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Videogames
Extravaganza!
Next month, Mix goes in-depth on videogames -- from
formats to platforms to just about anything audio-related! Mix
wants to know your favorite "audio" clip from a videogame, whether it's
the way the cars scream across your screen, the "realness" of a WWII
handgun in Metal of Honor or Don Corleone's voice in The
Godfather the Game. Let us know at mixeditorial@mixonline.com.
We'll find out who did it and how they did it!
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AKG C 414 LTD
AKG Acoustics announced the release of the limited
edition C 414 LTD (price TBA) large-diaphragm condenser microphone. This
special version of the legendary C 414 features hand-selected capsules
and components for optimum sonic performance, plus a classic nickel
finish and brass grille screen. MORE
Korg ZERO4, ZERO8
Korg has unveiled the 4-channel ZERO4
Live Control Mixer (pictured) and 8-channel ZERO8 Live Control Console
(pricing TBA). Both products integrate a digital mixer, FireWire audio
interface (with support for up to 24-bit/192kHz audio), MIDI control
surface and effects processor in a single unit for computer-based
production and performance. MORE
Apogee Ships AMBus FireWire Option Card
Apogee Electronics
announced that its AMBus FireWire option card for the AD-8000 converter
and Trak2 audio interface is now shipping worldwide through authorized
dealers and distributors. MORE
Tascam FireOne
Tascam has launched the FireOne, a FireWire
audio interface offering a large, weighted, backlit jog wheel for
scrubbing through recorded tracks. MORE
EastWest PLAY
EastWest has introduced its PLAY software, a
64-bit advanced sample engine with built-in Network Control. Included
with all new EastWest/Quantum Leap virtual instruments (most existing
EastWest NI-powered virtual instruments will be upgraded early in 2007),
PLAY displays custom-designed virtual instruments. MORE
Solid State Logic Drumstrip
Solid State Logic has
introduced Drumstrip, the first in a series of plug-ins for Duende.
Drumstrip is designed to improve the quality of recorded drum tracks and
offers five audio processing tools. MORE
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St.Croix
Studio Gear -- Finally Back on eBay!
The personal studio gear of late, great Mix
magazine columnist Stephen St.Croix is back on sale on eBay! Serious
buyers and window shoppers alike will want to visit the site often, as
additional pieces of St.Croix's private collection are continually being
added. Go to myworld.ebay.com/stephenstcroix_gear. To preview an
extensive list of items that will be sold, go to
http://stephenstcroixgear.com.
2007 TEC Awards Dates Announced
The Mix Foundation for
Excellence in Audio will present its fourth annual TECnology Hall of
Fame induction ceremony at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New
York City on Friday, October 5, 2007, the first night of the 123rd AES
Convention. For more information on submission procedures, visit 2007 TEC Awards Call for Entries.
Required Reading -- New in Mixbooks!
Formerly titled The
Basics of Modern Recording and Mixing, the Modern Recording and
Mixing two-DVD set will show you how the best in the music industry
set up a studio to make world-class records. Regardless of what gear you
are using, the information you'll find here will allow you to take
advantage of decades
of expert knowledge. MORE
Register Now for Remix Hotel Miami 2007 and Reserve Your
Room!
Registration is now open at www.pubservice.com/pr/remix/orderform.aspx for the
fifth annual Remix Hotel Miami [http://www.remixhotel.com] -- the
traveling music-production seminar is heading back to the National Hotel
in South Beach, March 22--25, 2007. Reserve your room today by calling
the National Hotel at (800) 327-8370 and using the following discount
code: RHMIA07.
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Cool
Spins-New To MixLine!
Various Artists: Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (Blue Note). It's not
really accurate to say that Billy Strayhorn has been flying under the
radar all these years. As the writer and arranger of so many classic
tunes by Duke Ellington (and others), his name and work are both
well-known. But he has gotten a lot of attention in recent years thanks
to David Hajdu's late '90s biography (Lush Life, named after one
of Strayhorn's greatest songs) and now, a PBS documentary and an
accompanying CD (both called Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life). MORE
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Nashville
Chamber Orchestra Records with Korg MR-1000
The Nashville Chamber Orchestra (NCO) is one of the first musical
organizations to use the new Korg MR-1000 1-bit digital recorder.
Founded in 1990 by music director Paul Gambill, NCO often commissions
new, innovative works and crosses musical boundaries to incorporate a
variety of genres, including jazz, folk and world music in its
presentations. MORE
Audiokinetic Unveils Its First Educational
Partnership
Audiokinetic Inc. announced its first educational
partnership. As part of this partnership, the Conservatory of Recording
Arts and Sciences in Tempe, Ariz. is creating the first Manufacturer's
Certification curriculum for Audiokinetic's Wwise audio pipeline
solution for videogame creation. MORE
Blue Announces Reduced Pricing for Ball Series
Microphones
Blue Microphones has set a new $99 price point for
its Ball Series microphones: the Snowball, 8-Ball, Kickball and the
original Ball microphone. MORE
HHB FlashMic Used in 24-Hour Filmmaking Festival
Writer and
director Scott Evans used an HHB FlashMic in producing his movie, Wet
Paint, which was entered in the 2006 "Shoot Out Boulder 24-Hour
Filmmaking Festival" in Boulder, Colo. The FlashMic combines the sound
quality of a Sennheiser omni-directional condenser capsule with 1GB of
self-contained Flash memory and the ability to record hours of audio. MORE
Cakewalk Announces Features for Project5 Version
2.5
Cakewalk announces upcoming features for Version 2.5 of its
Project5 software synth workstation, including Active Controller
Technology (ACT), support for control surfaces and multiple audio inputs
and outputs, and integrated VST hosting. MORE
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Acquires Audient
Sumo
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) recently
took delivery of an Audient Sumo analog summing amplifier for its Pro
Tools--based Studio 5 (pictured). LIPA, whose lead patron is Sir Paul
McCartney, was opened in 1996 and offers degree-level training and
education. MORE
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Listen:
Making Sense of Sound
The San Francisco Exploratorium's Listen: Making
Sense of Sound runs 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.
The 2007 ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo is set for April 19--21,
2007, at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles. All
songwriters, composers, lyricists, producers, publishers and other music
industry professionals, regardless of affiliation, are invited to
register. Information is available at www.ascap.com/expo.
The 17th annual Korea International Broadcast, Audio and Lighting
Equipment Show takes place May 15--18, 2007 at the COEX Convention &
Exhibition Center in Seoul, Korea. It will feature a vast array of
broadcast equipment and solutions across 500 broadcast categories,
including Interactive TV and IT solutions. For more information, go to
www.kobashow.com.
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Before we get too far into 2007, I wanted to give a little virtual ink
to a couple more 2006 releases that got me groovin'. 