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New Jersey Studio Destroyed By Sandy
When Superstorm Sandy slammed the East Coast, it caused billions of dollars in damage as it upended lives and businesses. For Patrice Devincentis, however,...
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Mastering Matters
Slice & Dice, And Still Sound Nice?
It happens all the time when modeling software comes around or a new computer plug-in is all the rage and people tell...
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The State of Recording
This is an expanded version of the "State of Recording" cover story found in the October, 2012 issue of Pro Sound News. Once upon...
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SPARS honors Chris Stone as recipient of the 2012 SPARS Legacy Award
On Saturday, October 27, 2012, during the AES / SPARS Joint Student Section party, the SPARS Board of Directors bestowed its highest honor, the...
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Book Review: Nirvana—The Recording Sessions
The story of Nirvana is one of both genius and tragedy, from the almost instant success of the band, to its rise in popularity,...
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Producers Make a Mark At CMJ Marathon
While New York’s CMJ Music Marathon has ended until next year, the thousands of fans, musicians, managers and promoters are left with the lingering...
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Duran Duran’s John Taylor Talks ‘Groove,’ Studio Blues
In San Francisco on the eve of AES, John Taylor of Duran Duran could be found on stage, not wielding his bass but instead...
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Photo Album: Pro Sound Network’s Best of Show Awards, AES 2012 Edition!
The editorial staffs of Pro Sound News and Pro Audio Review magazines presented the second annual ProSoundNetwork Best of Show Awards for the...
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Exclusive Interview: Bob Moses, Executive Director, Audio Engineering Society
Times have changed, and the Audio Engineering Society is changing with them—but who's spearheading the effort? Since Bob Moses became the organization's...
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Musicians Flood New York For CMJ
Over 1,300 performers have descended on New York City for the annual CMJ Music Marathon, a five-day music festival that runs through Saturday. Showcasing...
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Epic Frequency Turns Sound into Art
When looking at the visual display of their home-produced podcasts in 2008, Nashville residents Bill Seaver and Nathan Moore realized waveforms could easily be...
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Audio Gear of the Presidential Debate’s Media Center
The race for the U.S. Presidency is as heated as ever this year, with Republicans and Democrats alike aiming to get their man in...
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MBK Entertainment Opens Oz Studios in NYC
The décor of MBK Entertainment’s new 7,800 square foot recording facility, Oz Studios, was designed specifically to encourage creativity for artists, so much so...
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Samson, Vinyl Aid Record Store’s Resurgence
It’s been a rough time for record stores, as consumers have turned to the internet and iPods for their music needs. A 2011 IBISWorld...
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Vintage Sound For Les Paul Documentary
When recording Thank You Les, a new tribute CD to music legend Les Paul, engineer Ben Elliot had to dig through his collection of...
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The 78 Project: Recording in a Forgotten Format
The modern studio, equipped with the latest microphones, mixers and amplifiers, allows the producer to easily capture recordings with clarity and minimal ambient sound....
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Krall’s Doll Rocks The Box
Nearly 20 years and more than 6 million albums into her career, jazz chanteuse/pianist Diana Krall is bowing her latest collection, Glad Rag Doll,...
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Book Review: Hitless Wonder—A Life in Minor League Rock and Roll
There’s been plenty of rock star autobiographies over the years, almost always penned by a ghostwriter whose job it is to turn the endless...
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SPARS Spotlights Women’s Audio Mission | Q&A with Terri Winston
SPARS recently sat down with Terri Winston, Founder and Executive Director of the Women’s Audio Mission, to find out more about the organization. WAM is...
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‘Joe Meek’ Documentary Team Asks For Help
UK producer Joe Meek became a legend for his brash personality, keen ear for a hit and tragic death in the 1960s. Inspiring generations...
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Book Review: Making Rumors: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album.
By Clive Young. Ken Caillat recalls every detail behind the creation of Fleetwood Mac's best-known album in his memoir, the aptly titled Making Rumours:...
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Karmin Performance Pops For Casio
Sound reinforcement is critical for any corporate event, but when the client is launching a new line of musical instruments, the stakes are even...
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Rsonist Fires Up Diamond District Studios
When hip-hop producer Rsonist (Gregory Green) decided to open his own studio in Manhattan, he wanted to keep the focus on the creativity of...
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The Ghosts of Technology Past: Online Museum Preserves “Endangered Sounds”
Ten years ago, accessing information through technology was no easy task. You would turn on your Windows 95 machine and wait a few minutes...
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Getting More Out of Pro Tools With David Franz
Los Angeles-based producer and musician David Franz wrote the book on Pro Tools—literally.
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Fashionable Music
For years, many a music fan has established his or her personality through musical preference, by displaying his or her favorite artists on t-shirts,...
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Customized Console Keeps It Simple
Producer/engineer Allen Farmelo is an advocate of simplicity and originality when it comes to equipment — so much so that he customized his API...
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Homemade Star Wars Movie Lands at Skywalker Sound
If you’ve spent any time poking around You Tube, you’ve probably come across a Fan Film or two—those homemade, amateur movies that pay tribute...
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Bikers Power Festival’s Sound System
San Francisco’s bicycle community once again took its love of the sport to a new level this year after hosting the sixth annual San...
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Recounting A Career of Classics
For readers of a certain age, Ken Scott’s work as an engineer and producer has likely formed a significant part of the soundtrack to...
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The Eternal Quest
Where are you finding new music these days? As ever more music is entering the marketplace (that “democratization of the music industry” ...
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Dave Grohl Goes To The Movies With ‘Sound City’
In 2011, Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl bought the classic Neve console at the heart of Sound City, the Los Angeles recording facility behind...
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Can I Get A Plug-In ?
Plug-ins. Do we use them at Bernie Grundman Mastering? Well, yes and no. Have we ever? Yes. Is it common? Not really. When...
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Ken Caillat Reveals Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’
Producer/engineer Ken Caillat recently discussed capturing Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' and his new book on the era.
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SPARS ends fiscal year with successful events, increased membership and participation
SPARS ended its 2011-2012 fiscal year recently, producing several well attended and successful events. In addition, the 33 year old recording association experienced an...
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The Propriety of the Proprietary
As covered on page 5 of this issue, Avid has introduced Pro Tools|HD Native for host-based audio processing.
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Soundguy’s Revenge
Live sound engineers suffer for their art. The hours are long, the pay isn’t always that great, but what makes it all worthwhile are...
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On The Road With The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour
All surviving members of The Beach Boys have reunited this year for the band's 50th Anniversary, embarking on a world tour and releasing...
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Strike Up The Violens
Brooklyn, NY-based Violens recently released its second album, True, on Slumberland Records, unleashing another flurry of doomy guitar pop, drenched in reverb like a...
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Seen On The Scene: InfoComm 2012
There was plenty going on at InfoComm 2012, from new products being announced to educational offerings to networking (the old-fashioned handshake kind) and...
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SPARS spotlights Web design and hosting company, JazzCorner
Over two years ago, when SPARS decided to redesign its web presence, the 33-year-old recording association had the good fortune to be introduced to...
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Seen On The Scene: InfoComm 2012 Load-In
It's that time of year again, as InfoComm has invaded the Las Vegas Convention Center for this year's confab. Here's a bit of what...