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The Gilligan's Island Radio

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Probably the most famous radio in TV Land was the 8th castaway. Plus find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately. Read More...

AnaDigiFlux: Stuck Between Two Worlds

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Analog hasn't died, and digital is getting long in the tooth. Can the two co-exist?
Plus, find out the latest news from Dynamix. Read More...

Sound Medicine

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From the basic stethoscope to controlling brain waves, sound and medicine have been working together since caveman days. Read More...

When Dolls Talk Back - June 2024 News

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Is Chucky the creepiest talking doll to ever utter words? Created by screenwriter Don Mancini, the possessed doll of the Child's Play movie franchise took on a new life when voiced by actor Brad Dourif. Well move over Chuckster, Thomas Edison had you beat by a hundred years. Read More...

Jar Fly Blues Revisited - May 2024 News

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"Again and again, the cicada's untiring cry pierced the sultry summer air like a needle at work on thick cotton cloth."
Yukio Mishima


Most of the eastern part of the US is or will be soon suffering from the latest cyclical emergence of cicadas, so we're republishing our article on the cicada from 2019. Enjoy.

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Flipping the Script (and the disc) - April 2024 News

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Everything you thought you knew about playing records just got turned upside down and sideways, literally. In what took six years to develop, scrap, redevelop, build, and deliver, the Miniot Wheel 2 is the most unique and advanced record player on the market today. It wasn't supposed to be this advanced, just beautiful and unique.

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Thunderstruck - March 2024 New

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With spring comes change, a welcome sight after a long winter. It also brings storms. And thunder. If anything signifies change, it's thunder. A nice calm day can change instantly with a thunder clap. Maybe that day is Thursday, which is named after Thor, the Viking god of thunder. But what is thunder, really? Read More...

Excerpts from "Push the Right Buttons" January 2024 news



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In our latest newsletter,I quote some excerpts from my new book "Push the Right Buttons: A Practical Guide to Becoming and Succeeding as an Audio Engineer", which is now on sale at many major online booksellers, including Amazon, Barns & Noble, and Google Play. The book is aimed mostly, but not exclusively, at people thinking about getting into the industry. I also give common sense advice to seeking out a job in the audio industry, and give a clear, very real look at how our industry works. Plus find out what's been in the works at Dynamix Productions. Read More...

Push the Right Buttons BOOK RELEASE - December 2023 news

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Announcing the release of my new book "Push the Right Buttons: A Practical Guide to Becoming and Succeeding as an Audio Engineer and Producer." Read More...

The Sounds of M*A*S*H - October 2023 news

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There are sounds unique to both the hit show M*A*S*H and a real MASH unit during the Korean War. Plus, find out the latest news from Dynamix.

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Podcasting 101 - September 2023 news

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I'm pleased to announce that I will teaching a free crash course on how to start a podcast. I'll be joined by veteran podcaster Liza Holland at the annual Kentucky Book Festival on Saturday October 21, 2023 at 10 AM EST. The event takes place at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington Green, Lexington, KY. Read More...

A Current View of the Audio Industry - July 2023 news

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It's always a good idea to step back once in a while and take stock of the industry you work in. For the audio industry, it's mostly good news. Let's take a look. Read More...

Strange New Worlds - June 2023 News

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The sounds of the original Star Trek show find a place in a strange new world.
Plus find out what's been going on at Dynamix Productions lately. Read More...

Acoustic Archeology - March 2023 News

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Reimagining performances in centuries-old spaces.

Plus the latest news from Dynamix Productions. Read More...

20 Years

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A look back at the last 20 years we've been in business. Read More...

Noise Reduction - January 2023 News

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Noise Pollution Solutions. Plus, what's been going on at Dynamix Read More...

The Father of Hi-Fi - November 2022 News

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Arthur Haddy may not a household name, but his achievements are. Haddy is considered by many to be the "father of hi-fi." He may single-handedly be responsible for some of the greatest consumer audio advancements of the late 20th century: High-fidelity recordings, Stereo LPs, and Cassette Dolby noise reduction. Read More...

Pssst! - October 2022 News

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Hidden messages are everywhere: in music, film, art, architecture. Do they manipulate us into doing things? Read More...

Things That Go Bump In the Night - September 2022 News

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The Golden Age for horror films was the 1930s, and not coincidentally when movies with sound began. Plus news from Dynamix Productions Read More...

That Time When Dalls Invaded Britain - July/August 2022 News

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Why on earth would Dallas, Texas businessmen be building radio stations on ships in Britain? Find out, and more of what's going on at Dynamix Productions. Read More...

AI, I/O, It's Off to Work We Go - June 2022 News

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When you work in an industry that relies heavily on technology, you have to keep up. So we've recently made a number of enhancements, upgrades, and renovations to our studios, some of which are truly breathtaking. Read More...

SOFAR So Good - May 2022 News

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Hidden channels in the ocean and atmosphere carry sounds hundreds of miles. Read More...

Is the Wax Cylinder the Next Big Thing? - April 2022 News

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If we look back over the last 140 years of sound recording, it seems that formats come and formats...come back. I've written many times in these newsletters about nearly dead technologies that seemingly get resurrected out of nowhere, such as the vinyl record, the cassette, and AM radio. The younger generations are partly responsible for breathing new life into these old formats, but most stand on their own merits. Read More...

Sound Farming - March 2022 News

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Today's farm is not at all like your grandfather's farm. It's a high-stakes business for farmers who expect high-yields. And what's driving up those yields? Technology. Since the Newcomen steam engine of the late 1700s, the agriculture industry has been progressively adopting new technology and science to feed the world. And now high-tech farming is getting even more high-tech. Farmers are using exciting new sound technologies and practices to coax more out of their crops, keep their livestock happy, and keep themselves safe. Read More...

What's New in '22! Part II - February 2022 News

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Last month we began the tale of the great 1922 boom of commercial radio. The number of broadcasting stations and radio sets quickly mushroomed faster than any other technology in the world.  In one year alone, the number of radios in American consumers' hands exploded from 50,000 to nearly a million. Read More...

What's New in'22! Part I - January 2022 News

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PART I

The year '22 ushers in an exciting new technology. Here's what has been said about it:

"The newspaper that comes through your walls."

"Anyone with common sense can readily grasp the elementary principles and begin receiving at once."

"It will become as necessary as transportation. It will be communication personalized. There will be no limit to its use."

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Requiem of the Bells - December 2021 News

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"Ding-dong, ding-dong
Ding-dong, ding-dong
Hark how the bells
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say
Throw cares away"

Peter Wilhousky / Mykola Leontovich


This time of year can be joyous, especially for holiday music lovers. Christmas tunes flow out of stores and TV sets, and holiday concerts fill December's weekends. But one carol, "Carol of the Bells," may be based on a centuries-old doom and gloom song.

Read more and find out what's been happening in our studios lately by clicking here.

Sick and Tired of Sound - November 2021 News

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"A hospital is no place to be sick."

Samuel Goldwyn

Getting hospitalized can be bad for your health. There's an old saying that patients can't wait to go home so they can get some rest. They're losing a lot of sleep for two reasons: the constant poking and prodding at all hours; and the overwhelming cacophony of sound.

Find out more and all about things going on at Dynamix by clicking here.


When Old is Old Again - October 2021 News

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Bandit: Come on back, breaker.
Buford T. Justice: Bandit I got a smokey report for you. Come on!
Bandit: Well, talk to me good buddy.
Buford T. Justice: You got trouble comin...
Bandit: Well what's your handle son, and what's your twenty?
Buford T. Justice: My handle's Smokey Bear and I'm tail-grabbin yo ass right now!

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Just when you thought CB radio was dead, the Federal Communication Commission passed a rule that might have every "Smokey and the Bandit" fan yearning for another sequel.

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Sub Sonic - September 2021 News

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Captain of the 'Weser': What's it like down there, in a submarine?
Der Leitende: It's... quiet.”
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Submarines need to be stealthy...and quiet. New technology like acoustic cloaking is on the horizon. Plus find out the latest news from Dynamix Productions.

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Fantasound - August 2021 News

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Mickey Mouse: Mr. Stokowski. Mr. Stokowski! Ha! My congratulations, sir.
Leopold Stokowski: Congratulations to you, Mickey.
Mickey Mouse: Gee, thanks. Well, so long. I'll be seein' ya!
Leopold Stokowski: Goodbye.


In 1940, before the world would be plunged into a half decade of devastating conflict, a larger-than-life cartoon creator teamed up with a wild-haired orchestra conductor and unleashed a fantastical film that would forever change the way we experience movies. The morning after the gala event at the Broadway Theater in New York City, The New York Times critic Bosley Crowther said, "The music comes not simply from the screen, but from everywhere; it is as if a hearer were in the midst of the music." Even with all the wondrous characters, vivid animation, and whimsical storytelling of this new film, it was the sound that stole the show.

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Now Ear This - July 2021 News

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"There is no reason that function should not be beautiful. In fact beauty usually makes it more effective."

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Function and beauty can coexist, especially in headphone design.

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Ear Training - June 2021 news

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"I hear the train a comin', it's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when."

Johnny Cash
"Folsom Prison Blues"


A train horn can be musical, loud and annoying, or even whimsical. But above all it's a communications device. Plus fins out about recent projects at Dynamix.

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For the Love of... - May 2021 News

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"If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order to make ourselves happy."

Blaise Pascal
French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, writer and Catholic theologian
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Are you working in a job that you love? Are you doing a skill that comes naturally to you? Can you imagine doing anything else? If you answered Yes, Yes, and...Yes, then you must be insanely happy. It could be healthy to daydream of doing something else, or even partake in different kinds of productive activities that are wildly different from your career. Studies of scientists have shown that the more varied their hobbies, activities, and other professional pursuits are, the more important and numerous their breakthroughs may be. Performing the same task over and over again becomes drudgery, no matter if you're a widget stamper in a factory or a recombinant DNA engineer in a lab. Our minds need diversion in order to focus when it's important.

Find out more and catch up with all that's been going on at the studios of Dynamix Productions.

Chocolate Milk - April 2021 News

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"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."
Charles M. Schulz

Chocolate MilkThere's a phrase we use in the audio industry to explain to someone that doesn't understand that when something's been mixed down, like a song, it can't be unmixed. In other words, once all the elements have been married together, we can't easily pluck out the vocals and replace them. The phrase goes something like, "Here's a glass of milk, and here's chocolate powder. Mix the chocolate into the milk and you have chocolate milk. You can't take the chocolate out and just have milk."

Well, we are all eating a big ol' crow sandwich with chocolate sprinkles on top right about now. It was inevitable that we would reach the point where we could not only isolate the vocals, but the guitar, drums, and even the arena crowd.

Find out more, and what's been going on at Dynamix lately by clicking here.

The Big Mac - March 2021 News

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"Music's always been at the heart of Apple. It's deep in our DNA. We've sold Macs to musicians since the beginning of Macs."

Tim Cook



Twenty years ago this month, Apple officially launched OS X. Apple finally had a legitimate PC killer that would kick the Mac vs. Windows debate into overdrive. In 2001, many studios and video editing companies were already using Macs as the foundation for their digital production systems when OS X dropped, but it literally changed the game.

Read about it and find out what's been going on at Dynamix Productions lately.

