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Full Sail on Course with SSL
Since its founding in 1979, the aim of Florida’s Full Sail University has been to prepare students for the technology they are likely to encounter when finding employment. Full Sail’s Recording Arts Program recently refreshed its own audio technology, installing ten Solid State Logic Origin 32-channel analogue inline studio consoles and 11 SSL BiG SiX compact mixer/interfaces in a variety of teaching spaces to better reflect today’s music production workflows.
‘They learn how to record in those rooms, working as a group of six students with one instructor,’ says Director of Advanced Session Recording, Darren Schneider. ‘The first reports we got back after installing the Origins was that the students were learning them faster than the previous consoles in those rooms.’
Mr Bronx adopts Genelec
Located in the the Flatiron district of New York City, boutique audio post house Bronx Audio Post – known as Mr Bronx since its inception in 2011 under founder and senior mixer David Wolfe – has pursued an alternative approach to audio post in the Big Apple. Recently, Mr Bronx has made Genelec its studio monitor of choice.
Offering a comprehensive suite of services encompassing mixing, sound design, ADR, voiceover recording and casting, Mr Bronx has become a go-to destination for audio. Work includes notable campaigns for Adidas, Coca-Cola, American Express, LG, Sephora, Kia and the ACLU. Additionally, the studio has contributed to all of Beyoncé’s musical films since Lemonade in 2016.
Mandopop queen tours with Sennheiser Digital 6000
Since her debut in 1996, Mandopop star aMEI has sold more than 50m records, releasing hit after hit in styles spanning love songs to energetic rock. Her ASMR World Tour brought a stunning audiovisual spectacle to fans in cities across Asia, Europe and the US. As the tour continues into 2024, aMEI has chosen a Sennheiser MM 445 capsule and Digital 6000 as her mic system of choice.
The ASMR World Tour places high demands on the performance of the audio equipment, and choosing the best microphone was an important consideration. aMEI has been a long-time Sennheiser user – from her previous 5000 series analogue system to the current Digital 6000, which she adopted five years ago.
Roni Size returns to the studio with PMC monitoring
After a two-year spell away from the limelight, UK DJ and producer Roni Size is back in his Bristol studio making music with a newly installed PMC BB6 XBD-A monitor system.
‘I had this room with these incredible speakers, and I couldn’t just leave them there,’ he says. ‘My whole studio was built around them because they were the monitors I’ve always wanted, ever since I first heard them at Metropolis Studios in London. Having a pair of my own was my life goal and now I’ve got them my life goal has changed to making great music with them.’
Take That tour with Skan
Now a three-piece, Take That’s This Life tour is visiting UK arenas and stadia with audio design, equipment delivery and crew from hire company Skan, led by Tour Director Chris Vaughan and Production Manager Wez Wearing.
‘I must get the show to sound as close to the records possible – it’s what the fans expect,’ says FOH engineer, Gary Bradshaw. ‘With the live band, the arrangements are different, but the overall sound needs to be similar. Mike Stevens, our Musical Director, is very good at arranging the music, and the musicians are brilliant.’
Bradshaw has used DiGiCo desks since they came to market, this time an SD7 Quantum.
Fast Moves
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Anthony Wilkins: CalrecCalrec Audio has appointed Anthony Wilkins to the post of APAC International Sales Manager. With a career in Technical Sales, Business Development and Product Marketing spanning several years, Wilkins...Read More...
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Fast News
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HearAngel and Sonical licensing agreementHearAngel and Sonical have struck a software licensing agreement integrating HearAngel smart hearing safeguarding into Sonical’s CosmOS operating system for headphones. This collaboration allows manufacturers...Read More...
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Powersoft takes the crown at Miami Palace BarRenowned within the LGBTQ+ community, the Palace Bar has been the delight of its party-hungry Miami South Beach crowd for more than three decades. Recently, it completed a thorough overhaul of its sound...Read More...
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Paris’ Théâtre de la Ville goes immersive with L-ISAThroughout its 150-year history, the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris has has earned its place as one of the world’s most prestigious venues and today is known for modern dance, theatre and world music....Read More...
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Inaugural ALIVE at Argyle on target in PlymouthRun in conjunction with the local Depo nightclub, who hosted the after parties, Plymouth Argyle FC recently hosted its first concert weekend at Home Park stadium. The first day’s ALIVE at Argyle was...Read More...
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Danley mounts up at Florida equestrian centreJust west of Gainesville, Florida, the Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center hosts some of the Southeastern United States’ highest-rated horse shows. ‘They were looking for a new sound system...Read More...
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DiGiCo hits the roof for secret Olympic celebrationStaging part of Olympic Celebrations on the roof of Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport – a location that has never needed a goods lift – puts the event’s logistics is a different league, as Tristan...Read More...
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Nexo partners give Serenityaudio fire escapeWhen Serenityaudio’s Danny Kitainik finished prepping his inventory in readiness for a busy July weekend of gigs around his base in Chippenham, UK, he could have loaded the truck that evening. But it...Read More...
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Sound Girl turns audio into art with Focusrite interfacesAlongside lecturing in audio at the University of Wisconsin, being a board member of the Chicago chapter of The Recording Academy, Audrey Martinovich is a member of its Producers & Engineers Wing,...Read More...
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Boom releases Anime Essentials effects LibraryBoom Library has released Anime Essentials, a comprehensive sound effects library meticulously designed for anime production. Infusing synthesised tones with distorted effects and tonal sweeps, Boom reckons...Read More...
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Mediterraneo restaurant gives the OK to KGearSet within the walls of the old Gare du Sud railway station in Nice, the Mediterraneo restaurant occupies a long hall with high, vaulted ceilings and iron arches. The installation of its audio system has...Read More...
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RAI adopts Europe’s most sophisticated intercomA new intercom solution for Italy’s state broadcaster, Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), is set to enhance production capabilities across its extensive network of production centres and regional stations,...Read More...
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