Does your mixing console have VCA groups? Do you know

Does your mixing console have VCA groups? Do you know how to use them?
With VCA grouping, you can control the levels of several signals simultaneously without mixing them. If you understand the advantages of that, then you must be a sound engineer!

Freddie gets picked up for a full season; hell freezes over
Filed under: ABC , Comedy , OpEd , Industry , Programming How on God's green earth does this happen? The same day that FOX cancels Arrested Development , ABC has continued its streak of mediocrity by renewing ...

Rosa Lee Parks, Mother of the Civil Rights Movement, Passes at 92
American heroine Rosa Lee Parks has passed of natural causes at the age of 92. The internationally lauded African-American seamstress refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in 1955's Jim Crow dominated Montgomery, Alabama and, in...
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ASK Video Releases New Instructional DVD for Logic
ASKVideo Interactive Media, a creator of video tutorials on DVD for popular music software programs announces a new series for Apple's Logic Pro music creation program, and is now shipping. In this first of three DVDs in the series, musician and Apple expert Tony Wallace guides the user through the basic ins and outs of Logic Pro using 28 tutorial videos (over 2 hours of instructional video) and AskVideo's easy to use interface and DVD menus. Great for Logic and Logic Pro users, the tutorial is designed to get you up and running quickly and makes learning a pleasure with ultra-high video and sound quality. Logic Pro Level 1 begins with the basics of setting up and getting around the program. Chapters include; Setup Assistant, Preferences, Audio Settings, Screensets, Key Commands, Template Files, File Management, Tools, Editing Techniques, Arrange Window, Tracks, Global Tracks, Transport, Cycle Mode, Tempo and Time, Display Levels, Catch and Link, Zooming, Markers, Regions/Aliases, Region Parameters, Folders, Recording MIDI, MIDI Files, Audio Window, Importing Audio, Recording Audio, Region Editing. Upon completion, the user will feel comfortable with basic set-up, recording, and editing in Logic. Future installments of this trilogy will guide the user through the advanced features. Requirements: MAC: OS X Version 10.2 or higher, Power Mac G4 867 MHz, 256 MB RAM, Sound Card. This product includes QuickTime 6.x Mac which is required for video playback. DVD ROM Drive required. Pricing and Availability: Logic Level 1 is now shipping October 31st, 2005 for an introductory price of $35 ($45 MSRP). Logic Level 2 will ship in late November and Level 3 in December. For more information, visit their web site at www.askvideo.com [img:fce12fd8b9]http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/2005/Logic-Pro-Level-1-sm.jpg[/img:fce12fd8b9] Got a news article to submit? Please email webmaster@planet-musician.com
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Sound Like Your Favorite Guitar Geek
Over at Guitar Geek, they have a cool site that shows you different guitarists amp and pedal setup. You can look and see what Jimi Hendrix or Robert Fripp use for pedals, strings, setup, etc. It's really cool. Each artist has a nice graphic showing each piece of equipment in the chain.

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