♪ ♫ Hot Pockets ♪ ♫ ™ - February 2021 News

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"Simplicity makes me happy."

Alicia Keys


Comedian Jim Gaffigan has a classic gut-busting routine about Hot Pockets. After expounding on the unsophistication of eating them, he envisions the meeting with the jingle writer:

Do love that jangle.
Do you think they worked hard on that song?
"What do you got so far, Bill?"
"Uh... uh... (sings) hot pocket?"
"Thats good, thats very good.
The jingle is almost as good as your "By Mennen"

Our daily life has us ingesting "jangles" and other ear worms that have become part of our subconscious. Maybe you've heard these simple sounds over and over again:

"Liberty, Liberty, Li-berty, Liberty"
"Nationwide is on your side"
"Double-A, TOOT-TOOT, M C O"


These sounds are almost as familiar as a logo like the Facebook F, the Micheline Tire man, or the Disney mouse ears. These are all trademarked logos and visual advertising devices. Sounds can also be trademarked as well.

Read more and find out what's been happening at the studios of Dynamix Productions here.

The President's Speech - January 2021 New

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"Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech."

Martin Farquhar Tupper


For the first century of our nation's existence, a very select few ever heard their president speak. 130 years ago, technology changed that. Plus find out what's been going on at Dynamix Productions recently.

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Giant Steps - November 2020 News

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"Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take ten forward."

Nipsey Hussle


As much as I hate being reminded of the times we are in, I hate talking about the times we are in. The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the way we live our lives and the way we work. Because so much of our life and work has been forced online, some technology gurus think that over the last several months, we've advanced the online experience by ten years. Maybe, but there have definitely been hiccups along the way.

Plus find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately. Read the newsletter here.

It's For the Birds - October 2020 News

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“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.”
Robert Lynd


Though we may seem as different as night and day, avians and humans may be more connected to each other than you think.

Plus find out what's been going on at Dynamix recently.

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Recycling Audio Cycles - September 2020 News

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"I think reincarnation is possible. Hopefully, we all get recycled."

Christina Ricci



We all should recycle. A look at repurposing old audio gear into funky new uses. Plus find out the latest news from Dynamix Productions.

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Messages From the Deeps - August 2020 News

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- Lt. Werner: What's going on? Why are we diving?
- 2nd Lieutenant: Hydrophone check. At sea, even in a storm you can hear more down here than you can see up there.”

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In the near future, submarines might be using sound waves to communicate through ocean waves. Find out more about this interesting new technology, plus what's been going on at Dynamix.

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I Like That Old Time Rock 'n' Scroll - July 2020 news

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"Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say I'm old-fashioned, say I'm over the hill
Today' music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll."

Bob Seger


Digital media is doomed to disappear at some point. Records may outlast hard drives, CDs, tapes, and other formats we haven't dreamt up yet. But what about stone tablets? I take a look at some of the oldest surviving forms of written music. You might be surprised what some of them contain. Plus, find out more about what's been going on at Dynamix.

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Finch's FAX - June 2020 News

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"I got a chain letter by fax. It's very simple. You just fax a dollar bill to everybody on the list."

Steven Wright


William G.H. Finch had a crazy idea. He liked efficiency, and he liked news. He imagined a future that would merge those together for the average American. Americans like Joe and Jane. When they woke up in the morning, this crazy idea goes, a box in their parlor had just printed out the latest news onto paper with stories and pictures, ready to be poured over while eating their breakfast. Wait – that kinda sounds like the here and now. What's crazy is that this brainchild was born in 1933. Plus find out the latest projects produced at Dynamix Productions.

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Free Music! - May 2020 News

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"Well, folks, now we've got free baseball!"

Baseball announcer Skip Caray whenever a game went into extra innings

We're so used to living in a litigious society that when someone says "free," it feels like strings are attached. I once had to revise the word "free" in a commercial to "at no cost" once the lawyers read the script. So it's been surprising to witness the recent trend of releasing free digital copies of archived photos, books, documents, artwork, historical artifacts, films, sounds, and music. But now there are two exciting web sites for music lovers to explore that are...wait for it...free! Plus, find out what's been happening at Dynamix lately.

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The Sound of a Lockdown - April 2020 News

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"In radio, you have two tools. Sound and silence."

Ira Glass

Journalists are broadcasting from their backyards, guests are on Zoom, and the news sounds less-than-polished. But we don't know how good we got it. Plus, find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately.

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Piracy on the Hi-Res - March 2020 News

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“There comes a time in a man's life when he hears the call of the sea. If the man has a brain in his head, he will hang up the phone immediately.”
Dave Barry


Something people have been overpaying for since forever are music knockoffs. In the 1800s hucksters would blatantly rip-off sheet music; early records were either re-recorded or re-pressed from originals; and illegally replicated compact discs filled up warehouses for decades. Savvy consumers usually know fake from fact, but in this digital only world, it's getting harder to tell. But help is on the way. Plus, find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately.

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The Documentary Sound Quandary - February 2020 News

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In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
Alfred Hitchcock

Should documentary sound be real? Manipulated? Fake? We dig into the controversy. Plus we look at everything's that's been going on at Dynamix.

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2020 Hindsight - January 2020 News

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"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you."
Satchel Paige

I'm jumping on the bandwagon to do what so many others are doing this time of year: looking back at the last decade. We built a new studio, produced a documentary, and did oh, so much more. And we had a little fun along the way. Plus find out what's been happening in our studios lately.

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The Soundtrack of the Prohibition - December 2019 News

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"Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water."
W. C. Fields

100 years ago, a restrictive law popularized a new American art form. PLUS, find out what's been going on in the studios of Dynamix Productions.

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Animal In-Sync - November 2019 News

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"I got rhythm, I got music, I got my man
who could ask for anything more?"

George and Ira Gershwin



Researchers have been wondering for a long time if animals understand music. Specifically – can animals follow a beat? We dive into the beasts that rock a beat. Plus find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately.

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The Sound of Progress - October 2019 News



"These fellows blow their horns just to see the people jump, I believe."

Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison, 1902

Electric vehicles are quiet now, but that's about to change. They had a similar problem at the dawn of the automobile. Find out more, and more about what's been going on at Dynamix.

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Listening to Light - September 2019 News

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"All that's to come
and everything under
the sun is in tune
but the sun
is eclipsed by the moon."

Roger Waters
from "Eclipse" on the 1973 LP release "Dark Side of the Moon"



For generations, humans have been trying to link sound and light together. We have succeeded. Plus find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately.


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Jar Fly Blues - August 2019 News

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"Again and again, the cicada's untiring cry pierced the sultry summer air like a needle at work on thick cotton cloth."
Yukio Mishima


Recording location audio outside can be challenging at best. There are often unwanted sounds like cars, HVAC blowers, and other manmade annoyances that we must work around. There's one sound though that is nearly impossible to eliminate, fix, mask, hide, or yell-at-to-be-quiet. It is guaranteed to ruin almost any exterior recording in the summer: the mating song of the cicada.

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Our Sped Up Life - June 2019 News

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"Radio is a hungry monster that eats very fast."
Tyler Joseph

Everything today seems to be sped up. We speed to work, we speed to pick up the kids, we speed home. And as if on cue, much of what we watch and listen to is also sped up. Find out more as well as what's been going on at Dynamix recently.

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Audio Letters to Home - May 2019 News

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"It was easier just to say it out on a tape than trying to write it because it will take a lot of writing paper in order to get it straight."
Private First Class Frank A. Kowalczyk
Long Binh Post, Vietnam, 1969


Back when it was expensive, or impossible, to call someone long distance, friends and family members would send messages on records and tapes to each other through the mail. Not only was it more affordable, it was a more personal way to stay in touch with each other and have some fun doing it. When I digitize some of these audio letters for customers, and feel like I'm transported back in time that a way that a letter can't take me. Plus find out what's been going on at Dynamix.

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Retro Rewind

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"Nostalgia is not what it used to be."
Simone Signoret

Record stores all over America will be opening their doors on April 13th for National Record Store Day. But cassettes are sneaking in through the back. These portable petite plastic packs from the past now have their own Cassette Store Day each year in October, and they're winning over some fans that also shop for vinyl. In fact, annual sales of music cassettes were up 23% in 2018, and 70% since 2016. Artists and studios are rethinking this ancient format and not only re-releasing albums popular during cassette's halcyon days, but new music as well. What's with the retro rewind?

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Shortwaves, Long Memories - March 2019 News

The Loudest Sound - February 2019 News

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My favorite saying is, 'If it's too loud, turn it up.'

Tori Amos

You often hear the phrase "The shot heard 'round the world," referring to the first shot fired of the American Revolution in Lexington, Massachusetts. Or for us baseball fans, Bobby Thompson's dramatic game-winning home run when the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers for a trip to the 1951 World Series. Both of these pale in comparison to the 1883 explosion of the Krakatoa volcano. Dubbed as the loudest sound in history, it was also the farthest traveled. Plus, find out what's been happening at Dynamix lately.

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Calling All Cars - January 2019 News

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10:40 p.m. “I got about 2,000 college students coming from Walnut Street to 30th to Center City.”
10:46 p.m. “It’s endless, chief. Endless.”
11:11 p.m. “They’re on top of trash trucks. There is to be no one on top of trash trucks, guys.”
11:14 p.m. “We have multiple people on Broad Street swinging on light poles.”
11:20 p.m. “Climbing the trash trucks at 13th and Market.”
11:25 p.m. “I need to get the fire extinguisher out of my trunk. I got a fire on Broad Street just south of South. Someone lit a Christmas tree on fire.”

Philadelphia Police radio transcripts after the Eagles won the 2018 Super Bowl

Do you remember the old movies from the 1930s when a radio in a police car would blare out "Calling all cars! Calling all cars!" The diligent policemen would zoom away in their car with the siren screaming. The dispatcher had no idea if the radio cars heard the frantic call because two-way radios were uncommon and expensive. So from the late 1920s until after World War II, most police departments relied on their cruisers having radio receivers only. Today, police use digital radio systems that carry data, video, and other information. Plus, find out what's been happening at Dynamix lately.

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The Birth of Home Recording - December 2018 News

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"I bought a Dutch barge and turned it into a recording studio. My plan was to go to Paris and record rolling down the Seine."
Pete Townshend, The Who


I'm conflicted on the topic of recording music at home. The business part of me frets about studios losing out on billable hours. The musician part of me relishes creating art in a non-pressure environment. But the history of artists recording radio-ready songs in their humble abodes goes back further than you might imagine. Let's explore how affordable home music recording for the masses came to be, but also look back at the origins of this revolution in recording.

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11th Hour Message - November 2018 News

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"Hostilities will cease along the whole front from 11 November at 11 o'clock."
Marshal Foch, the French commander of the Allied forces via radio atop the Eiffel Tower.


This week marks 100 years since the end of the war to end all wars, known today as World War One. In 1918, on the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month, 1,500 days of fighting came to an end. The armistice was agreed upon just six hours earlier in a railway car halfway between Paris and the Western Front. What's remarkable is the speed at which most troops were informed of the impending armistice. This war, like in so many other ways, forever changed the world of communication.

