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Monday, February 6th, 2012

CRAS Grammy Watch: Eric Benét

CRAS Grad Rob Katz worked with Eric Benét who is nominated for the Best Traditional R&B Performance Grammy.

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Saturday, February 4th, 2012

CRAS Open House: March 31, 2012

The CRAS Open House is a full schedule of events and demonstrations that include: Hands-on demonstrations, presentations and guided tours of classrooms and recording studios Live recording sessions and demos showcasing the techniques and technologies students learn at CRAS Access to CRAS technology labs and recording studios An opportunity to meet with instructors, admissions reps [...]

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Friday, February 3rd, 2012

CRAS Grammy Watch: El DeBarge

CRAS grad Eric Weaver worked on El DeBarge’s Second Chance which got the nomination for Best R&B Album. Eric has also worked with Britney Spears, the cast of Glee, Mary J. Blige and Yelawolf among others.

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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Free Pro Tools 10 Webcast

In this special webcast, produced by Mix, technical editor Kevin Becka will host a discussion with Avid representatives to talk about a range of Pro Tools-centric topics, including facts about the new gear, cost of upgrades, viability of Pro Tools in the pro and prosumer studio and more. After the presentation, there will be a [...]

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

CRAS Grammy Watch: Kelly Rowland

CRAS grad Thurston McCrea worked on Kelly Rowland’s Here I Am which has the artist nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

3D Mixing Part 3: Equalization

One of the most important tools in mixing is the equalizer. It shapes individual sounds, bus groups and mixes into cohesive wholes. If used correctly it can add clarity to muddy sounds or sparkle and definition to already great sounds. READ MORE

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Monday, January 30th, 2012

CRAS Grammy Watch: Skrillex

CRAS grad Jim Monti worked with Skrillex who is up for the Best New Artist Grammy in 2012. Jim has a broad list of credits including Korn, Neil Diamond, John Mayer, Meat Loaf, Lou Reed and Metallica.

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Friday, January 27th, 2012

3D Mixing Part 2: Panorama

Creating a convincing and tight mix that is ‘tall, deep and wide’ is far easier said than done. However, if the mixing process is approached in a systematic way the outcome will be far better and far easier to achieve. READ MORE

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Thursday, January 26th, 2012

CRAS Grammy Watch: Chris Brown

Chris Brown is up for three Grammy this time with nods for Best R&B Album, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song. CRAS grads Christian Mochizuki and Mike Layos were on the team. Their other credits include Jay-Z and Kanye West’ Watch The Throne, Justin Bieber My Worlds Acoustic and Kid Cudi Man On The Moon [...]

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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Video From NAMM 2012

Check out these new product videos from the show floor of NAMM 2012 including gear from Blue, Focusrite, Presonus, Universal Audio and MOTU.

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