| Today's Top Story - 07.03.14 | Caribou Ranch Sold for $32.5 Million | Once one of the best-known destination recording facilities in the world, Caribou Ranch has been sold for $32.5 million. Closed since a 1985 fire, the facility hosted the likes of U2, Michael Jackson, John Lennon, Billy Joel, Frank Zappa, Stevie Wonder and dozens more over the course of its storied history. | Read More » | | | Today's News | | | Today's Featured Blog | DVD Review: Muscle Shoals | by Clive Young The documentary Muscle Shoals, recently released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital services, digs deep into joy, pain and all the other messy, human stuff that came along when a sleepy Alabama town, population 8,000, became a musical prism that focused Sixties and Seventies R&B music into a colorful, blinding light. Dozens of artists weigh in, sharing their insights and experiences recording there, like Aretha Franklin, Bono, Alicia Keys, Steve Winwood, Gregg Allman, Clarence Carter, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Jimmy Cliff, Percy Sledge, Wilson Pickett and others. | Read More » | | | | Quote of the Week | "Finally, ports became fast enough to accommodate video cameras, fast hard drives, and yes, audio interfaces capable of streaming lots of data. And as more pros see higher sample rates on the horizon, there's been chatter about the need to upgrade audio interfaces to handle the extra bandwidth. But what port protocol is the best, and most future-proof, choice?" —Craig Anderton in "USB, FireWire, and Thunderbolt...Oh My!" From the latest issue of Pro Sound News - Click here to read the full article! | | | | | | | | |