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Video on Vinyl and Other Turntable Transgressions - October 2018 News

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"Hello from the children of Planet Earth"
From the gold records aboard the twin Voyager spacecraft


Vinyl is the format that won't die. It'll probably still be around after humans are extinct and our sun has gone supernova. Perhaps in eons, Voyager spacecraft with the golden records aboard will meet distant stars and future vinyl lovers. But in this eon, people will not stop pushing vinyl to its limits. Mad scientists and crazy artists like putting something other than music on it - or in it.

Find out about that, and what's been going on at Dynamix. Read the newsletter here.

As Seen on TV - September 2018 News

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"Treat the recording studio as a laboratory for conceptual thinking — rather than as a mere tool."
Brian Eno


When I was young in the...cough...60s and 70s, the only real glimpses I got inside a recording studio was through television and movies. There was a smattering of documentaries and behind-the-scenes footage of studios and radio stations. I was always straining to see the control board and tape machines, or marveling at the cavernous studio on the other side of the glass. It was absolutely riveting to peek inside them and see how a record was made. The 8-foot long mixing console was often shot through a fisheye lens. Long-haired musicians were sunk down into a couch smoking cigarettes (?) and listening to their masterpiece. And there were close-up shots of that big fat 2-inch tape rolling past the heads of the recorder.

Find out about that, and what's been going on at Dynamix. Read the newsletter here.

In the Moment - August 2018 News

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"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."
Lao Tzu
Father of Taoism


When is enough, enough? When do you stop finessing, polishing, correcting, perfecting, or otherwise fixing something important you're working on? When you're done – either because of deadline, budget, or exhaustion – are you satisfied? Don't overkill your project. Plus find out what's been happening at Dynamix.

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The Elephant in the Room - July 2018 News

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"My roommate got a pet elephant. Then it got lost. It's in the apartment somewhere."
Steven Wright


The deep seismic audio world holds many secrets, including how elephants communicate over long distances. Find out how ultra low sounds affect how a recording studio is designed and built. Plus, find out what's been happening at Dynamix lately.

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Golden Ears - June 2018 News

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“My dear girl, there are some things that just aren't done, such as drinking Dom Perignon '53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That's just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs!”
James Bond
"Goldfinger" (United Artists)


The other day, someone said to me, "You must have golden ears." He was referring to my profession as an audio engineer. He assumed that I physically had much better hearing than the average person. I don't. So I explained to my acquaintance that I have trained myself to listen for things that the average person might not hear right away. Want to try yourself? I give a crash course on listening with Elvis. Plus find out what'd been going on at Dynamix lately.

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Listening to the Enemy - May 2018 News

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“The only real way to disarm your enemy is to listen to them.”
Amaryllis Fox
Writer, peace activist, former CIA Clandestine Service officer

Eavesdropping on the enemy in times of war can be essential to victory. During World War Two, a tucked away family farm in New England would save thousands of lives while being a key to Allied victories over Germany and Japan.

Plus, find out all that's been happening at Dynamix Productions.

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How Hollywood Hears History

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"The people will waken and listen to hear
The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,
And the midnight message of Paul Revere."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


How authentic should sound designers be with history? If I was telling the story of Paul Revere's famous ride with sound, should I be accurate, or should I make it sound "Hollywood"?

Plus find out about what's going on at Dynamix.

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We're Fifteen! February 2018 News

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"I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am."

Francis Bacon

Dynamix turns fifteen years old this month. Well technically sixteen, because I incorporated a year earlier and did small jobs out of my basement until I could step out on my own. When I did, I couldn't have timed it better. As I wrote about in our ten-year anniversary newsletter, the Great Ice Storm of 2003 delayed our opening for a week. In fact, I was stuck in Dayton, Ohio for several of those days.

Read the newsletter here.

The Shadow Knows - January 2018 News

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Shadow: No, Mary. I suspected a trap, so after I opened the door, I walked across the room and stood behind them.
Apple Mary: But your voice.... it came from near the door.
Shadow: Ventriloquism. A simple trick of projecting the voice.

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"The Blind Beggar Dies"
Radio broadcast: April 17, 1938


We're fooled by Mother Nature all the time. She uses light to conjure up a mirage on a hot desert day and Aurora Borealis on a cold Alaskan night. She also has a bag of tricks for sound, like flinging noises a hundred miles away. But one of her best is when she makes sound disappear. This slight-of-hand by Mother Nature may have even changed the outcome of several battles in the American Civil War. What are these shenanigans of sound? Magic? Illusions? Sorcery? As the old radio serial hero said, "Only The Shadow knows." They're called acoustic shadows.

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The Voice, Part 3 - December 2017 News

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"At one time there were voiceover artists, now there are celebrity voiceover artists. It's unfortunate because these people need the money less than the voiceover artist."
David Duchovny


What does it take to perform a voice-over? After talking with several industry veterans, it turns out that it's not as easy as they make it sound - and that's the whole point. In Part 1, we found out how these four voice-over artists got into the profession. In Part 2, we learned about preparation and technique. In this last installment of our series, our nimble-tongued pros have advice to budding narrators and writers.

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The Voice, Part 2 - November 2017 News

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"In voice-over work, you have to actually do more work with your facial muscles and your mouth. You have to kind of exaggerate your pronunciation a little bit more, whereas with live action, you can get away with mumbling sometimes."

Mark Valley

What does it take to perform a voice-over? After talking with several industry veterans, it turns out that it's not as easy as they make it sound - and that's the whole point. In Part 1, we found out how these four voice-over artists got into the profession. This month, we learn the nitty gritty of preparation and technique.

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The Voice, Part 1 - October 2017 News

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"One of the things that I love about voiceover is that it's a situation where - because you're not encumbered by being seen - it's liberating. You're able to make broad choices that you would never make if you were on camera."
Mark Hamill


What does it take to perform a voice-over? After talking with several industry veterans, it turns out that it's not as easy as they make it sound - and that's the whole point. We find out that each of these voice professionals have their own approach to achieving the nearly impossible task of a voice-over artist: making it sound sincere. Plus, find out what's been happening at Dynamix lately.


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Wagner, Vader, and the Viking - September 2017 News

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"The opera ain’t over until the fat lady sings."
Ralph Carpenter, Texas Tech Sports Information Director

Richard Wagner, the 19th century German composer, would have loved Star Wars. He may not have understood what a light saber or X-Wing fighter was, but he would get it - even with his eyes shut. That's because the Star Wars films are rich with composer John Williams' scores that employ a musical tool that Wagner himself was a master of: the leitmotif.

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The Lasting Legacy of Bell Labs - August 2017 News

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"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? "
Albert Einstein


Bell Labs was born more than a hundred years ago out of the need to improve the nascent telephone. It grew into a pure research facility that made an astounding number of scientific discoveries, improved or invented new technologies, and even influenced art and music. Plus, find out everything that's been going on at Dynamix lately.

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Way, Way Back-VIntage Broadcasts

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Time to fire up the Way-Back Machine! We've got old commercials, newscasts, and radio programs on our site now. Check them out on our Way, Way Back page.

  • Hear Edward R. Murrow broadcast from London under cover of darkness in the early days of World War II.
  • Listen to gripping live reports on account of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • ABC News has a roundup on the day the Vietnam War ends.
  • Louis Sobel takes us through the night life scene in Manhattan in 1940
  • Bing Crosby, Buddy Clark, Percy Faith, and others entertain war veterans in 1947.
  • Commercials from the 1940s, 60s, and 70s remind us of how different - and similar - advertising was.

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"I like to be surrounded by splendid things."
Freddie Mercury

Ever since recordings progressed from mono to stereo, audio producers have been trying to create the ultimate immersive sound experience. You won't believe what Japan has unleashed onto the world.

Plus, find out more about what's been happening at Dynamix.

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Retro Digital - June 2017 News

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"Analog is more beautiful than digital, really, but we go for comfort."
Anton Corbijn


There's been a growing trend over the last several years to bring back the sound of classic analog gear, such as compressors and amps with vacuum tubes, ribbon microphones, and even reel-to-reel tape. Let's look at how old school charm is finding new love.

Find out more, including what's been going on at Dynamix.

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Hello From Mars - May 2017 News

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"The rockets came like drums, beating in the night."
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury


Walter Gripp is the last man on Mars. All the rockets to Earth have launched without him. One evening in a deserted town, he hears a phone ringing. This creepy scenario from Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles has captured the fascination of science fiction fans for decades. The reader wonders, who could it be? The scientist wonders, what would it sound like? We're about to find out...maybe. Find out more, including what's been going on at Dynamix.

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Time Travelers - April 2017 news

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"Shh! Listen! Someone's coming! I think -- I think it might be us!"
J. K. ROWLING, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Imagine if we could time travel without changing history. If we could go back 50 or 100 years would people view our technology as magic? If we were visited by time travelers from the future, would their technology be magic to us?

Plus time travel with us to see who was in our studio last month.

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Pots & Pans: Cooking Up Stereo - March 2017 News

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"Cooking is like music: you can tell when someone puts love into it.”
Taylor Hicks

The transition from mono to stereo music recordings in the late 1950s had its challenges. Find out how Rudy Van Gelder and other recording engineers worked out the details. Plus, find out what's been going on at Dynamix.

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Dynamix Is Now An Audible Approved Studio

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That little check mark next to Dynamix on acx.com (Audible's website that links authors, narrators, and producers) means that our studio is a trusted and verified source for the highest-quality audiobooks. We recently earned our endorsement after recording and producing nearly two dozen audiobooks sold on Audible over the last few years. This means you can count on Dynamix Productions for high-level, professionally produced audiobooks. Listen to a sample of some that we've recorded by clicking here.

The Loudest Record!!! - February 2017 News

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"Every crowd has a silver lining.”
P.T. Barnum

126.4 I think that's what will be inside a little oval sticker that I'm going to put on my bumper. I see "26.2" bumper stickers that marathon runners proudly display. Colorado mountain climbers have "14er" stickers. A lot of dads are number "1." Then what's so special about 126.4? It used to be a number for Kings, but now it's a number for Cats.

Before I start to sound like a broken record, let me back up and tell this story from the beginning. Team Cornett wanted to raise the profile of UK Health Care and their close association with UK Athletics, so they came up with a plan to get the attention of a sports crowd.

Plus find out about what's been going on at Dynamix lately.

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New Year's Resolution

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"New Year’s Day… now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.”
Mark Twain


Have you made your resolutions yet? Why bother, no one keeps them anyway. So let's talk about resolution instead. In particular how low-resolution MP3s can affect your emotional reaction to music. In a study out of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), researchers found that the fidelity of an MP3 recording of musical instruments can affect their emotional characteristics. Plus, find out all the exciting news from Dynamix.

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Laser Listening - November 2016 News

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"The key to this plan is the giant laser. It was invented by the noted Cambridge physicist Dr. Parsons. Therefore, we shall call it the Alan Parsons Project."
Dr. Evil
Austin Powers

Here's something that will blow your mind and make you paranoid at the same time. Someone can listen to your conversations in your house or office from hundreds of feet away using light. The "light" is a "laser," and it's bounced off a window pane to detect sound vibrations. It's hard not to imagine Dr. Evil, played by Mike Meyers, air quoting "laser" when we mention that word. The theory was first proposed in the 1940s, but had to wait until lasers were actually invented in the 1960s to gain traction. By the 80s, the Cold War had us and the Soviets spying on each other using "lasers."

