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Metric Halo Certifies Thunderbolt™ to FireWire Solutions
SAFETY HARBOR, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 2012: Metric Halo is pleased to officially certify two Thunderbolt adapters for use with their line of FireWire based...
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J. Peter Robinson Makes His Greatest “Catch” with Genelec 5.1 Active Monitoring
— Composer chooses a surround monitoring system consisting of three Genelec 8250ABi-Amplified DSP Monitors for the L-C-R array, a pair of 8240A Bi-Amplified DSP...
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Union Editorial Takes Commercials Into 5.1 Surround with Genelec Monitoring
— From Fiat to Chevy, Diet Pepsi to McDonald’s, Los Angeles commercial post facility Union Editorial is working in the high end of broadcast...
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Music Production Biz in ’12
A new breed of engineer/hit-maker has emerged, one who tracks drums in a bedroom with questionable results, yet can "expertly" use drum replacement software; that...
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Dave Grohl Clarifies His Love of Analog
The Grammy Awards had all the glitz and glam that one would expect from the annual proceedings, but it also featured something a...
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54th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS® AUDIO TECHNICAL TEAM COLLABORATES FOR LIVE BROADCAST
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Feb. 16, 2012) — The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards® on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, showcased an amazing collection of musical performances...
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Recording Tip 34: When printing a mix, I’ll often go to small speakers at low volume and turn on the TV to check the mix one last time
This was another happy accident found when working. I was printing a mix, listening on my small speakers with the volume low. As it...
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M3 (Music Mix Mobile) Chooses Genelec DSP Monitors for 2012 GRAMMY® Awards Show Live Broadcast
— M3’s “Eclipse” and “Horizon” remote recording trucks handle the 5.1 surround audio broadcast, utilizing Genelec DSP Active Monitors — NATICK, MA, February 14,...
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Guitar Center Professional Makes Moves for Continued Growth in 2012
— After a strong 10th-anniversary year in 2011, GC Pro is poised for further expansion and enhanced customer services in the coming year —...
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Video: Dave Grohl’s Controversial Grammy Speech
During Sunday's Grammy Awards, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters gave an acceptance speech for the band's Best Rock Performance award, and ruffled a lot...
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Video: Overkill In The Studio
Overkill ranks among the fastest and heaviest thrash bands on the planet, as you can see in this behind-the-scenes video at bassist D.D. Verni's...
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Book Review: I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
Covering one of the most hedonistic decades in the music business, I Want My MTV serves up plenty of sex, drugs and rock n’...
Mr. Bonzai's Music Smarts
Music Smarts
A few choice words from Mr. Bonzai's MUSIC SMARTS -- The Inside Truth and Road-Tested Wisdom from the Brightest Minds in the Music Business,...
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Singer-Songwriter Amber Rubarth Returns to Studio b.
— After a successful songwriting retreat with the Courtyard Hounds, the launch of a new album that includes duets with Jason Mraz and Jason...
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Recording Tip 31: Alcohol of almost any kind will mess up your hearing, especially on the top end.
As some of you may know, I post a series of recording tips from my twitter account, @davidschober. I am in the process of...
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Legendary Engineer/Producer Ken Scott Enveloped by the PhantomFocus™ System
— Engineer for The Beatles and producer/engineer for Jeff Beck, David Bowie and Supertramp has monitoring epiphany with Carl Tatz Design’s PhantomFocus™ System tuning...
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Legendary Engineer/Producer Ken Scott Enveloped by the PhantomFocus™ System
— Engineer for The Beatles and producer/engineer for Jeff Beck, David Bowie and Supertramp has monitoring epiphany with Carl Tatz Design’s PhantomFocus™ System tuning...
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The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® Announces Sponsors for Fifth Annual GRAMMY® Week Event This Year Honoring Music Producer and Executive Jimmy Iovine
Audio Industry Leaders Support Fifth Annual GRAMMY® Week Celebration at The Village Studios in West Los Angeles P&E Wing’s Annual Gathering Recognizes the Music...
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The Shaming Of The True Revisited: Kevin Gilbert’s Posthumous Rock Opera
Like a shooting star that illuminates the sky and fascinates those who happen to be looking in the right direction, Kevin Gilbert had...
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Positively On Location
Sometimes audio engineering can seem like a pretty lousy job. If you've ever spent days away from sunlight, alone in a small room, dealing...
