PAR Daily E-Reviewsletter featuring “Phil Ramone: A Life In The Hit Zone” plus NAB 2013 News, Barix, Rupert Neve Designs, SM Pro Audio & Yamaha

April 16, 2013 Events Nashville Recording Workshop + Expo, presented by AES Nashville Section » New Products Best of Show Award Winners: NAB 2013 » Barix AoIP Solutions » Rupert Neve Designs 5060 Centerpiece » SM Pro Audio Phase Box for 500 Series » Yamaha HS Powered Studio Monitors » Today's Product Review Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Channel By Rob Tavaglione for Pro Audio Review "Considering the fact that all sections of the Portico II are eminently useful, if not best in class, it’s hard to not like this unit, even at its premium price point ($3,195 street). ‘It’s hard not to love it’ is a more accurate statement. The EQ in general, the de-esser, the superb compressor and the Silk features will surprise you and demand daily usage. I only have a few quibbles: A master output level would be nice to have, the switches don’t feel as good as the pots do and some additional metering wouldn’t hurt, either, but these points are incredibly minor in context, as in the context of world-class channel strips, of which the Portico II Channel is one of the very finest available." More » Today's Blog Phil Ramone: A Life In The Hit Zone By Mr. Bonzai "It was a beautiful memorial gathering on April 9 at Capitol Recording Studios for Phil Ramone, providing a bit of closure. Many of us who knew and loved the man and his work have been wandering around, trying to grasp the fact that Phil's movie has come to The End. And like a great movie, we just wish that it could go on a little more. Al Schmitt was the Master of Ceremonies and did a great job, and the scores of stories were full of life and love and guts and humor. Burt Bacherach even sat down at the piano and played a song for Phil, and for all of us: “A House Is Not A Home." My wife, Keiko, and I were blessed with a very sweet friendship with Phil and when we got together, I would try to shut up for a change and listen to the two of them talking about art and life and Japan. I loved it when he called me “Dahling” with a smile when we met up. I had the luck to photograph and interview Phil for more than 30 years. The photo is from 1993, taken during the Frank Sinatra Duets sessions in Capitol A, where the memorial took place. Here’s a story from 1998..." More »

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