Plus, find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately. Read the newsletter here.

The Big Bang - October 2016 News

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I was afraid that science-fiction buffs and everybody would say things like, 'You know, there's no sound in outer space.'
George Lucas


The universe, according to scientists, started with a big bang. Let me, the sound engineer, just gloat a little bit here -– they don't call it The Big Flash, The Big Light, or The Big Visual Thing That Was Really, Really Quiet. It was a BANG!!! It all started with sound. And the cool thing is, we can even measure its echoes.

Plus, find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately. Read the newsletter here.

A Siren's Song - September 2016 News

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“Square in your ship's path are Sirens, crying beauty to bewitch men coasting by;
woe to the innocent who hears that sound!”

by Homer in The Odyssey


I live on a busy street. My house sits roughly between three hospitals - all with helipads and emergency rooms. That's good for me if I have a really bad day, but my poor cat thinks wolves are after her whenever someone else is having a really bad day. I'm talking about the incessant sirens going up and down my street. And they seem to be getting louder – they penetrate my windows and brick walls with even more ferocity than ever before. It turns out that I'm not imagining this, because some emergency vehicles are now employing something called "low frequency system," or LFS. I call it "Loud F*@#$%^& Siren."

Plus, find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately. Read the newsletter here.

The Anatomy of an Audio Book, Part 3 - August 2016 News

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“Someone needs to buy a radio station, then play nothing but audio books, with a different genre of book played at set times. That way we can always have something new to read, no matter where we are.”
Shana Chartier


We're wrapping up our series on the audiobook this month. In this issue, we're looking at how an audiobook is actually produced, from recording and editing, to mastering and delivery.

Read the newsletter here.

The Anatomy of an Audio Book, Part 2 - July 2016 News

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“When you read a book, the story definitely happens inside your head. When you listen, it seems to happen in a little cloud all around it, like a fuzzy knit cap pulled down over your eyes.”

Robin Sloan, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore


We're continuing our series on the audiobook, an older idea that has been reborn from new technology. In this issue we're talking with Brad about character development, preparation, and tips for budding narrators. Plus, find out what's been happening at Dynamix lately.

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Anatomy of an Audio Book, Part 1 - June 2016 News

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“I love audio books, and when I paint I’m always listening to a book. I find that my imagination really takes flight in the painting process when I’m listening to audio books.”

Thomas Kinkade

Audiobooks have taken the world by storm for the last several years. In Part 1 of this series, we sit down with veteran actor and audiobook narrator/producer Brad Wills. Brad takes us behind the scenes in his preparation for long days in the studio. Plus, find out what's been happening at Dynamix lately.

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Is the Mix Tape Back in the MIx? - May 2016 News

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"I used to judge the quality of music by whether I could make a 90-minute cassette and not repeat any artists."

John Hughes


What? Another old audio format is making a comeback? Yessiree! If you want to be hip, then dust off your old Sony Walkman. But like me, you've probably dumped all your old cassettes along with your floppy disks and Trivial Pursuit. These days, my pocket can carry the same amount of music that drawers and drawers of cassettes can. But there are people who want to drag this once noble king of convenience from its analog obsolescence.

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The Rebirth of AM Radio? - April 2016 News

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"I hate modern car radios. In my car, I don't even have a push-button radio. It's just got a dial and two knobs. Just AM."

Chris Isaak

Maybe you haven't noticed, but AM radio has pretty much sucked the last twenty years or so. Maybe you didn't notice because you weren't listening. A lot of people aren't, and the FCC is out to change that. The FCC? You bet – this isn't your father's FCC. We're so used to hearing "FCC" and "restrictions" in the same breath, that broadcasters were pleasantly surprised last October when the FCC announced an "AM Revitalization" initiative.

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The Sonic Snuffer - March 2016 News

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"I throw more power into my voice, and now the flame is extinguished"

Physicist John Tyndall, 1857

There's been a recent breakthrough in fighting fires - using sound waves to extinguish flames. Since 1857, scientists have known that sound waves could put out a flame, but they weren't exactly sure why. Plus find out what's been happening at Dynamix lately.

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Anaog Rules! - February 2016 News

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"As so much music is listened to via MP3 download, many will never experience the joy of analog playback, and for them, I feel sorry. They are missing out."

Henry Rollins

There's a growing trend in the music business - recording to reel-to-reel tape. Wait, I thought we got rid of that when we went digital. The truth is, it never went away. Much like the recent boom in sales of records and film, reel-to-reels are gaining new fans and bringing back old ones.


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Broadcast and the Hearing Impaired

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"I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams."

Marlee Matlin


Did you know that more than 37 million Americans aged 18 or older have some kind of hearing loss? And 30 million Americans aged 12 or older have hearing loss in both ears? With a media-rich society, that makes listening to narration, dialog, and speech in general difficult for them. Before 1972, anyone hard of hearing had to watch television with the volume turned up. Plus find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately.

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Wellness in Entrepreneurship

Neil Kesterson is featured in an article by Business Lexington's Kathie Stamps about how the self-employed stay healthy in mind, body and spirit.

Read the article here.



Bong, Bong, Bong. December 2015 News

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"If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners."

Johnny Carson

Eighty-six years ago, three musical tones, "G-E-C," were played on a fledgling network of radio stations. What started as a technical cue for local stations, has become an instantly recognized trio of notes woven into the American identity. Learn about the chimes, and find out what's been happening at Dynamix lately.

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Double-Naught Spies - November 2015 News

Podcasting Revisited - October 2015 News

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"Podcasting - I swear to you - on its worst day, the podcasts are better than our best films. Because they're more imaginative, and there's no artifice, and it's far more real."

Kevin Smith

Podcasting Revisited

Modern podcasting has now been around a little more than 10 years now. The roots go back much further, into the 1980's in fact. The idea of subscribing to an internet-delivered audio service dates to the early 1990's. But it wasn't until portable devices, such as the iPod, came onto the scene that it really took off. History shows that portability drives popularity – the battery-operated radio, the portable record player, the audio cassette, and the funky 8-track. I remember the iPod being described as a digital "Walkman," even though poor Sony already had moved beyond the cassette into portable digital players.

Find out more about how far podcasting has come, and also what's been going at Dynamix lately.

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That Magic Sound - September 2015 News

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"Science is magic that works"

Kurt Vonnegut


Researcher Dr. Diana Deutsch at UC San Diego has been studying the psychology of sound since the mid-1960's. Her findings illustrate how people can hear musical tones wildly different from each other. These "illusions" can cause great disagreements between listeners, even highly trained musicians. And interestingly, one group of stereo illusions has right-handers and left-handers perceiving them differently. Find out more about these illusions, plus what's been gong on at Dynamix lately.

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Shhh! Be Quiet! - August 2015 News

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"If a tree falls in the forest, and hits a mime, does anyone care?"

Gary Larson

Have you been hiking lately? Where'd you go? Red River Gorge? The Smokey Mountains? Yosemite? In the last 10 years, have you ever experienced a place devoid of all human sounds? Gordon Hempton, an Emmy-Award-winning recordist, claims there are less than a dozen places left in the continental U.S. that are "quiet." Hempton defines "quiet" as a natural environment that has no human-intrusion sounds for at least twenty minutes.

Plus, find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately.

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The Fancy Pants Announcer - July 2015 News

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"In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens."

Ernie Harwell
Legendary Detroit Tigers Announcer


There was a time when Americans who wanted to sound important and upper class spoke with a half-American, half-British accent. It was dominant in movies, on radio, in theaters, and on early television. Today, it sounds pompous. Why did they speak like this, where did it start, and why did it die?

Learn more and find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately in our newsletter here.

More About Our Neighborhood

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More about our up and coming neighborhood. We recorded Tom Martin interviewing Greg Walker in our studio. Audio clips from this and other interviews are featured throughout the week on 88.9 WEKU-FM.


Read the article in the Lexington Herald-Leader here.

A Block Party! June 2015 News

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"Y'all know who run the block right now
All we need is a mic and a beat
And a couple of speakers
And some turn tables out in the street, come on!"

Will Smith
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The little neighborhood that could. That's how I would describe our little slice of Lexington where our studios have been located for more than a decade. Our neighborhood was born as "Morningside" in the middle of the Great Depression. But after years of neglect, it's been reborn. Read about its amazing and unique transformation into one of Lexington's hottest new neighborhoods. Plus, find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately.

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Voice Talk - May 2015 News

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"Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning."

Maya Angelou

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There was a recent study that tried to understand how audio quality affected the perceived quality of the human voice. The researchers understood from the beginning that the results could be highly subjective, but they approached it using measurable methods. While tallying up the results, they were surprised by one finding they weren't attempting to measure. But it's something we in the advertising and production business already knew - more on that later. Plus find out what's been going on at Dynamix.

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Keeping an Ear on Crime - April 2015 News

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"What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes."
Harry Houdini

The NSA is listening to our phone calls. The FBI is using face detection to catch wanted criminals. Apu at the Kwik-E-Mart is watching Bart Simpson with surveillance video. And now the police are listening for gunshots in neighborhoods across the nation.

Like GPS, radar, and the microwave oven, technology developed for the battlefield has found itself on Main Street. Gunshot detection is another military trickle-down technology that police are using to protect our citizens.

Read more in the newsletter.

A myth-terious Thing - March 2015 News

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"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

Arthur C. Clarke


To the average person, audio can be a mysterious "myth-terious" thing. Many people don't want to admit that they are intimidated by the technical side of it, and that makes sense. The closest most people get to manipulating audio is adjusting the volume on their stereo.

People probably have more experience manipulating visuals. We create a picture with a camera, crop it, make it brighter, sharper, more colorful. We may even shoot a video and trim the beginning, cut clips together, or add a title in a simple movie editing program. But manipulating audio can be challenging and mystifying. It's rare that someone has competent audio equipment or software in their homes. Even some musicians with home recording gear will admit they know just enough to kill feedback or get something recorded on disk.

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"Unsung hereo" to air on KET in April

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First broadcast on HRTV in 2012, “Unsung Hero: The Horse in the Civil War” is coming to KET in April. A Telly Award winner and an Emmy-nominated film, Unsung Hero chronicles the story of how horses and mules were obtained and utilized by the armies during the Civil War. BROADCAST DATES:

April 14th at 9:00 p.m. (KET)
April 19th at 8:00 p.m. (KET2)

Find out more about the documentary by Witnessing History LLC here.

Amazon Picks Up "Mad Dogs" Series

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Variety reports that Amazon has greenlit 5 new series, including “Mad Dogs.” Dynamix worked with Steve Zahn on the pilot for dialog replacement.
Learn more about the project.
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Audio Clichés

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Audio Clichés

You're watching a movie and somebody rides by on a bicycle. What do you hear? Ring-ring! Yep, it's a tried and true "audio cliché." I'm guilty of using it. Or how about when the scene shifts to London, we see the House of Parliament and hear Big Ben striking it's bell. Or a jet touches down on the runway and we hear the screech-screech of the tires. In film or television, audio clichés are normally the domain of comedy. But we've seen them crop up in serious programs as well.

Plus, find out about recent projects at Dynamix including a Superbowl spot, another audiobook, and…ZOMBIES!

