Mix Sound for Film and Television On September 17
Final Sound for Film Panelists Announced!
Immersive Sound takes center stage as part of the expert panel series at the third annual Mix Presents Sound for Film, to be held September 17 at Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, Calif.
Building an Immersive Room: Small, Medium and Large
(Sponsored by Westlake Pro)
You don't need a Hollywood-sized re-recording stage to create a compelling immersive soundtrack. Small and mid-sized stages are being built throughout the country to feed the demand for film, television and gaming/VR content with three-dimensional sound. But you do need to know the basic requirements of system design and setup—from console/DAW integration to monitor placement—to ensure that the tracks translate to the outside world. In this discussion, chief engineers, studio designers, system integrators and leading immersive manufacturers detail how to build a small, medium and large immersive production space to fit any need.
Moderator: Jonathan Deans, CTO, Westlake Pro
Panelists: Bill Johnston, VP of Engineering, Formosa Group; Nathan Oishi, Director of Engineering, Sony Pictures Studios; Jerry Steckling, CTO, JSX; Mark Binder, re-recording mixer; Tom Brewer, re-recording mixer.
Click here to register for this special one-day event! |
| MPSE, CAS Golf and Poker Tournament on September 18
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) and the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) will host the eighth annual MPSE Golf and Poker Tournament on September 18, 2016 at the Angeles National Golf Club in Sunland, Calif. Proceeds from the event will benefit the MPSE's Ethel Crutcher Scholarship Fund... |
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| | GameSoundCon 2016 | Videogame Music and Sound Design Conference
September 27-28 in Los Angeles
GameSoundCon is for composers, sound designers, engineers, producers and others who want to learn what it takes to work in the growing video game music and sound industry. Learn the craft, business, technology and tools of video game music and video game sound design from some of the top names in videogames (HALO Series, Star Wars: Battlefront, League of Legends, BioShock II, Oddworld, Plants vs Zombies....). Three separate session tracks ensure sessions to match your interest and experience, whether you've never worked on games before or have several "AAA" titles under your belt.
Save an additional 10% with code MIXEM16. |
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| Register Now for AES Los Angeles
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| | Editor's Note | Control Theory
Control Theory doesn't often come up in casual conversation. But it's come up for me lately, quite a bit actually, and I still have a hard time getting a grasp on it. My daughter's boyfriend, John, is a Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley, in engineering, emphasis on Control Theory. While in school, he is researching possibilities for improvements in MRI machines, with professors from Stanford, Berkeley, SF State and various medical centers. We have pints and dinner on a semi-regular basis, and I ask a lot of questions. I understand most of what he does, but it isn't easy stuff. |
| | Top Stories | Classic Track: “An American Dream,” The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Four studios from all around the country, an initial duet refusal, and the ultimate singing partner were all part of the “An American Dream” saga, which put the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band back on pop radio after 10 years. While on tour with Louisiana’s LeRoux, NGDB had some time off, and as frontman Jeff Hanna put it, LeRoux members said, “Y’all have to go to Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana.”
Mix Regional News: Pacific Northwest 2016
Seattle-based Orbit Audio recently started a new Washington State-licensed school, Seattle Recording Arts, for audio engineering and sound design for videogames. The school officially opened last summer, but studio owner/producer/engineer Joe Reineke had been working on it for a few years prior. He says he started the school because he saw a need in the community for better quality education.
Wes Sharon
From his studio, 115 Recording, in Norman, Okla., producer Wes Sharon has launched the national careers of some of Americana's great young artists. John Fullbright's 2013 album From the Ground Up, which Sharon produced, recorded and mixed, earned Americana Album of the Year nominations at the Grammys and Americana Music Association Awards.
Wild Beasts, 'Boy King'
For its fifth album, Boy King, British group Wild Beasts decamped to Dallas, Texas, to producer and multi-instrumentalist John Congleton's Elmwood Recording studio. Recording in the States is a first for Wild Beasts, as is working with Congleton…
Mix With The Masters To Present Andy Wallace Seminars
Mix engineer Andy Wallace will return to Studios La Fabrique in France for the first time in five years to conduct two weeklong Mixing Seminars. These special seminars will run from October 24 to 30, 2016, and November 1 to 7, 2016.
Jünger Audio Appoints Independent Audio As Its U.S. Distributor
German manufacturer Jünger Audio has appointed Independent Audio as its new distributor in the U.S., with responsibility for its entire range of high-quality digital audio dynamics processors.
Vocational H.S. Adds Yamaha RIVAGE PM10
The Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI) is a vocational public high school in Wayne, New Jersey that serves students in grades 9-12 from all parts of Passaic County. The school has just added a Yamaha RIVAGE PM10 Digital Audio Console in its 1,000-seat Frank D. Zaccaria Theater thanks in part to Washington Professional Systems (WPS), Wheaton, Md.
