MIX_MIX TECH_ A Penton Media Property November 10, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/mix/v/681 WELCOME TO MIXTECH! This week marks the debut of a new newsletter from mixonline.com, to appear every other week in your inbox. Written by Mix Technical Editor Kevin Becka, MixTech goes inside new-product announcements, tech buzz, mini reviews and production techniques to provide the context necessary for a working engineer. Enjoy. MIXBLOG --Nurture Your Inner Hendrix (http://blog.mixonline.com/mixblog/2009/11/05/nurture-your-inner-hendrix/) Although this has been around for a while, it's the first I've heard of the Acoustic Feedback plug-in from Softube (http://www.softube.se/). By instantiating the plug before your amp simulator, you can add a bit of natural flavor that's often lacking with hardware amp wannabes. For a quick listen, check out our audio demo (http://mixonline.com/blog/TechTicker/FourExampes .mp3), which starts raw, then adds a PodFarm amp simulator then has two examples with the feedback plugin. Click here to read Kevin Becka's entire blog about the Acoustic Feedback plug-in. (http://blog.mixonline.com/mixblog/2009/11/05/nurture-your-inner-hendrix/) Click here to read the latest TechTicker blogs (http://blog.mixonline.com/mixblog/). FEATURED PRODUCTS --Tonelux Introduces Tilt 8-Channel Tone Control The popular Tilt equalizers from Tonelux's MP1a preamplifier modules are now available in a stand-alone, 8-channel rackmount version. The Tilt circuit offers a clever solution to tonal shaping and equalization that gets results quickly, requiring only the turn of a single rotary knob. Find out more information about the Tonelux Tilt 8-Channel Tone Control (http://mixonline.com/news/tonelux_tilt_8channel_0511/). GC Pro Announces New Ocean Way Impact Monitor System (http://blog.mixonline.com/briefingroom/2009/10/22/gc-pro-announces-new-ocean-way-impact-monitor-system/) Spectrasonics Releases 'Omnisphere' Version 1.1 with New Features (http://blog.mixonline.com/briefingroom/2009/11/10/spectrasonics-releases-omnisphere-v11-with-new-features/) Hosa Technology Introduces Que Audio ENG Pack by Da-Cappo Australia (http://blog.mixonline.com/briefingroom/2009/11/09/hosa-technology-introduces-que-audio-eng-pack-by-da-cappo-australia/) Telefunken Elektroakustik Introduces New ELA M 251T (http://blog.mixonline.com/briefingroom/2009/11/03/telefunken-elektroakustik-introduces-new-ela-m-251t-at-aes-2009/) MORE NEW PRODUCTS FROM THE BRIEFING ROOM (http://blog.mixonline.com/briefingroom/category/new-products/) FEATURED VIDEO --The Yamaha Rolling Showroom At the recent 2009 AES show in New York, Yamaha unveiled its "Rolling Showroom," a 53-foot, double-expanding trailer that will make appearances at national tradeshows and events throughout North America. The unit is loaded with the latest pro audio gear from Yamaha and NEXO, and Yamaha's Marc Lopez gives us an exclusive tour. Watch the video! (http://mixonline.com/ms/aes/videos/yamaha_rolling_showroom) Watch more videos from AES 2009 (http://mixonline.com/ms/aes/videos). Watch all Mix videos (http://mixonline.com/video/). AUDIO IN THE NEWS --EMI to Offer Instant Concert Recordings Record label EMI this week announced that it will begin selling on-the-spot recordings of concerts. The name of the initiative, Abbey Road Live, is a bit misleading_it doesn't have anything to do with the Beatles' album or the recording studio after which it was named. Rather, EMI is using its Abbey Road brand to indicate that these aren't low-quality bootlegs but professional multitrack recordings, mixed and mastered on the spot, and sold on CDs, DVDs, or flash drives to fans at the venue. Read the entire story (http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10392724-93.html). Windows 7 Improvements to Help Audio Recording Most of the audio engineers I've met_both home and professional_are Mac people, and Avid's ProTools running on a Mac is often cited as the industry standard. But there are Windows loyalists out there. In late 2007 I took an introductory audio production class taught by David Huber (who wrote one of the bibles on the subject, Modern Recording Techniques) and Scott Colburn (who has produced albums by The Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, and Sun City Girls, among many others). Both of them used Nuendo from Steinberg (which is basically the upmarket version of Cubase) as their primary digital audio workstation (DAW), and they ran it on a Windows PC. Read the entire story (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10375970-27.html). Michael Jackson Recordings Claimed By Studio The Michael Jackson estate continues to fend off more lawsuits. The latest comes from a Southern California recording studio that says it has hours of tape from Jackson's final recording sessions, while the studio time was never paid for. Read the entire story (http://www.thesunonline.ca/news/music/87/1016821). In-Home Recording Studios Abound in Cabins or Mansions Anyone who wants to be a recording star in the comfort of their own home can buy into their dream nearly any given day in Williamson County, where it seems there's always a house for sale with a studio in it. A recent check turned up six such houses for sale in October, plus a seventh that is also available for lease. And the homes themselves are as different from each other as they can be. Read the entire story (http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091106/COUNTY090103/911060323/2047/BUSINESS). In the Classroom: Manipulating the Beats You could spend an entire semester on any one thing taught in Jon and David Siebels' recording engineering course at their home studio in Montrose. However, because the course is only 10 weeks, the father-and-son team can only offer a "crash course" into the fine art of studio recording. The musicians-turned-engineers are teaching a class through Glendale Community College's Community Services Education program. Twice a week, about eight students gather in the Siebels' tiny recording studio for a one-hour lecture and demonstration. Read the entire story (http://www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2009/11/06/education/gnp-classroom101309.txt). ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Subscribe to Mix magazine and sign-up for exclusive Mix newsletters for the industry's most comprehensive insight into studio recording, live sound, sound for picture and new audio technology. From new product reviews to exclusive 'in-studio' features to tour profiles, Mix covers the best in pro audio technology and music production. 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