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Changing the color line : the future of U.S. racism.
|Joe R. Feagin, Melvin P. Sikes.
"One step from suicide" was the first response to Joe Feagin and Mel Sikes' question about how it feels to be middle-class and African-American. Despite the prevalent white view that racism is diminishing, this groundbreaking study exposes the depth and relentlessness of the racism that middle-class Black Americans face everyday. From the supermarket to the office, the authors show, African Americans are routinely subjected to subtle humiliations and overt hostility across white America. Based on the sometimes harrowing testimony of more than 200 Black respondents, Living with Racism shows how discrimination targets middle-class African Americans, impeding their economic and social progress, and wearying their spirit. A man is refused service in a restaurant. A woman is harassed while shopping. A little girl is taunted in a public pool by white children. These are everyday incidents encountered by millions of African Americans. But beyond presenting a litany of abuse, the authors argue that racism is deeply imbedded in American institutions and that the cumulative effect of these episodes is profoundly damaging. They argue that discrimination is experienced by their interviewees not as separate incidents, but as a process demanding their constant vigilance and shaping their personal, professional, and psychological lives. With powerful insight into the daily workings of discrimination, this important study can help all Americans confront the racism of our institutions and our culture.
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October 27, 2014 - Industry News
The Teamsters Union has gotten the go-ahead from workers at a second Con-way Freight terminal to represent them in talks with company management, but were turned back at two other locations in votes all supervised by the National Labor Relations Board.
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If you've ever ridden in the backseat of a friend's car, you may have been annoyed to find you couldn't control the power window back there. Your friend wasn't trying tick you off; she was just protecting her children, in and around the car.
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While many of us are thrilled that the days of crank windows are mostly gone, power windows can pose a danger to children if not monitored properly. Since 1990, more than 50 children have been killed in incidents involving power windows, according to KidsandCars.org, a nonprofit child safety organization. While some cars may have automatic window-reversing systems, also known as "pinch protection," on their windows to help prevent strangulations, this isn't mandated by the federal government. Since the 2010 model year, vehicles have been required to have "pull up/push down" window switches, which help avoid situations in which a child could lean on a switch and roll up a window, causing entrapment. This is a step in the right direction, but only automatic reversing systems will keep lives from being lost in power-window strangulations.
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Embedded systems employed in critical applications demand high reliability and availability in addition to high performance. Hardware-software co-synthesis of an embedded system is the process of partitioning, mapping, and scheduling its specification into hardware and software modules to meet performance, cost, reliability, and availability goals. In this paper, we address the problem of hardware-software co-synthesis of fault-tolerant real-time heterogeneous distributed embedded systems. Fault detection capability is imparted to the embedded system by adding assertion and duplicate-and-compare tasks to the task graph specification prior to co-synthesis. The dependability (reliability and availability) of the architecture is evaluated during co-synthesis. Our algorithm, called COFTA (Co-synthesis Of Fault-Tolerant Architectures), allows the user to specify multiple types of assertions for each task. It uses the assertion or combination of assertions which achieves the required fault coverage without incurring too much overhead. We propose new methods to: 1) Perform fault tolerance based task clustering, which determines the best placement of assertion and duplicate-and-compare tasks, 2) Derive the best error recovery topology using a small number of extra processing elements, 3) Exploit multidimensional assertions, and 4) Share assertions to reduce the fault tolerance overhead. Our algorithm can tackle multirate systems commonly found in multimedia applications. Application of the proposed algorithm to a large number of real-life telecom transport system examples (the largest example consisting of 2,172 tasks) shows its efficacy. For fault secure architectures, which just have fault detection capabilities, COFTA is able to achieve up to 48.8 percent and 25.6 percent savings in embedded system cost over architectures employing duplication and task-based fault tolerance techniques, respectively. The average cost overhead of COFTA fault-secure architectures over simplex architectures is only 7.3 percent. In case of fault-tolerant architectures, which cannot only detect but also tolerate faults, COFTA is able to achieve up to 63.1 percent and 23.8 percent savings in embedded system cost over architectures employing triple-modular redundancy, and task-based fault tolerance techniques, respectively. The average cost overhead of COFTA fault-tolerant architectures over simplex architectures is only 55.4 percent
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The current menu on my website is setup as following:
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Menu is aligned to the right
To see how it looks now, please see this link
I have also added a picture of how I want it to look.
For example, check these sites (found in fruitful theme examples):
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As you see, the menu in these sites is aligned to the bottom. Also if it's possible, I would like to see the menu 'stretched' to the logo, so it covers the whole white space between menu and logo. Please advice if this is possible! Also I would like to say thanks for making such a great theme free and available to everyone!


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While fighting alongside Fred against Napoleon, there's a music playing, that seems like a part of a classical composition. What's its name? Has it been composed for the game or is it part of a previous work?
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I'm sure this question has been answered before, but I've spent two hours searching here and on google without finding it, so I promise I'm not intentionally wasting your time.
I have 3 different sites on 3 different themes and they are all suffering from this same problem. I have created categories and put them in a menu. When you go to those pages though, the URL has an added /category before my custom named category. So...
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I want a URL like this:
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Former Fed Who Breached His Fiduciary Duty to the Government Ordered to Repay $383,600
There is yet another chapter in the case of the Interior Department economist who was bestowed with a $383,600 monetary award by a group that the employee had assisted in bringing a successful false claims action involving underpayment by oil companies of royalties owed to the Mineral Management Service.
Carrier's Attentiveness Saves Customer's Life
Capitola Letter Carrier Cris Mariani delivers mail every day to her customers and she keeps a look out for everyone on her route. When one of her elderly customers did not pick up her mail for two days, Mariani sensed something was awry.
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Will Uncle Sam make sure you receive the maximum benefits for a federal employee when you retire? Not likely. What do you need to know about your federal career? Here is one inexpensive way to learn more about the federal HR system.
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We all know Federal employees are going to pay more for their pensions, and at retirement they will receive less. It may not be as bad as you think though.
Romney: Federal Pay 'Unfair'
In a speech in Manchester, NH this week, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that it is fundamentally unfair that federal employees enjoy better pay and benefits than the workers they serve in the private sector.
Feds Would Pay 5% More for Retirement Benefits
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday advanced legislation that would require federal employees to have to pay 5 percent more of their salaries towards their retirement benefits beginning in 2013 and phased in over five years.


