New York University new Music and Performing Arts Department, New York City

1. Alicia’s Keys I John Butler Trio I Massy on SSL
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PROFESSIONAL AUDIO AND MUSIC PRODUCTION AUDIO FOR ‘FRINGE’
MULTICHANNEL
FIELD RECORDERS
TOM SAHARA OF
TURNER SPORTS
API 527 COMPRESSOR
NEUMANN TLM 102 MIC
CONCERT SOUND WAVES VOCAL RIDER PLUG-IN
ON BROADWAY BLACK LION FM192 INTERFACE
TEGAN & SARA LIVE
NYU’s James
L. Dolan
Recording/
Teaching
Complex
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2. CONTENTS
M I X A P R I L 2010, VO L U M E 34, N U M B E R 4
:: features 24 TV on the ‘Fringe’
Fox’s popular drama pits crime-solving sci-
entists against villains from the other side
of reality. The Fringe post-production team
takes us inside the creation of sounds for
parallel universes, where alien mind con-
trol is all in a day’s work.
28 Recorders on Location
When a 2-channel pocket recorder just
won’t cut it, these multichannel devices will
help cover the most complex field-recording
tasks. Whether you’re capturing music,
sports audio or sound for film, our buyer’s
guide offers an array of portable solutions.
:: music :: live
33 John Butler Trio 43 ‘Fela’ on Broadway
BY BLAIR JACKSON BY ERIC RUDOLPH
36 Frank Vignola BY BLAIR JACKSON 46 Soundcheck: Norah Jones Engineer
38 Classic Tracks: Stephen Brett Dicus, Jann Arden Tour,
Bishop’s ”On and On” Road-Worthy Gear and More
BY GARY ESKOW 48 All Access: Tegan and Sara
BY STEVE JENNINGS
20 Gear Stories With Sylvia Massy
Each month, Massy brings us her stories about the creative applica-
tion of a single piece of technology on a single project. This month:
Go console-shopping with Massy as she explores the features of new
and used SSLs, and manages to transport her massive purchase
from the East Coast to her studio in Weed, Calif.
:: on the cover
:: tech On the Cover: Studios
52 New Products
:: departments at NYU’s James L.
Dolan Recording/
Teaching complex were
54 Technology Spotlight: Alicia’s Keys 6 from the editor designed by the Walters
Storyk Design Group.
56 Review: Black Lion 8 talkback See story in “N.Y.
Metro,” page 18.
FM192 Interface 10 current Photo: Cheryl Fleming
12 sessions Photography.
58 Review: API 527 Compressor
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