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Video: Loudville Studios Paul Simmans 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Paul Simmans breaks down the layout and features of Loudville's audio setup. He mentions many key elements such as the calibrated Genelec 5.1 surround system, plug-ins, phone patch and ISDN-linking capabilities.
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Video: Loudville Studios Mathew Trogner 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Mat Trogner talks about his experience with Avid's D-Command and its ease of operation in the Loudville Studio. He explains the benefit of being able to have multiple, simultaneous mixes for the performers, producers and audience while mixing a complex recording/broadcast session.
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Video: Loudville Studios Jody Banks 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Jody Banks, aka the Tall Man, discusses the video suite and its ability to remotely control multiple HD cameras in the studio. He uses the Panasonic multiformat live switcher and the Panasonic multifunction controller to shoot sessions and performances with network quality.
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Video: Universal Mastering Studios West With Erick Labson  

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Mastering engineer Erick Labson sits down for an exclusive interview with Mix magazine editor Tom Kenny in Universal Mastering Studios Studio B....

				
				
							
				  

				

				

				

			

			
			

				
				

				  

					
						
					
					
				
				
Video: Universal Mastering Studios West With Hanson Hsu  

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Mix editor Tom Kenny talks with studio designer Hanson Hsu about the recent work he's done at Universal Mastering Studios West....

				
				
							
				  

				

				

				

			

			
			

				
				

				  

					
						
					
					
				
				
Video: Universal Mastering Studios West With Pete Doell 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
In Studio A, Mix editor Tom Kenny talks with Universal Mastering Studios West mastering engineer Pete Doell about the design of that room, which will have been open for a year in August 2010....

				
				
							
				  

				

				

				

			

			
			

				
				

				  

					
						
					
					
				
				
Video: Universal Studios Mastering West Video #1 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Mix magazine editor Tom Kenny  interviews Universal Mastering Studios West's director of studio operations Nick Dofflemyer on the history of Studio A and the remodel with Hanson Hsu....

				
				
							
				  

				

				

				

			

			
			

				
				
Video: Malcolm Toft on Recording The Beatles' "Hey Jude"  

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Audio pioneer Malcolm Toft chats with George Petersen about mixing The Beatles' classic "Hey Jude." 
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Video: Dave Dearden on John Lennon's 'Imagine'  

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Founder of Audient consoles Dave Dearden discusses working on John Lennon's Imagine album and recalls designing a custom console and private studio at Lennon's Tittenhurst Parrk estate in London....

				
				
							
				  

				

				

				

			

			
			

				
				

				  

					
						
					
					
				
				
Video: Producing Music With Logic at Berklee  

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Mr. Bonzai talks with student/producer KamranV about his experiences taking the online "Producing Music With Logic" course at the Berklee College of Music.
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Video: Part 3: Sylvia Massy, Gear, Gear, Gear!  

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Tom Kenny's interview with engineer/producer Sylvia Massy continues, as she talks about her addiction to audio and music gear, and her move to Northern California, where she converted an old movie theater into the beginnings of a recording complex. 
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Video: Part 2: Sylvia Massy, Success in L.A.   

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
In this exclusive MixTV video interview, engineer/producer Sylvia Massy talks about finding a studio job in Los Angeles, working with mega-producer Rick Rubin and offers advice on getting a great vocal sound. 
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Video: Part 1: Sylvia Massy, The Early Days  

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Noted engineer/producer Sylvia Massy chats with Tom Kenny about "Gear Stories," her new monthly column in Mix magazine, and recalls the early days of her career. 
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Video: Bob Hodas on Michael Romanowski Mastering 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Noted acoustician Bob Hodas offers insights into the specialized needs of creating a listening environment for the mastering studio and talks about the Michael Romanowski Mastering, which features a unique room design and a $180,000 monitoring system with Focal Grande Utopia speakers. 
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Video: Michael Romanowski Mastering 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Engineer/studio owner Michael Romanowski discusses his newly updated mastering studio, equipped for state of the art digital, analog tape and vinyl mastering.  
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Video: Upgrading Studio A at Santa Barbara Sound  

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Now 35 years young, Santa Barbara Sound Design has finished a complete re-do of its Studio A. Dom Camardella talks about the facility's new Rupert Neve Design 5088 analog console and how it complements modern digital sound production. 
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Eddie Kramer on Remixing Woodstock for Blu-ray  

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Filmed on location at Capitol Records Studios, producer/engineer Eddie Kramer talks about Woodstock—both the original version he worked on in 1969 as well as the new restored Blu-Ray version he remixed for Warner Bros Home Video. Kramer also discusses the JBL LSR6300 monitors he's using. 
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Video: In the Studio With "Weird Al" Yankovic 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
The irrepressible Mr. Bonzai stops by Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood to talk to "Weird Al" Yankovic about his current projects.
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Video: Anatomy of a Hit: The Raconteurs and Kings of Leon Video: Anatomy of a Hit: The Raconteurs and Kings of Leon  

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
During Mix Nashville 2009, Vance Powell and Jacquire King discuss record production and engineering on the Raconteurs'  Consolers of the Lonely and Kings of Leon's Only By the Night with Mix magazine's Tom Kenny and Kevin Becka. 
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Video: Groove Addicts' "The Goode Family" 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Groove Addicts of Los Angeles was chosen to compose the theme and score the music for the new ABC prime-time show, The Goode Family. In keeping with the show’s theme, the scoring team set out to record a 100-percent green soundtrack. To our knowledge, this is the first time it's been done in a prime-time show. This historic recording session was captured in this "behind-the-scenes" documentary on the making of the music for The Goode Family.

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Songwriting and Production With Jen Foster and Greg Droman  

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Mix magazine's Nashville editor Peter Cooper talks with award-winning singer/songwriter Jen Foster and producer Greg Droman about the art and craft of the song creation process in this panel discussion (and live performance) seminar from the Mix Nashville 2009 event. 
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Video: Arthur Kelm on AC Power and Grounding in Recording Studios 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Studio power and grounding expert Arthur Kelm talks with Mix editor Tom Kenny about AC power and electrical installation issues from a practical standpoint. 
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Video: Arthur Kelm on Studio Design 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
Noted acoustician Arthur Kelm discusses recording studio design from a practical aspect with Mix magazine editor Tom Kenny. 
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Video: In the Studio With Spinal Tap, Part 2 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
The noted Mr. Bonzai interviews Spinal Tap at The Village Recording Studios to talk about life and their upcoming "Back from the Dead" album release in this exclusive, behind the scenes video for Mix magazine. Part 2 of 2. 
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Video: In the Studio With Spinal Tap, Part 1 

				

				
				
					
				

				
					
In this exclusive, behind the scenes video for Mix magazine, Mr. Bonzai interviews Spinal Tap at The Village Recording Studios to talk about life and their upcoming "Back from the Dead" album release. Part 1 of 2. 
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