Applications: Tips and techniques from the pages of Mix to record stellar-sounding tracks.
Choosing Op Amps
Aug 1, 2004,
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....
The Big Beat
Jul 1, 2004,
By Blair Jackson
As the signature sound of world music groups to Latin acts like Gloria Estefan and contemporary pop legend Carlos Santana, percussion plays an essential,...
Alone Again, Virtually
Jul 1, 2004,
BY PAUL D. LEHRMAN
Just as millions of Americans have come to believe that You can have it all, in our industry the new mantra is, You can do it all. It's hard to open a...
Bass-ic Instincts
Jun 1, 2004,
By Eddie Ciletti
Initially, my spare bedroom-turned-control room was an abysmal environment. Now, clients remark about the stereo image and their ability to hear new things...
Neutrik Test Instruments Minilyzer ML1
Jun 1, 2004,
By Eddie Ciletti
After reviewing NTI's Minilyzer ML1 (Mix, January 2001), I knew it was a welcome addition to my bench and control room. This handheld package has a feature...
DAWs and Hybrid Mixing
May 1, 2004,
By Kevin Becka
Alert: The following may alter or validate your views on audio production or even make you mad. Let's start with a basic fact: Like any product-maker,...
5.1 Recording Vibes With ESE
May 1, 2004,
By Rick Clark
The dusk outside the Marin County, Calif., studio The Site was magical, with deep reds, oranges and grays mixed with clouds, mist from billowing coastal overcast drifting in and redwood trees towering outside the tracking room windows....
Wireless Ties Built for Speed
May 1, 2004,
By David Weiss
“High-speed networking” ceased to be a buzz phrase sometime during the end of the last millennium, but its significance in pro audio is growing....
Ghosts in the Machine
May 1, 2004,
By Paul D. Lehrman
How many Elvis clones does it take to change a lightbulb? None. We have machines for that now. Remember when drummers were the butt of that joke? It was...
The Console-Workstation Interface
May 1, 2004,
By Mel Lambert
As mixers, our dream is an all-in-one system that allows complete bi-directional control of workstation and console functions in real time....
Thinking in Time
May 1, 2004,
By Eddie Ciletti
Normally, I'm down in the hardware trenches with my soldering iron, but in the spirit of this month's “The New Means of Production” theme, I thought I'd step into the virtual realm....
Sony Vegas 4.0 With DVD Architect
Apr 1, 2004,
By Joe Hannigan
Sony's (formerly Sonic Foundry's) Vegas 4.0 bundled with DVD Architect began life as an audio editor and added video later, so the interface makes a lot of sense for audio folks....
Oceans of Audio, Rivers of Bits
Mar 1, 2004,
By Ron Franklin
It used to be that keeping track of audio or video projects meant pulling the appropriate tape reel out of the vault and cueing up the next session....
Ensemble Studios on Gods, Trolls and Minotaurs
Mar 1, 2004,
By Blair Jackson
Ensemble Studios in Dallas is one of the most successful publishers of what are known as real-time strategy games....
A Wide-Open Market for Songs
Mar 1, 2004,
By Blair Jackson
One fairly recent development in game audio is the steady increase in the licensing of songs by both established and up-and-coming rock and hip hop artists, usually not at the exclusion of a conventional music score, but in addition to....
Tips for Game Sound Designers
Mar 1, 2004,
By Nick Peck
So you're a pro at post or an expert at mixing music CDs. Designing audio for games, however, is a whole different ballgame....
A Dangerous Science Fair Project
Mar 1, 2004,
By Eddie Ciletti
Condenser microphones are the topic this month and I have a great story about them with a funny ending....
Ableton Live Version 3
Mar 1, 2004,
By Barry Milroy
The fact that Ableton Live can instantaneously preview any .WAV, .AIFF or SDII file at any tempo with the click of a mouse without additional slicing or preparation, combined with the software's capability to run alongside Pro Tools (via ReWire) or function as a disk streaming software sampler, has made the product popular with both film and television music composers and loop-minded producers....
I (Might) Wanna Hold Your Hand
Feb 1, 2004,
By Eddie Ciletti
Since moving to the Twin Cities, most of my business relationships have begun via e-mail....
Steinberg Nuendo 2
Feb 1, 2004,
By K. K. Proffitt
Nuendo 2 has one of the fastest editing interfaces around, but you can get even more satisfaction for your “need for speed” if you learn a few handy shortcuts....
