| Live Design New York Master Classes: Sound, June 5-6, 2015 The Live Design New York Master Classes: Sound take place on June 5 and 6 at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a list of outstanding sound designers and audio professionals, including Elspeth Appleby, Jim van Bergen, Charles Coes, Duncan Robert Edwards, Elisheba Ittoop, Abe Jacob, Bob McCarthy, Jenny Montgomery, John Montgomery, Nevin Steinberg, John Taylor, Matt Tierney, and Darron L. West. All attendees will see a performance of the Elevator Repair Service's production of The Sound And The Fury at The Public Theatre on the evening of Friday, June 5, followed by a discussion of the sound by designer Matt Tierney. Mix readers can use code HEAR50, which will give attendees a 50% discount off the Sound Master Classes. | | | Editor's Note | | Everybody Loves a Good Story I'm of mostly Irish descent, and I come from a large family. My undergrad degree is in history and my master's is in journalism. I love a good story. I like to hear them, I like to read different versions of them, and, because I'm a talker, I love to tell them, often many times over many years to the same people, usually with a new twist or embellishment. | | | Top Stories | | A Tale of Three Helios Liner notes. That's where it started for so many of today's engineers and producers. Later, in their teens, they would pick up a guitar or cart around drums, get a gig and wind their way into the studio, never to leave. But it really began with the music on the records of their youth; the "sound" of those records, as varied and dynamic as the range of recorded music, is what sucked them in. 18th Annual AudioMasters Benefit Golf Tournament Supports Nashville Engineer Relief Fund On May 14-15, 2015, at the Harpeth Hills Golf Course, members of Nashville's audio community participated in the 18th Annual AudioMasters Benefit Golf Tournament, the primary fundraiser for the Nashville Engineer Relief Fund (NERF). Built to Spill, 'Untethered Moon' Built to Spill's first album release in five years, Untethered Moon, features a couple of new bandmembers; since the group's previous release, There Is No Enemy, Steve Gere has taken over drum duties, and Jason Albertini is the new-ish bass player. Tanzanian Heritage Project (THP) Preserves Tape-Based Music Archive » Focusrite RedNet Interfaces Connect the Music and Video Production Suites at the University of Michigan » Pro Sound Effects Presents 'How I Work' Video with Sound Designer David Barbee » Manley Labs Announces New Rep Firms » Roland Expands U.S. Team with New Hires » Studio 270 in Montréal Installs 48-Channel Automated API Legacy Plus Console » Alloy Tracks' Movie Trailer Placements Include 'Avengers: Age of Ultron,' 'Furious 7,' 'Mad Max.' 'Tomorrowland' » 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Production Includes Sound Devices' 7-Series of Digital Audio Recorders » | | | SoundWorks Collection | | | Featured Products | | Antelope Audio MP8d Mic Preamp The MP8d ($TBA) is an 8-channel Class-A microphone preamplifier boasting Antelope Audio's integrated world-class A/D conversion, acoustically focused clocking jitter-management algorithm and oven-controlled crystal oscillator, along with advanced analog and digital circuit-board design, powered by a proprietary supply. Features include 8 MP8d mic pre's on combo XLR/TRS connectors, which accept both mic and line-level signals, with Hi-Z inputs on channels 1 and 2 accessible via dedicated TRS connectors on the front panel. Other features include analog inserts, a headphone amp accessible from the front panel and analog connections via a D-Sub 25 connector directly outputting the mic signals at line level. Digital I/O includes S/PDIF, AES/EBU, TOSLINK, ADAT and MADI. Black Lion Audio Micro Clock MkIII Black Lion Audio in Chicago announces the release of the Micro Clock MkIII ($999), a significant redesign of its predecessor, the Micro Clock MkII. The Micro Clock MkIII is designed to upgrade an existing digital audio setup. Core technological improvements include lower-jitter crystal oscillators, higher-quality galvanic transformer isolation in the signal path, dedicated output drivers with better isolation, higher-precision signal division and heavier noise filtration throughout the circuit. Cakewalk SONAR 'Everett' Release Cakewalk announces the new "Everett" release for SONAR Artist, Professional, and Platinum. The fifth monthly update since Cakewalk introduced its Membership Program in January 2015 includes the new Drum Replacer for SONAR Platinum. EastWest ProDrummer Virtual Instrument EastWest has released ProDrummer 1 & 2, new dedicated drum virtual instruments that combine meticulously recorded drum sounds, pre-mixed drum kits by top recording and mix engineers with drums performed by top drummers, and MIDI drum grooves. IK Multimedia Alan Parsons Imperial Grand, Terry Bozzio Drums for SampleTank 3 » Sound Magic DSD Tools » | | | Announcements From Mix | Avid's Pro Mixing Webinar, 'Mixing Hits with Mick Guzauski,' takes place on June 4 at 4 p.m. Eastern time/1 p.m. Pacific » Neumann, Sennheiser Event at Full Sail University on June 8: 'The Past, Present and Future of Microphone Technology' » Sweetwater GearFest 2015 on June 12 and June 13 in Fort Wayne, Indiana » Experience exciting giveaways featuring thousands of dollars' worth of gear, as well as hundreds of manufacturer exhibits and dozens of workshops. It's two days of gear mania, at one location: Sweetwater. Best of all, GearFest 2015 is free! Recording Industry Golf Tournament Set for Monday, June 29 » The 2015 Recording Industry Golf Tournament (RIGT) will be held on Monday, June 29, 2015, at MountainGate Country Club in Los Angeles, with the shotgun start at 12 noon. The event will support the music program at A Place Called Home. Native Instruments offers 'Summer of Sound' sales special until June 30, 2015 » iZotope's Mastering Academy with Jonathan Wyner and special guest Adam Ayan takes place July 23-25, 2015 in Cambridge, Mass. » Mix with the Masters music production seminar series at Studio La Fabrique in the South of France will present Jacquire King (May 22-28), Alan Meyerson (June 1-7), Tony Maserati (June 9-15), Manny Marroquin (June 17-23), Chris Lord-Alge (July 24-30), Andrew Scheps (August 16-22), Young Guru (August 23-29), Elliot Scheiner (September 18-24) and Al Schmitt (September 28-October 4). » Metric Halo's "Gear of Your Dreams" Sale Runs Until June 30, 2015 » Focusrite offers Heritage Sound Competition to registered purchasers of an ISA or Red 1 500 who use the product on a track before September 1, 2015. » | | | For Advertising Information, contact: | | |  | |  | |