Harman International will acquire enterprise control and automation systems manufacturer AMX LLC for $365 million from The Duchossois Group, Inc. AMX will be integrated into Harman's Professional division and its acquisition marks the second major purchase in as many years outside of the Harman's traditional arena of pro audio companines, following the 2013 acquisition of lighting manufacturer Martin.
by Clive Young Deadheads have always loved "Dark Star," one of the Grateful Dead's most out-there live jams. In the mid-90s, Canadian avant garde composer John Oswald mixed and layered together 100 live recordings of the band playing it, condensing 40 hours into a wild, 107-minute result known as Grayfolded. 20 years later, it's being released on vinyl for the first time as a three-LP set, but here's our original coverage on Grayfolded's creation, from the December, 1995 issue of Pro Sound News.
"First and foremost, the most important piece of gear in the room is the room. It is the lens through which everything passes. In my experience—having been in really good sounding rooms in New York and poor-sounding rooms, too—having a well-designed workspace is the difference between knowing what you're doing and guessing. It's the difference between a project with several recalls and no recalls."—Nathan James, The Vault Mastering Studio From the latest issue of Pro Sound News; want to read more? Click here to subscribe to our free online edition!