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The Alltech Celebration of Song 2015

Dynamix teamed up once again with Alltech and AVT for two live performances of "Alltech Celebration of Song" in The Square, downtown Lexington. The concerts were streamed live on the web and later broadcast Christmas Day on WKYT-TV. The concert featured an orchestra, vocal soloists and ensembles, several choirs, and two music groups (UK's steel drum group Blue Steel, and the brass group Zeb Harrison and Sounds of Praise. Listen to highlights here.

HELLO...Hello...hello - December 2014 News

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"Any effects created before 1975 were done with either tape or echo chambers or some kind of acoustic treatment. No magic black boxes!"

Alan Parsons

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Echo, reverb, delay, and ambience. There's a difference between them (see "Tech Notes" below) and they're often confused with each other or used incorrectly. But each one has an important place in recording with technology often dictating their use. Reverb/echo/delay can make or break a recording. Thanks to the American Legion Hall in New York City, Decca Records found the perfect effect for Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock." Columbia Records built their own "echo chamber" for such hits as Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" and Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue." And U2's Edge has created a patented sound for his guitar with electronic delay.

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2-Bits, 4-Bits, 6-Bits...November 2014 News

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"People don't appreciate music any more. They don't adore it. They don't buy vinyl and just love it. They love their laptops like their best friend, but they don't love a record for its sound quality and its artwork."

Laura Marling, musician

2-Bits, 4-Bits, 6-Bits...

We love convenience. Drive thrus, same-day delivery, automatic transmissions, instant coffee. Uh, maybe not that last one. Convenience often drives technology. And when it does, something has to go. What are you willing to give up for convenience? Taste, comfort, money, quality?

Convenience also influences new audio technology, and the result is portability, because we are a society on the go. By lowering the bit rate of audio, we reduce the size. But we also drastically reduce the quality.

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Second #ShareTheLex Video Launched by VisitLex

Second #sharethelex video released. Produced by Cornett, shot/edited by Ian Friley of Kong Productions, and sweetened by Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions.

http://bizlex.com/2014/10/second-sharethelex-video-launched-by-visitlex/

Recording History - October 2014 News

Circuit Bending - September 2014 News

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"I don't appreciate avant-garde, electronic music. It makes me feel quite ill."

Ravi Shankar

When you think of electronic music, you often think of the straightforward synthesizer, electric piano, or loops and samples. But some musicians like to rewire, alter, or downright reconstruct electronic equipment to make sounds they weren’t originally intended to do. At the forefront of these experimentations was BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop, a special music lab that gave us unique sounds and music for hit TV shows such as Dr. Who.

Also in this issue, find out about some the exciting projects we’ve been working on.

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A Sound Education - August 2014 News

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“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
Socrates


What young person really knows what they want to be when they grow up? Very few of my childhood friends are still on the path they laid out early in life. Most of us have zig-zagged through careers, including me. Unlike today, if you wanted to be an audio engineer in the 70's like I did, there were very limited educational opportunities.

Read more of the newsletter here.

3D Audio on the Right Track - July 2014 News

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“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.”

Will Rogers


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It's said that when an early motion picture was first shown to the public, women fainted and men ducked from an approaching train. The director made a bold new decision that would alter the course of filmmaking for the next century. Instead of just placing the camera in front of all the action like an audience watching a stage, the director moved the camera to a new position - within the action - to create perspective. That’s been happening in filmmaking ever since. But the same has been happening in sound as well. And now with emerging technologies, virtual 3D sound is now here.

Plus, find out tidbits of information you may not have known in our Did You Know? segment

Dig a little deeper into technology and technique in our Tech Notes column.

And check out our latest projects we’ve been working on.

Read the entire newsletter here.

Get in the Groove! - June 2014 News

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The new generation is discovering what the old generation stopped loving - LPs. LP sales are the highs they’ve been in 22 years. Records aren’t just for hipsters anymore, everyone, including the older generation that gave them up, are groovin’ to them.

Read the entire newsletter here.


The Color of Sound - May 2014 News

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What if we could see sound? Aside from graphical representations of sound like waveforms and meters, we can't just look at an orchestra and see sounds flying out of the trombones. I wish we could watch the beautiful tones flow from Itzhak Perlman's Stradivarius.

But we can - sort of. As reported by NPR, we can see certain sounds using a technique invented in the mid-19th century.

Read the entire newsletter here.

Leftover Beethoven - April 2014 News

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WIth the recent news that the Library of Congress is inducting 25 entries into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry, I was excited to see U2, Linda Ronstadt, and Isaac Hayes get their due. Perusing the list, I saw a very influential (at least personally) album - Copland Conducts Copland: Appalachian Spring (1974).

I was a music major in college and always found Aaron Copland to be the quintessential American composer. He seemed to capture what Americans idolize about America: hope, boldness, charm, intrepidness, looking forward but not forgetting the past.

Read the entire newsletter here.

Documentary by Dynamix Receives Silver Telly Award

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The self-produced documentary from Dynamix Productions, “The Beat of a Different Drummer: The Story of America’s Last All-Female Military Band,” has just been named a Silver Telly Award winner.

The Telly Awards was founded in 1979 and is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online commercials, video and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.

A prestigious judging panel of over 500 accomplished industry professionals, each a past winner of a Silver Telly and a member of The Silver Telly Council, judged the competition, upholding the historical standard of excellence that Telly represents. The Silver Council evaluated entries to recognize distinction in creative work – entries do not compete against each other – rather entries are judged against a high standard of merit. Less than 10% of entries are chosen as Winners of the Silver Telly, our highest honor.

“The Beat of a Different Drummer” is the story of America’s last all-female military band - the 14th Army Women’s Army Corp Band. The other military branches fielded all-female bands, but the WAC Band survived longer than any. Through four decades, the WAC Band offered a woman the rare chance to have a career as a professional musician.

The standards were very high for WAC Band members. They were not only elite musicians, they were representatives of the United States Army. Their audiences were diverse - they marched out recruits for morning drills; they performed for enthusiastic audiences in small town America; and they played for presidents.

The struggle for equal rights has been a familiar burden for women throughout history. But these women chose to follow their own dreams. They marched down a road that would usher in a new era for women in America. They marched to the beat of a different drummer.
To learn more about the documentary, click here.

To learn more about the Telly Awards, click here.

The Birth of Recording - March 2014 News

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Dreamers in the 19th century seemed to be driven by the need to capture things. Animals were captured and put into the first American zoos In Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati, and New York. Light was captured by Joseph Niépce and Louis Daguerre in France. And sound was captured in France by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville. Scott? De Martin--who? I always thought Thomas Edison had been the first. He was the first to record and play back sound, an important distinction.


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Rupp Arena Reimagined Unveiled

The unveiling of the new $310 million renovation plans for Rupp Arena was bolstered by a video that features 3D architectural renderings. The video, produced by Bullhorn Creative of Lexington, featured an original music track by A.J. Hochhalter. Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions post-produced the soundtrack. Watch it here:

UK Football Spot Runs During Superbowl

Produced by Cornett-IMS, a 60-second spot for UK Football ran during the first local halftime commercial break during Super Bowl XLVIII. Shot and edited by Cornett-IMS, the music was composed by A.J Hochhalter. Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions recorded Coach Mark Stoops and post-produced the soundtrack. Watch the spot:

When Recording Writes the Music. February 2014 News

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When commercial radio really took off in the 1920's and 30's, it was fueled by advances in recording. You could even say that each drove the other. Early music recordings were mostly documents of what was already being played to live audiences - classical, early jazz, folk, etc. As bands got bigger and louder, the music got more exciting. Dixieland was new, records were all the rage, and radio was just beginning to transport the new sounds across the country, just like the transcontinental railway brought the ideas of the gilded age to America a half-century earlier.

Read the entire newsletter here.

National Avenue Corridor Lauded



A recent article by the Lexington Herald-Leader looks at why our neighborhood is so special.

http://www.kentucky.com/2014/01/20/3042916/national-avenue-corridor-has-become.html

Owner Neil Kesterson Featured in Business Lexington



A recent article in Business Lexington about how local business professionals use achieve goals.

http://bizlex.com/2013/12/local-business-professionals-share-the-organizational-methods-they-use-to-achieve-their-goals/

A Sound Economy. January 2014 News

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I am about to offer a very un-scientific view about the economy, as seen through the eyes (and ears) of an audio engineer. In the production business, we often see a correlation between the types of production and the state of the economy. If the money is tight, then the most common projects are bare-bones, foundational, and to-the-point. When people have money, they like to have fun, experiment, and put lots of icing on the cake.

Read more of the newsletter here.

Hidden Messages. December 2013 News

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When astronauts first walked on the moon, everyone was glued to the television. I was eight-years-old and can remember it like yesterday.


Beep. Beep.

We copy you down, Eagle.

Beep. Beep.

Engine arm is off. (Pause) Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.

Beep. Beep.


What the beep? All those old NASA transmissions seem to have that beeping in the recording. What the beep is it? It's actually two, and they're called Quindar tones.

Read more of the newsletter here.

I, Robot. November 2013 News

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There was a recent AES (Audio Engineering Society) presentation at McGill University in West Montreal, Quebec titled "We Are the Robots: Developing the Automatic Sound Engineer." Brecht De Man from the Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London discussed the state of automatic mixing. I don't know whether to be happy some automation is on the way, or be alarmed that I may become obsolete.

Read more of the newsletter here.

Halloween Horror Stories - October 2013 News

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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore.


Beg your pardon, Mr. Poe, but I have volumes of lore I wish were forgotten. We all have horror stories, like certain "client" experiences, but most we bring on ourselves.

Read more of the newsletter here.

The Voice of UK's Commonwealth Stadium

In a previous newsletter and other news items, I’ve mentioned that I have worked as the live audio director for UK football games since 1999. Here’s a great video shot in our PA booth with the voice of UK Football at the stadium, Carl Nathe.




Read the article here.

We Listen. September 2013 News

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In this months news, one of the most important aspects of being an audio engineer is to listen. Not only to sound, but to our clients.
Plus, find out how a microphone can pick up in one direction when it really is an all-direction device. KET will broadcast our self-produced documentary “The Beat of a Different Drummer” this month. And find out who’s been to Dynamix for a great soundtrack.

Read the newsletter here.

Who's Listening? August 2013 News

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Whenever I start a new project, I always ask "who's the audience?" Each audience can be distinctly different, like high school students, retired people, doctors, primary voters, car buyers, etc. It can also be a less targeted audience, such as adults 18-65, Fayette County taxpayers, or any listener. These are the tough ones to tailor a product to.

Read more here.

The Power of the Podcast - July 2013 News

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Think back to the year 2005. Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. Gasoline prices skyrocketed from $1.78 a gallon to over $3.00. "Star Wars III - Revenge of the Sith" is released in theaters. Lance Armstrong won his 7th Tour De France. Snoop Dogg coined the word bizznizzle. And podcasts took off when Apple integrated them into iTunes.

Read more here.

Documentary Selected for Broadcasts

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The documentary produced by Dynamix Productions, "The Beat of a Different Drummer: The Story of America's Last All-Female Military Band," has been selected for broadcast on the KET Network this fall. It has also been selected for national distribution among 95 public television stations and networks through the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA). It will be available to those affiliates in time for Veteran's Day in November. Check your local listings.


