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| | Robair Report | An Improvement on Reality
One question that comes to mind when NAMM rolls around is: How much does audio quality and resolution really matter when recording? Not just in terms of capturing the full range of frequencies and dynamics—we certainly want that capability when we need it—but rather, to what degree does fidelity influence the act of music making? What does it do to the creative process when the technology is not transparent? More » |
| | Top Stories | | 29th Annual TEC Awards Winners
On Friday, January 24, 2014, the NAMM Foundation presented the 29th annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards in the Hilton Pacific Ballroom in Anaheim, Calif. The evening also included a presentation of the Les Paul Award to recording artist and producer Todd Rundgren, as well as the TEC Hall of Fame induction of audio technology pioneer John Meyer and renowned session drummer Hal Blaine of The Wrecking Crew.
56th Annual Grammy Awards Audio Production Winners
Due to the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, taking place in February, the Grammy Awards ceremony that is traditionally held in February was moved up this year. The 56th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony took place on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. This year's two Technical Grammy Award recipients are Harman International's Lexicon brand and Emile Berliner (1851-1929), a posthumous winner who invented and patented the Gramophone disc recorder and player in 1887.
Product Highlights From Winter NAMM 2014, Day Three
If there was one audio product category at Winter NAMM that was up for the "Most New Gear" award, it would be speakers. JBL showed its new, and very affordable, LSR305 and LSR308 monitors featuring 5-inch and 8-inch woofers, respectively, and 1-inch silk dome tweeters. PMC had its TwoTwo series on hand in its demo room. They come in 5-, 6- and 8-inch models and the front of each unit features the company's transmission line vent. Dante Networking for 'The Arsenio Hall Show'
"From Stage 6, Sunset Bronson Studios, on the world-famous Sunset Boulevard, it's The Arsenio Hall Show!" With that announcement, Hall, who in 1989 was the first late-night talk-show host to successfully challenge Johnny Carson's dominance, returned to the spotlight recently with a new one-hour syndicated show. Nir Felder's 'Golden Age'
Jazz guitarist Nir Felder touches on different "ages" on this solo release. The former sideman for contemporary artists Esperanza Spalding, Jack DeJohnette, Meshell Ndegeocello and more plays in various styles—echoing artists from Wes Montgomery to Lou Reed—and points to significant historical periods by sampling political speeches in a couple of tracks.
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| | Featured Products | | Blue Sky Star System One 2.1
In NAMM booth #6824 (Group One Ltd.), Blue Sky announced its newest monitoring solution, the Star System One 2.1, comprised of a single Sub 12D digital powered subwoofer and two Sat 6D digital satellite speakers. Designed and assembled in the U.S., the new Sat 6D and Sub 12D can also serve as building blocks for systems of varying sizes and configurations, making them especially well-suited for broadcast, film post-production, and videogame sound design environments. Bock iFet Condenser Microphone
With the new Bock iFet phantom-powered condenser microphone ($2,150 MSRP), which TransAudio Group introduced at Winter NAMM 2014, manufacturing engineer David Bock once again captured the unmistakable tone of a cherished vintage microphone in a thoroughly modern design. Focusrite iTrack Dock
At Winter NAMM 2014, Focusrite introduced the iTrack Dock ($249.99 MSRP) as a complete music recording solution for the iPad. iTrack Dock was designed to provide a comprehensive recording, monitoring and control solution for iPad users.
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| | Cool Spins | Review: Various Artists—Music From and Inspired by '12 Years a Slave' (Columbia)
Forget the brutality that suffuses Steve McQueen's brilliant film, 12 Years a Slave. This album, assembled by John Legend, who also sings a couple of tracks, is all about our shared humanity. It's quite an eclectic mix—from field hollers, to fingerpicked folk blues (Gary Clark Jr. at his haunting best on Libba Cotton's "Freight Train" and Lonnie Donegan's "When the Sun Goes Down")… More » |
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