AUDIO FOR BROADCAST, POST, RECORDING AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION

V16.8 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 • ISSN 1477-4216

News & Analysis Technology 4 Leader 42 Next-generation audio 4 News for live sports Conventions, installs, appointments and biz bites. Dr. Ben Shirley, co-founder of Salsa Sound, 10 Products describes a unique automated tool to extract audio event content and location. New introductions and announcements. 49 Analogue outboard 46 Fundamentals of immersive gear special sound production 58 Broadcast aside Dennis Baxter gives us an overview of the next great horizon in aural experience. Dennis ends the year on a positive note for immersive and interactive sound. Reviews Craft 14 Chameleon Labs 7603 mic 26 Andy Sneap pre/EQ A producer, engineer and guitar player whose name has become synonymous with the heaviest 16 IK Multimedia T-RackS 5 of metal: Megadeth, Saxon and Judas Priest. 17 Antelope Audio Goliath HD 30 Ash Soan Ace session drummer records himself in an 18th 18 Audified Klangfilm RZ062 century windmill and sends files over the internet EQ plug-in to clients like Cher, Lisa Stansfield, Belinda Carlisle, Cee-Lo Green, Adele, Natasha Bedingfield, James 20 iZotope Ozone 8 Advanced Morrison, Will Young and many others. 22 Phonak Roger Earpiece 34 John Kurlander Three Grammys for best score soundtrack album 24 Waves NX 360° and three consecutive TEC awards for best film Ambisonics Tools sound production for his engineering and mixing work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy. 38 Chris Watson A founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, as a wildlife sound recordist Chris has had encounters with elephants, Orcas, aggressive seabirds, scavengers and potentially lethal insects. Business 53 SoundBetter An online platform that’s bringing the gig economy to music production. Avid recently announced a partnership with SoundBetter to give access to the marketplace’s talent through Avid’s Artist Community. 56 Your business Dan Daley says rehearsal studios are the new growth sectors in music production.

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