With more detail than the broadcast version, plus DVD extras, the full length version is now on sale in our online store. Find out more here.

Heads, Tails, Grooves & Needles-June 2013 Newsletter

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Most of you reading this know us at Dynamix for creating new sounds with new technology. But did you know we also like to resurrect old sounds? Just twenty years ago, magnetic tapes and records were standard formats we worked with everyday. Now, they're just "antiques" and items taking up space in a closet. But many people are discovering (or re-discovering) analog, and they want it in digital form.

Read more by clicking this link.

"Southern Cross" Documentary Now Complete

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The Southern Cross: The Story of the Confederacy’s First Battleflag, has been completed. The fifty-six minute production chronicles the history of the design and creation of a flag that became the prototype for all of the St. Andrews Cross battle flags carried by Confederate armed forces. The hand-stitched silk flag with gold painted stars was borne by the Fifth Company of the Washington Artillery of New Orleans through the Battles of Shiloh and Perryville.

The soundtrack was delivered in 5.1 surround, an option many filmmakers desire to make their program stand out. The battle scenes in Southern Cross afforded many opportunities for cannon shells to fly overhead, bullets to wiz by, and soldiers to charge through the battlefield.

Find out more about the documentary from Witnessing History here.

Walla, Ripple, Plop! May 2013 Newsletter

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I was recently explaining to our intern about how we used to synchronize sound and film together when I realized how many industry terms are borrowed from other tasks or re-hashed from another era. Most make sense, like "copy," "paste," and "edit." But with others you have to make an association. For instance, when you edit film, and I'm talking honest-to-goodness cellulose, you might cut out a bit of a scene to use later. You would hang each piece of film, or "clip," with an actual clip over a rolling cloth bin (like a laundry bin).

Read more by clicking this link

"Impact" Documentary Now Complete

The sound design and mix of “Impact: “After the Crash,” the new documentary from Eppic Films about the 1988 Carrollton bus crash, is now complete. The sound mix was delivered in 5.1 surround. Steve Horner composed the very moving music score. Jack Brammer of the Lexington Herald-Leader wrote a very nice article on Jason Epperson (Director) and Harold Dennis (Producer / crash survivor). There are a few photos and mention of Dynamix in this Herald-Leader article. More to come as the film is released and reviewed.

Read the Herald-Leader article.

Find out more about the documentary


Location Sound - April 2013 Newsletter

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We've been doing a lot of location audio in the last couple of months. Most of you already know that using a dedicated location audio engineer for video shoots is the best way to get quality audio. That's because it's not easy. We often say getting good location sound is like herding cats, or is an "impossible dream." We're often faced with impossible odds at getting good sound. So house lights down, single spot on stage center. It's not Shakespeare, it's definitely not Arthur Miller. It's not even as good as listening to Charlie Brown's teacher reading the phone book aloud, but enjoy.

Read more by clicking this link.

Surround Sound - March 2013 Newsletter

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The quest to create a 3D visual experience has revved up, sputtered, and stalled for almost a century. But the journey for a 3D experience in sound has steadily evolved for more than eight decades. Find out its history and how you can make an informed decision about whether your next project should be in surround.

Read more by clicking this link.

Eagle Rare Life Award Announced

Congratulations go out to Tonya M. Evans, the recipient of the 2013 Eagle Rare Life Award. She’s a single mother of 3 children and the CEO and Founder of American Fallen Warrior Memorial Foundation. The Fallen Warrior Memorial is envisioned to be “the largest of its kind in this country…a true national landmark".

The video was produced by Cornett-IMS. Video Editing by Post Time Productions. Sound Design by Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions.

To learn more about this inspiring story, click here.




Dynamix Shares in ADDY Gold

Dynamix won a Gold ADDY Award for Sound Design on Friday at the AAF Lexington ADDY Show. The sound design, by Dane Dickmann, was for a DoubleStar Firearms television commercial directed by Jason Epperson (Eppic Films).

Dynamix also won a Silver ADDY Award for Sound Design for the “Envisioning Home” documentary trailer (directed by Jason Epperson of Eppic Films), with sound design by Neil Kesterson.

We also shared in 7 other awards, including 1 Gold ADDY, 1 Silver ADDY, and 4 Bronze ADDYs. Congratulations to all the winners!

Watch the DoubleStar commercial by clicking this link.

Watch the Envisioning Home trailer by clicking this link.

Our 10 Year Anniverary!

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The First Decade


February is a momentous month for Dynamix Productions - it's our tenth anniversary!

The picture above is what greeted me the first week of being out on my own. The Great Ice Storm of 2003. 65,000 people were without power in Lexington, including yours truly - and our new business site.

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Two Years - January 2013 Newsletter

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The ball at Times Square has dropped again, the old man is gone, and the new year's baby is here.  It reminds me that two years ago, in January of 2011, we were putting the final touches on our new baby.  The walls were up, the spackle and paint were being brushed on, the lights were being wired, and the floors were being installed.


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Music is My Life - December 2012 Newsletter

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Most recording engineers come to the industry by way of music.  That's certainly true of us here at Dynamix.  I started taking piano lessons at age 7, and continued music lessons on guitar and trombone through college.  My fascination with recording gear started about that same early age with a cassette recorder.

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Book Knowledge - November 2012 Newsletter

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Audio books, or what used to be called "books-on-tape," are gaining in popularity now that listeners can easily download them to their portable listening device.  In the old days, you had to fumble with a box of tapes or CDs.  Now, thanks to software like iTunes, you put a whole library in your pocket.

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A Long March - October 2012 Newsletter

Tools of the Trade - September 2012 Newsletter

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Okay, this is not a gear-geek column (but you fellow geeks can find a little tech talk in the next section "Dynamix Tech Notes").  But rather, a primer on why and how we make our choices for certain audio production equipment.

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Turn it Down! August 2012 Newsletter

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The volume is getting turned down on television commercials.  What does that mean for you, the producer or advertiser?

Read about it, and the rest of the newsletter here.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Opens in Theaters

July 2012 News from Dynamix - BOOM Go the Fireworks!

Independence Day reminds me about fireworks.  Which remind me of explosions. Which remind me of sound effects.
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June 2012 News from Dynamix - the Cool Factor

When Dynamix Productions started planning our much needed expansion about two years ago, we naturally looked at renovating new space in our existing building. Read More...

Battle on Broadway Documentary

Post-production was completed for "Battle on Broadway: Transylvania vs. University of Kentucky" (JuddFilms, Lexington, KY). This documentary, produced by Transy graduate and former basketball player Blake Judd, is about the first meeting on the basketball court in 100 years between Transy and the University of Kentucky. Dane Dickmann of Dynamix Productions did the sound design.
Find out more and watch the video here.


May 2012 Newsletter - And Down the Stretch They Come!

A jam-packed field.  Each running neck-and-neck trying to lead the pack.  The whole mass moving toward the finish line with breathtaking speed.  Finally it ends, but it's too close to call!!! Read More...

Teamwork - April 2012 News

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With the recent college basketball championships engulfing our March, it's easy to see what it takes to make a winner: teamwork. Okay, I know it sounds cliché, but it's the same in production. If a coach only relies on one player, then the team will eventually fail. Everyone sees the other players just standing around and "phoning it in." What would you think? "Good player, but this team could be so much more." What about "Good video, but it could be so much more."

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March 2012 News from Dynamix - Bending Music

This month, we may change your perception of library, or “needle drop” music. Read More...

Eagle Rare 2012 Award Announced

Eagle Rare has announced that Edward E. Clark, Jr. has won the The Eagle Rare Life Award for 2012. Read More...

February 2012 Newsletter - Replacing Dialog in Videos

Replacing dialog in video and film has come a long way since Clint Eastwood had to dub dialog for his spaghetti westerns. Learn how we do it.

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ADR for Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3

Steve Zahn was in Dynamix Productions yesterday performing ADR for the soon to be released "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days." This is Zahn's third time around as father Frank Heffley in this popular franchise. Read More...

January 2012 Newsletter - Recreating the Sounds of the Civil War

Being in the "Horse Capital of the World," we surely have enough experience to know that a horse sounds much like it did 150 years ago.  However, back then a horse's role was very different than today.

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December 2011 Newsletter - Dynamix Connects With The World

This month, we look at how we recently used ISDN to work with National Public Radio on several projects. Read More...

November 2011 Newsletter - Dynamix In the Studio

This month we delve into an audio post-production project for an up and coming cell phone service provider.

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October 2011 Newsletter - Dynamix in the Field

This month, we kick off our newsletter and feature our role in a television spot for Ford Motor Company.

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Rare Soldier Wins Rare Life Award

The Grand Prize Winner of the 2011 Eagle Rare Life Award , Master Gunnery Sergeant Charles “Chunks” Padilla won based on his dedication to this country as well as his continued support of injured Marines and their families. A documentary produced by Cornett-IMS, edited by Darren Platt of Post Time Productions, and sound design by Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions, is on the Eagle Rare web site. Read More...

Documentary Premiers at The Nunn Center

"Quest for the Perfect Bourbon," a film by documentary maker Joanna Hay, is about the people, stories, and history of Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, KY. The documentary started out as an oral history project and blossomed into a 40-minute program that will be broadcast by KET in the coming months. Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions provided post production audio. Read More...

New Film Debuts at Kentucky Horse Park

"The Reign of Nobility," the new film about the history of the horse, debuted at the Kentucky Horse Park during the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in September. "The Reign of Nobility" explores the bond between horse and human from prehistoric times, through migration, during war, and in sports.. Shot on 35mm and HD, the film features sweeping panoramas; Native American, jousting knight, and Civil War re-enactors; and Kentucky Horse Park locations. Dynamix Productions designed the soundtrack, which featured William Shatner, who recorded the narration in our studios.

Post production: Darren Platt, Post Time Productions
Post producer: Misdee Wrigley Miller, Graeme Hart - Post Time Productions
Script: Misdee Wrigley Miller
Sound Design: Neil Kesterson, Dynamix Productions
Principle Photography: Hammond Communications, Post Time Productions

www.kyhorsepark.com

Dynamix To Move Into New Studios

It's official! We are moving our studios to a new, bigger, and better location. But don't worry about how to find us, because we're moving across the street. Our new address, officially, is 333 North Ashland Avenue, Suite 120. We're in the same building with Season's Catering. Look for the left door under the big green awning that says "333."


We're still in the process of building our studios, so we'll let you know when we officially move. We will have 2 control rooms and 2 VO booths, allowing more spur-of-the-moment recording sessions to better serve you. Our VO booths will be true "room-within-a-room" construction, with floating floors and walls. In addition, soundproof viewing glass, studio interconnectivity, lounge/kitchen, and a large garage (for future recording use) are welcome additions.

We want to thank all you, our clients, for your continued business and for making our expansion possible. We want to also assure you that we are continuing to service you through our construction period and transition. We will let you know in advance if there will be any days we will be closed due to the transition.

Meanwhile, you can check out our progress in our photo gallery.

Click here for Construction Gallery

Alltech FEI World Games Orchestra Videos

The Orchestra of the Alltech FEI World Games, conducted by UK's Dr. Everett McCorvey recently videotaped two performances. Read More...

