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The MP·9-15 Music·PRO ($299 direct) is an adaptive noise-reduction earplug that epitomizes the old adage “less is more.” Now in its second generation (and I’ve field-tested both), Etymotic Research Inc.’s active, high-fidelity musicians earplugs are even more low profile,...
As reported previously in these pages, the Digital Entertainment Group, the Consumer Electronics Association, record labels and The Recording Academy’s Producers and Engineers Wing are championing High Resolution Audio (HRA) at the consumer level.
LAS VEGAS, NV—While the booth appearance was similar to that of events past, InfoComm 2014 was the first tradeshow with Marantz Professional and Denon Professional brands exhibiting as part of the inMusic family of brands.
The 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention will feature a High Resolution Audio (HRA) program on Friday, October 10, 2014. The news comes on the heels of registration opening for free Exhibits-Plus badges and All-Access badges
The Lynx Aurora has been a mainstay in recording since 2005 and is still considered the best I/O option by many top engineers. Last year’s news that it was the primary interface used in the making of Daft Punk’s...
Microphone designer/manufacturer David Bock has introduced the Bock 407, a tube LDC designed to emulate the sound of the vintage Neumann U47 tube microphone.
The Editors of Pro Audio Review magazine proudly present “PAR-Tube,” a new initiative starring the Contributors of PAR in an ongoing video-based review, applications and new product presentation series. PAR Contributor Rob Tavaglione kicks off our first monthly topic,...
I think one of the big changes on the horizon is touch screen technology utilizing touch screen panels (TSPs). It’s time to re-imagine the tools of music production. I look around and I see TSPs in use everywhere, from...
The StudioLive 32.4.2 AI combines analog comfort and digital integration in a competitive, intuitive console. The PreSonus StudioLive 32.4.2 AI live/studio mixer provides analog I/O as well as digital processing and connectivity. Equipped with 32 analog microphone and line...
Community’s new I Series is a family of high-power, high-output modular loudspeakers built for complex solutions in houses of worship, multi-purpose auditoriums, live theaters and other professional/commercial venues. The series includes compact and floor monitor models in multiple performance...
This year's recording session in the U.S. Virgin Islands features AEA, DPA, Fender Passport Studio, Grace Design and Universal Audio products.
Tennessee favorites The Memphis Dawls have completed tracking their new album with producer Jeff Powell at Ardent Studios in Memphis, following the success of a 7-inch vinyl single produced at the facility.
Multi-Grammy Award-winning producer and mixer Chris Lord-Alge recently adopted Focusrite’s RedNet Ethernet-networked converters to interface his Avid Pro Tools system and his SSL 4000 E/G+ mixing console.
For her latest album, ‘Everlasting,’ Martina McBride revives the spirit of the 1950s and 60s with the help of producer Don Was (Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan), who chose a number of vintage mics, instruments, amps and other equipment for...
D&M Holdings sold off its Calrec pro audio business as part of its effort to “put more of our resources and organizational focus on building our core consumer business,” according to D&M Holdings CEO Jim Caudill.
Audio-Technica has produced a great series of drum miking instructional videos. Here, we start at the beginning of any good drum sound: the kick drum. Watch the entire series for helpful insight on what is arguably the most challenging...
Recording the audio for Jerry Seinfeld’s popular Web series, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” poses a challenge for the show’s crew, since they have to capture the audio with uninterrupted wireless coverage in one take.
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The most valuable part of any computer is its data—and the amount of data being generated by the modern studio continues to increase.
With a thousand watts via Class D amplification— the current standard for pro-grade full-range portable PA enclosures—EV hits the market with an impressively built and well-featured 12-inch model in the new ZLX-12P.
NEW YORK, NY—A true highlight of the annual AES Convention was the Friday Lunchtime Keynote, which found legendary producer Jimmy Jam holding court, informing and entertaining hundreds of attendees with the broadly titled “The Current and Future Direction of...
Lend me your ear, and I’ll tell you a well-known secret: You don’t have to have your ear to the ground to realize that headphones, headphone amps and compact digital audio converters are a hot industry sector for companies...