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Mapping the English Lake District: a literary GIS
Version of Record online: 12 OCT 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2010.00405.x
© 2010 The Authors. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers © 2010 Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
Volume 36, Issue 1, pages 89–108, January 2011
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Cooper, D. and Gregory, I. N. (2011), Mapping the English Lake District: a literary GIS. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 36: 89–108. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2010.00405.x
Publication History
- Issue online: 2 DEC 2010
- Version of Record online: 12 OCT 2010
- revised manuscript received 7 June 2010
- Abstract
- Article
- References
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- literary studies;
- English Lake District;
- spatial theory;
- literary cartography;
- digital humanities
To date, much of the work that uses Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to study human geographies applies a social science paradigm to quantitative data. There is a growing recognition of the need, however, to test whether GIS can be used to map out the qualitative 'data' provided by the articulation of subjective spatial experiences. This paper expands the conceptual possibilities opened up by the use of GIS technology through an exploration of the theoretical potentiality of literary GIS. Drawing on work carried out as part of an interdisciplinary project, 'Mapping the Lakes', the paper focuses on the ways in which GIS can be used to explore the spatial relationships between two textual accounts of tours of the English Lake District: the proto-Picturesque journey undertaken by the poet, Thomas Gray, in the autumn of 1769; and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's self-consciously post-Picturesque 'circumcursion' of August 1802. Alongside this text-specific focus, the paper also draws on recent spatial literary criticism to reflect, more generally, on the critical possibilities and problems associated with the digital mapping of space and place in literature. Ultimately, the paper seeks to open up methodological and critical space for the ongoing development of literary GIS.


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Air travel with a guitar
I'm traveling (US Airways San Francisco to New Orleans, US Airways New Orleans to Wilmington NC, Delta from Wilmington to San Francisco) to play music at my sister's wedding. I'm hoping you can tell me how to fly with my guitar (including what to say, who to talk to) without it getting crushed. What I've already been told is inside. [more inside]
Rock and road
How can I learn to play guitar when I need to travel constantly for work? [more inside]
Getting a Guitar and Computer Back to the US
How do I get a guitar and macbook laptop from Israel to Los Angeles when I am going on a three week detour through Europe. [more inside]
Keep my guitar safe on the coach
I'm travelling by coach tomorrow morning and want to take my cheap electric guitar with me. Problem is, I meant to get a proper case for it at some point, but never got around to it. So what I have right now is the flimsy, badly fitting gig bag it came with. How can I make this a more sensible plan? [more inside]
Looking for an e-guitar boot camp!
My wife and I are looking for a "boot camp" to learn to play electric guitar. Can you recommend any kind of retreats, workshops camps, schools, that offer intense one- or two-week e-guitar training in a pleasant, vacation-like surroundings? [more inside]
Looking for a classical guitar in Bangkok
Where can I buy a classical guitar in Bangkok? [more inside]
portable guitar with built-in amp/speaker?
Can you recommend a travel electric guitar with BUILT-IN AMP/SPEAKER? (more inside). [more inside]
Is it a good idea to disaasemble my electric guitar for air travel?
Is it a good idea (or even practical) to disassemble an electric guitar for air travel? [more inside]
[Acoustic] guitar gets run over by a [baggage] car
Am I a complete lunatic for flying with my guitar as checked baggage? [more inside]
Travelling with a Guitar
HaveGuitarWillTravelFilter: Has anyone flown with a guitar lately? How did you secure the case? Any tips? What did you do with it at the hotel when you wanted to go out without it?
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Sew a lap RAG QUILT this fall. Give it as a Christmas gift or keep it for chilly nights when you curl up with a book.
This four-hour project will take two sessions. It is for the beginner as well as the more experienced. Sewing machines and sewing supplies (except fabric) are one of the Pioneer Library System's STEAM learning kits and are provided for the 12 participants.
This workshop will be led by Brenda Hill, OSU Extension Family and Consumer Science Educator for Cleveland County. A signed waiver is required of adult participants.


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Modern Avenida Paulista Apartment
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Floor No.11
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- 厨房
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|Rua Peixoto Gomide, 01409001 Sao Paulo, 巴西
The modern apartment faces a quiet street and is located in a secure building with a 24-hour doorman. It features a double bedroom and a bedroom with comfortable bunk beds. Egyptian cotton bed linen is provided. The living room offers a leather sofa, a TV and a dining area.
There is a cosy office area, plenty of storage space, and a well-equipped kitchen with modern appliances and a fold-out kitchen table. The white-tile bathroom has a shower and laundry facilities.
Guests benefit from the areas excellent transport connections via bus and metro. Congonhas Airport is just a 15-minute journey by taxi.
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I liked Roberto and his Rio apartment so much that when I had to stay in Sao Paulo I rented with him again.
This guy really knows to get apartments in the best possible location! You are close to all the best SP has to offer. As usually, Roberto went above and beyond in responding to all my needs.
I will keep coming back and recommending his places to everyone!
a Roberto no lo conocí personalmente, pero estuvo muy atento y amable cuando nos comunicamos por mail.Las respuestas siempre fueron rápidas y muy resolutivas.
El apartamento precioso, muy buena ubicación y el servicio de porteros espectacular!!
Excelente anfitrión Roberto, amable y atento. El apartamento esta en la mejor ubicación, zona segura muy cerca de la avenida paulista, cerca de supermercados, panaderías, farmacias, hospitales, y estaciones de metro para ir a los sitios mas emblemáticos de Sao Paulo.
Che dire? l'appartamento di Sao Paulo è molto carino e completo di tutto. Roberto non ci ha fatto mancare niente. E' davvero un ottimo ospite. La casa è in buonissima posizione, vicino a av. Paulista e ai mezzi di trasporto. Se torneremo a Sao Paulo, Roberto sarà il nostro punto di riferimento. Grazie di cuore.
O que posso dizer? o apartamento em São Paulo é muito bonito e cheio de tudo. Roberto não perder nada. A casa está em muito boa área, perto av. Paulista e meios de transporte. Se voltarmos para São Paulo, Roberto será o nosso ponto de referência. Muito obrigado.
Desculpe o meu Português, eu não conheço a língua e eu pedi ajuda ao tradutor online.
Very big flat, good location. Good contact with host. Very hot inside!
Again, for the third time, a perfect stay. Best location in Rio, best host and a big apartment with all you may need during your stay.
Again, for the second time, a perfect stay. Best location in Rio, best host and a big apartment with all you may need during your stay.
Our stay was good. The neighborhood was good. It was correctly clean.
Only two little negative things: the noise at weekend...and one of the sofa was very unconfortable.
At the end depende the how long you stay there. In general the places is good.
Great location, but the aparment wasn't as clean as it should be.
The sights are not the best of this apartment also...
Even with this problems, I recomend this apartment.