Rave Reviews for SummerFest Play

One of the ways in which Dynamix Productions contributes to the local arts community is to provide soundtracks for plays, shows, and performances. Read More...

"The Guardian" Now Complete

"The Guardian," the short film by Nick Denney is now complete and online for viewing. Read More...

Official Songs for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

Alltech, the official sponsor of the FEI World Equestrian Games, recently hired Dynamix Productions to record the Alltech Orchestra and Choir performing the official music for the games. Read More...

Independent Filmmaker Gets Film School Scholarship

Nick Denney, a local independent filmmaker, recently won second place at Regent University's Reel Dreams film festival and a $21,000 scholarship towards Regent's film school. Read More...

Coach Cal Records His New Book at Dynamix

University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball Head Coach, John Calipari recently recorded the audio book version of his new book: “Bounce Back: Overcoming Setbacks to Succeed in Business and in Life” in the studios of Dynamix Productions. Recorded over a two-day period last week, this recording will be available when his book is released on August 31. Travis Tonn of Simon & Schuster Audio in New York produced and directed.

“Bounce Back,” written by John Calipari and David Scott, gives guidance to individuals that suffer setbacks in business and life. The book chronicles Coach Calipari’s own very public setbacks, like his firing as the New Jersey Nets coach, or the Memphis Tiger’s loss in the final minutes of the 2008 NCAA Basketball Championship game. Calipari offers insights on how he “bounced back.”

Coach Cal, as he is affectionately known by basketball fans, is the hottest news in college basketball right now. Having signed a multi-year contract with the UK Wildcats, he is the highest-paid college basketball coach up to this time. He’s had a similar distinction before. When he was hired as the New Jersey Nets head basketball coach in 1996, he was the highest-paid NBA coach up to that time.

To find out more about Coach Cal and his new book, click this link:
www.coachcal.com

To purchase audio books from Simon & Schuster, click this link:
www.simonandschuster.com

Two Documentaries Win Telly Awards

Two documentaries from Witnessing History, with sound design by Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions, have won awards at the 30th annual Telly Awards.

“Retreat from Gettysburg,” a documentary about General Lee’s retreat after defeat, won a Silver in the Film/Video division.

“Bourbon and Kentucky: A History Distilled” won a Bronze, also in the Film/Video division.

According to a press release from Witnessing History, “Out of more than 13,000 nominations, Retreat From Gettysburg was selected by industry professionals as being in the top ten percent of all DVD/Film productions in the nation. The Bronze Telly Award presented to Bourbon and Kentucky signified it being in the top fifteen percent of DVD/Film productions in the nation.”


All three of Witnessing History’s DVDs (also including “Long Road Back to Kentucky” have won Telly Awards.

Both documentaries have been broadcast on Kentucky Educational Television (KET).

Writer, host, and Civil War historian Kent Masterson Brown takes viewers onto the battlefield and into Lee’s mind in “Gettysburg.” In “Bourbon,” Brown explores historic distilleries, explains the distilling process, and reveals why bourbon is called “bourbon” and not whiskey. Both documentaries were photographed and edited by Post Time Productions in Lexington, KY. Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions was sound designer.

For more information about Witnessing History, or to purchase DVDs, click this link:
www.witnessinghistoryonline.net.

Monkees Documentary Nominated for Emmy

The Monkees Documentary (A&E Biography) has been nominated for an Emmy award in the category "Outstanding Nonfiction Series."

Barbara Hall, Producer
Gregory Hall, Executive Producer Peter Tarshis, Executive Producer for Biography
Darren Platt
, Video editing, Post Time Productions
Neil Kesterson, Audio post production, Dynamix Productions

Read more about the making of the documentary by clicking here.


The nominees include:

American Masters • PBS • American Masters is produced for PBS by Thirteen/WNET New York
Susan Lacy, Executive Producer
Prudence Glass, Series Producer
Julie Sacks, Supervising Producer
Jim Brown, Produced By
Michael Cohl, Produced By
William Eigen, Produced By

Biography • Biography Channel • Produced by Corridor Group Productions Inc. for Bio
Gregory Hall, Executive Producer
Peter Tarshis, Executive Producer for Biography
Barbara Hall, Producer

Deadliest Catch • Discovery Channel • Original Productions, Inc. in association with Discovery Channel
Thom Beers, Executive Producer
Paul Gasek, Executive Producer
Jeff Conroy, Co-Executive Producer
Tracy Rudolph, Co-Executive Producer
Matt Renner, Series Producer
Lisa Tanzer, Supervising Producer
Ethan Prochnik, Senior Producer

Inside The Actors Studio • Bravo • A co-production of The Actors Studio, Bravo, In The Moment Productions
James Lipton, Executive Producer
Frances Berwick, Executive Producer
Christian Barcellos, Executive Producer
Sabrina Fodor, Produced By
Jeff Wurtz, Produced By

This American Life • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Chicago Public Radio, Killer Films, Inc., Left/Right, Inc.
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Book On Tape Receives Another National Award

River Birch Publishing is pleased to announce that the book, Becoming What You Want to See in the World, by Lexington author, Mary Claire O’Neal, was a winner in ForeWord Magazine’s 10th annual Book of the Year Awards. Read More...

Nick Nolte:No Exit makes debut at Cannes

Nick Nolte locked in a room with Nick Nolte. That's the basic idea of Director Tom Thurman's latest documentary. Read More...

Local Film Premieres to SRO Audience

The Georgetown College-produced film "Surviving Guthrie" premiered at the Kentucky Theatre in downtown Lexington to a standing-room-only sell-out crowd on March 27, 2008. Read More...

Book on Tape Receives More National Honors

Audio Book by author, Mary Claire O’Neal, receives more national honors. Read More...

Lexington Forum Begins Podcast with Dynamix

The Lexington Forum and Dynamix Productions have teamed up to bring podcasts of each monthly meeting to everyone interested in the forum. Read More...

Lincoln HistoryMobile Now on Tour Throughout Kentucky

A new HistoryMobile exhibit, “Kentucky’s Abraham Lincoln,” began its statewide tour February 12, 2008, at national “kick-off” ceremonies in Hodgenville, Ky. Throughout the two-year Bicentennial period, “Kentucky’s Abraham Lincoln” will reach tens of thousands of visitors at venues throughout the state, including Paducah, Ashland, Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort, and more.

Dynamix Productions produced the audio portions of the museum that included reenactments of figures throughout history that were directly influenced by Lincoln. The exhibit inside the 18-wheeler is maintained by the Kentucky Historical Society.

To find out more, visit their webiste: Kentucky Historical Society

Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau wins Kentucky tourism awards

The Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau (LCVB), with their marketing agency Preston-Osborne, received several awards at the Kentucky Tourism Council 2007 Traverse Awards for Excellence in Tourism Marketing competition. Read More...

NCAA Teams Up with Dynamix and Post Time

We've seen the overall destruction in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit. We know about the slow but sure progress in rebuilding the Gulf Coast. But is life for New Orleanians getting back to normal yet? With the help of NCAA Football, a part of the rebuilding process is taking place on the football fields. Through Host Communications, NCAA Football recently hired Post Time Productions and Dynamix Productions to produce nationally-televised PSAs that document their commitment of $750,000 to help budding young athletes in New Orleans get back on their feet. Read More...

Comedian Greg Warren Produces Latest Comedy CD

Comedian Greg Warren recently hired Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions to record, edit, master and produce his latest comedy CD "One Star Warrior." Greg "Flute Man" Warren, most recently seen on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," and "Last Comic Standing," has been building a strong fan base around the country with his act inspired by stories from his Midwestern upbringing. Read More...

New Star Wars Fan Film Distributed in LA

Okay, it's not a movie deal. And the short film "Rise of the Troopers" wasn't even unloaded out of the trunk of a '77 Cadillac in the parking lot of 20th Century Fox. But David Cottingham, Mat Raney, and Chad Perkins of Twenty One Productions were in Los Angeles attending Celebration IV, the popular Star Wars convention. Read More...

Book on Tape Receives Top National Honors

Book by author, Mary Claire O’Neal, receives top honors from National Indie Excellence 2007 Book Awards. Read More...

Beau Haddock Chooses Dynamix to Master Latest Album

Singer-songwriter Beau Haddock, originator of the 1970's group Little River Band, recently brought his most recent body of original work to Dynamix for mastering. Read More...

"Black Horsemen" Video Receives Enthusiastic Response at ASHA Annual Meeting

"The Black Horsemen," produced by the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA), chronicles the heros that persevered despite the many racial barriers Read More...

Hunter S. Thompson Documentary Debuts

"Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film" made its debut at the 10th Annual Holywood Film Festival® & Hollywood Awards®. Read More...

Henry Clay Center for Diplomacy Starts Capital Campaign

The Henry Clay Center for Diplomacy began its capital campaign with a video detailing Kentucky Statesman Clay's diplomatic achievements. Neil Kesterson of Dynamix produced the soundtrack, Stacy Doose of Post Time Video post-produced the video, and Misdee Wrigley narrated. Read More...

"Rise of the Troopers" Begins Production

The Star Wars fanfilm/parody Star Wars Episode III.VIII: Rise of the Troopers has officially began shooting. Read More...

Toyota Rewards Employees with MP3 Players

Toyota's three American manufacturing sites, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia recently celebrated their 20th, 10th, and 10th anniversaries, respectively. Perfect attendance employees (nearly twenty thousand) received portable mp3 players as a thank you for their dedication. Along with these players was an audio retrospect for each year of the manufacturing plant's life. Tom Martin narrated this interesting yearly flashback that included historic moments, entertainment tidbits, period music, and soundbites from past Toyota events.

Laura Newsome of Meridian produced and managed this mammoth project, and Neil Kesterson of Dynamix produced the audio soundtracks.

Listen to a sample of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana's retrospect here.

Visit Meridian Communications here.

Jesse Joyce Interviewed by Wall Street Journal

Stand up comedian Jesse Joyce, for whom Dynamix Productions engineered his debut comedy album Joyce to the World, was recently interviewed by the Wall Street Journal Online. Joyce, a New York City resident, talked about how he uses the internet to drum up interest in locales prior to his live shows. He also mentioned that CD sales improved after such efforts. Neil Kesterson of Dynamix engineered, mixed, and mastered Joyce''s album, which was recorded at Comedy Off Broadway in Lexington. Along with touring around the country, appearing on the Bob & Tom Show, and getting pulled over by wise-crack traffic cops, Jesse Joyce will appear on Comedy Central's new show Live at Gotham.

To read the article in the Wall Street Journal, click here.

To visit Jesse Joyce's web site, click here.

Dynamix Joins Commerce Lexington

Dynamix Productions recently joined Commerce Lexington, a business organization serving Central Kentucky. This membership gives Dynamix exposure to over 4,300 other members, as well as non-members who use the service to find local companies to do business with. Commerce Lexington is dedicated to advancing the Bluegrass business community and the area's quality of life. Dynamix is also a member of the Better Business Bureau. To find out more about Commerce Lexington, visit their web site by clicking on the logo below.

