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Kenny Nolan Opens SoundQuest With Help From Ocean Way

Allen Sides Provides Vintage Neve Desk and Gear Package


Kenny Nolan Opens SoundQuest With Help From Ocean Way


Pictured at SoundQuest Recording are (L-R) artist/engineer Brett Nolan, Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons, and songwriter/producer Kenny Nolan.


Los Angeles, CA, May, 2008 - When songwriter/producer Kenny Nolan’s career took a sudden upturn with the worldwide success of Broadway’s “Jersey Boys,” he decided to create his new SoundQuest Recording studios. With the help of Ocean Way’s Allen Sides, Nolan acquired a vintage 1988 Neve 8248 console, with EQ package and Crown power amps.


“After we put in the equipment, Allen came here and tuned the room to perfection,” explained Kenny Nolan. “We also have a beautiful pair of vintage UREI Time Align monitors which we had re-coned with the help of Ocean Way. The studio was previously known for years as Westworld and was the home of many hits during the 80s and 90s. It’s a great sounding place for a wide variety of musical styles. We are fully digitally equipped, but if you are looking for that classic analog sound, we have that as well.”


Nolan’s career spans three decades as a songwriter and recording artist with huge successes in the pop, R&B, country, disco and AC fields. Among his biggest hits are: “Lady Marmalade” (originally a #1 hit by LaBelle, then recently a #1 worldwide cover hit by Christina, Mya, Pink & Lil’ Kim for the Moulin Rouge soundtrack); “My Eyes Adored You” (#1 for Frankie Valli); “Masterpiece” (#1 for Atlantic Starr), “Get Dancing” (Disco Tex); and “Penny For Your Thoughts” (Tavares).


“I have always wanted a totally professional studio of my own,” says Nolan. “We’ll be using it for my publishing, as well as some new projects with Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio of the Four Seasons. But the studio is also commercially available for artists, producers and engineers who need a top notch facility with lots of versatility, nice in-house instruments and distinctive acoustics.”


In addition to his early songwriting hits with artists like the Grass Roots, the Osmond Brothers, and Dobie Gray, Nolan had a burgeoning career as a solo artist with songs such as “I Like Dreaming” and picked up the Billboard Award for New Pop Vocalist, among numerous other plaudits. But early on, he decided to focus on writing and producing, an endeavor which keeps him busy today.


Nolan’s son Brett is manning the console for a number of projects, one of which features him as vocalist for dad’s compositions, which is described as a funky New Orleans Mardi Gras collection of tunes aimed at the Broadway theatrical marketplace he has done so well in.


“The studio is excellent for live recording and for mixing,” says Brett Nolan. It’s very accurate, so what you hear is what you get in the outside world. It’s a very creative ‘old school’ room, very easy to work in, and Allen Sides found us this incredible console with great EQ.”


“When Allen finished the installation and tuned the room, he liked it so much that he told us he could mix here anytime,” added Kenny Nolan. “You can’t get a better review than that.”


For information about SoundQuest, phone 818.997.3815 or visit http://www.soundquestrecording.com


For info about Ocean Way, visit http://www.oceanwayrecording.com

Sound Designer Peter Zinda Deploys Eventide Anthology II On Major Hollywood Films

Eventide’s Anthology II TDM plug-in bundle has allowed prominent film sound designer, Peter Zinda, to transition from his trusted Eventide DSP4000 and other outboard processors to a plug-in bundle that provides him with a panoply of sounds unavailable anywhere else.


“My DSP4000 is one of the few outboard pieces I still reach for,” said Zinda. “But now, the Anthology II plug-in bundle gives me that great Eventide sound, along with programmability and the power to automate parameters on any track. Anthology II also allows me to use multiple instances of plug-ins in the same session which I couldn’t do with my outboard gear.”


Zinda has also found that, when the processing chain is saved inside the session, it becomes easier to go back to a project at a later date. It also enables him to collaborate with another sound editor – all useful tools when working on a major feature film release.


Such command of a broad array of sonic tools serves Zinda well in his many well-known projects. He has served as sound designer and sound effects editor on a vast number of major Hollywood releases such as The Express, Mission: Impossible III, Blade 2, and Chronicles of Riddick. His efforts in the studio have garnered him the Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and he has been nominated for awards on many other projects.