We were 4 friends staying at Roberto's apartment.
We had a great time and the apartment is very convenient and very well located, with all the confort needed.
Roberto was very helpful with everything.
I really recommend it.
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The is the first time I have used multi site so please be patient
On attempting to install I get :-
Downloading install package from http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/download/summ.1.0.6.zip…
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Peoria Civic Center
Downstate Illinois' largest center is a four-building complex with a 12,000-seat arena. With 110,000 square feet of exhibit space, a 2,200-seat theater, a ball-room seating 1,500 for banquets and 16 meeting rooms this venue can house it all. As the premier entertainment facility in downstate Illinois, the Civic Center plays host to a variety of concerts, family shows, sporting events and Broadway Theater Series each year.
Schaumburg Boomers Baseball
Located in the heart of the Chicago suburbs, the Schaumburg Boomers are the ideal destination for family-oriented fun. The Boomers are a Minor league baseball team competing in the Independent Frontier League.
Peoria Chiefs Baseball Team
The Peoria Chiefs are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals, from Peoria, Illinois. They play in the Midwest League.The Chiefs are proud to be Central Illinois' most affordable family entertainment. Over 5 million fans have enjoyed top quality baseball and non-stop entertainment over the last 27 years. More than 120 former Chiefs have gone on to play in the Major Leagues, including Mark Grace, Greg Maddux, Joe Girardi, Yadier Molina, Dan Haren and Albert Pujols.
Joliet Slammers
The Joliet Slammers are a professional baseball team based in Joliet, IL that play in the independent Frontier League. Home games are played at Silver Cross Field in Joliet. They are the 2011 Frontier League champions.
Kane County Cougars Baseball at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark
Minor league, Class A, Chicago Cubs affiliate. Games and events April-Sept. 14,000 seats, parking for 10,000. Easy access from I-88. Perfect for concerts, corporate outings and more.
Danville Dans at Historic Danville Stadium
Built in 1946 as part of the Brooklyn Dodgers farm system, during the summer the field is home to the Danville Dans, a college summer wooden bat team. This NCAA-sanctioned, Major League-sponsored wooden bat collegiate league plays at Danville Stadium.
State Farm Center
The State Farm Center™, formerly the University of Illinois Assembly Hall, is one of the two largest edge-supported domes in the world. More than half a million people annually attend events at the center. The 16,000 plus seat venue regularly accommodates Broadway shows, musicals and major concert performers.
Peoria Rivermen Hockey
The Peoria Rivermen, AAA affiliate of the NHL's St. Louis Blues, compete in the American Hockey League (AHL), which is the primary professional developmental league for all NHL prospects. In addition to the premier level of professional or collegiate sports between St. Louis and Chicago, the Rivermen are "More Than Just Hockey!" Each season, the Rivermen host celebrity appearances with stars from various Disney and Nickelodeon shows, in addition to high-profile Christian and Country acts. Serving Central Illinois for 27 seasons, the Rivermen play at Carver Arena in the Peoria Civic Center. www.rivermen.net
Normal CornBelters
The CornBelters are a professional minor league baseball team with the independent Frontier League. In addition to competitive baseball, fans enjoy zany on-field promotions, outrageous entertainment acts, delicious food and post-game fireworks.
Allstate Arena
This facility is home field to DePaul basketball, Chicago Wolves hockey and the Chicago Rush arena football. With a wide variety of events each year, the Allstate Arena is a place where everyone can enjoy quality family shows, riveting sports and mesmerizing musical performances.
Springfield Sliders Baseball
Springfield's very own baseball team! Games throughout the summer! Come to Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park. Come and see Speedy, have food and watch America's favorite past time.
Gateway Grizzlies at GCS Ballpark
The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team based in Sauget, IL. The Grizzlies are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League – which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. The Grizzlies played their home games during their inaugural 2001 season at Sauget Field. In 2002, GCS Ballpark, (formerly GMC Stadium) opened and has remained the club's home since. This 5,000-seat stadium, home to the Gateway Grizzlies minor league baseball team, has reserved box seats, lawn seats and a hot tub.
The Corn Crib
The state-of-the-art Corn Crib Stadium is home to the Normal CornBelters and Heartland Community College athletic teams. The Corn Crib seats roughly 7,000 patrons for CornBelters games, and many more for concerts and special events.
Southern Illinois Miners Baseball
The Southern Illinois Miners are a professional baseball team based in Marion, IL. The Miners are a member of the East Division of the independent Frontier League. Since 2007, the Miners have played their home games at Rent One Park. The "Miners" name refers to the Southern Illinois region's history of coal mining.
Northern Illinois University
Come tour the Northern Illinois University, catch a show preformed by their Theatre or Dance department, or explore one of their Art Galleries. There is much to do on campus including their new Anthropology Museum, an Observatory, the Huskies Den or take in a game! Their Museums are free to visit, some fees may apply for shows or School of Music Concerts. There is never a dull moment on campus!
Legends Sportsplex
This year-round facility offers five basketball courts, eight volleyball courts, two soccer fields, a video game arcade, bumper cars, two mini-golf courses, softball batting cages, a go-kart track, climbing wall and paintball field.
Windy City Thunderbolts
The Windy City ThunderBolts baseball brings affordable family entertainment all summer long at Standard Bank Stadium. 2007 & 2008 Frontier League Champions! Call to reserve groups or parties today!
iwireless Center
12,000 seat arena that plays host to a variety of events including concerts, family shows, hockey arena, football. 18,000 square feet of meeting/banquet space is perfect for wedding receptions, parties and special events. Check the website for upcoming concert schedule and upcoming sporting events. The iWireless Center is home to the Quad City Mallards hockey team.
University of Illinois Champaign Urbana
The University of Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching and public engagement. It's distinguished by the breadth of their programs, broad academic excellence and internationally renowned faculty. This Big Ten school offers rich experiences beyond the classroom from the best in performing arts to world-class sports. Discover the scenic campus through tours of the historic buildings and those that are pushing the envelope in technology.
David S. Palmer Arena
Visitors to Danville can watch special events such as concerts, trade shows, circuses and other performances throughout the year. The arena hosts the annual Dustbowl basketball tournament, Danville Dashers hockey and public ice skating.
Baseball Card Connection
Baseball Card Connection offers a wide selection of baseball memorabilia, but that isn't all they have to offer! Items pertaining to football, soccer, NASCAR and more are available as well.
Benedictine University Sports Complex
This state-of-the-art sports complex includes baseball, softball, track, football, soccer and lacrosse fields. The complex is home to the DuPage Dragons and Chicago Bandits professional fast-pitch softball for women.
