ProAudio Review - April 2008 - (Page 6)

FROM THE PUBLISHER ProAudio Review Vol. 14 Issue 04 | April 2008 John Gatski Evaluating audio products for professionals in commercial recording, broadcast production, audio for video/film, project studios, live sound, contracting and multimedia. Publisher & Executive Editor: e-mail: Publisher, Pro Sound News: Editorial Director: Reviews/Features Editor e-mail: Studio Editor e-mail: Technical Consultant John Gatski jgatski@aol.com Margaret Sekelsky Frank Wells Strother Bullins strotherPAR@earthlink.net Steve Murphy smurphy@nbmedia.com Tom Jung A Little More Recognition Please Every since we began our PAR Excellence Awards back in 1996 at the annual U.S. AES convention, I have had periodic requests from companies to extend our innovative product award to other trade shows. Since PAR covers a number of niches within Pro Audio, there have always been plenty of shows that we covered including NAB (broadcast production/post), NSCA (live) Infocom (cont r a c t i n g / p re s e n t a t i o n audio and NAMM (with its divergent set of music dealer products). So for the first time, we are branching out our brand of product recognition with our first ever Pro Audio Review Hot Gear list. Our first list of Hot Gear product, published in this issue, comes from the NAB 2008 convention. Our editors and contributors who helped out with the coverage from NAB made their recommendations after the show and the results are published on page 56-57. The list is a pretty good one and is quite varied — from handheld FLASH recorders, to production consoles, to test equipment and many others in between. Congratulations to all the winners. We even made a cool little logo so they can wear the badge with pride. We also will be making Hot Gear lists from InfoComm/NSCA and the Summer and Winter NAMM conventions. We will continue with the formal PAR Excellence Awards at AES in San Francisco. shot, too) and first looks on the Euphonix S5 Fusion and SSL Matrix. After nearly three years since its introduction, we finally get a look at Malcolm Toft’s low-cost and featurefilled ATB analog console. Despite the computer mixing lure, pro audio folks still like their consoles and many of them are still them analog. I snagged one of John Oram’s 8T boards in 06, and I love it. I also have an old American-made Mackie 1402 and that puppy still gets a lot of use as well. As long as they keep making them, we will keep reviewing them. Contributors: Tony Angelini, Bruce Bartlett, Dr. Frederick Bashour, Frank Beacham, Wayne Becker, Carlos Garza, Will James, Bascom H. King, Daniel Kumin, Russ Long, Rich Rarey, David Rittenhouse, Andrew Roberts, Alan Silverman, Rob Tavaglione, Mark Ulano, Roger Williams, Tom Young Production Director Ad Traffic Manager Publication Manager Graphic Designer National Sales Manager Ad Coordinator Circulation Associate Circulation Director, Audience Development Circulation Manager Circulation Coordinator Davis White Lori Behr Michelle Norman Lourdes Lilly Matt Rubenstein Caroline Freeland TAPE NEVER DIES While I was NAB I stopped by the Otari booth to chat and, of course, the venerable MX5050 15-ips half-track was on display, the last of the analog two tracks still in production. But I also picked up a brochure on the Tape Project, an enterprise of fiercely dedicated tape die-hards who claim to be putting remastered classic Anne Drobish Argus Galindo Michele Fonville Subscriptions Pro Audio Review, P.O.Box 8738, Lowell, MA 01853 Telephone 888-266-5828 (USA only 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST) 978-667-0352 (Outside the US) Fax: 978-671-0460 E-mail: newbay@computerfillment.com Web: MyPARmag.com CORPORATE — NewBay Media, LLC President and CEO Chief Financial Officer Controller Marketing Director Group Circulation Director Vice President of Web Development Market Groups Executive Vice President, Video/Broadcast Division Vice President, Group Publishing Director Pro Audio & Systems Division Vice President, Group Publishing Director Music Player Network Vice President, Group Publishing Director Video/Broadcast Division Publisher, Technology & Learning Steve Palm Paul Mastronardi Michael Ruber Nancy Gregson Denise Robbins Joe Ferrick Carmel King Adam Goldstein John Pledger Eric Trabb Jo-Ann McDevitt CONSOLE-ATION I wanted to pat our reviewers on their backs for the great crop of console reviews written up for this annual studio console issue. We have the world exclusive review on api’s killer 1608 analog board (front cover and current master tape hi-fi recordings on 10-inch reel. Hey, since everyone always says how open reel playback sounds more like the real thing, now you can hear it again for yourself. The titles are most jazz and classical, including the venerable Bill Evans Waltz for Debby. They even offer a network of repair centers and information where to buy used decks. I guess I will fire up the old Technics 1520 and sample a few of the tapes. Now where is that empty reel … I love the smell of tape in the morning! For more info, go to www.tapeproject.com. John Gatski is founding editor and publisher of Pro Audio Review. Pro Audio Review Founded by Stevan B. 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ProAudio Review - April 2008 Contents A Little More Recognition Please Studio News and New Products API 1608 16-Channel Analog Console TASCAM X-48 Digital Audio Workstation SSL Matrix Super Analogue Console Toft Audio Design Series ATB Analog Console KRK Systems Exposé E8B Powered Monitor Broadcast News and New Products ZOOM H2 Portable Digital Recorder Producing Surround Sound at 50th Grammy Awards JBL LSR4312SP Linear Spatial Reference Powered Subwoofer Audio Production For Gaming Euphonix S5 Fusion Digital Post Production Console NAB Hot Gear Soundcraft Vi6 Digital Live Production Console Go To A Show! Contracting News and New Products Studio Consoles Studio Wireless Microphones Alicia Keys “Superwoman”

ProAudio Review - April 2008

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