Tools of the Trade
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM
VOXENGO SONIFORMER 2.2 New from Voxengo (www.voxengo.com), Soniformer 2.2 is a mastering tool that adds M/S encoding of L/R stereo signals into mid and...
Field Test: JBL LSR6328P/LSR6312SP Speakers
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By George Petersen
Five years ago, Mix checked out JBL's award-winning LSR (Linear Spatial Reference) Series monitors. Designed for stereo listening (with or without a matching...
Field Test: Princeton Digital/Eventide Reverb 2016
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Kevin Becka
Designed by Tony Agnello, the Eventide original SP2016 digital reverb was stellar for its day. The name referred to SP for signal processor and 2016 for...
Field Test: Crane Song Ibis EQ
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Michael Cooper
The discrete, Class-A, solid-state Crane Song Ibis ($4,500 list) embodies a new approach to the equalizer's time-honored user interface and feature set....
Field Test: Tannoy Ellipse 10 Studio Monitors
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Barry Rudolph
Tannoy's Ellipse 10 monitors make bold statements on many levels beyond their futuristic-looking yet functional cabinet styling. The three-way powered...
Field Test: Digidesign DigiDelivery Network System
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By K.K. Proffitt
Although many people (including myself) never saw the point of musical collaboration via the now-defunct Rocket Network, in retrospect, it's obvious that...
Field Test: Electro-Harmonix NY-2A Tube Compressor
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Eddie Ciletti
The Electro-Harmonix NY-2A vacuum tube compressor/limiter is impressive. Inside this $2,995 stereo unit is a mix of modern, retro and audiophile parts,...
Field Test: Voxengo Pristine Space Reverb Plug-In
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Barry Rudolph
Voxengo's Pristine Space (MSRP: $139) is an 8-channel, native PC VST convolution reverb plug-in with extensive routing capabilities and several latency...
Snapshot Product Reviews
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM
NEUMANN BCM 104 Side-Address Broadcast Mic The death grip that the RE20 and RE27 N/D have on the radio and TV station announce market is legendary. Neumann's...
Clair iO/Lake Technology Contour
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By David Morgan
As FOH engineer for Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Steely Dan and Bette Midler, my days are spent in arenas, stadiums and amphitheaters acceptable, but...
Sound for Picture
Chronicling Riddick
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Maureen Droney
So it didn't get the box office hoped for following its debut in early June. But Universal can take solace in the fact that this is just the beginning....
Around the World in 80 Days
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Blair Jackson
Maybe it was a gimmick, maybe it was good business sense, but originally the shoot for director Frank Coraci's new version of Around the World in 80 Days...
Live Mix
FixIt
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM
Russell Giroux Russell Giroux is currently tour manager/front-of-house engineer for Default, a band that's been touring almost nonstop for the past three...
News
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM
American Idol's sound system, run by engineer Andrew Fletcher, incorporated a Soundcraft MH4 console for the live mix. We had left and right P.A. speakers,...
Franz Ferdinand
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Steve Jennings
Glasgow, Scotland-based Franz Ferdinand's show reminds one of a little bit of '60s pop infused with '80s new wave, but with a slightly modern feel. Mix...
Now Playing: Summer Festival Update
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Sound Companies: Rat Sound Systems (Oxnard, Calif.), U.S. Audio and Lighting (North Hollywood) Main Stage FOH Engineer/Consoles:...
MG-Sound Brings Surround to Vienna Gig
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM
Studio owner Martin Bhm of Vienna, Austria-based MG-Sound was music director for the Wiener Festwochen (Festival Weeks) opening ceremonies in front of...
On the Road
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM
Jerry Lloyd Roots bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs (right) has spent recent years collecting critical accolades and turning out stellar works such as Live...
Madonna's Re-Invention Tour
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Gaby Alter
Madonna has re-invented her image numerous times during the course of one of pop's longest and most successful careers, including recently changing her...
Surround In The Living Room
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By David Weiss
Getting great sound in your living room usually isn't too tough: Get a good stereo, plug in some speakers of choice and let the jams begin. But when your...
Recording Notes
Chris Vrenna's Tweaker
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Bryan Reesman
Sleep deprivation sounds like it would be an artistic inhibitor, yet Chris Vrenna found it to be a powerful inspiration when assembling Tweaker's new...
Ozomatli
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Chris J. Walker
Ozomatli's bold and energetic music possesses elements of rock espaol, hip hop, Latin, alternative, jazz, funk and various world genres. Sometimes, myriad...
Paul McCartney's Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Gary Eskow
Bach, Beethoven those guys may edge a legendary musician or group out over the long haul, but will any musician ever have a more explosive short-term...
Cool Spins
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM
Fats Waller: The Centennial Collection (Bluebird/BMG) Every household should have a Fats Waller anthology, and this one is definitely a cut above. It...
Coast to Coast
L.A. Grapevine
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Maureen Droney
I'm not a roller coaster fan. Get me on a Big Dipper and I'll white-knuckle the bar and hyperventilate for the duration. For the most part, I'll also...
Nashville Skyline
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Rick Clark
Last month, I introduced some of the wonders of my neighborhood: East Nashville. When I started gathering information on recording happenings in the 'hood,...
New York Metro
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By David Weiss
With 8 million residents, five boroughs and one very large recording community, New York City is all about togetherness, right? But the shifting rules...
SESSIONS & STUDIO NEWS
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM
NORTHEAST Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt, the Neville Brothers and Joss Stone were working with Sheffield's Remote Recording (Phoenix, MD) audio truck in...
Insider Audio
A Law Unto Itself
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Paul D. Lehrman
The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers. Shakespeare, Henry VI Actually, let's not. The Shakespearean character who utters this line is preparing...