2013 marks the second year of the PAR Excellence Awards as a reader-voted program, presented by the Editors and Contributors of Pro Audio Review (PAR) magazine. An online balloting system allowed voting privileges to Pro Audio Review print and...
Iosono has unveiled Anymix Pro AAX. The surround mixing plug-in is now supporting Avid’s new AAX Native Format, intended to provide a smooth workflow with new time-saving features for Avid Pro Tools 11 users.
A variety of Dangerous Music products have been integrated into the new Studio I at The Blackbird Academy in Nashville, TN.
WaveMachine Labs, creator of the Auria DAW app for the iPad, is announcing the launch of “The Really Big ‘WHAT THE #%&@ ARE YOU DOING WITH AURIA’ Video Contest” in conjunction with co-sponsors AKG, Apogee, and JBL Professional. Offering...
by Kelleigh Welch. Founder and co-owner of ATR Services and ATR Magnetics, Michael D. Spitz, 59, passed away on October 12, 2013 at York Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Bette L....
BETHEL WOODS, NY—Long before that TV talent show borrowed the name, Paul Rodgers was dubbed “The Voice,” and it’s an appropriate nickname.
Television sound mixer George Flores, CAS, currently working on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” recently added Sound Devices’ new 664 Field Production Mixer to his sound cart.
Manley Labs has announced an American market rebate program for their best selling audio products. The rebate is Manley’s way of celebrating the 25th anniversary of their company that proudly manufactures all their products in the USA. The rebate...
Blue has announced their annual “Free Fall” in-store promotion, starting October 1 through December 31, 2013 at participating retailers. During Free Fall 2013, customers who purchase a Bluebird, Baby Bottle or Reactor microphone instantly receive a free enCORE 100,...
RØDE Microphones has updated RØDE Rec, their 24-bit/96kHz stereo recording app for iOS. This is the first update since RØDE acquired the FiRe app from creator Audiofile Engineering; users can now view the waveform, transport controls, non-linear editing, and...
The BBC science fiction series, Doctor Who, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year; while The Doctor always has his Sonic Screwdriver with him, the show's sound recordist, Deian Humphreys, caries his own set of sonic tools: a Sound Devices...
JBL Professional has introduced its 3 Series studio monitors, the “first studio monitor line to incorporate JBL’s patent-pending Image Control Waveguide,” offers the company. Most notably, the 3 Series features technology developed for JBL’s flagship M2 Master Reference Monitor,...
UK distributor Sable Marketing has confirmed that GML's (George Massenburg Labs') manufacturing agreement with Manley Labs has come to an end.
Focusrite’s Tape for iPad, a recording app that offers 2-track recording, instant mastering, customizable tape artwork and social media, is now available
The PAR Excellence Awards is a reader-voted program, presented by the Editors and Contributors of Pro Audio Review (PAR) magazine. Now it’s your turn to make your opinions known. This online ballot allows voting privileges to Pro Audio Review...
The PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL audio interface is now included, standard, with Muse Research’s new Receptor TRIO and Receptor QU4TTRO hardware-based plug-in players, providing up to 18 audio inputs and outputs. In addition, Muse Research now offers the PreSonus AudioBox...
Focusrite has launched iTrack Studio, a iOS recording system for Apple iPad—basically everything that a musician needs in the box. Of course, the rig can be used with Mac or Windows OS, too. Centered on Focusrite’s 24-bit, 96 kHz-capable...
iZotope has released Classic Textures, a new expansion pack for Trash 2, the “audio mangling” plug-in.
Muse Research & Development has unveiled its Receptor Qu4ttro and Receptor Trio, the latest additions to the company’s line of hardware plug-in players.
The sleek, MADI-equipped iZ ADA II multichannel A/D/D/A offers notably high-quality sound in a completely flexible, truly professional configuration. At Right: the iZ ADA II at Russ Long’s Nashville studio. Photo: Keoni Keur. Before hearing RADAR (Random Access Digital...