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Video:
Francis Ford Coppola's Tetro
In this exclusive, behind-the-scenes video for
Mix magazine, Michael Coleman talks to Pete Horner, the
re-recording mixer on Tetro, the latest release from Francis Ford
Coppola.
Video: Groove Addicts' 'The Goode Family'
Groove Addicts of Los Angeles was chosen to compose the theme and score
the music for the new ABC prime-time show, The Goode Family. In
keeping with the show's theme, the scoring team set out to record a
100-percent green soundtrack. To our knowledge, this is the first time
it's been done in a prime-time show. This historic recording session was
captured in this 'behind-the-scenes' documentary on the making of the
music for The Goode Family. Click here to watch the video.
Video: In the Studio with Spinal Tap
In this exclusive, behind the scenes video for Mix magazine, Mr.
Bonzai interviews Spinal Tap at The Village Recording Studios to talk
about life and their upcoming Back from the Dead album release.
Click here to watch "In the Studio with Spinal Tap, Part
1."
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Fairlight
Visits Dale Pro Audio in New York City
The Fairlight Xynergi Demonstration Tour stopped in New York City at
Dale Pro Audio on June 9, 10 and 11. Fairlight displayed the Fairlight
Xynergi HiDef, a turnkey media production center that showcased an
extremely powerful range of workflow innovations and capabilities. Among
the features explained were its highly intuitive central control panel,
nearly universal file compatibility, multidimensional panning, and
integrated HD/SD video.
Just as noteworthy as the system itself were the Fairlight Xynergi
users on hand to answer questions: sports production professionals
including Chris Argento (World Wrestling Entertainment), Vince Caputo
(NFL Films) and Chuck Cavanaugh (MLB).
Click here to read the entire story by Mix New
York editor David Weiss.
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Metric Halo
ULN-8 FireWire IO
Metric Halo is now shipping its much-anticipated ULN-8 FireWire IO
($5,995 MSRP). Housed in a single-rackspace chassis, the unit features
eight channels of archival-grade 192kHz converters, enhanced digitally
remote-controllable ULN-R (Ultra Low-Noise, high-headroom) preamps, a
2-channel DI, dedicated analog-domain sends and returns, analog domain
7.1 monitor controller, 192kHz AES interfacing and extensive front panel
controls with hi-res front panel metering.
Built around the company's fifth-generation 2d DSP/mixing/FireWire
interfacing platform, the ULN-8 lets users run multiple mixers and
plug-ins at the same time, and the included full +DSP license allows
users to create mixing, sound design and master plug-ins. The ULN-8 can
also be used stand-alone, with its standard AES and analog interfacing
as the audio front-end/monitor controller for Digidesign Pro Tools, as a
stand-alone instrument or with PC-based recording systems.
The ULN-8 is available immediately from Metric Halo and its worldwide
distribution channel. For detailed information about the ULN-8, visit Metric
Halo’s ULN-8 Web page.
ASK Video Ships Cubase 5 Tutorial DVD
Pete’s Place Audio Launches Blast Pad
MORE NEW PRODUCTS FROM THE BRIEFING ROOM
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Sound
Supervisor Jacob Smith On Using Sanken Lavalier Mics
Sound supervisor Jacob Smith (pictured) employed Sanken's COS-11D
lavalier microphones for a new eight-part History Channel
reality/documentary series, Expedition Africa: Stanley &
Livingstone, which re-creates Henry Morton Stanley's perilous
19th-century search for Dr. David Livingstone, and involves an arduous
970-mile journey through unforgiving rainforests and desert terrain.
Adrenaline Films contracted Smith for the Mark Burnett
Production. Superb audio was recorded by sound mixers Rian Engelen
(South Africa), Mark Krupka (Canada), David Tofler (Australia) and
Michael St. Hilaire (U.S.).
"It was brutal," Smith explains. "We had torrential downpours, hot
dusty deserts, and even a sea journey in primitive wooden boats. There
were unrelenting microphone damage risks, but the Sanken lavs worked
flawlessly. We had 11 Sankens for the journey equipped with Lectrasonic
MM-400 waterproof transmitters. We never had any humidity
problems—the mics were even doused with water a few times but they
came right back to life. We had a few other brands of mics as backup but
they did not hold up under these conditions at all.
"To re-create this journey we had to have complete concealment of the
mics. The vertical design of the mic capsules allowed us to use a rubber
band around a Rycote softee and hide it in the clothing in a way that
there was no clothing noise, even with quick-dry synthetic fabrics."
