What's the Holdup?Oct 1, 2005, By Jim Aikin In the stone age of computer music (the 1970s), latency was measured in minutes, hours or days. Computer musicians entered their compositions on punch... Foley RecordingSep 1, 2005, By Blair Jackson One of the most critical, yet underappreciated links of the film sound chain is Foley recording. You probably know the basics. It was named after the... Hellacious HornsSep 1, 2005, By Kevin Becka English conductor and obvious curmudgeon Sir Thomas Beecham said, Brass bands are all very well in their place outdoors and several miles away. But don't... When the Chips Are DownSep 1, 2005, By Eddie Ciletti I have always been a hands-on technician, but two recent events provided a refresher course in the challenges facing large-scale operations. As an employer... Power Tools: Digidesign ICONSep 1, 2005, By Brian Slack As a longtime Pro Tools user and the owner of the first and still largest ICON console, I have discovered, created and stolen some great tricks. Many... Surrounded and ReadyAug 1, 2005, By Blair Jackson It's about time surround recordings started getting a little respect i.e., awards recognition. The medium has developed into a very special art form,... Bikes, Harps and Yo-YosAug 1, 2005, By Paul D. Lehrman One of the hottest fields in the research world is Computer/Human Interfacing (CHI), which has several other names, such as Tangible Interfaces, Human... The Slide RulesAug 1, 2005, By Eddie Ciletti This month, I correlate the technical with the artistic using two different show-and-tell examples: multi-miked drums and an ancient analog calculator.... Audio in Apple OS XAug 1, 2005, By Michael Cooper On the surface, audio production in Mac OS X isn't all that different from working in OS 9 once you've set up your DAW to interface with its new environment.... Bombastic BassJul 1, 2005, By Kevin Becka Spinal Tap's double entendre to the basement of the audio mix is one of the few pieces of music written and performed by three basses and drum kits. The... Waves IR1 Version 2 Reverb Plug-InJul 1, 2005, By Michael Cooper Like a magician, the Waves IR1 Version 2 escapes traditional boundaries required for parameter control of convolution reverbs. In this month's Power Tools,... It's My Party and I'll Rant If I Want ToJul 1, 2005, By Eddie Ciletti This month kicks off and wraps up with two birthday celebrations both national and my own, the latter marking a half-century of heartbeats, breaths, strange... Taming the Acoustic FrontierJun 1, 2005, By Eddie Ciletti BY EDDIE CILETTI No matter what amenities you associate with world-class facilities, space is the biggest luxury. Forgive the generalization, but facilities... Killer KeysJun 1, 2005, By Kevin Becka Guitarist Andrs Segovia said, The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth. At the extreme, this is true, as anyone listening to pianist... Do You Hear What I Hear?Jun 1, 2005, By Paul D. Lehrman There's a priceless moment on the Firesign Theatre's third album when an authority figure (a prosecutor who is somehow also an auctioneer) bellows, What... Upgrades, Switches and PotsMay 1, 2005, By Eddie Ciletti Audio gear has a metamorphic history of first being essential, then standard issue and later disposable, until it's ultimately reborn as a Some gear is... The Hybrid ProductionMay 1, 2005, By Heather Johnson We've heard the gripes, even participated in many of them: the roster cuts, the shrinking budgets; the home studio's rise, the commercial studio's decline;... Zen and NowApr 1, 2005, By Eddie Ciletti This past winter, I taught two classes a week: Analog Recording Techniques and Studio Maintenance. The latter class started with soldering techniques,... 360 Systems DigiCartApr 1, 2005, By Rom Rosenblum The heir to the cart machine, 360 Systems' (www.360systems.com) DigiCart, is ubiquitous in the world of live radio and TV broadcasting and it's one of... Recording the Band—A Geek's TakeMar 1, 2005, By Eddie Ciletti Last fall, I began teaching audio at a local technical college. Unlike typical sessions where time is money we have more opportunities to document audio... Most Popularadvertisement PollsTalkBack
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