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David Byrne Shows Off His Home Studio, Writes the Book on Music and Creativity

I'm about halfway through the new book by David Byrne, How Music Works. It covers David Byrne's work as a solo artist and with his old band, Talking Heads, in the most detail, but it's one of the best books … more »

Emotion Systems eFF

London’s Smoke & Mirrors Installs eFF Loudness Software

London VFX and post facility Smoke & Mirrors is installing the Emotion File Finish application known as eFF from Emotion Systems for addressing loudness problems in file-based media. Emotion says it has worked closely with S&M as "an integral partner" … more »

NAB Oddity: K-Tek’s E-Z Boom

Some pieces of technology that you see at NAB are honestly cool but also a little funny-looking. That’s the case with this intriguing piece of gear on offer from the boom specialists at K-Tek. With the E-Z Boom, K-Tek aims … more »

HPA 2010 Awards: Ted Gagliano Honored

Ted Gagliano, Twentieth Century Fox’s president of feature post, accepts the HPA Lifetime Achievement Award. Photos by Ryan Miller@Capture Imaging The Hollywood Post Alliance Awards are growing up. The 2010 awards marked the fifth anniversary of the event. Not only … more »

Adobe Audition Comes to Mac, in Beta Form

If you’re one of the Mac faithful who found Soundbooth CS5 to not be up to snuff for your in-depth audio editing sessions, now is your chance to download the new beta release of Adobe Audition for Mac and give … more »

Universal Studios/EFILM Open Virtual DI Suite

In a joint venture, EFILM, a subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, and Universal Studios opened a digital intermediate suite on the Universal Studios lot, in proximity to the studio’s sound-mixing stages, sound-editorial rooms, picture-editing suites and other sound services. … more »

Todd-AO Upgrades TV Mixing Facilities

Just in time for the new TV season, Todd-AO upgraded its five TV mixing facilities. The upgrade was part of a two-year plan, said Senior VP of Engineering Bill Johnston at CSS Studios, Todd-AO’s parent company. “We first upgraded our projection … more »

Play Editorial Rebrands as TV Marketing Boutique

On its fifth anniversary in Hollywood, Play Editorial has rebranded itself as a TV marketing boutique, with four operating units. Play founder Michael Victor reports that the transition was made to “better reflect its expanded array of client services.” The … more »

Using Multi-Track Recorders to Get Better HD DSLR Sound

Jon Tatooles, the co-founder and managing director of Sound Devices in Wisconsin, has been thinking a lot lately about how to improve on the lackluster in-camera recording in most DSLR cameras that shoot video. The solution? That old standard, dual-system … more »

You, Too, Can Upmix 7.1 Surround

Around NAB time, DTS released a new plug-in for ProTools called Neural UpMix, which it developed after acquiring the company Neural Audio about 18 months ago. If you’re remixing a film for 3D Blu-ray Disc that only has 5.1 channels … more »