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Harmony Central 121st AES 2006 Coverage
San Francisco, CA: October 5 - 8
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Guitar/Bass   Keys, Synth, Samplers / DJ   Software   Recording / Live Sound   Drums & Perc

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2006 AES Videos
Ableton In a few short years, Ableton Live has gone from a fringe tool for DJs to a hot program for all phases of audio recording and mixing. Co-founder Gerhard Behles talks about how the program came about, and the evolution of its unique philosophy and workflow. |
Analog Devices DSP chips are being used in some pretty surprising applications these days...and the only way you're going to find out the story behind "automatic digestion," and how it relates to audio, is by checking out this video! |
Analog Devices Ever wonder what goes into creating the DSP that powers today's high-tech gear? You'll find the basics here. |
Aphex The Aphex 1788 Remote Controlled Mic Preamp allows remote control up to 1.2 miles. |
Camp Freddy The Camp Freddy after-show concert, produced by David Schwartz for Talking House Productions, raised money for Music In Schools Today (www.mustcreate.org) and Musicares (www.naras.org). This clip features Chester Bennington from Linkin Park, and from G&R, Slash, Matt Sorum, and Duff McKagan. |
Camp Freddy This clip features Chester Bennington from Linkin Park, Slash, and Billy Morrison from the Cult. |
Camp Freddy This clip features Billy Morrison from the Cult, Matt Sorum, and Chris Chaney from Jane's Addiction. |
Camp Freddy This clip features Mark McGrath from Sugar Ray, and Lars Ulrich and Rob Trujillo from Metallica. |
Camp Freddy This clip features Stephan Jenkins from Third Eye Blind, Slash, Matt Sorum, and Chris Chaney from Jane's Addiction. |
Camp Freddy This clip from "the world's most overachieving cover band" features Chester Bennington from Linkin Park, Slash, and Joe Satriani. |
Camp Freddy This clip features Joe Satriani, Slash, Duff McKagan, and from Metallica, Lars Ulrich and Rob Trujillo. |
Camp Freddy This clip features Scott Weiland from Velvet Revolver, Matt Sorum (drummer on all the clips), and Joe Satriani. |
Camp Freddy This clip features Scott Weiland from Velvet Revolver, Slash, and Donovan Leitch (son of 60s folk singer Donovan). |
CEntrance New drivers for Windows systems offer a variety of improvements on standard drivers, such as the ability to use multiple ASIO FireWire interfaces with the same computer. |
Fairlight Fairlight's high-power DSP card, the CC-1, was one of the big news items at AES and received some of the biggest buzz. It provides a ton of I/O and DSP on a card, along with interface options. Talk about a digital audio workstation... |
Fairlight To raise money for charity, Fairlight sent out individual keys from a Fairlight CMI keyboard to a roster of celebrity users like Peter Gabriel, Howard Jones, Billy Gibbons, and many more. The keys were then reassembled on the keyboard, which will be auctioned off...check out the video for the full story (and a bunch of amazing autographs). |
Frontier Design Group Hot on the heels of their Tranzport wireless remote, Frontier Design Group's Alphatrack, with a moving fader, several buttons, and three knob encoders, provides a simple, clever interface for workstations and plug-ins. |
Gefell Find out the latest Gefell offerings that debuted at AES, including a portable surround recording setup. |
Jimmy Douglass Super-producer/engineer Jimmy Douglass (Timbaland, Rolling Stones, Jay-Z) talks about the future of music distribution. |
JJ Labs This AES had more music on the floor than ever before; this all-female acoustic trio strutted their stuff to show off the latest mics from Swedish company JJ Labs. |
Korg Jerry Kovarsky of Korg USA presents a tutorial on the theory behind 1-bit recording systems. |
Korg A complete look at two of the big hits at the show: Korg's MR-1 and MR-1000 1-bit recorders. |
Line6 Marcus Ryle of Line 6 serves up a mini-tutorial on computer latency and audio, right on the show floor. He also explains how Line 6's Tone Direct Monitoring works, and why it helps reduce latency compared to standard technologies. |
Midibots Consultation Norris Evans describes some of the considerations involved in creating a Windows computer specifically for music. |
Performing Songwriter magazine Fett, Technical Editor for Performing Songwriter magazine, comments on technology trends at AES that are having a major impact on the songwriting community. |
Performing Songwriter magazine Fett, Technical Editor for Performing Songwriter magazine, notes how the "overwhelm factor" is turning some people off to technology, and why manufacturers need to address this issue. |
PreSonus The Digimax FS from PreSonus was a hit on the show floor, as it offers a way for mics to communicate with ADAT light pipe, but also allows feeding light pipe devices into your computer...Brad Zell from PreSonus explains. |
Primacoustic Acoustic treatment continues to evolve; here's the latest from Primacoustic. |
QuireTec QuireTec, a new distribution company, made its AES debut showing off product lines from Waldorf, Creamware, and TLAudio. |
Radial The SX8 is the first device expressly designed for -- gasp -- groups that use backing tracks, while the AX44 is an innovative way to manage multiple amps and guitars onstage or in the studio. |
Ray Manzarek Ray Manzarek, keyboard player for the Doors, is somewhat of a renaissance man. So even though he was in a hurry to another appointment, we couldn't resist the chance to hear him talk a bit about his new book. |
Roger Linn & Dave Smith The inventor of the LinnDrum, and the inventor of the Prophet-5 (who's also the "father of MIDI" almost spill the beans on their upcoming joint project, and give their thoughs on soft synths and alternate controllers. |
sE Electronics USB mics are becoming a hot topic, and the 2200A is most interesting: It includes standard and USB outs, as well as a headphone jack and volume control for direct monitoring...Bob Reardon from sE tells all. |
sE Electronics The importance of acoustical treatment can't be overemphasized if you want to produce good mixes, and the Ghost line provides a portable, affordable solution for project studios. |
Steve Miller At the TEC Awards, Steve Miller did a hot rendition of his big hit "Fly Like an Eagle," with Eric Martin also doing vocal duty. Miller may be a bit older and wiser, but he can still rock with the best of them. |
Steve Miller & Billy Gibbons It was one of those magic "AES moments": Steve Miller and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons jamming after Miller's acceptance of the Les Paul Award at the TEC Awards ceremony - and we caught it all on tape. |
Tape Op magazine Larry Crane, the editor of Tape Op magazine, has long been associated with analog tape - but he has a few surprises up his sleeve on how he integrates the analog world of tape, and the digital world of Pro Tools. |
TASCAM TASCAM's Giga Virtual Instrument, a streamlined sample playback plug-in, gets put through its paces as a plug-in for Sonar 6. |
TLAudio Find out how TLAudio got started, what it's doing now, and where the company is heading in the future. |

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