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Welcome to the New Pro Audio Review by Frank Wells, 12.05.2008
What you may have already noticed are elements of the layout and appearance redesign that debuts this issue. We hope you’ll find the new look an easier read, with faster access to core information..
More... Coming Soon...The New PAR! by John Gatski, 10.15.2008
NewBay Media has commissioned a top-to-bottom redesign for PAR that will streamline the layout, adopt easier-to-read fonts and tighter, more focused sections..
More... It's A Hard Drive World by John Gatski, 09.15.2008
If you wanted a hard drive you went for an external 20 MB SCSI drive; it was about $400. Today you can purchase 4 GB of storage for $25 in a USB pocket flash drive..
More... Prosumer Ain’t So Bad by John Gatski, 08.15.2008
Sure, there are compromises when building a recording/playback device for around $300 street, but you have to admit they are wondrous..
More... Inside Broadcast Production by John Gatski, 07.15.2008
Although recording studio production often gets the limelight in pro audio magazines and their web sites, etc., Pro Audio Review has always covered the broadcast production world..
More... Integrating Trade Shows by John Gatski, 06.15.2008
From the costs of traveling to the time it takes to attend different trade shows at different times, it makes much more sense to put these two in one place..
More... The Nxtbook of PAR by John Gatski, 05.15.2008
Now, I am usually an old fuddle duddie about embracing change, but I have to admit that the Nxtbook delivery is a step up..
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A Little More Recognition Please by John Gatski, 04.15.2008
Every since we began our
PAR Excellence Awards back in 1996 at the annual U.S. AES convention, I have had periodic requests from companies to extend our innovative product award to other trade shows..
More... Download Your 24/96 Music by John Gatski, 03.15.2008
The future of high-res music, however, may be read in the tea leaves of the iTunes model — Apple’s incredibly successful Internet download store — and the various copy cats that have followed..
More... It’s Gear Guide Time! by John Gatski, 02.15.2008
Since 1998,
PAR has published the Gear Guide, and it continues to be the source for new professional products..
More... The Global Microphone Economy by John Gatski, 01.15.2008
Today, the microphone landscape is
truly global. You still have mics from the US, but the huge numbers of players from Asia — and to some degree from Europe, as Latvia seems to be a hot bed of mic tech these days — seem to..
More... Gear of the Year by John Gatski, 12.15.2007
It is once again time for
Pro Audio Review’s Best Gear of the Year/Reviewer Picks. And just like the trend over the last few years, there is a lot of analog gear mixed in with the digital..
More... Award-Winning Analog, Digital at AES by John Gatski, 11.15.2007
Like last year, the coexistence of analog with digital showed no sign of waning at the recent 2007 AES show in New York..
More... The Excellence of Gear by John Gatski, 10.15.2007
There is something about buying a new piece of audio gear..
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