 AES Preview—Into the digital domain, by Rock Stamberg. Advancing the Art of Sound is the theme of the Audio Engineering Society’s 111th Convention, to be held September 21-24 at  New
York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (Ed. Note: AES has
been rescheduled to the weekend of Nov. 30th). Recognizing the audio
industry’s continuing shift toward the digital domain, more
than half of the AES paper sessions cover the increasingly significant
topic of digital audio. moreHEY NINETEEN — Nineteen (or so) New York Stories, by Eddie Ciletti. There's nothing like a little reflection to help put things into perspective. I tried to find a sonic mile-marker and/or professional growth spurt for each of my nineteen  years
in Manhattan, 1980~1999, because so much happened during that time.
So, if you haven't yet run into an old friend but need to find your
way out from the gear fog (of the upcoming AES Convention), sit
back, enjoy the latte and have Sherman set the Way Back Machine
to 1-9-8-0. moreAC—Final Voyage: The Project Studio Part VIII, by JD Mars What's a project studio guy to do? I have to build a vocal booth if I'm to do any kind of live overdubs. Obviously, I'll never have enough real estate bandwidth to do live drums or a band, so vocal or solo instrument overdubs are the most I can do. I could leave the AC wall unit exposed to the room, and put some kind of fan that draws air from the main room into the vocal booth, but I'd still have some noise issues. So, rigging something up with the wall unit may be the only road I can take. more Going with the Flow? More on AC—The Project Studio, Part VII, by JD Mars. With something other than a monumental effort, a room can be transformed from a hobby corner into a professional studio space. If you possess some basic construction skills, or even if you're willing to trade some studio time for some help construction  expertise,
you can alter your sound landscape to produce better results for
yourself, or make a client feel better about entrusting his/her
production dollars with you. moreWHICH WITCH? ANALOG: Vintage, Retro or Emulated? Part-One: The "Sound," by Eddie Ciletti. Since the CD, the differences between master and "copy" have diminished along with our "edge" over consumer formats and perhaps our sense of humor as well. Because of what I like to call the "sonic airbag protection" of analog tape and the phonograph record we got into a few bad habits, some chemical, always struggling for a little more clarity, boosting treble here and there with wild abandon. more Air Flow & Signal Flow: Going with the Flow? The Project Studio, Part VI, by JD Mars. Central air conditioning units will really push some air through some ducts. The ducts, if insulated and designed sensibly, will offset the noise generated by the motors and fans inherent in this or any type of air conditioning. A wall or window air conditioner is designed to treat just one room, and can do this fairly easily without pushing a lot of air. But we need the ducts. It's all about the ducts. more The Equipment—The Project Studio, Part V, by JD Mars. In the analog electronics world, electricity flows at the speed of light. Most of us can deal with that amount of latency—imperceptible. With digital, there's always time involved on both the A/D and the D/A side, time to convert to and from digital. This too is a liveable quantity, and for the most part is barely perceptible. more Which Way Do I Go?—The Project Studio, Part IV, by JD Mars. The goal of treating the room acoustically so that the way the room might color the sound can be eliminated (mainly theoretical), controlled or manipulated, can have the benefit both of keeping the sound in and keeping outside noise out. The bottom line is, until we are to the point that we can monitor objectively, we can't have a reliable product (and we're back to calling ourselves "the den" or the "spare bedroom"). The means to do this involve space available (if any), and/or the budget to build and equip. more The Project Studio, Part III—The Center of It All, by JD Mars. It's possible for a solo composer/operator to create a static setup that works for him/her all of the time. Anyone, however, could benefit from the versatility in a modular setup, and a patchbay gives you this modular capability. Certainly, if the studio invites other engineers to use the facility, a patchbay makes it possible for an independent engineer to configure a setup that best suits his/her working needs at that particular time. If the patchbay is well-labeled, anyone would be able to walk in and after a brief stare, know fairly well what's going on in that studio. more
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The Project Studio, Part II—Examining The Quest, by JD Mars. Part I dealt with a definition of the term "Project Studio," the trend that led up to this phenomenon, and a look at what our goals might be from the perspective of the project studio. Part II will kick it around a little further. It is still a desirable set of circumstances for a song to achieve radio airplay. It's all about the music, and we must dedicate ourselves to the best recording possible. These and other issues are discussed. more The Project Studio, Part I—What It Is and What It's Not, by JD Mars. People have used the term "Project Studio" for some time, and many have ventured out to find the meaning of those words. Defining our terms can help us in defining our goals. If you're putting together a studio or buying equipment, you want to clearly identify your goal, the clientele that you may be able to attract, and what you can offer them in terms of the product they walk away with. more WDM and WDee-eMmer—The Whys and the Wherefores of the New Windows Driver Standard, by JD Mars. Just as Windows 2000 builds upon the NT kernel, or core, Microsoft's "Windows Driver Model," or WDM, draws from the NT driver model with several fundamental differences. WDM is an  attempt
to bridge the gap between Windows 98 and Windows 2000 driver development,
with performance benefits even for users of Win98.
more Surround 2001—The Sights, ths Sounds, the Seminar, by JD Mars.This year's NAB convention in Las Vegas was prefaced by a gathering of industry professionals with one concept in mind—Surround Sound. Sponsored by Surround Professional magazine, folks who attended this mini-conference were dedicated to the crusade for mo' channels. more Other Feature Articles     
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