turning for the first time to its stompboxes for inspiration, Eventide today announced that its Blackhole Native plug-in for AAX, AU or VST is now available.  The Blackhole Native plug-in is being offered free with the purchase of any Eventide Stompbox effective immediately through June 30, 2012. Today’s announcements follow the recent introduction of Eventide’s Omnipressor and 2016 Stereo Room Native plug-ins. Blackhole has evolved over the years. In its earliest incarnation on the DSP4000 and H8000 studio processors, it… View this post
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  • Drummer Rick Latham’s Groove Workshop Tours Europe With AKG Drumset Groove Pack
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    PSW Staff 05/10/12 01:28 PM,
    World-renown drummer and “groove” activist, Rick Latham recently entertained and educated aspiring and professional drummers in a workshop dedicated to the music business, highlighting the art of drumming.  Armed with AKG Drumset Groove Pack Latham’s educational sessions touched on multiple facets of musical education, wowing students and fans during the four-week group workshop. The workshops focused on mastering the drums; from essential playing tips and helping individual artists find their own sound, to miking, recording and mixing final products.  “That… View this post
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