Studio Design: Product Features
Aug 1, 2008,
By Blair Jackson
On a warm, late-June day, Skywalker Ranch, in the rustic wilds of West Marin County, Calif., is buzzing with activity. Seventh Moon, the latest film from...
Jun 1, 2008
On the Cover, Inner Machine Inner Machine (Buffalo, N.Y.) is enjoying a second life thanks to a couple of former studio gofers, Robby Tacak and John Rzeznik...
May 1, 2008,
By Heather Johnson
In 1998, composer/producer/engineer Joe Welsh relocated to Nashville from Kansas City, Mo., in search of a larger talent pool for the corporate-event...
May 1, 2008,
By Tom Kenny
There's something about Blackbird Studio. Producers pop in and out (some of them have their own rooms), and talent comes and goes at all times of day,...
Mar 1, 2008,
By Barbara Schultz
Let's get this out of the way: Rudy is a little dachshund, not an engineer. Mark Obermeyer, the owner of Rudy's Studio (and of the dachshund), is a musician/engineer/producer...
Mar 1, 2008,
By Tom Kenny
Does it really surprise anyone in 2008 that Red Bull would build a world-class recording studio in the heart of Santa Monica, Calif., a few miles down...
Dec 1, 2007,
By Barbara Schultz
Two years ago in this space, Mix reported on veteran Mastering Lab owner/engineer Doug Sax's move to Ojai, Calif., near Santa Barbara, where he started...
Oct 1, 2007,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Los Angeles welcomed another studio: BETA Studio within the BETA Records' (www.betarecords.com) facilities. The studio celebrated its launch with The...
Oct 1, 2007,
By Janice Brown
Bearing the trademark prefix of hip hop impresario Jay-Z's Roc-a-Fella Records, the brand-new Roc the Mic Studios in New York City caters to the label's...
Aug 1, 2007,
By Harrison Surtees
Like Spinal Tap, whose amps go to 11, Yahoo! is cool-plus-one. It's part of the company culture, and it's a philosophy that has been embraced over the...
Jun 1, 2007
Great Divide Studios Jamie Rosenberg's Great Divide Studios in Aspen, Colo., is the fourth facility to bear the Great Divide name, and it's a huge upgrade...
Jun 1, 2007,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
The Cleveland Institute of Music cut the tape on its new state-of-the-art control room (a recital hall is still in the works), designed by Dr. Peter D'Antonio,...
Jun 1, 2007,
By Paul D. Lehrman
When Symphony Hall in Boston opened in 1900, says Tony Hoover, an acoustician and principal with the firm Cavanaugh Tocci, it got terrible reviews. The...
May 1, 2007,
Compiled by Sarah Benzuly
Tapping into Nashville's expansive music scene, music production company for advertising Howling Music (www.howlingmusic.com) has a new address on Music...
Apr 1, 2007,
By Claire Hall
MTV Networks managers and engineers knew they had a tough challenge in front of them. With the 22nd Annual Stellar Awards gospel show set for Saturday,...
Mar 1, 2007,
By Bud Scoppa
I'm sitting behind the just-installed SSL 9080 J console in the Record Plant's (www.recordplant.com) Studio One (also known as SSL-1) rapping it down...
Mar 1, 2007,
By Tom Kenny
It's as if the garage band suddenly stepped out and played the House of Blues. Or the art-house videographer submitted a high-def buddy film to Sundance...
Mar 1, 2007,
By Rick Clark
Hillsboro Village is one of the most desirable commercial and residential areas in central Nashville. It's got great shops, restaurants and hotels only...
Feb 1, 2007,
By David Weiss
The reason Hal Winer named his gorgeous new Ossining, N.Y., recording room BiCoastal Music (www.bicoastalmusic.com) may have to do with the long road...
Nov 1, 2006,
By David Weiss, Kevin Becka and Barry Rudolph
Everybody loves a shopping spree. And though the same can't be said in, say, real estate or fuel, in pro audio, your dollar currently stretches farther than ever. With that in mind, we once again supplied three writers with imaginary gear budgets and asked them to come up with their dream studios. For simplicity's sake, we assumed that our planners already have a room and a computer. Also, listed prices are approximate — do a little sleuthing and you're sure to find even better deals.
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Aug 1, 2005,
By Strother Bullins
By now, we’re all aware of the benefits of lower-cost, higher-quality pro audio technology. Cheaper, faster, better-sounding gear lets engineers exit the controlled acoustic environments of “from the ground up” purpose-built recording studios to work literally anywhere they desire. ...
Jun 1, 2005,
By the Mix Editors
Jun 1, 2005,
By Strother Bullins
When audio pros think of studio architecture, most know about the latest trends in acoustic treatment, facility design and incorporating new recording technology within new environments. However, underneath it all lies the backbone of connectivity. Today's data-movement and storage technology serves our industry as a great ...
Jun 1, 2005,
By Sarah Benzuly
When it comes to acoustically treating a new live performance venue, selecting the correct P.A. is of prime importance. However, the P.A. does not work alone in the room and as such, sound system designers must include the room’s characteristics...
Apr 1, 2005,
By Bob Hodas
ately, it seems I'm getting more calls to tune high-end home theaters. In my experience, most of these home clients care more about how the room looks than how it sounds, so speakers are usually hidden behind a perforated projection screen. Many of my post-production clients—...
On the Cover: Skywalker Sound
The Class of 2008
Guidotoons
Blackbird Studio
Rudy's Studio
Red Bull Studios