Nov 1, 2008,
By Robert Hanson, Kevin Becka and George Petersen
Mix magazine November 2008 education issue feature about building three audio recording studios on three budgets. Learn about outfitting a professional recording studio at three different budget levels in the November issue of Mix magazine....
Oct 1, 2008,
By Eddie Ciletti
By the title of this month's column, you'd think I'd discovered a new Star Wars character, but really it's something I've been doing lately, and if it...
Sep 1, 2008,
By Eddie Ciletti
Mix magazine's resident tech Eddie Ciletti talks about Dealing with Thermal Problems in Tube Audio Gear - offering solutions and modifications in the September 2008 issue...
Aug 1, 2008,
By Eddie Ciletti
Earlier this year, I interviewed engineer Richard Dodd (see Tech's Files in the May 2008 issue), who reminded me that on many a revered recording, signal...
Aug 1, 2008,
By Jim Aikin
I've been using Cubase for many years not because it's necessarily superior to any other program, but because I'm fast on it. Even so, the software has...
Jul 1, 2008,
By Eddie Ciletti
In geekville, there are those pesky pieces of gear that don't want to be fixed, and then, the mystery is solved. A year ago, a 12-input, 1970s-era Raindirk...
Apr 1, 2008,
By Eddie Ciletti
Most of my geek-related purchases are made online. But choosing a computer monitor is a bit different than buying a hard drive I want to see it, compare...
Apr 1, 2008,
By Glenn Berkovitz
Sound Devices' flagship 744T 4-channel recorder offers timecode in every imaginable format, sampling rate and depth. It's my choice for single-camera...
Mar 1, 2008,
By Stoni
A driving force in hip-hop production, Akai's MPC music production center/drum machine has been used in all types of recordings, having crossed over to...
Mar 1, 2008,
By Eddie Ciletti
Between my wife, my kids and myself, there are 10 computers in our house three Macs, six desktop PCs and a lapdog. My wife, Polly, and I both work from...
Feb 1, 2008,
By Steve MacMillan
The star feature of Pro Tools Version 7.4 is Elastic Time (ET). Similar to MIDI, ET can conform audio data to changes in tempo or time. This is useful...
Feb 1, 2008,
By Eddie Ciletti
The magic combination of three ingredients do it yourself (D.I.Y.), curiosity and tenacity are essential to the success of audio entrepreneurs who have...
Jan 1, 2008,
By Eddie Ciletti
One of the unintentional that results from recording to analog tape is the time delay between the record and play heads. Tape echo sometimes referred...
Nov 1, 2007,
By Gerry Bassermann
Ever since Propellerhead first showed Reason, its sequencer and virtual rack filled with cool-looking DSP models of mixers, synths and effects and then...
Sep 1, 2007,
By Robert Hanson
With legions of dedicated professional and pro-sumer users, Apple's Logic Pro 7 is arguably one of the most popular DAWs on the market. Many users have...
Aug 1, 2007,
By Matt Marrin
Iwork with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in their Flyte Tyme Productions studios, in Santa Monica, Calif. When we began thinking about gear for...
Jul 1, 2007,
By Eric Mauriello
When I first ventured into the realm of recording and production, I began with the Roland VS-880EX, which I still use for live recordings. Eventually,...
Jun 1, 2007,
By Robert Hanson
No matter how much heavy lifting the latest dual- and quad-core processors can handle, users of native DAW systems will always look for a way to add a...
Apr 1, 2007,
By Allan Metts
With roots as a shareware audio editor named Cool Edit Pro, Adobe's Audition has blossomed into a powerful workstation for audio editing and multitrack...
Mar 1, 2007,
By Steve Cunningham
For years, I've been using WaveLab to edit half-hour radio shows and assorted podcasts, as well as for CD mastering. My own decision to upgrade to Version...
Feb 1, 2007,
By Eddie Ciletti
My focus this month is on the AKG C-414, a venerable studio condenser mic that has about as many permutations as the Universal Audio 1176. At first glance,...
Feb 1, 2007,
By Robert Hanson
Over the course of its short history, Ableton Live has moved quickly from a novel live performance/looping tool to a full-featured audio, MIDI and now...
Dec 1, 2006,
By Eddie Ciletti
A few months ago, a Studer A827 multitrack came within my depth of field. During the troubleshooting process, one of my student assistants commented that...
Dec 1, 2006,
By Kevin Monahan
Now that DVD Studio Pro is part of Apple's Final Cut Studio bundle, professional DVD authoring is available to most production pros. Having worked with...
Nov 1, 2006,
By Eddie Ciletti
Once upon a time, repair requests were and most customers were happy if the item in question passed audio. Ever since digital audio put analog gear under...
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