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by Rip Rowan The seminal article blasting the modern mastering industry for singlehandly destroying a generation of great music.
the Spirit of Radio?
by Bill Park A scathing indictment of the megalithic entertainment conglomerate Clear Channel and its devastating effect on music and the people who make it.
Debra Soule
by Rip Rowan Building a mix from the ground up with Debra Soule's "Everlasting".
by Bill Park A comprehensive explanation of the wholesale changes in the radio industry stemming from the 1996 Telecom Act. | | | | | | | |
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Jay Kahrs
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I had a few people write to me and ask how I recorded my vocals. I record my vocals several different ways depending on the vocalist, style of music and my mood. But there are some basic things you can do to help improve the way your vocals sound.
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Ted Perlman
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Part 1. Introduction
Once upon a time there was a big and hugely successful computer builder named Dell. One of the reasons for this success was the customer relations department, which had a reputation far and wide as the best in the business.
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Neal Margolis
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Here I am trying to explain Rip Rowan's survey of the Prorec readership.
And he's asking about my profession, that is, my area of expertise, and whether I'm an amateur or expert. And I'm thinking, "Profession? What can this mean today, where digital audio tools are ever-more-accessible, where more people can have more control over the entire process of musical design- performance- engineering- production- distribution."
It's All Me, Now!
So, I'm wondering, does this profession concept make any sense at all any longer? I consider myself:
- an amateur musician
- an amateur audio engineer/producer
- an amateur computer engineer / system integrator
- an amateur graphic designer
- a professional multimedia designer (I get paid)
My excitement about digitized audio design / recording / production tools starts with the fact that I don't need to relate to other "professions" to get the job done.
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Garry Simmons
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Nearly 600 manufacturers of all things musical crammed the Nashville Convention Center and the Nashville Arena from July 10th through the 12th for the summer NAMM show. There was obviously more to see and write about than space allows, so this report will focus on Soundcards and Software for the PC-based studio, plus Other Cool Stuff.
As an aside, I've heard that NAMM stands for Not Available, Maybe May (when referring to the January show).
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Joel Braverman
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Since I was a teenager, I've been enamored of music by Kraftwerk, Jean-Michael Jarre, Ultravox, Vangelis, and others. Unfortunately, with the exception of the built in Arpeggiators on some keyboards, MIDI has never been quite up to the task of producing this kind of music, unless it is through-composed (in other words, you program and play every note and filter setting).
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Rip Rowan
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When I was first starting out as a musician, I was blown away by even small recording studios.
The studio where my band was cutting its teeth was a little garage operation. The owner had converted the utility room and garage into a control room and a studio.
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Rip Rowan
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Limiters, gates, expanders, multiband compressors, de-essers, normalizers, ultramaximizers. These are all variants of the basic compressor, and they all can do a lot to help you get the most out of your mix.
If you missed part one of this series, go back and give it a read.
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Rip Rowan
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It was with deep regret and sorrow that I returned the VoxBox unit sent to me by Manley Labs for evaluation.
How deep, you might ask.
Well, I considered selling my car or my furniture to keep it.
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Jay Kahrs
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Another movie, another magic box, another magazine and another column.
What does this have to do with anything? Plenty.
I asked Rip if I could start writing for ProRec and after a long phone conversation about what I should write about, we came up with the idea of doing an advice column.
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Ted Perlman
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All writers want it, need it, got to have it. Ain't no stopping them. A "hit". A #1 record. The big payoff. The realization of all their dreams. Something their mama can show to the neighbors to prove that her son (or daughter) is not a bum, but a big deal songwriter with a "hit".
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Pete Leoni
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Hey Ted? How about laying down some funky rythym guitar on this track, I'll zip it over to you.
Hey Pete? Could y'all put some of that New Orleans/Dr. John style piano on this file, using that 9 ft Baldwin at your place? I'll e-mail you the rough track and oh, by the way, I need it back in LA in an Hour.
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Joel Braverman
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After reading the marketing hype on Arboretum's web site for their plugin effects package, I was almost drooling at the idea of testing them out. Are they worth it? At $299, they are certainly less expensive than some competing effects packages.
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