BMO Harris Bank Center
Rockford's downtown arena hosts a variety of world-class entertainment, including concerts, circuses, rodeos and family shows. The BMO Harris Bank Center is also home to the Rockford IceHogs, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Northwestern University Ryan Field
Northwestern University Big 10 Football stadium located in Evanston.


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A nexus of converging forces — social, mobile, cloud and information — is building upon and transforming user behavior while creating new business opportunities, according to Gartner, Inc.
Although these forces are innovative and disruptive on their own, together they are revolutionizing business and society, disrupting old business models and creating new leaders. As such, the nexus of forces is the basis of the technology platform of the future.
"In the nexus of forces, information is the context for delivering enhanced social and mobile experiences," said Chris Howard, managing vice president at Gartner. "Mobile devices are a platform for effective social networking and new ways of work. Social links people to their work and each other in new and unexpected ways. Cloud enables delivery of information and functionality to users and systems. These forces of the nexus are intertwined to create a user-driven ecosystem of modern computing."
Mr. Howard explained that not that long ago, people's most sophisticated computing experience was at work, and computing was limited at home. Now, in most cases, the opposite is true. The consumerization of IT is a result of the availability of excellent devices, interfaces and applications with minimal learning curves. As a result of using these well-designed devices, people have become more sophisticated users of technology, and the individual has been empowered. People expect access to similar functionality across all their roles and make fewer distinctions between work and non-work activities.
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The writer of Image Comicsâ âSoul Kiss,â Steven T. Seagle talks to CBR TV about his work on âSandman Mystery Theatreâ and his hit play âN*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nk.â
In this exclusive on-camera interview, Seagle discusses with CBR Executive Producer Jonah Weiland about his classic Vertigo series âSandman Mystery Theatre,â his unique collaboration with co-writer Matt Wagner and his admiration for illustrator Guy Davis. Seagle also talks about writing for the stage, and why âN*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nkâ isnât as controversial as it sounds. The writer also teases upcoming projects for Image, including a new superhero book and work with Mike Allred.


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Marvel Assembles an Official Title for Third "Avengers" Movie
Comic Books, Film
Fox appears to be bringing even more comic-book flair to its heavily promoted Gotham with a series of Who's Who in the DC Universe-style character images. IGN has debuted the first, featuring Det. James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) as drawn by Gary Frank, known for his work on Action Comics, the "Curse of Shazam" story in Justice League, and the upcoming Batman Earth One.
Warner Bros. Television promises more images will be revealed in the lead-up to the Sept. 22 premiere of Gotham on Fox.
Publishing | Archie Comics Co-CEO Jon Goldwater responds to Singapore's ban of the third volume of Life With Archie, which features the wedding of Kevin Keller and Clay Walker: "Riverdale will always be about acceptance, equality and safety. I'm sad readers in Singapore will miss out on the chance to read such a pivotal moment in comics." [The Hollywood Reporter]
Business | Devin Leonard looks at the possible effects of a Fox/Time-Warner merger on superhero movies; Time-Warner owns DC Entertainment, and Fox has the movie rights to some Marvel characters. The New York Times offers a broader overview. [Business Week]
Just as Fox's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes arrives in theaters, BOOM! Studios has announced it will release a miniseries that bridges the 10-year gap between the events of 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the new film.
Written by Michael Moreci (Hoax Hunters, Curse), the November-debuting comic will chronicle the fall of humanity as a result of the Simian Flu and the rise of Caesar's ape civilization. Additional creative-team details will be revealed later.
Fox may have pulled the plug on its fledgling late-night programming block, but Animation Domination High-Def is still chugging along online, delivering its own lead-in to Independence Day: a parody of the opening to the 1966 Captain America cartoon that celebrates — ahem, make that "celebrates" — the United States' statistical rankings in the world.
Watch the ADHF sendup, and the original cartoon's intro, below.
On a day rife with fake announcements and Photoshoppery, this April Fool's Day prank is real (or, rather, "real"): Wolverhampton Station, in England's West Midlands, has been renamed Wolverine Station, if only for today. It's a stunt orchestrated by Virgin Trains and Fox to promote X-Men: Days of Future Past.
London24 explains that the station's 65 signs underwent the change, which was even reflected in the departure board at London's Euston Station. Other signs (below) warned travelers about the potential threat posed by mutants. (Local radio station BBC WM even got in on the action, tweeting its opposition with a poster that reads "Mutant And Proud.")
Sunday's episode of The Simpsons, "Married to the Blob," not only spotlights a blossoming relationship between Comic Book Guy and a manga creator (which naturally threatens to be ruined by Homer), but also features guest appearances by Stan Lee and Harlan Ellison.
The Hollywood Reporter has debuted a featurette that goes behind the scenes with the two legends; it's Lee's second visit to Springfield, but for Ellison, it's a new experience.
"I was here 12 years ago," explains Lee, who plays himself as a Watcher-type character, "and I think I impressed them so that after 12 years they figured they had to have me back."
Lee previously appeared in the 13th-season episode "I Am Furious (Yellow)." The Simpsons airs Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.
Although the tribute didn't go exactly as planned, The Simpsons last night bid a touchingly appropriate farewell to actress Marcia Wallace, and her character Edna Krabappel, with a somber chalkboard gag in which a sad-eyed Bart writes "We'll really miss you Mrs. K."
Fox originally announced it would send off Wallace, who passed away Oct. 25 at age 70, with a 7:30 showing of "Bart the Lover," the 1992 episode for which the actress received an Emmy Award. However, "technical issues" led to its last-minute replacement by "The Ned-Liest Catch," the Season 22 finale in which Edna begins dating Ned Flanders.
The chalkboard bit was added to the opening of the new episode that followed, "4 Regrettings and a Funeral. Showrunner Al Jean announced the day after Wallace's death that The Simpsons will "retire" Edna Krabappel.
The Simpsons will pay tribute Sunday to Marcia Wallace, who for the past 23 years was the voice of Bart's teacher Edna Krabappel. The actress passed away Oct. 25 at age 70.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Fox will first replace a repeat of American Dad at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT with the 1992 Simpsons episode "Bart the Lover," for which Wallace received an Emmy Award.
Fox has debuted Guillermo del Toro's epic couch gag for The Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror XXIV," which features homages to some of the filmmaker's own works – Hellboy, Blade and Pan's Labyrinth among them — and horror classics ranging from The Birds and The Shining to The Phantom of the Opera and The Car. There are nods to such influential figures as H.P. Lovecraft, Ray Harryhausen, Edgar Allan Poe and Ray Bradbury, too. Heck, Hypnotoad from Futurama even gets a cameo.
