| FREE Webcast | The First Step Toward Quality Recording: Microphone, Preamp, Conversion
September 10, 2013 at 11 a.m. Pacific Time
In this free hour-long Webcast, produced by Mix magazine and presented by Millennia Media and Royer Labs, Mix technical editor Kevin Becka leads a discussion with a panel of renowned recording engineers/producers, who will walk through their audio chains and techniques for recording guitar, instruments and vocals—from setup and mic choices through preamp and conversion into the DAW, or straight to tape. A live 20-minute question and answer session will follow the presentation. |
| | Mix Regional | New York City
Mix Regional in Mix's October 2013 issue will visit New York City. Send us your studio and live music venue news! Let the Mix audience know what is going on! Send photos and descriptions of updates, sessions, new rooms, and club installations and performances to mixeditorial@nbmedia.com. |
| | TechTalk | Summer NAMM Returns?
Last month, Summer NAMM was held for the first time in Nashville's beautiful new Music City Center, in what the organization is calling "the biggest Summer NAMM in five years." Being a new Nashville resident, I was drawn to the event, which I'd not attended since 2004, after which pro audio manufacturers opted out in droves. |
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| | Top Stories | A Conversation With BT: On Composing, Sampling and a 'Song Across Wires'
Sampling has altered the course of music in obvious and subtle ways over the past quarter-century or so. Integrating snippets of well-known recordings with new ones set off a series of legal ground fires. Jingle demos evolved into full-blown productions, thanks to emulated ensembles. Composers of "classical" music—some—adjusted their techniques to include the new technologies, working with hybrid scores of real and virtual instruments.
Classic Track: "Constant Craving," k.d. lang
When k.d. lang first emerged in the mid-'80s from the plains of Alberta, with her strong, elastic alto and her androgynous look, it was difficult to categorize her. It was country, for sure, but mostly retro, with affectionate nods back to 1950s/early '60s stars ranging from Patsy Cline (her most apparent influence; lang's band was even cleverly called the Recliners) to Webb Pierce to Lynn Anderson, among others.
Kyle Andrews, 'Brighter Than the Sun'
Nashville-based engineer/producer Chris Grainger has been collaborating with Kyle Andrews on his albums for nearly a decade, and the pair have developed a workflow that yields joyous, synth-driven pop anchored by Andrews' expressive voice.
Grammy-Winning Audio Engineer Charles Dye Joins Faculty at SAE Institute Miami
SAE Institute, which was recently recognized as being the best audio engineering college in America by Vibe Magazine, welcomes digital recording pioneer and Grammy-winning engineer/mixer/producer Charles Dye to the faculty of its audio technology program at its Miami campus.
Upcoming 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention to Offer Expanded Broadcast and Streaming Sessions »
'Walking Dead' Voice Actors Use Neumann TLM 103 and U 87 Microphones » |
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| | Featured Products | Apple Logic Pro X
The latest upgrade of Logic from Apple ($199.99) brings a variety of new features and tools including a single-window interface and advanced organizational tools such as TrackStack which allows users to manage, save and reuse common workflows. Other standouts include mouse-driven management and re-ordering of plugins without the need for a modifier key, an enhanced score editor and easier-than-ever export of files to other apps like Final Cut Pro X, iTunes and SoundCloud. There are also new music oriented tools such as Drummer, Drum Kit Designer, Bass Amp Designer and seven classic stompboxes. If that wasn't enough, there's Flex Pitch performance editing, Smart Controls sound shaping tools, a new sound library and loop collection and a Logic Remote app which lets you wirelessly pair your Mac and your iPad.
Rascal Audio Two-V
The Two-V, dual-channel mic preamp ($1,289) from Rascal Audio promises vintage and flexible tone shaping from its twin Class-A gain blocks. Features include custom input transformers and stepped gain, plus continuously variable input and output controls. Other controls include switchable impedance, HPF and polarity invert. For those needing only a single preamp, the single-channel One-V comes in the same doublewide enclosure.
CEntrance HiFi-M8 Battery Powered, Portable D/A Converter, Headphone Amplifier »
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