February 10, 2018, 07:27 PM

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Jóhann Jóhannsson, the Oscar-nominated composer of such films as “Arrival,” “Sicario” and “The Theory of Everything,” was found dead on Friday in his Berlin apartment, his manager said. He was 48.

Johann Johannsson Dead: Oscar Nominated Arrival Co

February 10, 2018, 07:26 PM

http://www.slashfilm.com/johann-johannsson-dead/

Tragic news came out of Hollywood again this weekend with word that Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning composer Jóhann Jóhannsson passed away at age 48 in Berlin yesterday. A cause of death has not yet been revealed.

M-Audio Now includes Pro Tools First

February 8, 2018, 11:55 AM

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M-Audio a brand that was owned by Avid but now is part of the InMusic brand, now include Pro Tools First with all of their M-Track C-Series Audio/MIDI interfaces, as well as their CTRL, Code, Oxygen, Hammer and Keystation USB/MIDI keyboard controllers.

Congratulations to Composer Michael Kramer on his

February 2, 2018, 10:09 AM

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  Michael Kramer is an award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist for film, television, and video games. Within the past few years, Michael has become a highly recognizable name in the animation composition realm. He’s best known for his work on the Disney XD animated series, Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, for which he earned a […] The post Congratulations to Composer Michael Kramer on his 2018 Annie Award Nomination appeared first on Below the Line.

Logic Pro X 10.4 release notes

January 28, 2018, 05:52 AM

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203718

Before updating Logic Pro X, make sure to back up the currently installed version of the Logic Pro application and your Logic Pro projects.

TK Audio Release DP 2 a Dual Mic Preamp

January 25, 2018, 06:25 AM

https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home-page/2018/1/...

You might not have heard of TK Audio but they are a Swedish boutique manufacturer offering a wide range of analog hardware in both 19 inch and 500 series formats, including preamps, compressors, equalizers and other utilities. Today they have announced the immediate availability of the dual microphone preamp DP-2. The DP-2 has a number of user-selectable circuit options, designed to make the DP-2 a 'cost-effective' way of covering a wide range of preamp characteristics.

Cinema Audio Society to introduce and present Edwa

January 10, 2018, 05:42 PM

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The Cinema Audio Society announced that a new award has been created in memory of Edward J. Greene CAS.  The award will be called the “Edward J. Greene Award for the Advancement of Sound” and will be presented when the board feels it is merited.  This inaugural award will be presented to previous CAS Career Achievement Recipient and AMPAS […] The post Cinema Audio Society to introduce and present Edward J. Greene Award for the Advancement of Sound to Tomlinson Holman, CAS appea...

THX and i-BLADES Announce Partnership to Deliver t

January 8, 2018, 12:47 PM

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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- THX Ltd., renowned for the certification of world-class cinemas and consumer electronics, and i-BLADES, Inc., maker of the world's first Smartcase, today announced that they are working together to deliver the purest quality audio experience to mobile users through the integration of THX Achromatic Audio Amplifier (THX AAA) technology into the innovative i-BLADES Smartcase. Smartcases will be showcased during PEPCOM at CES this evening.

Oscars: 141 original scores under consideration

December 19, 2017, 12:14 PM

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LOS ANGELES – One hundred and forty one scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2017 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 90th Academy Awards. To be eligible, the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer.

Contender: Sound Designer/Re-recording Mixer, Paul

December 19, 2017, 12:14 PM

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For Kathryn Bigelow’s disturbing true drama, Detroit, sound designer/re-recording mixer, Paul Ottosson had to sonically re-create the chaos of the 1967 Detroit race riots, both on and off camera. The sound not only had to support the action on screen, it had to build the world of the story that was happening in the distance. […] The post Contender: Sound Designer/Re-recording Mixer, Paul Ottosson – Detroit appeared first on Below the Line.