For information about Sanken, visit distributor plus24 at www.plus24.net or call
323/845-1171.
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Beck Cites
Beatles, Dylan as Inspiration for 'Velvet Underground' Cover
Album
The impetus for Beck’s latest project—a
track-by-track cover of the 1967 recording The Velvet Underground &
Nico—was the desire to get together with friends, play music
they enjoyed and see if they could cut an entire album in a single day.
“It all began with an experiment to see what we could do in one
day,” he told me when he called last night from his home in Los
Angeles. “I was reading how the Beatles or Dylan —maybe it was
Meet the Beatles—would record one track at 9, another at 10,
then 11 and then there’d be a lunch break and then they’d do the
rest of the album in the afternoon.” Read the entire story.
Reggaeton Fever Shakes Up Cuba's Culture
To record his next hit, El Micha, one of the rising stars of Cuba's
reggaeton music blending reggae, Latin and electronic rhythms, just has
to knock on his neighbor's door. A microphone plugged into an old
computer in an apartment in Havana's working-class suburb of Reparto
Electrico serves as the studio where some of Cuba's most successful
reggaeton songs are recorded. "Reggaeton is unstoppable because it is
recorded at home. It is totally independent," says Michael "El Micha"
Sierra, 27, a former basketball player whose bottom row of gold teeth
flash when he gives one of his frequent broad smiles. With little
official support or air time on state-controlled radio, the songs Cuban
reggaeton artists record in makeshift studios lined with egg cartons for
sound insulation are mostly transmitted though homemade CDs and on
computer flash memory sticks. Read the entire story.
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MIX JULY
2009 ISSUE LIVE: TOMORROW!
Bookmark mixonline.com/current_issue to check out the online,
expanded versions of these hot stories from the July 2009 issue,
focusing on live sound, with tour coverage on Kings of Leon, Britney
Spears, India.Arie and The Faint. Mix also takes you behind the
scenes to new mid-sized venue systems installs, showcasing such new
hotspots as The Joint in Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Oakland,
Calif.’s recently remodeled Fox Theater. Also, make sure you know
about the latest wireless mics in our extensive roundup. In the studio
with Green Day, post-production on Public Enemy and a Classic Track on
“Piece of My Heart” are just a few more articles from this
jam-packed issue.
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Blastwave
FX Sound Design Competition
Mix magazine and Blastwave FX present the
Blastwave FX Sound Design Competition, a contest challenging
participants to showcase their creativity by designing a soundtrack for
a 30-second commercial spot titled "Balloons" using sounds provided by
Blastwave FX. Celebrity judges—including Richard King (2009 Academy
Award winner for Dark Knight), Dane Davis (2000 Academy Award
winner for Matrix) and Charles Deenen (2009 Golden Reel Nominee
for Need for Speed: Undercover)—will select the winner, who
will receive the Blastdrive, a 400 GB HD sound effects library retailing
for $6,000.
For complete contest information, go to Mix's Website.
Lolla Remix Contest
World-class DJs will be spinning all weekend long on stage at Perry's,
and fans will be getting their dance on. Now's your chance to earn a
coveted spot on the bill. Serve up your best remix and promote like mad
for votes. Come out on top and you'll play Perry's as an official artist
(and snag some pretty slick prizes, too). For more information and to
enter, go to delllounge.com/lollapalooza.
Webcast: Digital DJ From Start to Finish
Webcast: Understanding Bass Management
Webcast: Producing Club-Ready Tracks
Webcast: Bob Hodas on Optimizing Speaker Performance
in Your Studio
Coverage of the Fab Four from Mix and Electronic
Musician
Welcome to BeatleTech, where you will find Fab Four-related articles and
interviews from the pages of Mix and Electronic Musician
magazines, as well as exclusive video content with artists and engineers
who have worked with The Beatles. Check Out
the BeatleTech Site!
Get Your Two Cents In!
Like what you read? Got an opinion to share? Our site has been updated
with article commenting, letting you join in on our community by posting
your comment and rating the article.
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Monitor
World
Monitors come in all sizes, from the under-6-inch minis profiled in
March to the near-fields in our current June issue to custom wall-sized
mains. Tell us how you listen and A/B your tracks to get the most
translatable recordings. E-mail us at mixeditorial@mixonline.com.
POLLS
What is the producer/engineer's role in promoting music? To answer, go
to mixonline.com.
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