Anthology II contains:

E-Channel™ - configurable channel strip with gate, compressor/limiter with sidechain, and 5-band 48-bit double precision parametric equalization

EQ45 Parametric Equalizer - vintage 48-bit double precision 4-band equalization with high and low cut 12dB/octave filters

EQ65 Filter Set - vintage 48-bit double precision high and low cut 18dB/octave filters, plus 2-band reject or band pass filters

Eventide® Reverb - nine room types from the H8000 with 3-band parametric EQ (pre- and post-reverberator), a compressor (pre or post-reverberator) and stereo delays

H3000 Band Delays™ - eight voices of delay with modulating filters; includes the Function Generator with 19 waveshapes

H3000 Factory™ - patch together any combination of 18 effects; includes the Function Generator with 19 waveshapes

H910 - the original Harmonizer® pitch shifter with delay

H949 - deglitched pitch shifting with delay, reverse, flanging, and randomizer

Instant Phaser™ - recreation of the world’s first phaser

Instant Flanger™ - dedicated flanger with bounce

Omnipressor™ - dynamics processor with an attitude!

Octavox™ - eight-voice diatonic Harmonizer pitch shifter

Precision Time Align™ - track phase alignment tool

Quadravox™ - four-voice diatonic Harmonizer pitch shifter

Ultra-Channel™ - configurable channel strip with gate, compressor/limiter with sidechain, Omnipressor dynamics processor, 5-band 48-bit double precision parametric equalization, micropitch shifting and stereo delays


Anthology II is fully compliant with ICON, D-Control, D-Command, Venue, Pro Tools 7.4, and is Mac, Universal Binary, and PC compatible.


To read more click here.

WAWS-TV FOX 30 NEWS GETS “RELOCATED” USING RF CENTRAL INTEGRATION SERVICES

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Jacksonville, FL, May 12, 2008 – WAWS-TV Fox 30 News is now BAS Relocation compliant after a microwave equipment overhaul led by RF Central, a leading digital microwave technology and integration provider. more

MCNALLY SMITH MASTERS COMPILATION CD FOR HIGH SCHOOL ROCKS BATTLE OF THE BANDS CONCERT COMPETITION

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ST. PAUL, MN, May 13, 2008 – McNally Smith College of Music recently mastered a compilation CD of bands who participated in the second annual High School Rocks Battle of the Bands contest as part of its sponsorship and support for the rock stars of tomorrow. A crew of McNally Smith’s instructors teamed with five of their students to record the entire concert using Digidesign Pro Tools for the CD, which features one song performed by each band. more

THE RAPCOHORIZON COMPANY UNVEILS LTI-1 STEREO INTERFACE AT INFOCOMM 2008

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LAS VEGAS, NV, May 7, 2008 ― The RapcoHorizon Company, a leading manufacturer of audio/video interfacing and cable equipment, is featuring the LTI-1 stereo interface at InfoComm 2008 (Booth C4009). more

Eventide Time Factor Video

The Eventide TimeFactor is a powerful, high quality, full featured stompbox. The link below will take you to a video showing users the wide range of possibilities the TimeFactor can bring to a recording session.


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Dangerous Music Ships DAC-ST Digital-to-Analog Converter

Stereo DAC Expansion System Option for Monitor ST Controller Goes to First Customers

Dangerous Music DAC-ST (top) shown with their Monitor ST


Edmeston, NY - May 1, 2008 - Dangerous Music, Inc. has shipped their first units of the “DAC ST,” a mastering quality, stereo digital-to-analog converter option for their popular Monitor ST controller. The DAC-ST is the first available option in the line for the new Additional Switching System (A.S.S) one-rack space expander which can house up to two banks of two cards each, adding four additional functions switchable directly from the ST-SR remote.