Producer's Desk
Malcolm Burn
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Blair Jackson
For many years, Ontario-born Malcolm Burn has been joined at the hip (so to speak) with fellow Canadian producer/musician Daniel Lanois. He played on,...
Project Studio
Which Came First—The Studio or the Band?
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Heather Johnson
Keyboardist Walter Martin, drummer Matt Barrick and guitarist Paul Maroon hadn't even built a wall, much less manned a console, before building their...
Bitstream
Pedant In a Big Box: Part Four
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Oliver Masciarotte
Since the March 2004 issue, columnist Oliver Masciarotte has been flipping through his audio data dictionary to define today's top IT terms as they apply...
Tech's Files
Choosing Op Amps
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Eddie Ciletti
There are no black-and-white answers to upgrade questions. Even identical circuits behave differently, depending on the board layout and components used....
From the Editor
How About a Little Promotion, Mr. Promoter?
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
George Petersen, Editorial Director
As I write this, it's the July Fourth weekend. Corn is knee-high, but the music touring biz which should be showing a healthy growth spurt by this time...
Feedback
Letters to Mix
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM
SOUL ISN'T JUST A STYLE OF MUSIC He was a friend of mine. Just days ago, I was using the present tense to describe my remarkable opportunity to work with...
Current/Industry News
Pressure Point Brings Down Chicago House
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
On June 17, 2004, Chicago's music elite gathered at newly opened Pressure Point Recording for its grand opening party to welcome this hot new studio into...
Avatar Relives America's Past
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Composer/producer Michael Whalen was in Avatar's Studio C (New York City) recording music for a four-part public television series called Slavery and...
Ray Charles, 1930-2004
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
A gifted pianist and saxophonist who seamlessly blended gospel and blues, Grammy-winning Ray Charles died on June 10, 2004, at his Beverly Hills home....
Houston Studio Adds Production
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Dan Workman, co-owner and president of SugarHill Studios (www.sugarhillstudios.com), has launched Dan Workman Music (www.danworkman.com), a full-service...
Sir Elton John Stops In at Tree Sound
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Elton John was at Tree Sound Studios (Norcross, Ga.) self-producing for the first time his full-length album, Peachtree Road, which is scheduled for release...
Rupert Neve Visits Webster U
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Webster University's Student Section of the Audio Engineering Society in St. Louis closed out its year with two events featuring Rupert Neve. At the first...
On the Move
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Who: Marc Bertrand, Tannoy North America managing director Main responsibilities: ensure that Tannoy continues to be a customer-focused and market-driven...
TEC Awards Sponsors Line Up for 20th Anniversary
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Twenty-two major audio and technology companies announced support for Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio's 20th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity...
BiCoastal Opens in New York
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By David Weiss
Recording facility BiCoastal Music (www.bicoastalmusic.com) picked the first sunny day in a string of rainy ones to have its coming-out party. Founded...
Grace Design Celebrates 10 Years
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
In 1994, Grace Designs (www.gracedesign.com) introduced its first product: the model 801 preamp. Since then, the company has added the single-channel...
SRS Labs Surrounds Uncle Kracker
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Lava Recording artist Uncle Kracker relied on SRS Labs' Circle Surround multichannel encoding technology to deliver their latest release, Seventy Two...
Industry News
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Academy Award winning re-recording mixer Scott Millan returns to Todd-AO (Hollywood) as senior VP, creative sound services, studio operations Ronald Stone...
Notes From the Net
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
iTunes Crosses the Atlantic On June 15, Apple launched its iTunes Music Store in the UK, France and Germany, providing music fans with the same online...
Indie Film Mixed in One Day at Musictech
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Equipped with laptops with Final Cut Pro and Mac G4s running Pro Tools (one with Digital Performer) while watching new indie film Delivery Method on the...
Bill Lowery, 1925-2004
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
On June 8, 2004, music publisher William J. Lowery died in Atlanta following a battle with cancer. Beginning in the early 1950s, Lowery helped establish...
On the Cover
Galaxy Studios
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Heather Johnson
Galaxy Studios, owned by brothers Wilfried and Guy Van Baelen, has a history of doing things first not just in their home base of Mol, Belgium, but in...
Articles
Corrections
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM
In Melting Crayons to Make Records (May 2004 ), Henri Chamoux's last name was misspelled. In Class of 2004 (June 2004), Pressure Point Studio's design...
From the Bottom Up
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Maureen Droney
Invariably, it's a song's lyrics and melody that most obviously and immediately grab the listening public's attention. But often, as any good music producer...
Console Shopping?
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Strother Bullins
In the world of marketing, high-end pro equipment and budget recording gear have one thing in common: They both use a relatively simple sales pitch. On...
David Crosby and Graham Nash
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Mr. Bonzai
Passing outside Center Staging in Los Angeles, it would be difficult to imagine what was taking place within the large rehearsal complex. Inside, David...
SAE Takes a Bite Out of the Big Apple
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By David Weiss
The state of audio education in New York, and more specifically, New York City, just became even more accommodating. SAE Institute (www.sae.edu) has expanded...
All Access: Velvet Revolver
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Steve Jennings
Front-of-house engineer Orris Henry is using a Midas XL4 on this tour because of its preamps and nice, warm sound, as well as the board's logical layout....
Zooming In on the Zone
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM,
By Bruce Borgerson
Hang up those tattered running shoes. Give the walkie-talkies to the kids. Now you can tune large multizoned sound systems without running back and forth...
New Sound Reinforcement Products
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM
CREST PERFORMANCE SERIES A new division of Crest Audio, Crest Performance is now shipping its CP-6210 rotary DJ mixer, CPS-1203 spectrum-enhancement processor,...
