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Optimizing Speaker Performance
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GC Pro brings you this webcast hosted by veteran acoustic consultant Bob Hodas, who has tuned thousands of studios around the world, from Abbey Road to the Record Plant to Lucasfilm. Learn more...

Nashville Stories

Nashville is no doubt one of the hottest recording markets in the country, but we want to know how it got to be that way. Send your favorite account of recording in Nashville to mixeditorial@mixonline.com, and we´ll post it on the Mix Nashville Web Portal.

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Thank You, New York!

Remix Hotel rocked New York again, and you can get all the goodsŃeveryting from Junior Sanchez, Just Blaze and Pete Rock to Jazzy Jay and Grandmaster CazŃat Remixhotel.com Videos, photos, interviews and more coming soon!.

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Recording Devices



HHB FLASHMIC DRM85
Aimed at portable recording for ENG or sampling, the DRM85 has a Sennheiser omni condenser capsule and stores audio on 1 GB of Flash memory built into the mic. It records in .WAV linear (48k/16-bit) or MPEG-1 Layer 2 files that can be transferred at up to 90x real time to a Mac or PC’s USB port, and runs six hours on two AA batteries. Onboard DSP includes automatic gain control and a highpass filter and a headphone jack for playing back recordings in the field. Price: $1,399. NAMM booth: #6579.
Dist. by Sennheiser USA
860/434-9190
www.hhbusa.com

M-AUDIO MICROTRACK 24/96
This tiny, 2-channel mobile records at up to 96k/24 bits to Compact Flash or microdrives, and features phantom-powered mic preamps, balanced TRS line inputs, S/PDIF input and a stereo headphone out. It records 100 minutes of 44.1/16-bit uncompressed audio or 1,500 minutes of stereo speech-quality MP3 at 96 kbps on a 1GB Compact Flash card. The battery recharges via a computer’s USB port or included AC supply. Coupled to a computer via USB, MicroTrack appears as a drive for easily porting files in/out of the unit. Price: $499.95. NAMM booth: #6700.
626/633-9050
www.m-audio.com

ROLAND MV-8000 PRODUCTION STUDIO VERSION 3.5
This free software upgrade for the MV-8000 adds several important “recorder-like” functions, including audio track and mute automation, recordable MFX control knob movements, 3-band EQ added to the audio and instrument parts, a Pencil tool added to the Piano Roll window and a Patch Preview mode added to the Import function. NAMM booth: #2652.
323/890-3700
www.RolandUS.com

TASCAM HD-P2
This portable, high-definition stereo recorder is the pro solution for live work and on-location audio. The HD-P2 records up to 192 kHz on Compact Flash, with SMPTE timecode input and two XLR mic preamps with phantom power. Price: $1,249. NAMM booth: #6491.
323/727-4739
www.tascam.com



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
 
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