“The new DAC-ST greatly enhances the power of the Monitor ST controller for those users who must have exceptional digital-to-analog conversion and digital source switching integrated into their listening system,” said Bob Muller, Dangerous Music’s Founder and Co-owner. “The new open architecture of the Additional Switching System expansion chassis offers customers an easy way to create their own custom integrated controller system. The DAC-SR 6-channel digital-to-analog converter option for ST/SR surround users is up next.” more

Beatstreet Productions opens New Surround Mix Suite

Beatstreet’s New Surround Mix Suite in New York City


Beatstreet Productions is proud to announce the launch of its new state-of-the-art surround mix suite. Complimenting the two that have been used for award winning productions since 1995, Beatstreet’s new suite was designed by popular NYC designer/constructor, Chris Bowman. Bowman states “I’ve known Joe (Franco, the Beat of Beatstreet) for many years. He contacted me when a space opened up directly below his current space. Joe’s mandate was that the control room had to center around an Icon console. He also wanted to be sure that we built adequate spaces for an isolation booth, client lounge, kitchen, machine room, and additional record/edit suite.


“We wanted the new control room to be as spacious as the one that exists on the floor above. The main difference is that the older room has a large glass window that looks into Joe’s Industrial Acoustics drum room. The new room features 5.1 monitoring and a huge LCD screen, which we centered directly in front of the console. We also needed to tie together Joe’s three suites. This was accomplished by core drilling between floors to connect phones, ethernet and fibre storage.” more

AURALEX GETS PERSONAL WITH NEW ONLINE LARGE ROOM ANALYSIS FORM

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — With the success of its FREE Personalized Room Analysis Form, providing one-on-one expert acoustical advice, Auralex Acoustics is taking its solution one step further by now offering a FREE Large Room Analysis Form. As the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, Auralex can now offer the same free acoustical analysis, which includes product recommendations and placement, to customers facing the challenges of larger spaces, such as churches and gymnasiums.


Customers can download both the original Personalized Room Analysis and new FREE Large Room Analysis forms as PDFs from Auralex’s home page (www.auralex.com) or can call Auralex directly to have a copy of either form faxed. Once the form is downloaded, customers must print it out and fill out all sections. The more information included, the more accurate the recommendations from Auralex’s expert engineers. Info required includes room type, use and dimensions, to name a few. more

Grammy Award Winning Vocalist, Tony Lindsay, Uses Studio Projects T3 Mics



GARDENA, Calif.–It would be almost accurate to say, he never leaves home without it. Tony Lindsay, vocalist for Santana and independent artist, isn‘t packing his Studio Projects T3 mic on the current tour with Santana (April 4 - May 4). But whenever he‘s in the studio, the T3 is with him.


“I use it as much as I can,” says Lindsay, who prior to his touring engagement recorded with the T3 on a number of independent sessions, including vocals for video game projects and for an “American Idol” song submission. Lindsay first used the T3 while recording his own album, “Tony Lindsay” (Gruve Records Inc.). Since then, he‘s used the mic to record his vocals almost exclusively, “unless somebody insists on me using something else,” he adds.


“The T3 is so well-balanced that it sounds great on me, and on other vocalists, both male and female. I‘ve used it miking instruments too in the omni mode.”


The Studio Projects T3 is a very affordable “high-end” tube mic with a dedicated AC power supply offering completely variable polar patterns. Users find that it is capable of achieving results comparable to microphones priced nearly 10 times as much.


“I was in a session recently where we put the T3 up against two well-known mics,” says Lindsay, “and a $5,000 mic that the producer specifically rented for the session and wanted to use. “We eliminated the two other mics right away; didn‘t even get close to the T3. The engineer and I couldn‘t tell the difference between the T3 and the expensive mic.


Tony Lindsay has appeared on Santana albums since 1991, including: “Milagro,” “Shaman,” “Ceremony,” and “Supernatural.” He will also be appearing with Santana at two special concert dates in late May at the Fillmore, and touring internationally with the group, June 20 - July 20.



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Image Caption:


Tony Lindsay with the Studio Projects T3 microphone at Coast Recorders,

San Francisco.


About PMI Audio Group:


Established in 1995, PMI Audio Group is a professional audio distribution company located in Gardena, California specializing in the distribution of professional audio products for recording, video, post, film, broadcast, and the fixed installation markets. Current brands of distribution include Studio Projects, Joemeek, Toft Audio Designs, and Stephen Paul Audio.


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