NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 2009: For forty years, the legendary sound of API Audio’s celebrated analog consoles and outboard processors has been woven into the very fabric of modern music, from classic rock to ’80s pop to ’90s grunge to today’s indie rock, and every genre and sub-genre between. API will be celebrating its 40th birthday in high style at this year’s AES show in New York City, with a massive party at the Theater District’s storied Roseland Ballroom on Saturday, October 10th at 7:30pm. Food, drinks, live entertainment and guest appearances from celebrities (of every vintage and from both sides of the console!) will work together like the components of a time-tested circuit to deliver the party-equivalent of warm analog goodness. A limited number of laminate invitations are available. To secure your laminate, please e-mail Angel Thompson (athompson@faders.com) who will put more

NEW YORK, NY, August 26, 2009 ─ Creative Group, the industry’s premier full-service post-production facility, made the audio come alive for two major concert DVDs released this summer, Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden and Chess In Concert Live From Royal Albert Hall. Sue Pelino, Creative Group’s Emmy® Award-winning VP of audio post production and senior mixer, along with her team, performed the final 5.1 and stereo mixes for the DVDs, giving viewers at home the chance to experience the same stunning vocals and extraordinary music as those who witnessed the performances live. more

Offers 20% pre-order discount on Propellerheads new Record Audio Software Tutorial DVD

Ontario, Canada (August 26, 2009) – ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, announces a comprehensive tutorial DVD for Propellerheads Record, a new audio recording software offering unlimited tracks, world-class effects, mixing tools, and a fresh approach to recording music.

Electronic artist and ASK Video tutorial veteran Morgan “Morg� Pottruff returns with 45 extremely high-quality videos covering all aspects of this new recording software. Those new to computer recording as well as seasoned pros will find Morg’s approach an easy and logical way to learn large amounts of information. Users can watch all three and a half hours of instruction all the way through or use the DVD as a quick reference to find topics of interest with ASK’s interactive user interface.

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Panorama Slicing Creates 5.1 From Stereo Classics

Pictured at Todd-AO West (L-R) are Penteo inventor John Wheeler, “Inglourious Basterds” re-recording mixer Michael Minkler, and music editor Jim Schultz. Photo by David Goggin.

In keeping with Quentin Tarantino’s use of eclectic music from his personal vaults as opposed to commissioning new musical scores, “Inglourious Basterds” features more than a dozen familiar and exotic tracks. What’s new is that the stereo masters dating back to the 60s have been converted to 5.1 audio through the new proprietary Penteo Surround process.

“Quentin was open to using the new process,” recalls Tarantino’s re-recording mixer Michael Minkler of Todd-AO, “as long as he could close his eyes and still feel emotionally attached in exactly the way he did with the original music sources he had chosen from his own collection.”

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MUSKEGON, MI─ For the second year, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. along with Shure, Yamaha Corporation of America, and Martin Professional will offer product training to all church technicians and musicians seeking the finest in-depth technology training available in the areas of audio, musicianship, lighting, recording, and media presentation. The Worship Arts Technology Summit (WATS) will be held September 14 – 16, 2009 in Muskegon, Michigan at one of the most beautiful Christian conference centers in the nation – The Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference Center, a sprawling campus on the sparkling shores of Lake Michigan.

Summit Sponsor pro audio experts will be on hand along with leading worship musicians and world-class sound and lighting professionals. In-depth three-day tracks will include Audio, Musician, Lighting and Media. All skill levels are welcome as the training will be presented in structured technology tracks, allowing attendees to begin with the basics more