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Avid’s Coronavirus Response: Aiding Users During Pandemic
Avid postpones announcing new products to place increased focus on supporting customers now faced with working from home.
Avid
Business
Avid Cancels Connect 2020
Citing Coronavirus concerns, Avid drops all F2F events through mid-May, including its own Avid Connect 2020 community event.
Tour Sound
Live Sound Showcase: The Misfits Attack MSG
The Misfits, headed by singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only, brought their sinister sound to New York City’s Madison Square Garden this past fall with help from Lenexa, KS-based audio provider Digital Sound Systems, Inc.
Business
Companies to Watch in 2020, Part One
We spoke with dozens of audio industry leaders to compile this year’s list of “Companies to Watch.”
Post and Broadcast
MPSE Announces Golden Reel Winners
The Motion Picture Sound Editors presented the 67th MPSE Annual Golden Reel Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in sound editing in 23 categories.
Business
Seen on the Scene: NAMM Show 2020, Day One
Dive into our huge photo gallery of NAMM Show 2020 for all the new products, sights and hoopla of Day One.
Blogs
Peek Inside French Montana’s Home Studio
Take a look inside rapper French Montana’s home studio, located in a guesthouse on his 3.1-acre estate.
Post and Broadcast
Kaiser Comm Builds New Signature Post Facility
Signature Post recently completed a new multi-room facility with three Dolby Atmos stages, built by Kaiser Comm Construction.
Business
Avid and Berklee Improve Sibelius Access for Visually Impaired
Avid and Berklee College of Music have teamed to improve accessibility in Sibelius composition software.
New Products
Avid S1 Control Surface Ships
Announced last summer, the Avid S1 control surface, intended for use in smaller facilities and project/home studios, has started shipping.
Post and Broadcast
DAP Upgrades for Immersive Projects
DAP worked with FM Design, Avid and Meyer Sound to update the facility.
Blogs
At AES: Capricorn Records, Dolby Atmos Music and a Few Black Boxes
By Tom Kenny. The editor of Mix shares the insights and inside info he’s gleaned from his travels on the AES show floor.
Regional and Local
Inside the Sound Design of Moulin Rouge! The Musical
By Clive Young. The Broadway smash mashes up more than 70 pop songs to create the ultimate jukebox musical. Sound designer Peter Hylenski shares how the audio team met that challenge head on.
Business
Avid Announces Connect Live Nashville Plans
Event to take place concurrently to Summer NAMM.
Gear and Technology
Pro Sound News InfoComm Best of Show Award Winners 2019
Pro Sound News has announced its Best of Show Award winners for InfoComm 2019.
Post and Broadcast
Eurovision Broadcast Dives into Waves
Much of the annual three-day event was mixed on eMotion LV1 live mixers.
Post and Broadcast
Mexico City’s Cinematic Media Adds Sound
New post audio facility aims to ride ongoing expansion in motion picture and television production in Mexico.
New Products
Avid Launches Pro Tools 2019.5
Higher track counts, multiseat network site licensing and more are added with new release.
Business
Avid Q1 Results Show Continued Growth
By Steve Harvey. Subscriptions, recurring revenue, e-commerce and more are contributing to the company's growth.
New Products
Apogee Ships Symphony I/O Mk II with Dante
New edition of Apogee’s flagship interface includes Pro Tools connectivity via Dante.
Tour Sound
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Frank Zappa Hologram Tour
By Paroo Streich. Kicking off this Friday, the world tour brings the late Frank Zappa's bandmates together to play live with their leader once again.
Business
PSN’s NAB Best of Show Award Winners Announced
The awards were given as part of the annual Best of Show Awards program
Live
Milan AVB Moves Closer to Reality for Touring
By Steve Harvey. Milan AVB networking is seeing growing acceptance within the live sound industry as manufacturers and audio providers coalesce around the emerging specification.
Post and Broadcast
Welcome to the Jungle
By Steve Harvey. Ensconced in a Los Angeles neighborhood known as the Jungle, beachside Shindig Music + Sound recently marked its second anniversary by expanding its space and services, unveiling a new 5.1 mix suite and production/green room.
Business
People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry for March 2019
Industry moves this month include promotions and hires at Harman Professional Solutions, Nugen Audio, Clear-Com, Universal Audio, Sound Image, Avid, Listen Technologies, Yamaha Corp. of America, Solotech, Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW), L-Acoustics and DPA Microphones.
Business
Avid’s Rosica Reviews Year One
By Clive Young. Jeff Rosica became the CEO of Avid a year ago, ushering in a new era at the company. Now, in an exclusive interview, he looks back at his first 12 months and hints at what’s ahead.
Live
Milan Gains Momentum in Pro AV
By Steve Harvey. The first products are arriving for Milan, said to be the first fully realized standards-based protocol built for deterministic, interoperable, future-proof media networking in the pro AV market.
New Products
Avid Ships New S6L Surface, Software and App
Avid’s Venue line adds most compact desk yet.
Blogs
Seen on the Scene: 2019 NAMM Show, Days 2 & 3
By Clive Young. The Winter NAMM Show is over, but the memories remain—and the new gear is coming! Check out our huge photo gallery for more.
New Products
Zylia Announces Studio PRO, Ambisonics Converter Plug-ins
New software adapts ZM-1 ambisonics mic to Pro Tools
Post and Broadcast
Sony Drills Down into Spider-Verse Sound
The audio team on the current animated hit used top equipment, Sony Pictures’ mix facility and a hand drill when working on the film.
Blogs
Software Tech: Last Year Meets Next Year
By Craig Anderton. 2018 laid the groundwork for what might be the dominant computer experience of the future for pros.
New Products
BroaMan Updates AutoRouter for Yamaha, Avid
Auto-patchbay solution for theatre sound designers adds compatibilities.
Live
Bringing the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound Back to Life
By Clive Young. Tribute act Dead On Live teams with Asbury Audio to replicate the legendary Wall of Sound concert audio system.
Post and Broadcast
Inside the Audio of Doctor Who
By Kevin Hilton. Through the years, galaxies and countless adventures, Doctor Who - the character and the TV series - has changed and been reinvented.
Post and Broadcast
Sugar Studios Expands To Streamline
By Steve Harvey. Rising post-production company Sugar Studios recently expanded its mixing facilities in LA's Wiltern Tower, building a Dolby Atmos room and more, reinventing itself as a streamlined, all-in-one production facility.
Blogs
At AES: The Show Floor Shuffle—A Peek at New Products
Mix Editor in Chief Tom Kenny guest posts about his travels across the AES Convention.
New Products
Avid Ships Venue S6L-24C Digital Mixing System
First announced at Avid Connect, Avid’s new S6L-24C mix system arrives.
Post and Broadcast
Inside the Immersive Mixes of Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
By Steve Harvey. Making the immersive mixes for this summer's hit movie musical was no simple matter.
New Products
McDSP Debuts Plug-Ins for Avid Venue S6L
New HD plug-ins include EC-300 Echo Collection, 6034 Ultimate Multi-band and the brand-new NR800 Noise Reduction Processor.