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Commentary from the Publisher of Pro Audio Review.
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For the Record
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by John Gatski, 12.06.2006
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I recently was sent a new phono cartridge to check out from Audio-Technica. Actually, it is an improved version of its ML150 moving magnet cartridge that came out in the 1990s.
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Analog Ain't Dead!
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by John Gatski, 11.15.2006
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Judging by our 2006 PAR Excellence Awards at AES last month, development of analog products has not waned.
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Pro Audio and the Computer
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by John Gatski, 10.31.2006
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To say that the computer has revolutionized professional audio is massive understatement. Since the early 1990s, the continual evolution of computers has allowed audio engineers to become faster, more capable at their tasks with equipment that costs a few thousand instead of hundreds of thousand of dollars.
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A New Energy and a New Look
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by John Gatski, 9.01.2006
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We here at IMAS Publishing, the parent company of PAR, are all excited about the debut of our new redesign, implemented with this issue. In its 11 years of publishing, PAR has gone through a variety of aesthetic presentations, but this one is the best, yet.
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New Review Editor Joins PAR
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by John Gatski, 8.01.2006
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In our pursuit of remaining the best review magazine for pro audio, PAR is currently tweaking a few elements in our formula. One of our latest additions is the hiring of Strother Bullins as our new Reviews and Features Editor.
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Ode to the Record Store
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by John Gatski, 7.01.2006
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A paradigm shift is not only going on in the music recording side of the business, but also the distribution side. With web site ordering of music and music downloads, the days of the "big" standalone walk-in CD/record stores appear to be waning.
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Reliable Audio Tools: Old and New
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by John Gatski, 6.01.2006
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Every pro audio person has certain gear and software they rely on when doing their daily work. These are the familiar products.
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A Live Sound of Experience
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by John Gatski, 5.01.2006
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I often get queried about how Pro Audio Review evaluates products in the live sound environment. After all, you can’t deliver a line array or a big digital board to the editor’s office and expect a real world evaluation.
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Resolute Observations
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by John Gatski, 4.01.2006
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I have always believed that long-term listening to audio sets the aural benchmark threshold. Short term, carefully matched A/B comparisons are good for eliminating the obvious differences, but listening is more than that. There is a sonic memory, of sorts, that your aural/brain system gets used to, but it takes time to develop.
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Flashy Digital Delights
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by John Gatski, 3.01.2006
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Two of my favorite toys these days are the Pro Audio Review digital edition and the latest generation of digital Flash recorders.
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How the Times Change
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by John Gatski, 2.01.2006
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When PAR launched the annual Gear Guide in 1998, the pro audio world and magazine environment were, shall we say, quite different. The Internet, as a major information conduit, was still a few years away; big recording studios were still the way to put down your tracks, and powered speakers for line arrays were pretty rare.
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We Aim to Please
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by John Gatski, 1.01.2006
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As we progress into another calendar year of publication, you will see some additional features added to the pages of Pro Audio Review in 2006.
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A Chip Off The Old Granite
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by John Gatski, 12.01.2005
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In this holiday season where family and friends take on added importance, I would like to remember my father, Frank "Gunner" Gatski, who passed away just before Thanksgiving. After a long bout with heart disease, he died quietly Nov. 23, 2005.
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High-Res Portables A Hit at AES2005
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by John Gatski, 11.01.2005
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The 2005 AES show in New York was a great pro audio trade show, with record numbers of exhibitors and attendance. Audio engineers and technicians from all pro audio niche had plenty of products to check out.
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Happy Birthday, PAR!
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by John Gatski, 10.01.2005
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As I was reading the back issues of Pro Audio Reviews to prepare for my little 10th Anniversary remembrance on page 90, I noticed something familiar. How little Pro Audio Review has strayed from its original mission — reviewing products for the people who use them.
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More on Digital PAR
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by John Gatski, 9.01.2005
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By now most PAR readers have heard or read about our new digital edition that debuted last month. New readers have been reacting with a resounding "yes" because "digital" PAR has received a lot of new subscriptions to it thus far.
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Analog and Digital Delivery
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by John Gatski, 8.01.2005
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Welcome to the first edition of Pro Audio Review to be simultaneously delivered via U.S. mail and Internet mail. Because of the changing technology and the ease of access which the Internet offers to pro audio end users, we here at PAR are proud to offer two magazine delivery choices.
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DualDisc's High-Res Impact
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by John Gatski, 7.01.2005
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Just when you got used to DVD Audio and SACD, along comes this new DualDisc. The new media is, in essence, a CD and DVD combined in one slightly thicker disc.
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Bring On the Speakers
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by John Gatski, 6.01.2005
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Lest you think I am a speaker review glutton, my three evaluations just happen to coincide with our annual speaker issue.
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Surrounded by NAB
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by John Gatski, 5.01.2005
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With surround sound for HDTV racheting up and digital radio adding the multichannel option for car and home listening, my sense from NAB2005 show is that broadcast production and post-production niches are alive and well.
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