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Event Opal
Studio Monitors
Named for the national gemstone of Australia, Opal—the new studio
monitor from Event Electronics—is here and Mix received the
first pair for review. Despite their relatively compact
22.6x15.4x15-inch enclosures, Opals were intended to create a two-way
system that delivers the power, accuracy and fidelity of large three-way
systems.
From day one, designer Marcelo Vercelli took a completely new look at
the process, with the intent of creating a monitor with world-class
performance. There’s no off-the-shelf stuff here. All the components
were built from the ground up, including the neodymium, dual voice coil
woofer (with front-to-back excursion exceeding 30mm); the
beryllium/copper dome HF driver; 740-watt onboard biamplification;
48dB/octave crossovers; and cast aluminum enclosures that are devoid of
any parallel surfaces.
The Event Opals represent an amazing display of technologies, but how
do they sound? Mix executive editor George Petersen spent the
last month checking these out under real-world studio conditions. Check
back here and at mixonline.com next week for the full story. In the
meantime, watch this video from the Opal launch last summer, with Vercelli
and Event president Peter Freedman.
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Tom Salta
Scores Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X Videogame
Composer and music producer Tom Salta (pictured), whose previous credits
include the original score for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced
Warfighter (GRAW, which was nominated for an MTV Video Music
Award) and the acclaimed sequel Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced
Warfighter 2, has written and recorded the original music score for
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X, the first air-combat game set in
Clancy’s videogame universe. H.A.W.X was released earlier this
month for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows-based PC formats.
Developed by Ubisoft Entertainment’s studio in Bucharest, Romania,
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X offers an intense and authentic aerial
combat experience by fully leveraging the benefits of the
current-generation platforms. To emphasize the game's cutting-edge
technology, devastating firepower, and intense dogfights, Salta composed
an adrenalized and emotionally charged hybrid score that blends his
electronic music with a live orchestra. Read the complete exclusive interview with Tom Salta
here.
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M-Audio
Studiophile DSM3 Active Studio Reference Monitor
M-Audio introduces the new Studiophile DSM3 ($899.95 MSRP) active studio
reference monitor, which features a hybrid midwoofer-tweeter-midwoofer
(MTM) design. This configuration delivers the sound of a larger monitor
and flexibility of horizontal or vertical placement, allowing users to
position the monitor a variety of different ways while maintaining
consistent sound. The MTM design also maximizes the horizontal radiation
pattern coherency for a wide and accurate sweet spot with minimal
reflections, giving engineers the freedom to move from side to side
across the mixing board while hearing the same representation of the
mix. Additionally, a powerful onboard DSP engine controls a complex
fourth order digital crossover to provide true acoustical alignment and
exceptional imaging. The Studiophile DSM3 monitor’s onboard DSP also
manages a host of customizable filter settings that help optimize the
speaker for placement within challenging acoustic environments.
The Studiophile DSM3 monitor includes custom 6.5-inch anodized
aluminum cone woofers and a 1-inch ferrofluid-cooled Neodymium tweeter
designed to provide superior accuracy and response for mixes that
translate across a variety of speaker systems.
For more information, visit www.m-audio.com.
EastWest Introduces the EastWest/Quantum Leap Complete
Composers Collection Play Edition
JBL Showcases New Digital Surround Series Cinema
Loudspeakers
MORE NEW PRODUCTS FROM THE BRIEFING ROOM
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THIS WEEK'S PRODUCT
REVIEW
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Mini
Review: Dark Side of the Tune 'Tritone'
Seattle-based composer Shawn Shirey is co-owner and composer at Dark
Side of the Tune, an audio content company whose first release, a
three-disc sample set titled Tritone, is the subject of this
review. Tritone takes its inspiration from the moody side of
audio featuring distorted drums, eerie pads, dissonant guitars, ambient
effects and more. Read more.
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Session
Drummer Curt Bisquera Offers Drum Sound Solution
First-call Los Angeles session drummer Curt Bisquera (pictured, right,
with producer/engineer Tony Shepperd and Daniela Spagnolo) recently
acquired two A-Designs P-1 preamplifier modules and two new BAC-500
compressors from sibling company Pete's Place Audio, all housed in a
pair of 500HR power racks, to improve his drum sound in the studio.
Bisquera uses half of his 500 Series modules to preamplify and compress
an Audio-Technica PRO37 room mic that ultimately feeds into a Pro Tools
system at his own Black Couch Studios in Westlake Village, Calif. "Going
from the PRO37 to the P-1 to the BAC-500 and direct to Pro Tools is a
super-clean signal path for super-deliciousness," Bisquera says. "A lot
of mix engineers like to have a compressed channel of the drums that
they can sneak into the mix to give it a fuller, fatter live sound, and
the combination of the P-1 and BAC-500 is really incredible for that."