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A Lost Beatles Solo and the Art of Omission
It’s never easy practicing the Art of Omission when working on a mix. What stays? What do you get rid of? Anyone who’s ever...
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Symetrix Solus 16 Meets Current and Future Needs of Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 2012: When compared to its peers in other states, the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce is an especially...
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Genelec Active Monitors Chosen for Remote Mixing on The X Factor
The X Factor’s Audio Production Mixer Michael Abbott, remote broadcast music production specialists M3 and Music Mixer Eric Schilling incorporate Genelec Active Monitorsinto their...
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Book Review: Butch Walker’s Drinking With Strangers
Butch Walker isn’t a household name; in fact, from one point-of-view, he’s an also-ran who played in a failed hair metal band, a failed...
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Genelec Displays 8020B Bi-Amplified Active Monitor
WINTER NAMM SHOW, ANAHEIM, CA, January 19, 2012 — Genelec (booth 6220/Hall A), the world’s longstanding leader in active monitoring, is displaying the 8020B...
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Genelec Offers 8240A Bi-Amplified DSP Monitoring System
WINTER NAMM SHOW, ANAHEIM, CA, January 19, 2012 — Genelec (booth 6220/Hall A), the world’s longstanding leader in active monitoring, is exhibiting its 8240A...
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Selena Gomez Is Now an Audio-Technica Endorser
— The singer, actress and entrepreneur has been an A-T fan from the start and now uses the Audio-Technica AEW-T3300a handheld transmitter with the...
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Audio-Technica Unveils ATH-M50WH White Professional Studio Monitor Headphones
— Stylish white version of Audio-Technica’s popular ATH-M50 headphones offers exceptional audio quality for professional monitoring, mixing, listening and DJ use — WINTER NAMM...
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Audio-Technica Offers Limited Edition AT4050URUSHI Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone
— Special version of Audio-Technica’s coveted AT4050 marks Audio-Technica’s 50th Anniversary and features a stunning traditional Japanese urushi lacquer finish — WINTER NAMM SHOW,...
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Audio-Technica Unveils AT2005USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone
— With two different cable terminations, this versatile mic can be used for computer recording or live sound applications — WINTER NAMM SHOW, ANAHEIM,...
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Audio-Technica Introduces Limited Edition Products Celebrating Its 50th Anniversary
— Landmark occasion commemorated with special limited-edition anniversary products that pay tribute to “50 Years of Passionate Listening” — WINTER NAMM SHOW, ANAHEIM, CA,...
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Audio-Technica Marks “50 Years of Passionate Listening”
— A historical look back – with a view toward the future – at one of the leading innovators in transducer technology — WINTER...
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Washington State University Basketball Benefits from Danley Genesis Horn GH-60
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON – JANUARY 2012: To the students of Washington State University and the residents of Pullman, Washington, Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum is a...
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Global Music Sales: Good News, Bad News
IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), which represents the recording industry worldwide, with some 1400 members in 66 countries, has published its Digital...
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Video: Back In the Day at Stax and FAME
The history of 1960s Soul music has as much to do with the facilities it was recorded in as the songs and performers themselves....
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Wisseloord Studios 2.0
HILVERSUM, NETHERLANDS—Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Netherlands, is being rejuvenated for a new century by a confluence of creative minds and with the cooperation of...
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On The Scene: NAMM Load-In
There's more than 1,400 exhibitors at this year's Winter NAMM show, so it's not surprising that the days leading up to the convention...
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Zion School in Indonesia Benefits from the Ease of Simplicity of Symetrix Jupiter 8
MAKASSAR, SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA – JANUARY 2012: Zion School recently completed construction of a brand new building in Makassar, South Sulawesi in Indonesia. The...
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The Little Drummer Shirt
Over the years, Pro Sound News has reviewed all sorts of audio equipment: stunning mixing consoles, venue-shaking PAs, top-shelf microphones, boutique studio monitors, amplifiers,...
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What to Give a Live-Sound Roadie for the Holidays, 2011 Edition!
For the fifth annual edition of “What to Give a Live-Sound Roadie for the Holidays,” we searched high and low for good gift ideas,...
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Stuff You Won’t See At NAMM
The first thing you won't see at NAMM is me. I went two years ago with a friend who is a vocalist and...
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Remember Fallen Road Crew On Jan. 20
A new online event will take place on January 20 this year—International Day of Remembrance for Road Crew 2012. Created by Crewspace...