Del Toro said in paying tribute to The Simpsons and his inspirations, he drew upon the MAD Magazine work of Mort Drucker, Will Elder and Harvey Kurtzman.
"They would try to cram so many references in," he told Entertainment Weekly. "You as a kid could spend an afternoon on your bed with your magnifying glass going through a frame of Mad magazine and finding all these references to this and that."
"Treehouse of Horror XXIV" airs Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.
Given the project's title, it's certainly understandable that fans might draw a connection between the newly announced Fox drama Gotham and the former DC Comics police procedural Gotham Central. However, as far as Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka know, one has nothing to do with the other.
I don't know anything about that Gotham show, and I have no idea if it's anything to do with Gotham Central in any way. I'm guessing not," Brubaker, who co-wrote the comic with Rucka, said on Twitter shortly after the announcement. "[…] I only point this out because people keep congratulating me and as far as I can tell, this show has nothing to do with Gotham Central. And it's weird to be congratulated mistakenly."
But even if the show did have a connection to Gotham Central, Rucka wrote on his blog, "that wouldn't matter, because DC owns the rights and the characters, as they should. This was work-for-hire, something all of us knew at the start."
Gotham, which has been given a series commitment by Fox, is said to explore the origins of Jim Gordon and some of the city's villains. Developed by Bruno Heller (Rome, The Mentalist), it centers on Gordon as a detective with the Gotham City Police Department, before he ever met Batman.
"Even when I was writing the best version [of the movie] I could with more of the darkness and nuance and the feel of Alan Moore's comic, I remember saying a summer movie is not — I wanted to write that film because it was an opportunity for me, but this is not the way these characters should be portrayed. The perfect version of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen would have been a British BBC series with great character actors, where it doesn't rely on them being handsome or a box office draw and special effects, along the lines of Torchwood and Doctor Who. With League, it isn't so much the epic effects, it's the characters. The idea that they've come around and are trying to do a TV show doesn't surprise me. I think it's a smart move. We'll see how good it is."
Continuing its avalanche of pre-convention announcements, Dynamite Entertainment this morning revealed it has partnered with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products to develop a comic based on the animated comedy Bob's Burgers.
Debuting in January 2011 as part of Fox's Sunday night animation block, Bob's Burgers centers on the Belcher family — Bob, his wife Linda and their children Tina, Gene and Louise — who run a hamburger restaurant. Although overshadowed on the schedule by The Simpsons and Family Guy, Bob's Burgers may be one of the most consistently funny, and quirky, shows on television (animated or otherwise). The fourth season premieres in September.
Although Red Robin's television spots for its Wolverine-themed burgers have been getting a lot of play, the winner of the award for best tie-in has to go to the ESPYs and Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.
In the commercial for ESPN's Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award, the enthusiastic nominee reads a copy of Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's Wolverine #1 as his teammate Matt Kalil explains, "You can shoot him, stab him, set him on fire — Wolverine takes a beating and keeps coming back." Naturally, that leaves an opening for Peterson to bring up his nomination for best comeback … and to don a football helmet, festooned with the mutant's trademark hair and sideburns. There's also a funny cameo by The Wolverine star Hugh Jackman.
The ESPYs ceremony airs Thursday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ESPN. The Wolverine premieres July 26.
"When [DC Comics] did the recent Watchmen prequel comics I said all of sorts of deeply offensive things about the modern entertainment industry clearly having no ideas of its own and having to go through dust bins and spittoons in the dead of night to recycle things. … The announcement that there is a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen television series hasn't caused me to drastically alter my opinions. Now it seems they are recycling things that have already proven not to work."
– Alan Moore, talking with Entertainment Weekly about last week's announced that Fox has ordered a television pilot based on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Dark Horse, whose history with the Alien movie franchise dates back 25 years, has confirmed it will publish a comic tied to director Ridley Scott's 2012 prequel Prometheus.
"We're brewing something up that I think the fans of Ridley Scott's amazing film will really like," Dark Horse President Mike Richardson told The Hollywood Reporter. An official announcement is promised soon, presumably at Comic-Con International in San Diego.
Bleeding Cool reported earlier this week that the publisher would be introducing characters and concepts from Prometheus into its licensed Aliens comics.
Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof, the Fox film centers on the crew of a spaceship that follows a star map discovered among the artifacts of several ancient civilizations on Earth. Seeking the origins of humanity on a distant planet, they instead uncover a threat that could bring about the extinction of the entire race. Fox confirmed in August that a sequel to Prometheus is in development.
Dark Horse began publishing Aliens comics in 1988, two years after the release of James Cameron's film of the same name. While some series have direct ties to the big-screen franchise, using the same characters and building upon the storylines, others are merely set within the same universe. Over the years, the comics have crossed over with other characters, most notably Predator, The Terminator, Batman, Superman, Judge Dredd and WildC.A.T.s.


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Loneliness by Matthias-HakerWatch
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these places are gorgeous and so poetic!!!!
Nice! Got any information on this hotel and why it's there? I've always been into these abandoned buildings.
Makes me think of Sweeney Todd.
perfekt shot !
Great work !
sweeney todd comes to mind here haha
really love this photo, the tone and colours are greeat
really love this photo, the tone and colours are greeat
It looked like that to me to! I saw it and Sweeney Todd was the first thing that came to mind, haha.
oh wow!!! Amazing photo!!!
I love it ! * fan*
super-amazing everything about this photo
Colors on this picture are so deep and well contrasted... Awesome work !
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When you want to build a studio, but you don't know the first thing about recording gear…
It's kinda tough to get started, isn't it?
Which is why the #1 request from newbies, has always been that ONE definitive guide…
That gives them a bird's-eye view of a fully-working, full-featured recording studio…
So they can see the "big-picture" of how it all fits together. Yet surprisingly, not a single online resource currently exists to cover this topic in its entirety.
That is…until now.
Because that's exactly what I've done for today's post, with my list of the 29 most essential items found in the recording studio.
But before we get to that, let's start by clear up a common misconception…
The Ideal Way to Get Started
While beginners always have that natural desire to want to learn everything, right away…
The truth is…you really only need a small percentage of the gear on this list to build your first studio and start recording.
And learning more than that will probably just confuse you. So if your goal is to start taking action ASAP, I suggest reading this post instead:
Otherwise, let's continue with the list…
1. A Computer
These days, recording studios are almost ALL digital.
And to recording digital audio…you obviously need a computer.
And while beginners can usually get away with using any old computer, at-first…
Common wisdom states that you should eventually invest in the best model you can afford.
