DPA Mics Capture the Big Guns of Titanfall 2
Live weapons recordings crucial for the game were recorded with DPA
Post and Broadcast
Fortium Aims to Prevent Entertainment Hacking
By Steve Harvey. Fortium explores new security technologies for studios and post houses.
Calrec Tunes in to Radio Market
Calrec is expanding its product line with the launch of Type R.
Bringing Sound Together in 'Electric Dreams'
By Steve Harvey. The Los Angeles Section of AES and the Hollywood Section of SMPTE co-hosted the sound editorial team behind the Amazon sci-fi anthology series "Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams" in January.
For Mixing, The Oscars Go to Tommy Vicari
By Steve Harvey. Handpicked by super-producer Quincy Jones for the gig, Tommy Vicari has handled the music mix of the Academy Awards for two decades.
Stage Tec Reveals NAB Show Plans
New products and considerable updates are on the agenda.
Telos Alliance to Show IP Interop at NAB
Telos aims to show “what a truly integrated AoIP environment looks like.”
Spanish Broadcaster Chooses DPA Vocal Mic
DPA Mics were used throughout this year’s Operación Triunfo.
Videotime Refurbs with SSL System T
The system is used on popular shows like shows such as Verissimo and Quarto Grado.
Nugen Audio Helps Deliver Zydeco Breakfast
Documentary’s inconsistent sound was salvaged by Michael Stearns.
Inaugural AES@NAMM A Success
By Steve Harvey. The AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium, held concurrently with the Winter NAMM Show, targeted its content to working professionals in the live sound, recording and performance audio communities. Training academy topics included line array technologies, live sound mixing consoles, wireless systems and studio environments.
Building La-Rocc-A-Fella Center
By Steve Harvey. Scoring mixer, engineer and producer Jason LaRocca has recently been working on "A Series of Unfortunate Events" for Netflix, but it was a series of fortunate events that led to the relocation of his personal recording and surround mixing facility, La-Rocc-A-Fella Center, in late 2017.
ATSC Announces New Tech Group Chair
Noland will lead the primary technology group supporting implementation of the new ATSC 3.0 standard.
Cinema Audio Society Presents 2017 Awards
The annual awards were handed out on Saturday, February 24.
Tackling RF for the Super Bowl
By Julie Clark. Months before two teams ascend to play the Super Bowl, Professional Wireless Systems and ATK Audiotek are laying the groundwork for how they’ll handle RF duties for the big game.
SAM Brands Worldwide Projects
Stephen Arnold Music has provided sonic branding for a variety of networks recently.
Miking the Black Panther Theme
Miking the complex percussion behind the worldwide hit’s theme was simple.
MPSE Announces Golden Reel Winners
The 65th MPSE Golden Reel Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 18.
International SYN
By Steve Harvey. Run by Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran, wife Yasmin Le Bon and friend Nick Wood, music production house SYN is gaining an international footprint.
NWE Brings Fairlights Aboard Orient Express
Fairlight DAWs were key for the sound design of the ad campaign behind Murder on the Orient Express,
CCTV Takes on TSL for Winter Games
China Central Television Network is onsite at the Olympics with TSL
Shure On-Hand at Grammy Broadcast
Shure mics, IEMs were used throughout the broadcast.
RTW Meters at Olympics' Int'l Broadcast Center
Chosen as part of effort to increase capacity in BNC’s mobile editing suites.
Guild of Music Supervisors Award Winners Announced
By Steve Harvey. There was a touch of controversy at this year's annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards.
Lawo Connects for NBC Olympics
NBC Olympics is using Lawo gear throughout its Winter Games coverage.
NBC Olympics Takes Calrec to the Games
Calrec desks are hard at work at this year’s Winter Olympics
CCTV Launches Lawo IP Audio System
CCTV preps mobile IP-based field production system for large-scale sports coverage.
PINK Sings via Sennheiser at Super Bowl
P!NK belted ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ through a Sennheiser Digital 6000 wireless
Alchemy Adds Foley to Berlin Station
Suburban New York City studio tackles foley for EPIX Series
Peeking into Sony Pictures’ Post for ‘Jumanji’
The film’s fanciful visuals required a novel approach toward sound.
MPSE Announces Golden Reel Nominees
The 65th MPSE Golden Reel Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 18, in Los Angeles.
Central Post LA Opens with Help from AID
Audio Intervisual Design Helps Configure Full-Service Facility for Central Post LA
Oscar Sound Nominations Announced
The Sound Editing and Sound Mixing categories are twins this year, each featuring the same films.
Understanding the Livewire+ AES67 Protocol
John Schur, president of the Telos Alliance TV Solutions Group, outlines the benefits of this AoIP protocol.
Calrec Doubles Down Down Under
Fox Sports Australia now has a second Calrec Artemis console.
Wrangling RF in Times Square on New Year’s Eve
The ball dropped; the signal didn’t.
T-Mobile Aims to Ease 600 MHz ‘Phase Zero’ Transition for Some Wireless Mic Operators
While its aggressive roll-out of 600 MHz services is moving faster than the FCC’s expected 10-phase timeline—prompting the term ‘Phase Zero’—T-Mobile is trying to work with affected wireless mic users.
Confetti Institute Ready to Celebrate New Contemporary Music Hub
By Steve Harvey. The Contemporary Music Hub in Nottingham's Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies focuses on music production and performance, and live technical events education.
CAS Announces Sound Mixing Nominations
By Steve Harvey. Nominees for the 54th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing have been announced.
Bleacher Report Sports New Brios
Online Sports Broadcaster Ups Its Game with New Consoles
AIMS and MNA Merge
The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) and the Media Networking Alliance (MNA) have merged to form a single trade association for promoting IP in the media and entertainment industry.
High Rock Production Truck Rolls with Calrec
High Rock 1, the first production truck to roll out of Saratoga Springs, NY-based High Rock Mobile Television, features a 40-fader Calrec Audio Artemis Light audio console.
Decibel Dives into Divergent Deliverables
By Steve Harvey. Lively Group has founded a new sound division, Decibel, dedicated to providing post for every audio deliverable an ad campaign needs, from Snapchat and Instagram teases to traditional 60-second TV spots.
American Mobile Builds RedNet Racks
Remote production company American Mobile has configured three identical Focusrite RedNet hardware systems.
PWS Keeps Latin GRAMMY Awards’ RF A-OK
Professional Wireless Systems provided RF coordination and more than 250 channels of wireless systems for the annual Latin GRAMMY Awards broadcast.
JTS Pro Attends Taipei Golden Horse Awards
JTS Professional wireless was used at the 54th annual Golden Horse Film Awards in Taiwan.