Kronos Quartet at Studio Trilogy
The Kronos Quartet has launched "Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire," a string quartet commissioning, performance, education, and legacy project of unprecedented scope and global impact.
Local Natives Record ‘Sea of Years’ at United
Indie rock band Local Natives recorded the enchanting “Sea of Years” for their third album, Sunlit Youth, at United Recording. Based in the Silverlake arts community, the band created the new album while touring and traveling, and stopped in at United's venerable Studio B for the track.
Guitar Center Professional Is There to Help Keep the Audio Technology Program at Ocean County Vocational Technical School System at the Cutting Edge
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| | Featured Products | Crane Song Egret 8-Channel D/A Converter, Summing Mixer
Crane Song in Superior, Wisconsin (AES Booth #1123), announces that their entire line of digital hardware products has been updated to take advantage of their proprietary 5th generation Digital to Analog converter technology. With its AES debut, the Egret 8-Channel D/A Converter/Summing Mixer joins the Avocet monitor controller, the HEDD 192 AD/DA converter, and Solaris stand-alone digital to analog converter to complete the line up of Crane Song products equipped with Crane Song's Quantum DAC.
Plugin Alliance Lindell Audio TE-100 Plug-In
Plugin Alliance in Santa Cruz, Calif., is unveiling the Lindell Audio TE-100 plug-in ($149), which emulates the Klein & Hummel UE-100 Universal Equalizer introduced in 1961. The UE-100 all-tube minimum phase EQ used six discrete filter modules that could create dynamic bandpass curves for a smooth and warm response on any audio source by boosting and/or cutting frequencies across the spectrum. The original UE-100 hardware delivered warm saturation from 14 vacuum tubes, as well as eight musical bands of equalization from the classic Rundfunk broadcasting EQ.
TC Electronic Clarity M
TC Electronic describes the Clarity M ($689.99 suggested list price) as “a veritable audio toolbox that helps you make crucial mix and mastering decisions.” Offering a 7-inch high-resolution display, DAW integration and precision meters, it is designed to greatly improve a mix and keep it in compliance when delivering to specs.
Sound Devices Wingman Remote Control App
Sound Devices unveils Wingman, its newest wireless remote control option for the 6-Series mixer/recorder line, at IBC 2016 (Stand 8.B59). Wingman is an iOS-based application that, when paired with the new WM-Connect Bluetooth Smart USB accessory, lets users start and stop audio recordings, enter and edit metadata, as well as arm, disarm, and rename tracks.
RTW MM3 Musicmeter
RTW will debut its MM3 MusicMeter to the U.S. market at AES 2016 (Avid Pavilion, Booth 203). This new addition will give users the ability to implement loudness metering into music-based applications with flexibility and ease. |
| | Announcements From Mix | Get Yourself Connected: Discover Cloud Collaboration for Pro Tools »
In this free on-demand Webinar, Mix Technical Editor Kevin Becka sits down with Tony Cariddi, Avid Marketing Director Audio, and Tim Carroll, VP of Audio Products, at Blackbird Studios in Nashville for an in-depth look at what may very well be the future of collaborative music creation and production. Watch now!
Roland Streaming Broadcast from L.A. on September 9 to Showcase 30-Plus New Products, Exclusive Artist Performances »
The Sound Summit Los Angeles on September 27 »
Lectrosonics, DPA Microphones, Sound Devices, and K-Tek will host the Sound Summit Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at The Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, Calif., from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. This event is part of The Sound Summit series of informal networking and educational presentations.
AES Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality on September 30 and October 1, 2016 »
Audio-Technica Offers Rebates on Artist Series Microphones Until December 31, 2016 »
Vienna Symphonic Library offers educational discounts of 30% off until September 30. »
Until September 30, Antelope Audio offers summer discounts on its Orion family of Thunderbolt interfaces. »
Synchro Arts introduced a permanent VocALign Project price reduction of around 50% of the previous list price. »
Harman Professional Solutions' EON ONE Take Competition for songwriters: The grand prize winner will receive a trip to record at The Village Studios in Los Angeles. »
SPARS Speed Mentoring at AES L.A. on October 1 »
The speed mentoring sessions are scheduled for Saturday, October 1, from 10:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. at the Los Angeles Convention Center; the meeting place will be announced.
Synthax extends 20th anniversary RME Fireface 802 promotion until September 30, 2016. »
SMPTE Opens Registration for SMPTE 2016, scheduled for October 25-27 in Hollywood. »
Sennheiser's 'Gear Up and Cash In' program, which runs until December 31, 2016, provides an upgrade path for wireless microphone users in light of spectrum reallocation. » |
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