Because today's recording software is EXTREMELY hard on processing resources.
And making full-use of its features requires a blazing-fast computer. So when you're ready to upgrade, here are the top models I recommend:
- Classic Example: Macbook Pro
2. A Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
The digital audio workstation is the primary software used to record, edit, and mix music on the computer.
While originally designed to mimic look-and-feel of analog mixing boards from the pre-digital era…
The visual design of these softwares have remained basically the same ever since.
Pro Tools, which has long-been the most famous option, is definitely a great DAW for studios of all levels…but it is by no means the only option.
Depending on your budget and style of music, the best one for you could be any one of around 10 possible options.
To learn more about each one, check out this article:
- Classic Example: Avid Pro Tools
3. An Audio Interface
Once you've got the software, the next thing you'll need is an audio interface…
Which has the primary purpose of providing all the necessary connections to send your music:
- INTO the computer when recording, and…
- OUT the computer during playback.
While originally, this was pretty much all they did…
Today's modern interfaces have evolved into incorporate many essential tools into a single device. Those include:
- digital conversion
- mic preamps
- DI boxes
- headphone amps
- monitor management
In pro studios, each of these items normally exist as a stand-alone unit, organized within a rack.
But as you might imagine, this much gear can be expensive. This is why for home studios, these "all-in-one" budget interfaces can be a great way save money, and still get exactly what you need.
To see which ones I recommend, check out this article:
- Classic Example: Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
4. Microphones
As the original instruments of recorded sound…
Microphones have been around since long before recording studios ever even existed.
Yet ironically, in all those years, very little about the basic design of a microphone has actually changed.
And many of the top models from a half-century go are still among the industry standards of today.
That's not say that microphones are a simple topic, because it's actually quite the opposite.
Recording studios typically carry several-dozen mics or more…each one designed achieve a different sound, from different instruments, in different situations.
Common categories of studio microphones include:
- dynamic mics
- condenser mics
- ribbon mics
- large/small diaphragm mics
- stereo/matched pair mics
- variable polar pattern mics
- USB mics
As you can see, this one subject alone is HUGE. So to help you understand it, I've created the following resource for beginners, which I suggest you explore:
- Classic Example: Shure SM57
5. Microphone Stands
With so many microphones used in a typical studio…
It's obvious to assume that a decent number of stands are needed as well.
While small project studios often have only 1 or 2, pro studios may require as many as a few dozen or more.
And just like with mics, stands come in all shapes and sizes, each one designed for a specific set of conditions.
To learn more each type, and to see which ones I recommend, check out this article:
- Classic Example: On Stage Stands MS7701B
6. Studio Monitors
Now that you have a way to get sound INTO the computer…
Next you need a way to get it back OUT.
For this piece of the puzzle, you'll use a pair of stereo speakers, commonly known in the pro audio world as studio monitors.
Compared to consumer speakers, which typically accentuate certain frequency bands in order to improve the listening experience for certain audiences…
Studio monitors are designed with the opposite goal, of providing a perfectly FLAT frequency response, so engineers can hear a mix as it truly is, flaws and all…so they can adjust accordingly.
In pro studios, these monitors can often cost 10 grand or more.
But luckily for the rest of us, there are plenty of great affordable options as well. To see which ones I recommend, check out this article:
- Classic Example: KRK Rokit5 G3
7. Audio Cables
You may have noticed, that up 'til now…
We've skipped over the obvious item that every studio needs…cables.
The time will one day come when you own more cables than you can count.
The good news is…that in the beginning all, you need is 3:
- One XLR cable to send sound from the mic to your audio interface.
- And two more to send sound from the interface your studio monitors.
For help finding these, check out this article:
- Classic Example: Hosa Pro REAN
And while XLR mic cables are the most common type of cable used in recording…
There are still dozens more that you eventually need to know as well.
So to learn more about each type, check out this article:
8. Headphones
Unlike most studio gear, headphones are one item that we're all thoroughly familiar with.
At least…that's what most people assume.
But truth is, while you may own a great pair of "consumer" cans…
For pro audio, there are 2 special types of studio headphones intended for 2 very specific recording tasks.
And in this post, I reveal what they are, what they do, and which ones I recommend:
- Classic Example: Sennheiser HD280
9. Pop Filters
We're all thoroughly familiar with that "cliche" scene from the movies…
Where a young beautiful pop star is in the studio…
Recording her vocals through some mysterious mesh screen covering her microphone…
- that everyone is instantly recognizes,
- but few people know much about.
This device, commonly known as a pop filter, is used to filter-out an unpleasant vocal artifact known as "popping"…
Which is a low frequency blast of air caused by the pronunciation of "P" and "B" sounds.
They aren't a "must-have" item for recording vocals, yet for some reason, most beginners feel they must have one.
So here are the ones I recommend:
- Classic Example: Nady MPF-6
10. Acoustic Treatment
If you've made it this far, and added all the previous items on the list to your studio…
Because at this point, you've reached an important milestone.
You now have all the pieces of the puzzle for a simple, yet fully-working home studio.
But don't relax just yet, because there's still lot's to be done.
And the next project to tackle is the acoustics of your room.
For this job, we use a mix of acoustic treatment solutions, which typically include 3 items:
- Bass Traps
- Acoustic Panels
- Diffusers
Ideally you should buy all 3 at once, and put them up together.
But since complete room packages can be quite expensive… Most people just buy each piece one-at-a-time instead.
And the ideal order to do that is from most-important to least-important.
Bass traps come first, because they offer broadband absorption across the entire frequency spectrum, and are particularly good at absorbing bass frequencies…which cause the majority of problems in any studio.
To learn more about them, and see which ones I recommend, check out this post:
- Classic Example: Auralex LENRD
Next come the acoustic panels, which absorb frequencies more in the low-mid to high range, but more importantly, are responsible for killing standing waves…
Which cause problems especially in rooms with lots of parallel walls, where sound reflections have a tendency to bounce back-and-forth in the same spot.
To see which ones I recommend, and how to put them up, check out this post:
- Classic Example: Auralex Studiofoam
Last come diffusers, which scatter whatever sound energy still remains in the room, allowing all frequencies to disperse randomly, rather than build up unnaturally in certain spots.
- Classic Example: Auralex T'Fusor
In pro studios, with their big budgets and big rooms, diffusion is an important element of their acoustic treatment plan because it allows them to create a nice natural ambience without removing too much of the "liveliness" from the room.
In home studios however, with their small budgets and small rooms, that goal is simply unattainable.
