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We Remember Art

Issue 141Opening Salvo

I recently had the honor of attending an event in memory of Art Dudley, who sadly passed away on April 14, 2020. Art was the deputy editor of Stereophile, had...

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Notable Analog Recordings. Part One

Issue 141DEEP DIVE

I installed a new cartridge on my record player about a month ago. I bought my previous cartridge about six years ago during a visit to Japan, when the yen/dollar...

Amped Up

Issue 141AUDIO ANTHROPOLOGY

Art Dudley's personal, well-worn copy of The Tube Amp Book, Volume 3 by Aspen Pittman, 1991. The page with the schematic for the Fender Bassman Model 5F6-A (introduced in 1958...

Octave Records Releases The Complete Bach Cello...

Issue 141Subcatagory_OCTAVE PITCH

Octave Records latest release is a landmark: The Complete Bach Cello Suites by world-renowned cellist Zuill Bailey. Recorded in pure DSD high-resolution audio in stereo and multichannel sound, the six...

Eye of the...Donkey?

Issue 141PARTING SHOT

This donkey, Mister D, lived next door to where I worked. He had a great “hee-haw” bray that I recorded. My boss used it for a ringtone. Click here to...

Cal Tjader, Part Four: The Second Fantasy Recor...

Issue 141DEEP DIVE

In Issues 138, 139 and 140, this series covered Cal Tjader’s early years at Fantasy Records, the Verve Records period from 1961 – 1968, and his following stints at Skye...

Back in the World

Issue 141TRUE-LIFE ROCK TALES

It was the late summer of 1966, and I was still a teenager when the Army rotated me back into the world (stateside), specifically, the Whitehall Street Induction Center at...

Guy Michelmore: Film and TV Composer and Educat...

Issue 141THE COPPER INTERVIEW

In Part One (Issue 140), Guy Michelmore revealed many insights into what it takes to be a successful composer for TV and for film. Here he tells us more about what contributes...

AES Show Spring 2021, Part Three: Recreating Au...

Issue 141INDUSTRY NEWS

As a result of COVID-19, AES (Audio Engineering Society) Show Spring 2021, named “Global Resonance,” was conducted online from Europe. This afforded me the rare opportunity to view a number...

Streaming Digital Audio Via the I²S Connection

Issue 141TO BE DETERMINED

I’ve talked a lot in recent articles about ditching the digital disc playback model and moving towards a strictly streaming-based setup for all my digital playback. I haven’t gotten rid...

Taking Control: A Personal Journey

Issue 141FEATURED

In issue 140, I told the story of Carter, a Texan who seems to have beat cancer by means of changing his environment. The reason it had such an impact on me is...

I Hear Music…

Issue 141FEATURED

This is an attempt to describe how I experience one of life’s greatest sensory pleasures – music. I don’t listen to songs. By that, I mean I don’t really give...

Art Farmer: A Trumpeter for Every Style

Issue 141TRADING EIGHTS

Art Farmer was unusual for his time for loving swing and bebop equally. His work as a small-group innovator – in particular, with his Jazztet – was no less important...

The Giants of Tape, Part Eight: The Telefunken ...

Issue 141REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE

In the previous episode (Issue 140), the Telefunken M15 and M15A machines were introduced. Time to look at them under the microscope. The M15A transport was available in 1/4-inch, 1/2-inch, 1-inch and...

Erykah Badu: The First Lady of Neo-Soul

Issue 141OFF THE CHARTS

Born Erica Abi Wright 1971 in Dallas, by her teens Erykah Badu was performing hip-hop on live radio shows. She chose the name “Badu” after her favorite syllables in jazz...

I Bought It for the A-Side

Issue 141THE MINDFUL MELOPHILE

In the days before streaming; in the days before CDs, cassettes and LPs; back in the days of dance parties and portable phonographs there were 45s – little black records...

Art Dudley: A Tribute

Issue 141FRANKLY SPEAKING

On July 11, 2021 at Brown’s Brewing Company in Troy, New York, a memorial event was held to celebrate the life of Art Dudley, who passed away on April 14,...

Will Van Dyke: From Broadway to Solo Breakout

Issue 141DISCIPLES OF SOUND

For my money, Ted Lasso is the best show on television today. Starring former Saturday Night Live cast member and staff writer Jason Sudeikis, it tells the story of a successful college football coach...

Radios, Radios

Issue 141WAYNE'S WORDS

I bought a new radio last week. I did not need a new radio, but here’s the thing: I like to buy radios. They were my first fetish objects. I...