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Understanding Bass Management
With Bob Hodas, November 20th
Brought to you by Ex'pression College for Digital Arts and Mix
Bob Hodas explores best practices for Bass Management in your studio, explaining how to set up a bass managed system, what features to look for in a Bass Management box and much more.
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Mastering Stories
Our December issue will focus on mastering. We'd like to hear from mastering engineersÑtell us about your most interesting mastering project. E-mail us at mixeditorial@mixonline.com.
Remix Hotel News
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Avid Presents: Remix Hotel Los Angeles| Dec. 4-6, 2008 |
Hot off an incredibly successful event in Atlanta, Remix Hotel is gearing up for its final event in 2008: Remix Hotel Los Angeles. We're busy putting together a killer weekend of panels, production and more. Keep it tuned to remixhotel.com for registration and schedule details, and be sure to check out all of the amazing videos from Atlanta and New York! .
This Month in Mix
For more than a decade, Reverend Horton Heat (aka Jim Heath), the high priest of psychobilly drama and musical excess, has ripped up the nation's highways, bringing his music to the faithful with the help of bass-slapping “Jimbo” Wallace and drummer Scott Churilla. Speaking to Mix from the Pearl Street Ballroom (Northhampton, Mass.), FOH engineer/tour manager Dave Allen explains how he tries to keep things under some semblance of control.
What is the essence of a Reverend show?
Basically, it's pure balls-to-the-walls music, but not your standard
three-chord power trio either. On any given night, one song might be a
Latin ballad-flavored thing, the next an in-your-face punk tune and
then a Johnny Cash cover. They just never let up.
How do you hang on?
I do everything I can in advance to make sure nothing's going to get
out of control. We have an upright bass with a pickup and it's a
monster when it comes to low-end punch. I have to be on top of that;
otherwise, it will come back and bite me in the ass.
What's your choice for vocal mics?
Since coolness counts in this application as much as performance,
standard issue for vocals is a classic Shure 55SH Series II mic with an
SM58 capsule. My all-time favorite vocal mic is the SM58. You can't
beat it. The SM57 is my favorite all-purpose mic; you can use it for
just about anything, and it works.
When you're not with the Rev, where are you?
Outdoors! I love hiking, water-skiing, snowboarding — all sorts
of general play outside. On my time off, I'm the last guy you'll see in
any smoke-filled venue. I like nice, clean, fresh air.
Modern Recording and Mixing
This 2-DVD set will show you how the best in the music industry set up a studio to make world-class records. Regardless of what gear you are using, the information you'll find here will allow you to take advantage of decades of expert knowledge. Order now $39.95
Mastering Cubase 4
Electronic Musician magazine and Thomson Course Technology PTR have joined forces again to create the second volume in their Personal Studio Series, Mastering Steinberg's Cubase(tm). Edited and produced by the staff of Electronic Musician, this special issue is not only a must-read for users of Cubase(tm) software, but it also delivers essential information for anyone recording/producing music in a personal-studio. Order now $12.95
Delivered straight to your inbox every other week, MixLine takes you straight into the studio, with new product announcements, industry news, upcoming events, recent recording/post projects and much more. 