Bisquera added a second set for drum overheads, keyboards and other
stereo applications.
"I've been finding myself using these modules for much more than just
drums," he adds. "I used them on a guitar track the other day and it was
just screamin'. The pair is awesome on vocals, too. My wife, Daniela, is
a professional jazz vocalist and she sounds phenomenal though the
combination. Also, Art Kimbro, a dear friend of mine, came in recently
to do some voice-over work and he was amazed how good they made him
sound." Bisquera also appreciates the 500 Series' portability. "I'm
using this stuff all the time in my own studio, but what's great about
the 500HR is that I can very easily pop it out of my rack and bring it
with me to sessions in other studios. For example, I just went up to
Dave Way's place, The Pass, the other day and took my modules with me,
which was awesome. After all, these things are a part of 'my sound'
now."
For more information, visit www.curtbisquera.com and www.adesignsaudio.com.
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Sound-for-Picture Special
Just in time for NAB comes our Sound-for-Picture issue, where we talk to
the audio crew behind the afternoon TV chat/music show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, feature what's new
in shotgun microphones, and interviews with composers
Sean Callery (24) and Trevor Rabin (Con Air, Armageddon,
etc.). Plus, get backstage for Celine Dion, Disturbed and Buckcherry tours, and behind the board for the
latest releases from ...Trail of Dead, and Buddy and Julie Miller. Also, not so recent: Classic Tracks: Joe Walsh's "Life's Been Good." Check out the
full issue online now!
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The May issue of Mix will include a feature story about
“Getting Noticed,” which reveals the new ways that music producers
are involving themselves in artist development, marketing and more, and
reaping the benefits of their increased involvement. Among those we
talked to is two-time Grammy-winner Paul Worley, who has made a career
of blending A&R and music publishing with studio work.
Last year about this time, Worley had just produced the debut album
by hard-working young country artists Lady Antebellum (pictured), who are now back in the
studio, working with Worley on a sophomore release. Looking back at
Blair Jackson’s feature in Mix's May 2008 issue about the band
known as “Lady A,” it’s clear that band and producer are doing
everything right to succeed in today’s music business.
Plus, in this video clip from Mix Nashville 2008, Worley and
engineer Clarke Schleicher discuss how technology has changed production
methods.
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New
Giveaway!
Vintage King Audio is giving away a Neve 1073 mic
pre/EQ. Enter to win on Vintage King Audio's Neve 1073 Giveaway page.
Mix Nashville 2009: Preliminary Program Announced
Mix Nashville features two jam-packed days of expert panels, master
classes, hands-on product demos and artist performances. The 2009 panel
program has just been announced: Topics include making the most of a
small budget, hybrid mixing techniques, wireless issues, protecting your
data to protect your livelihood, live sound and the return of last
year’s smash Anatomy of a Hit panels. For a complete 2009 panel
program schedule, visit our Mix Nashville page!
Win a Full-Tuition Icon Collective Scholarship
Ready to finally make your career goals official and get some bona fide
studio instruction? If so, this could be your lucky day: Remix, Native
Instruments and Icon Collective are offering a six-month,
full-tuition scholarship to Icon Collective’s Digital Music Production
Program—a $10,000 value. If selected, you’ll get the chance to
hone your skills in electronic music production, remixing, synthesis,
mixing, mastering, music business and more at Icon Collective, a new Los
Angeles–based school for artists, DJs and beatmakers. To enter and win
one of three prizes, head over to learn2produce.com/remix and submit a 200-word essay
describing your passion for music production. The first-place winner
will receive a $10,000 Icon Collective Digital Music Production
Scholarship and NI Komplete 5; second place wins a $2,000 grant
toward the DMP course and NI Maschine; and third place receives a $2,000 DMP
course grant and NI Traktor Pro.
All entries must be submitted by Friday, April 17, 2009.
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!
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with article commenting, letting you join in on our community by posting
your comment and rating the article.
Only Two
Weeks Left to Register for School of Sound International Symposium in
London, April 15-18, 2009
This year’s program features Mike Figgis, composer/DJ Nitin Sawhney,
director Peter Strickland, documentarist Michael Grigsby and U.S. avant
garde filmmaker Phil Solomon. For information and registration, contact
sos@schoolofsound.co.uk,
call 11-44-20-7724-6616 or visit www.schoolofsound.co.uk.
Register Now for KOBA 2009
The 19th annual Korea International Broadcast and Lighting Equipment
Show will take place from May 26-29 in Seoul, Korea, at the COEX
Convention Hall and Atlantic Hall. More than 650 exhibitors from 32
countries, including 100 companies from Korea, will exhibit products for
professional audio, editing, production, recording, networking, relay
systems, transmission systems, camera facilities. conversion equipment,
lighting equipment and more. Plus, KOBA offers educational programs and
workshops. Complete details and online registration are available at www.kobashow.com.
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