Which is why they instead make the room sound as dead as possible with bass traps and acoustic panels…
Then add the ambience back in during the mix with digital reverb.
And that's how it all works. Got it? Now let's continue…
11. Reflection Filters
Often times, small projects studios discover that complete acoustic treatment setups are simply too expensive.
And in this case, they often opt to use a reflection filter instead.
While noticeably less effective than "proper" acoustic treatment, reflection filters still provide a sound 100× better than nothing-at-all…
And they can even be an ideal solution for tiny bedroom studios that only record vocals…which is of course, their primary intended purpose.
To see which models I recommend, check out this post:
- Classic Example: sE Electronics Reflexion Filter PRO
12. Monitor Isolation Pads
Once you've improved the sound of your room with acoustic treatment…
You can still take things one step further by improving the sound of your studio monitors with monitor isolation pads.
You see…by placing your monitors directly on the desk, sound vibrations transfer through the surface of the desk…
Which decreases the accuracy of the monitors themselves, and can even create new and unpredictable resonances from any other objects receiving those vibrations.
Monitor isolations pads solve this problem by creating a buffer between your monitors and desk, which prevents vibration from transferring.
And as a side benefit, they also provide more positioning options for your monitors, by allowing you to tilt them at various angles. To see which ones I recommend, check out this article:
- Classic Example: Auralex Mopads
13. Studio Monitor Stands
To take monitor positioning even one step further…
Rather than use just monitor isolation pads, the better option using studio monitor stands instead.
Because rather than restricting your monitor positioning to the surfaces of your desk…
With stands…distance, height, and angle are fully adjustable, so you can position them wherever you like.
And in many rooms this is absolutely essential, because to get the most accurate sound from your monitors, they need to be in very specific locations in relation to your ears.
And those positions aren't always possible using just your desk.
To see a list of the top stands I recommend, check out this article:
- Classic Example: Ultimate Support MS90
14. An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Now unlike every other item on this list, which studios tend-to add in logical sequence…
The uninterruptible power supply are one of those items, that can be added at virtually any time.
Some people get them early-on. Others never get them at all.
But in my opinion, once you've got the acoustics of your room in-order, and you're finally recording some decent work…
You're probably at a point where you'd be devastated if some (or all) of that work got lost.
Which is exactly what can happen in a power outage when your computer shuts down improperly.
Fortunately for us, a UPS can protect us from such disasters by functioning as a back-up battery, giving you several minutes of power to shut down your computer safely.
To learn more UPS's, and find out which models I recommend, check out this post:
- Classic Example: APC BR700G
15. Software Plugins
For the first several months when you begin learning about mixing…
Software plugins become the obsession that consumes your thoughts and dreams.
Which makes sense, because these days they're the primary tools used to mix music in most studios.
- Classic Example: Waves Gold Bundle
The problem is…even though virtually all DAW's now include their own massive bundles of free plugins…
Beginners often get side-tracked by the delusion that their mixes suck because those "free plugins" somehow aren't good enough.
Which leads them down the long fruitless path of constantly searching for the latest greatest plugins, wasting thousands of dollars in the process.
Because the truth is…while it is true that premium plugins do have their benefits, those benefits won't matter unless the fundamental skills are already there.
Which is why for beginners, I DON'T recommend them. Instead, up next…here's a software upgrade I DO recommend…
16. Virtual Instruments
In a home studio, one of the biggest barriers to making professional quality recordings is a lack of musical instruments.
Because when you're already pinching pennies to buy recording gear…
Chances are you won't have access to the spectrum of sounds needed to compose even the most basic song arrangements.
Luckily though…
These days you can have access to an almost unlimited collection of virtual instruments for just a few hundred dollars.
And with them, you can create astonishingly realistic imitations of many of the most common instruments.
In most cases, what I recommend for starters is:
- one good drum program, and…
- one good keyboard/synth program.
And using just those two, you can accomplish a hell-of-a-lot. That is of course, once you add this next item as well…
- Classic Example for Drums: Toontrack EZ Drummer
- Classic Example for Keyboards: Spectrasonics Omnisphere
17. A MIDI Controller
The BIG problem with virtual instruments is… It SUCKS to play them with on a computer keyboard and mouse. Not only is it no-fun…
- it takes forever to program even a simple rhythm/melody, and…
- the level of "feel" that you can inject into a passage is severely limited.
Because to truly add your own expressive touch, you need an actual "physical" instrument to control your "virtual" instrument.
And that's where MIDI controllers come in…
While they aren't quite as realistic as the real thing, they allow for at least some degree of expression, by giving you something real to touch with your hands.
And for today's "multi-instrumentalists" who rely heavily on virtual instruments to record their songs…they're a must-have. To see which ones I recommend, check out this article:
- Classic Example: M-Audio Axiom AIR
18. A DAW Remote
One cool thing you eventually discover when learning about MIDI is…
You can program your MIDI controller to operate any of the basic transport functions of your DAW…
Which allows you to play "engineer" from literally any location in your room.
This is especially useful for home studio musicians who typically work alone.
The problem is…MIDI is a terribly out-dated digital language, and extremely UN-user-friendly.
Luckily for us, in recent years, with the rise of smartphones/tablets, many apps now exist that accomplish the exact same goal of remote DAW control, but with an easy-to-use interface that offers a greater level of control than any MIDI controller ever could.
Currently the most popular app is known simply as "DAW Remote" which you can check out here.
For more information on DAW remotes, and how to use them to set up your room for solo recording, check out this post:
19. A Control Surface
The stereo typical fantasy which initially sucks us all into the world of recording is…
- that vision of you…
- in the control room…
Crafting your latest masterpiece on the massive analog mixing board of your million dollar studio.
Of course, it doesn't take long to discover that the actual world of home recording is far less glamourous.
Because in this reality, mixing is done on a computer keyboard and mouse. Which to be honest…kinda sucks.
And not only does it look lame… More importantly, it severely slows down your work flow, and makes it much harder to perform some of the more advanced mixing techniques, such as automation.
The solution to this problem is of course, a control surface, which is essentially nothing more than a MIDI controller designed to mimick the look and feel of the analog boards from decades-past.
Only…in a much smaller package.
And while they aren't a must-have for mixing…once you try one, you'll never go back. To see which ones I recommend, check out this post:
- Classic Example: Avid Artist Mix
20. Studio Rack Mounts
The final "BIG milestone" in the evolution of any home studio…
Is the inevitable addition of its first rack-mounted setup.
Because prior to this step, the simple desktop gear you've been using can only record only a small number of simultaneous tracks.
And if you want to record bands (which most people eventually do) you'll need several more channels.
