Studio
Catching up with renowned TV composer David Lowe
Legendary TV composer David Lowe talks to Jon Chapple about the lure of the BBC, the home recording revolution and remixing Rick Wakeman
Jon Chapple
Installation
Eliminating the echo: A look inside the Royal Albert Hall’s new 465-speaker system
The Royal Albert Hall’s new 465-speaker d&b audiotechnik system, happening to be the biggest single-room audio installation in the world, finally delivers sound fit for a prince
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Genius!3: Shioto Okita and the rectangular diaphragm
The brains behind Audio-Technica's pioneering products - part three
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Genius!3: Hideo Matsushita and the dual moving-magnet cartridge
The brains behind Audio-Technica's pioneering products - part two
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Genius! 3: Fumio Kamikura and dual companding technology
The brains behind Audio-Technica's pioneering products - part one
Installation
‘We’ve gone all out’: Laid-back listening venue Spiritland is an ‘audio geek’s paradise’
Using a combination of pricey bespoke gear and Audio-Technica mics, cans and carts, Spiritland is creating a little corner of Japan in London with audiophile listening sessions. PSNE’s Jon Chapple went along to see what all the fuss was about…...
Live
Views from the top: The PR expert (Graham Brown)
Cracking along at Plaster Creative Communications
Studio
Triad-Orbit: microphone stand tech that delivers
Triad-Orbit’s “quantum leap” forward in mic stand technology has changed what used to be an afterthought beyond all recognition
Business
Peter Filleul: It’s all in the data…
The APRS Sound Fellow opines on the way the metadata wind is blowing
Live
PSNPresents 2: Becky Pell reveals why sound engineers should always pack pyjamas
The rock 'n' roll yogi who has mixed monitors for Muse, Kylie and Westlife chats to the editor about her career so far – and teaches the audience a few moves
Business
Remic Microphones Kickstarter coming 5 January
The Danish company is the latest pro-audio manufacturer to jump on the crowdfunding bandwagon with a new mic for brass and woodwind instruments
Live
AED Group takes flight at 30th birthday bash (VIDEO)
The party took place at AED Studios in Lint, formerly home to Alfacam
Business
PSNEurope’s review of 2015 – part two: Small change
Was 2015 more than just another chapter in the unstoppable rise of Ulrich Bernhard Behringer? Jon Chapple thinks so
Business
PSNEurope’s review of 2015 – part one: Operation consolidation
Was 2015 more than just another chapter in the unstoppable rise of Ulrich Bernhard Behringer? Jon Chapple thinks so
Broadcast
Loudness specialist Thomas Lund, ex-TC Group, joins Genelec
In his new position, Lund will focus on audio in film, broadcast, post and music production
Studio
Fifty shades of Weiss: Miloco reveals The Red Room
"The highest-quality mix environment in London", says Miloco
Live
Music of French origin? Britrow deploys K1, K2 and Kara for Mobo Awards 2015
The awards took place in Leeds for the first time
Broadcast
Strictly Merging for BBC S&PP’s new-look Elstree Studios
152 can tango with new Pyramix MassCore 256 Music Pack
Studio
High life: Getting it together in the country at Highfield Studio
Elliot Richardson, founder of Highfield Studio, is unleashing a quiet revolution in rural Essex with his melding of traditional recording with video, photography, post-production and parties, writes Jon Chapple
Live
“The mixing desk is an instrument”: Rick Smith’s new L500 takes centre stage
"It’s an instrument. It’s absolutely an instrument right at the heart of the stage…”
Business
Bataclan attacks: Our French correspondent reflects on a national tragedy
"We want to honour the memory of everyone who lost their life that night, including the the ones who were part of our family: the pro-audio, music and recording communities," writes Guillaume Schouker
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AES Educational Foundation, Audio Precision establish Tom Kite Scholarship
'Advancing Audio' will "preserve Tom’s legacy and support innovative AES graduate students"
Studio
DiGiGrid interfaces the “audio backbone” for mixing Tom Jones at La Boutique
DiGiGrid was also used to record the SSE Arena gig
Installation
Scotland’s oldest theatre upgrades with The Warehouse
A £100k d&b/EM Acoustics loudspeaker set-up features in the new Pavilion
Installation
Cirkus Arena Stockholm is world’s first dLive install
dLive was chosen owing to its "high bus capacity, multiple networking options and powerful 96kHz sampling rate"
Broadcast
Radio.co: Starting up new platforms for future radio
Radio.co is a new start-up developing station automation and distribution in the cloud. Founder James Mulvany talks about getting started in the business, technology developments and the potential for radio
Live
Adlib acquires EFX Audio
The acquisition of EFX, one of Scotland's leading audio suppliers, will help the Liverpool outfit "grow its business in the region"
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White paper: Meyer Sound, The LEOPARD Project
"LEOPARD wasn’t targeted to a specific market. Instead, we gave it to our engineers as a challenge to see how well it could be designed," says John Meyer
Studio
Launch party marks official opening of Sarm Music Village
"It felt like the beginning of something really exciting here," says studio manager Jed Kellett
Business
Shure president Sandy LaMantia announces retirement, names successor
He will be succeeded by COO Chris Schyvinck
Live
Allen & Heath adds to ZED mini mixer line with three new models
The ZED-6, ZED-6FX and ZEDi-8 are designed with "all the features and quality required by musicians, recording artists and for AV work in a compact, portable format"
Studio
AES 139: The return of the Auratone Sound Cube
The new 5Cs can be seen and heard on its US distributor, TransAudio Group's, stand
Live
Roland M-5000 and M-5000C go BAM in Barcelona
The M-5000 and M-5000C, together with Roland Digital Snakes, handled FOH and monitors, respectively
Installation
Feature: Faithful sound reproduction for houses of worship
Europe’s style of worship is changing, and it comes as a blessing for the pro-audio industry, writes Erica Basnicki
Studio
Tune your room without acoustic training with free Artnovion Impulso app
Impulso is "more than simply a measurement tool"
Studio
Silicon Valley funding injection for SoundBetter, the ‘pro-audio LinkedIn’
The site has grown to include tens of thousands of engineers, producers, songwriters, session singers and drummers in over 3,000 cities worldwide
Business
Job vacancy: Sales representative, south UK, Yamaha Commercial Audio
Yamaha Music Europe UK is looking to employ a dynamic sales professional with the ability to discuss and sell Commercial Audio and its applications
Studio
Grand Central unveils ‘revolutionary’, sweet spot-free The Lofts
"All areas are sweet, allowing you to hear a perfect mix wherever you sit," says Soho-based GC
Business
Flood and Becky Pell are latest guests for Focusrite-sponsored PSNPresents 2
The legendary producer and veteran monitor engineer will attend the social/networking event on 4 November
Business
Richard Ferriday appointed Cadac sales and marketing director
The newly promoted Ferriday will participate in two sessions at the Live Sound Expo at the upcoming 139th AES Convention in New York
Studio
Producer’s Choice sound blankets now available in Europe
The acoustic blankets are now available next day in the UK and within days in mainland Europe
Live
Exquisitely proportioned: The rise and rise of boutique festivals
The last decade has witnessed an explosion in the number of niche-orientated festivals. But how do these events go about offering a unique experience – and what is the outlook for larger festivals?