Beta Monkey Music "Odd Time Meltdown"
Beta Monkey Music offers Odd Time Meltdown, the third installment in its Signature Series sound libraries. Odd Time Meltdown offers more than 500 drum loops taken from the same recording session in time signatures such as 5/4, 5/8, 7/4 and 7/8. The loops were recorded in segments of two, four, eight and 16 bars, and their tempos range from 80 to 120 bpm. MORE

VOVOX VOXLINK muco
Swiss cable manufacturer VOVOX presents VOXLINK muco, a multicore sound conductor for recording studios that offers the highest fidelity in transmitting analog audio signals. Like other VOVOX cables, VOXLINK muco is available in a shielded or an unshielded version. MORE.

Grace Design m801
Grace Design has unveiled the m801 ($4,895) multichannel mic preamp, the successor to model 801 8-channel studio preamp. The m801 comprises a 2U, 19-inch rackmount 8-channel preamp and an external 1U, half-width linear power supply. It features eight balanced mic level inputs on female XLR connectors, eight balanced line-level outputs on male XLR connectors and an additional eight balanced line-level outputs on male XLR connectors. MORE

Sibelius In the Chair 2
Sibelius Software and Australian company In the Chair have collaborated to create In the Chair 2, a new version of In the Chair's practice system scheduled to be released this fall. MORE

Neumann Solution-D Series Mics
Neumann has expanded its Solution-D digital miniature microphone family by introducing the KM 183 D, KM 184 D and KM 185 D models, which offer three different directional characteristics. Due to their modular construction, the passive omnidirectional, cardioid and supercardioid capsules can be combined with the KM D output stage. The mics are available in classic nickel and black Nextel finishes. Sampling frequencies from 44.1 to 192 kHz are supported. MORE

Remix Hotel NYC Reveals M3 and Shocklee Master Class Panels
In just a month, Remix Hotel, M3 and Shocklee Entertainment will present an all-time record of 15 celebrity/industry panels on everything from mixing and mastering tips to digital download, licensing and sampling issues. Check out panel topics and times at remixhotel.com. Panelists and special guests will be announced soon. Register today for Remix Hotel NYC, running from June 23-25 at SAE Institute of Technology in Manhattan, and get an all-access pass and one year of Remix magazine free!

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Producer: Joe Henry. Engineer: Husky Hoskulds. Studios: Sunset Sound (L.A.), Piety Street Recorders (New Orleans). Mastering: Gavin Lurssen/The Mastering Lab (L.A.). -- Barbara Schultz

Neil Young, Living With War (Reprise)
Young's much publicized anti-war polemic is worth some ink not because it was made in less than a week from start to finish (that used to be typical), but because it's one of his better albums of recent years. Young is in gritty, heavy guitar mode for most of it, but it's not a Crazy Horse record (Chad Cromwell plays the elemental drums and Rick Rosas the bass) and there's important augmentation from outside his droning rock formula: Trumpeter Tommy Bray adds some spice to a several songs, and there's also a full choir on every track -- sounds like a bad idea, but it works! One or two songs sound slightly recycled, but the overall effect of the album is quite powerful, and the best songs -- "Families" and "Flags of Freedom" -- are deeply moving.

G.A.N.G. Extends Scholarship Application Deadline
Due to the length of time required for registration procedures, the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) has extended the deadline for submitting a $10,000 scholarship application for game audio studies at the Ex'pression College for Digital Arts to July 15, 2006. MORE

Professional Audio Design Is Liquidating Equipment
Following the successful liquidation of recording equipment from The Hit Factory, Professional Audio Design has been retained to liquidate several other studios and is currently selling off a large quantity of used and vintage equipment. MORE

Prism Sound's ADA-8XR Converter Appears in New Sony PlayStation 3 Game
Award-winning composer Richard Jacques, who specializes in composing music for computer games, has recently completed the trailer for a new Sony PlayStation 3 game using Prism Sound's ADA-8XR multi-channel converters and processors. MORE

StarCity Recording Purchases SSL Axiom MT Plus
StarCity Recording Company in Bethlehem, Pa., expanded its facility with a custom-designed SSL Axiom MT Plus digital multitrack console. The MT Plus is designed specifically for multitrack recording, overdub and mixing applications. MORE

Ascent Media Management Services Outfits Rooms With JBL
Ascent Media Management Services in Burbank, Calif., has outfitted its new digital media data center with JBL LSR6300 Series studio monitors. Three audio rooms -- one large Telecine/DI suite and two large nonlinear editing suites -- are equipped with the monitors. MORE

The National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) has announced upcoming summer workshops in the Los Angeles area. On Tuesday, June 6, Joe Poindexter will present "A&R Today (And What's Right Around the Corner)." On Tuesday, July 18, Jeff Brabec (VP of business affairs, Chrysalis Music Group) and Todd Brabec (executive VP, ASCAP) will discuss opportunities for making money in film and television music. And on Wednesday, September 6, Clay Pasternack will present "Independent Distribution Solution: Getting Records From Concept to Consumer." For details and to register, go to NARIP's Website at www.narip.com.

Grammy-nominated engineer/mixer Vaughan Merrick will lead the Sony Oxford Plug-In Special Event in New York City beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, at the Dale Pro Audio Event Room at 22 W. 19th St., Second Floor. Seating is limited to 40. Anyone who is interested in attending can RSVP to Tricia at Shoreview Distribution; 508/623-1813 or tricia@shoreviewdistribution.com. Visit www.daleproaudio.com and www.sonyplugins.com for additional information.

The Indie Gathering Film Festival will showcase independent filmmakers in Independence, Ohio, on August 4, 5 and 6, 2006. The festival offers seminars, panel discussions, film screenings, networking parties and more. Information is available at http://theindiegathering.com.

The 22nd Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Awards will be held on Saturday, October 7 (the second night of the 121st AES Convention) at the Hilton San Francisco. For more information, visit www.mixfoundation.org.