The beauty of the "rack system" is…it allows you to mix-n-match your equipment, so you can customize your routing and signal flow however you like.
That way it can always do exactly what you need it to.
Of course, the first step in building any rack to buy the case itself. So check out this article to see which ones I recommend:
- Classic Example: Raxxess Economy Rack
21. A Power Conditioner
While every person's rack setup will be entirely unique…
The one item common to virtually every-single-rack is a power conditioner.
Because rather having a half-dozen power cables sticking out the back of your rack from each unit…
A power conditioner consolidates power for the entire rack down to a single cable.
And as a HUGE side-benefit, it also filters the power using various technologies such as:
- surge protection
- voltage regulation
- noise filtration
Which extends the life of your gear, and allows it to always perform at its best. To see which ones I recommend, check out this post:
- Classic Example: Furman M-8×2
22. A Microphone Preamp
In most cases, the initial motivation that causes studios to add a rack…is the need for more input channels.
Which is why in most cases as well, the first item they buy is a multi-channel microphone preamp.
While most audio interfaces have at least a few preamp channels built-in, you'll typically need a separate mic preamp to make full use of all available inputs.
Another reason that some people choose to get a mic preamp is to have one premium channel that they can use to record one-track-at-a-time, such as with studios that record mainly vocals.
To see which models I recommend, check out this article:
- Classic Example: Presonus Digimax D8
23. A Headphone Amp
Once you have a bunch of INPUT channels to record multiple musicians at once…
The next thing you'll need is a bunch of OUTPUT channels…
So that each musician can monitor the mix on their own headphones as they perform.
The problem is…most audio interfaces have only 1-2 headphone outputs. And to add more, you need a headphone amp.
What a basic headphone amp does, is take a single stereo output from your audio interface, and distribute it to as many as 6-8 sets of headphones. Which is more than adequate for most home studios.
Advanced headphone amps however, can actually send multiple tracks of audio to personal mixers for each musician, allowing them to individually control exactly what they want to her, without affecting what gets heard by everyone else.
And in studios that can afford one, the added functionality can make the entire recording process much easier for everyone involved.
To see which ones I recommend, check out this article:
- Classic Example: Presonus HP60
24. A Monitor Management System
Sometimes in more advanced studios, engineers want ways to compare how their mixes sound over a variety of playback devices.
That way, when their work is heard though cheaper "consumer" speakers…
They can be confident that it sounds just as awesome as it does in the studio.
To accomplish this task, a tool known as a monitor management system is used, which allows engineers to switch back and forth between multiple outputs with the simple push of a button.
In the vast majority of home studios, which only have one set of monitors, a monitor management system is mostly considered an unnecessary luxury…
But if you want one anyway, or just want to learn more about them, check out this article:
- Classic Example: Mackie Big Knob
25. Direct Boxes
Due to the nature of electric guitar/bass signals, commonly known as "instrument level"…
They have a tendency to gather lots of interference noise over very short distances.
In the studio, where cables sometimes extend as long as a hundred feet to reach their destinations…this presents an obvious problem.
To solve this problem, direct boxes take an (unbalanced) instrument level signal, and convert it to a (balanced) mic level signal…
Which can then be sent for several hundreds of feet if necessary, while gathering virtually no noise at all…problem solved.
Luckily these days, most audio interfaces and microphone preamps have at least 1 or 2 direct box channels built-in.
So chances are you won't have to buy one. However, depending on the exact problem that needs solving, it may be necessary to add a couple stand-alone units to your setup as well.
To learn more about those, check out this article:
- Classic Example: Radial J48
26. Snake Cables
At this stage in the game, when you've added a number of different peripherals to your setup…
Chances are good that your both your studio floor, and the back of your rack, are covered in a sea of messy cables.
And once this starts becoming a problem, the standard solution is to get a snake cable like the one shown in the picture.
By combining several individual cables into one big one, snake cables allow you dramatically clean up the look of your studio, and more importantly…
They keep your cables permanently organized, so never-again will you need trace-back an entire length of cable through a tangled web just to find out where it leads.
The only problem is…most snakes are designed for much larger rigs than a typical home studio, it can be difficult for beginners to find the right one for their purpose.
So for more information on this topic, check out this article:
- Classic Example: Hosa Little Bro
27. Digital Converters
Hidden within your audio interface, as well as every other device in your studio…
Is a device known as a digital converter, that does 1 of 2 things:
- convert analog audio into digital (A/D), or…
- convert digital audio into analog (D/A).
Any many can even do both.
In 99% of cases, digital converters exist as a side-feature of some other device. Which is why your rarely see or hear about them on the equipment lists of typical home studios.
Pro studios with unlimited budgets, often elect to buy ultra-high-end stand-alone converters, which typically cost several thousand dollars each…
And have no other function than to deliver the absolute best digital conversion that money can buy.
But these days, as budget converters are becoming better and better, many people argue that huge jump in cost for these devices are NOT worth the minimal differences in sound quality.
Which is another reason you only see stand-alone converters used in big-budget studios.
- Classic Example: Lynx Aurora
28. Digital Master Clocks
Just like with digital converters…
Hidden within virtually all digital recording gear are devices known as digital clocks (aka word clocks)…
Which control the exact timing of each sample taken during the conversion process.
Whenever you connect signals from two or more digital devices…
These clocks become especially important because each of the sample must align exactly. And to do that, their clocks must be perfectly in sync.
Normally this is accomplished automatically between the devices, by one clock functioning as the master, and the other as slave.
In simple home studios, it's usually clock in your audio interface that functions as the master clock for your entire setup.
However in more complex systems, it's much easier to use a stand-alone digital master clock to lead the entire system.
And while there is much debate on about their impact on sound quality, some sources will tell you that a high-end master clock can provide various sonic benefits as well.
- Classic Example: Apogee Big Ben
29. Analog Hardware
Long before the days when mixing was done with software plugins…
Common tools like EQ and compression existed only as stand-alone hardware…
That would typically costs several thousand dollars for just a single unit with only 1 or 2 channels.
- Classic Example: Universal Audio LA-2A
This meant that to do a mix with only a few tracks, these studios would need giant racks with several dozen units of this hardware.
Luckily for us, we now live in an age where the modeled "digital versions" of these tools make our jobs both cheaper and easier…
Yet the fact remains that most top studios in the world still rely mainly on these ancient tools to get the job done. Because according to many of the best ears in the business…analog gear still sounds better than any plugin.
As such, many of us "normal" guys choose to follow this advice, blowing our entire tax return a single purchase that may (but probably won't) be that one missing ingredient we've long been searching for.


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