Slynth Audio Search
Slynth provides more than 30,000 tracks of production music, sound effects and audio work online. Slynth's Audio Search feature allows any post-production team to preview and download audio files straight to their projects. Users can also create and share project playlists with anyone. MORE

Argosy Mirage S9000
Argosy Console has introduced the Mirage S900 ($4,995) furniture solution for the recently updated SSL AWS-900+ Analogue Workstation System. MORE

Sterling Audio ST Series Condenser Microphones
Sterling Audio, working closely with Aspen Pittman of Groove Tubes, has developed five new condenser mics: the ST66 Class-A tube, large-diaphragm condenser mic; ST55 Class-A FET, large-diaphragm condenser mic; ST44 Class-A tube, mid-size diaphragm condenser mic; ST33 Class-A FET, mid-size diaphragm condenser mic; and ST31 low-noise FET, mid-sized condenser mic. MORE

CEntrance Ideal Driver
CEntrance has released its Ideal Driver ($39.95) for FireWire audio interfaces. The Ideal Driver's Windows audio software is said to offer one-third of the latency and higher stability than drivers that typically ship with FireWire audio interfaces. MORE

Manager Products MSM c1
Manger Products presents the MSM c1 reference monitor, the first model in its new active studio monitor line, and is designed to handle new high-resolution audio formats. The MSM c1 combines the qualities of the Manager transducer (MSW) and an 8-inch woofer in a sealed cabinet. MORE

2006 AUDIO EDUCATION DIRECTORY -- FREE!
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mad.house Promotes Scott Ham to Editor
Executive producer Kevin Gottlieb of mad.house, a full-service post-production facility in New York City, announced that Scott Ham (pictured) has been promoted from assistant editor to editor. MORE

WDR Adds Fairlight DREAM Constellation-XT Console
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) of Cologne, Germany -- one of Germany's largest national radio broadcasters -- recently purchased a three-bay Fairlight DREAM Constellation-XT system for recording, mixing and editing in its new studio. MORE

Country Singer Launches Career at Odds on Recording
Country singer Christy Clayton (pictured) spent the past few months recording her debut album, Devil's Paradise, at Odds on Recording in Henderson, Nev. The album is slated for release from Las Vegas--based start-up label Desert Funk in the fall of 2006. In addition to using Odds on Recording's studio, which is furnished with a SSL XL 9000 K SuperAnalogue console, Clayton will use the company's CD replication services once recording is completed. MORE

Source Elements Announces apt-X Licensing Deal
Source Elements signed a licensing agreement with algorithm specialist APT to incorporate the apt-X algorithm in its plug-ins. A real-time digital audio data-reduction system, apt-X compresses files with no perceptible audible degradation and a negligible coding delay of less than 2 ms at 48 kHz. MORE

France's Dovidis Audio Post Facility Chooses Euphonix System 5-P
France's prestigious Dovidis studio, a leading facility for film and television audio post-production, selected a Euphonix System 5 digital audio console for its mixing stage. The console is a 48-fader, 130-channel system that was sold through Euphonix's French distributor 44.1 Pro Audio and Video. MORE

The Game Audio Conference (GAC) will take place September 6, 7, and 8, 2006, in Austin. Register online by September 5 to receive a 20-percent discount off the on-site price of $495. For details, go to www.gameaudioconference.com.

AES Nashville is presenting "Studio Monitoring and Small Room Acoustics" with Carl Tatz and September 7, 2006, at RCA Studio B.

The Summer Music Conference (SMC) is an annual electronic music conference and technology expo that will take place in San Francisco from September 27 through October 1, 2006. For detailed information and to purchase all-access passes, visit www.summermusicconference.net.

The <>BAudio Engineering Society (AES) has posted a preliminary calendar of events for the 121st convention in San Francisco, from October 5 through October 8, 2006. The calendar is available at www.aes.org/events/121/calendar/calendar.cfm. To book hotel accommodations, visit www.aes.org and click on "121st Convention."

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.

Music China will take place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre October 18 through 21, 2006. Advanced visitor registration and travel information is available at www.messefrankfurt.com.hk/en/5Music/MC/musicchina.asp/.

Prolight + Sound Shanghai will take place alongside Music China from October 18 through 21. For online pre-registration, travel information and more, visit www.prolight-sound.com.

The San Francisco Exploratorium will unveil Listen: Making Sense of Sound, which will open October 21, 2006, and run through December 31, 2007. The 5,000-square-foot exhibition features more than 55 interactive exhibits, 40 of which are new. For a detailed overview of the exhibition, go to www.exploratorium.edu/pr/documents/06-7Listen.html.

Digidesign's Pro Tools Go Mobile Training Tour is currently visiting cities in the U.S. and Canada until November 4, 2006. To find a local Pro Tools Go Mobile event, visit www.digidesign.com/ptgomobile.

The Songdoor 2006 International Songwriting Competition is open to songwriters worldwide. For an entry fee of $10, songs may be submitted in eight different categories: country, pop, singer/songwriter/folk, rock, R&B/soul, Christian/gospel, blues and instrumental. Entrants may complete the entire entry process online with no additional fees or obligation. Entries are accepted through November 15, 2006. For complete information, rules and an entry form, visit www.songdoor.com.