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CSS Music Offers New Playlist Asset Management Tool and Two Bulk Download Plans
The L.A.-based music library has also released four new royalty-free CDs
Sound Devices Introduces 552 Production Mixer at IBC 2009
At IBC 2009 (Stand 8.E72), Sound Devices introduced a brand new addition to its best-selling line of portable mixers—the 552 Production Mixer, the company’s first to feature a fully integrated digital audio recorder. Ideal for both simple run-and-gun applications and …
Prolific Arts Music Unveils New Flexible Licensing Options in Royalty-Free Music
Dallas, TX – September 1, 2009 – Just a few months after the launch of one of the largest debuts into the royalty free music marketplace, Prolific Arts Music has announced the addition of a new site with multiple licensing …
Build a Portable USB Power Device
This tutorial shows how to build a USB power device from the industry-standard HIROSE 4-pin connector. The purpose of the box is to be able to charge/power small cameras and cell phones, using NP-type batteries and all HIROSE 4-pin compatible connectors. All parts are readily available from the Internet:
Guide to Broadcast Wave File Software Utilities
Perhaps you are an assistant editor tasked with ingesting and syncing a batch of Broadcast Wave files recorded in the field. You try to sync by timecode, but you notice that each file has a different timecode offset. Then, on …
Wireless Mics and Public Safety Frequencies
The DTV transition last month ushered in a new era of digital television by closing the door on full power analog television broadcasts and clearing the UHF-TV spectrum between 698-806 MHz. Much of that "700 MHz Band" was assigned to telecommunications giants such as Qualcomm, AT&T and Verizon in a highly publicized auction last year, but it is perhaps not as well known that significant portions were also assigned for use by Public Safety agencies.
Q&A: Michael Legum, sound mixer
Michael Legum is an Israeli-born sound mixer based in New York. He has worked on numerous features and television shows. He is currently Sound Supervisor for the upcoming second season of I Want To Work for Diddy.
615 Music's Randy Wachtler on the Future of Production Music
Randy Wachtler, the president and founder of 615 Music and chair of the Production Music Association (PMA), talks about the future of surround, the rising popularity of minimally scored music and royalty tracking for composers. We caught up with him at Promax|BDA in New York.
Audio Guru Jim Flynn Talks 26 Years of Gear
After 26 years in the business, Jim Flynn Rentals has established a reputation as a go-to for New York area audio, supplying gear for everything from soap-opera musical guests to the upcoming Broadway version of Spider-Man, mounted by Julie Taymor with music by Bono and The Edge.