Feature Articles and Columns

Features:

All-in-One Recorders - Feature article on the latest-generation portable workstations. From Pro Audio Review (PDF).

Tracking the Transition - Steve interviews Chuck Ainlay, Bob Ludwig, Jon Astley and seven other top engineers and producers on the state of high-resolution recording. From AudioMedia UK (PDF)

Remastering the Rolling Stones - Steve interviews top mastering guru Bob Ludwig on the Stones' SACD rereleases. From AudioMedia UK (PDF).

State of Address - A look at data networking and storage in pro audio. From Pro Audio Review.

HD Trucks Bring Audio Onboard - Hi-Def broadcast trucks incorporate hi-end audio production systems. From TV Technology.

Windows Vista in Pro Audio - Six months after the Vista release, Steve goes hunting for drivers.

"The White House Wonk Meets Honky Tonk" -  Dynacord's compact line array system provides the power for the sold-out charity "battle of the bands" betweenWhite House press secretary Tony Snow's band and CBS anchor Bob Shieffer (with Honky Tonk Confidential).

Pro Audio Review Columns:

Overcoming Aural Adversity - A tale of Radio Shack microphones and high-pitched girlie vocals. Also: Next Stop, Liechtenstein.

Killer Sound? - Roskilde Festival tragedy blamed in part on poor sound system!

Note to Self - Ever hear of Dynamic Interpersonal Adjustments? Neither had I...

PAR Files: The Who 2002 - Steve catches up with Bob Pridden, long-time engineer for The Who (PDF)

PAR FILES: Bob Ludwig on the Stones Bob tells Steve his Stones SACD Secrets (PDF)

PAR Files: Save Our Sounds - Steve talks to the Restoration Guru at the Library of Congress (GIF)

PAR Files: 35mm Music - An Orchestral Road Trip is profiled (PDF)

PAR Files: Marcussen Mastering - The new digs of Stephen Marcussen (Elton John, Roy Orbison, REM, Ozzy, Prince) in Hollywood (PDF)

Studio Sense "Building the Perfect Beast" - A four-parter on configuring a XP Deathstar. "That thing is operational!" (PDF)
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Studio Sense "Favorite Things" - DAW editing helpers: X-Keys and more (PDF)

Studio Sense "Lectro and the Lavs of Doom" - Tune in for the latest adventure in AudioLand.

Works for Hire:

Historic Voices Carry: All Can Hear Ye at the Maryland State House

A New Page in Aviation History - Peavey ControlMatrix at the new National Air and Space Museum

Millenial Magnificence - Can a 3000-word feature article on a mall in Florida be entertaining? From Sound and Video Contractor