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Recording industry mourns Adrian Kerridge
Former chairman of the APRS, CADAC founder and owner of Lansdowne Studios will be sorely missed
The APRS is saddened by the loss of Adrian Kerridge. Adrian was a past APRS Chairman and sat on the board for many...

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The Rise Of The Large-scale Rehearsal Studio
Best Practices
The boom in live music has created a new class of rehearsal space that’s sophisticated, hi-tech, and surprisingly sanitary...

Music Business Oct 2016
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Synth designer Don Buchla dies
Buchla 200 inventor dies, aged 79
Synthesizer pioneer Don Buchla has died, aged 79.

Buchla was one of the forefathers of modern synthesizers...

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Chris Stone 1935-2016
Record Plant founder dies aged 81
Chris Stone, a founding partner in the legendary Record Plant recording studios and leading figure in the music recording industry for nearly 50 years, has passed away, age 81...

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ROLI acquire software devs FXpansion
Seaboard maker deepens software & sound expertise with takeover
ROLI, the London-based makers of the touch-responsive Seaboard and Seaboard Rise instruments, have today announced that they have acquired FXpansion, developers of virtual instruments and plug-ins including BFD3, Geist 2 and Strobe 2.

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MQA Time-domain Accuracy & Digital Audio Quality
A New Digital Format Emerges
Even at high sample rates, standard PCM audio ‘smears’ important timing information. A new digital format, MQA, promises vastly improved time-domain accuracy — without the huge file sizes.

Techniques Aug 2016
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Game Audio Pros needed for industry survey
GameSoundCon opens annual survey on employment and income opportunities
GameSoundCon is calling on all professional video game composers and sound designers to participate...

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Win €2000 of NI gear in DJ Mix competition
Native Instruments & Mixcloud launch #PLAYSTEMS contest
Native Instruments continue their one-year Stems anniversary giveaway with the launch of a mix competition...

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Off The Record: Who Owns What?
Music & Recording Industry News
How can we expect people to value music when we don’t keep track of who owns it?

Music Business Jul 2016
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Off The Record
Music & Recording Industry News
Recording studios are increasingly finding their way onto our TV and cinema screens. And it’s about time...

Music Business Jun 2016
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Ernst Zacharias & The Hohner Clavinet
Key Man
Ernst Zacharias invented the Clavinet and has spent a lifetime perfecting electro-mechanical instruments. We talk to him about his life and explore his classic designs.

People Jun 2016
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ROLI raise $27 million to expand globally & hire
Company “looking for everyone: from coders and makers to composers and musicians”
East London-based music tech company ROLI have raised an astonishing $27 million to accelerate growth and bring its devices to music-makers around the world.

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Bob Moog documentary production underway
I Dream Of Wires filmmakers to take on synth pioneer history
The team behind modular synth documentary I Dream Of Wires (now on Netflix) have announced the...

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Hot Metal: Welcome To 1979 Studios
Direct-To-Disc Recording & Vinyl Plating
Vinyl is booming, but having it pressed can be slow and unpredictable. Enter a retro-focused Nashville studio with an ambitious business plan...

Music Business May 2016
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Off The Record: Leaked Recordings
Music & Recording Industry News
What can studios do to protect themselves when high-profile recordings get leaked?

Music Business May 2016
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Pulse College unveil new degree in Music & Audio Technology
Innovative course developed in partnership with Griffith College
The new BAAMT program reflects the current and evolving nature of music technology in the digital age, where the job description of contemporary audio professional includes a wide range of activities...

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Off The Record: April 2016 Column
Music & Recording Industry News
As the role of studios changes, so too must that of the new generation of studio managers.

Music Business Apr 2016
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Sonnox launch new web site
Loads of videos and tips, new 'pick'n'mix' pricing structure
British plug-in developer Sonnox has launched a brand new web site (www.sonnox.com...

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Off The Record: March 2016 Column
Music & Recording Industry News
David Bowie will rightly be remembered for his art — but his business sense was equally impressive.

Music Business Mar 2016
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SOS Awards 2016
Winners of reader-voted awards announced
January's annual NAMM exhibition provided the perfect opportunity to present the SOS Awards, which celebrate the products that you, the SOS readers, have deemed most worthy of these prestigious accolades.

Music Business Mar 2016
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Easier access to Abbey Road
Legendary studios upgrade online mastering & mixing services
The name Abbey Road is synonymous with world-class sound, and now the legendary studios are making access to their...

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