AUDIO FOR BROADCAST, POST, RECORDING AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION

V16.2 MARCH/APRIL 2017 • ISSN 1477-4216

News & Analysis 55 Sweet spot Production sound for Film and TV: we show 4 Leader you how to conceal microphones, on set and 4 News on talent. Sales, contracts, appointments and biz bites. 58 Broadcast Freelancing 12 British Grove Studios We have some good advice for those The Resolution 2016 Creative Award-winner is an contemplating a plunge into the murky ambitious facility with high standards. waters of broadcast freelancing. 14 Products Analogue to Digital New introductions and announcements. Converter Special 61 Broadcast aside 46 ADC Design Baxter is in Japan where NHK are implementing Ian Dennis & Graham Boswell explain some of 22.2 Channel Immersive Sound for the 2020 the tricks electronic design engineers can use Tokyo Olympics: Dennis says Height speakers give to get the best performance from ADCs. greater resolution and creative possibilities in audio production. 49 ADC interfaces 62 Headroom A look at what’s new and happening. Full honours from the Music Producers Guild Awards 2017. Business 56 Your business Craft People will tune into the Grammy Awards, 32 Sound for the Grammy Awards says Dan, expecting perfection, looking for We meet the audio team, including mix engineers flaws, hoping for transcendence. John Harris and Eric Schilling (cover), who make an increasingly complex show seem easy, year after year. Reviews 18 A-Designs Mix Factory 36 Stint a.k.a. Ajay Bhattacharyya 20 Bock 507 microphone From small town indie drummer to Grammy nominated producer — Ajay is one of a new wave 22 Connor 1107 compressor of sonic architects pivoting adeptly between old 24 Ian Shepherd’s Dynameter plug-in and contemporary styles, making it all his own 26 Prism Sound Titan and ripping up the charts. 28 SSL Nucleus 2 38 Greg Calbi 30 Maag Audio MAGNUM-K We talk mastering with the Sterling Sound engineer who cut classics like Lennon’s , Bowie’s , Springsteen’s and ’s Graceland. 40 Lars-Göran Ehn Mixing opera in 5.1 for live-casting to cinemas in Sweden and Norway. 43 Darius van Helfteren Resolution visits Amsterdam Mastering to talk about how to become successful and stay successful in this business, the ever changing market and, of course, music.

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