Top Environmental Prize Goes to Berea's Craig Williams

The Goldman Environmental Prize, the world's largest prize honoring grassroots environmentalists, has been awarded to chemical weapons foe Craig Williams of Berea, Kentucky. Five other environmental activists from around the world were also honored recently at an awards ceremony in San Francisco. In November 2005, Producer/Director Tom Dusenbery hired Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions as location recordist for a video that would detail Mr. Williams' efforts to stop the military from burning chemical weapons at its Richmond, Kentucky base. Jim Iacona, who has worked on numerous profiles for the Goldman Prize, was videographer. A profile, photos, and a forthcoming video are available on the Goldman Environmental Prize web site.

Click here to visit the Goldman Environmental Prize web site.



Director Tom Dusenberry and Craig Williams outside of the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, KY.



Videographer Jim Iacona and Director Tom Dusenbery in downtown Richmond, KY.

Dynamix Productions Provides ADR for Warner Brothers

When actor Steve Zahn (Chicken Little, Sahara, National Security) recently needed a studio to replace dialog for the upcoming movie Strange Wilderness, Warner Brother Studios chose Dynamix Productions in Lexington, KY.  The ADR (automated dialog replacement) stage at Warner Brothers connected with Dynamix via a special digital studio patch called ISDN.  While Zahn watched a video of the film, directors in Burbank, CA watched an identically synchronized video.  As the section of film that needed to be re-voiced approached, Zahn would hear timing beeps in his headphones and then perform the new lines.  Each new line of dialog is recorded in perfect time with the film.  Warner Brothers sound engineers will next select the best takes, align them with the original dialog, and equalize them to sound like the originally recorded audio.  This is a service that Dynamix Productions offers as well.

ADR is usually needed when there are problems with the sound recorded at the time of filming.  Problems include low dialog, extraneous sounds, or even small changes in the script.   A variety of microphones can be used for this process, but super-directional mics called shotguns (or booms) are most commonly used to more closely match the original recording.  An actor's performance can also be changed or enhanced from that which was originally filmed.

The comedy Strange Wilderness is about the host of a wilderness-themed TV show that goes in search of Bigfoot to save the program from low ratings.  This Adam Sandler-produced film is scheduled to be released in theaters later this year by Twentieth Century Fox. 

Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions has also recently supplied ADR for the films Hide and Seek and Beauty Shop.  Dynamix Productions provides recording services for advertising, corporate communications, films, videos, web sites, podcasts, and musicians.  Dynamix Productions has been in business since 2003, and is located at 332 North Ashland Avenue in Lexington, KY.  To find out more, visit the web site at www.dxaudio.com, or call 859-335-1011.

Follow the progress of Strange Wilderness through IMDb, the Internet Movie Database by clicking here.

Twenty One Productions Begins Podcasts

Twenty One Productions, a local independent film company, and Dynamix Productions has teamed up to produce podcasts. Partners Russell Johnson, David Cottingham, and Mat Raney share duties bringing insights into the world of film making. From filmmakers just starting out, to those already in the biz, all will find this frank talk about movie production engaging.

The uninhibited form of podcasting allows more freedom to explore a subject more deeply and provide real conversation that draws listeners in. What's usually missing is professional sounding production. Because Dynamix Productions and Twenty One Productions are already strategic partners, it was only natural to team up and deliver a podcast that was not only engaging, but sounded great, too. Neil Kesterson of Dynamix has engineered soundtracks for several Twenty One short films.

Click here to listen to Russell, Dave, and Matt with guests as they discuss the ups and downs of film making.

Kentucky Almanac To Be Available on CD-ROM

The Clark Group and Dynamix Productions recently teamed up to record audio segments of the upcoming CD-ROM companion to Clark's Kentucky Almanac. Tom Martin narrated the segments written by a variety of authors, including a forward by the late historian-laureate Dr. Thomas D. Clark. The Almanac is a 784-page book of Kentucky facts that any reader will find absorbing. Michael Breeding of Americana Productions is producing video segments in this searchable CD-ROM.

To find out more about this fascinating book, visit the Clark Group's sight by clicking here.

Dynamix Helps Clients Win Ten 2005 ADDY Awards

Dynamix helped ten clients win 2005 Lexington ADDY Awards this year. Kudos to the winners, and thank you for trusting Dynamix with your project. Here is the list of winners:

Ad-Success
All-Rite Pest Control Radio Series
*Gold ADDY Award
Bluegrass Family Health Television Series
*The Ralph Gabbard Television Excellence Award
*Gold ADDY Award

Bluegrass Family Health Campaign
*Silver ADDY Award

CJ Advertising
School Counts Campaign
*Silver ADDY Award
Don Jacobs "What's Your SIgn?" Campaign
*Gold ADDY Award

Cornett-IMS
University of Kentucky Athletics Association "UKAA Hoops Campaign"
*Bronze ADDY Award
Fifth Third Bank ""Salt" Radio
*Bronze ADDY Award

One Alliance Communications
United Radiation Oncology "A Vision Takes Shape" Audio/Visual Sales Presentation
*Gold ADDY Award
United Radiation Oncology "A Vision Takes Shape" Television
*Gold ADDY Award


Group Therapy Records Demo DVD

The Lexington-based band Group Therapy recently hired Dynamix Productions and Post Time Productions to produce a DVD of their performances. The nine-piece band performed in our 30' x 25' studio against a white cych wall with multiple microphones arranged to capture a "live" feel. Group Therapy will use the DVD to market themselves to potential venues and events. If you would like more information about Group Therapy, contact Dynamix Productions.


Listen to highlights from Group Therapy's jam session here

American Car Care Centers Teams Up With Dynamix

Stephens Direct of Dayton, Ohio recently hired Neil Kesterson and Dynamix to produce several video soundtracks for the American Car Care Centers' WInter Sales Convention. One video included a very layered soundtrack emulating two race cars on a deserted stretch of highway, complete with bumpers rubbing and tire squeals. Fred Barbaro of Video Adventures in Dayton, Ohio edited the presentations.

Newtown Pike Extension Project Now Clarified by Video

Dominic Eardly of Walking Man Productions hired Dynamix Productions to produce the soundtrack to a video designed to educate Lexingtonians about the upcoming Newtown Pike Extension Project. This project, talked about since the 1930's but never implemented until now, will alleviate traffic congestion, provide land grants for displaced property owners, and provide new opportunities for businesses along the proposed route. This very informative video will be shown at neighborhood meetings, council and planning meetings, and be broadcast on GTV3, the local government's access channel. The video was produced for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

"The Maya" Documentary now in Smithsonian Gift Shop

The Maya live today, and they dance. Fannee Higlander of Indian Summer Productions Georgetown, Kentucky has captured traditional Mayan dance in a new documentary called "The Maya." This program is now available in the gift shop at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Javier Alarcon of Mexico is of Mayan descent and has recreated what he believes to be the true ceremonial dance of the ancient Maya. Javier travels the North American continent with his dance troupe to enlighten the masses in the ancient dance and the struggles the present day Mayan people have endured to maintain their culture in the face of modern society. Greg Sparks of VideoLab in Lexington edited the program, and Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions produced the soundtrack. If you'd like a copy for $15.00, you don't have to fly to D.C., just email Fanne Higlander at IndianSummer_@hotmail.com.

Joyce to the World

Or, Jesse Joyce to the world. Comedian Jesse Joyce recently hired Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions to produce his first comedy album "Joyce to the World." You might have seen Jesse on Entertainment Tonight or Lifetime, or heard him "The Bob and Tom Show" or SIRIUS Satellite Radio. The album was recorded over two nights at Lexington's Comedy Off Broadway, considered as one of the top ten comedy clubs in the U.S.

Topics covered in this lively stand-up routine include:
Pushers in Central Park
Dead-end jobs Jesse has had
Uncle Walt and his he-man thoughts
Communication problems while buying paint at Home Depot
German kids at Halloween
Fat Americans
Fish memory
Jesse's stay in Ireland
Nail Gun to the head

To find out about Jesse Joyce or to buy this hilarious and often eye-opening album, click here.

LumaCore Luminary Series a Big Hit

Dynamix Productions recorded several radio commercials promoting the "Luminary Series" leadership conference. LumaCore, a Lexington-based company, hosted the live event that was also broadcast via satellite to nearly one-hundred conference sites and hundreds of corporate board rooms around the world. The event featured such luminaries as: Richard Branson, Marcus Buckingham, Steven Covey, Carli Fiorina, Malcomb Gladwell, Rudi Gulliani, Jack Welch, and a special Fortune 500 discussion panel. Dynamix also provided some pre-produced audio for the live event.

Listen to radio here.

Ashado Sets Keeneland Sales Record

The fillie Ashado set a Keeneland sales record of $9 Million this week. As it happens, Dynamix Productions helped produce the soundtrack for a DVD about the Taylor Made-consigned Ashado that was distributed to potential buyers. Lance Bell, of LGB, Inc. in Saratoga Springs, NY produced the DVD and accompanying literature. Michael Kilbourne of Lexington provided the voice-over. Phil Putnam of Dallas, TX edited and authored the video DVD.

Big Blue Madness takes over Dynamix

University of Kentucky's famous "Midnight Madness" has changed its name to "Big Blue Madness." Not only that, but it's also changed the time and location. The first official practice session for basketball used to start at midnight in Memorial Coliseum. But this year, with the 30th anniversary of Rupp Arena, the extra seating (15,000 seats extra), and the new hype surrounding women's basketball, UK couldn't contain it any longer.

Post Time Productions produced several video vignettes for the live show, while Dynamix provided audio post-production. The segments featured "flash-backs" to the 70's, 80's and 90's using current players dressed and performing like people from those eras.

Podcasting and the Central Kentucky business community come together

Business Lexington, Central Kentucky's new business newspaper, and Dynamix Productions have formed a partnership to bring podcasting to readers. Podcasting is a generic term for a new web technology that "pushes" audio programs to your computer for later playback. An added benefit for businesses is the niche audience that podcasts can be directed to. Specialty audio programs can be recorded, submitted to a directory with information, and searched for content by web surfers. People interested in "Kentucky Business" for example, will find Business Lexington's podcast in the search results. The audio programs are pre-recorded, then specially encoded so that anyone with podcast-playing software that subscribed to the podcast will recieve it automatically. There is no need to manually locate the audio file and download it. Some popular podcast players include iTunes and iPodder. As an added benefit, suscribers can transfer the audio program to their portable mp3 player, burn a CD, or share it with other computer users.
Tom Martin, editor-in-chief, and Chuck Creasy, publisher, wanted to bring more in depth coverage of feature articles to readers. Feature articles often include interviews with some of the area's most facinating people who are blazing new and exciting paths in business. Podcasts, or "BizCasts" as Business Lexington calls them, include the full interviews that go beyond what can be included in the written article. Listeners can hear firsthand the nuances of conversation between Tom Martin and his subject.

To find out more about how Dynamix can help you get into pocasting, click here.

"12 Steps Nowhere" Debuts

12 Steps Nowhere, a short film by Russell Johnson and David Cottingham of 21 Productions made its debut in the Kentucky Theatre this week. The film is being entered into several film festivals this year. Dynamix Productions provided audio post-production on the film, including extensive ADR (automatic dialog replacement), Foley, and environment creation. Find out more about the film here.

Listen to the radio promo here.

Business Lexington Profiles Dynamix Productions

Business Lexington, the new premiere business journal in Central Kentucky has featured Neil Kesterson and Dynamix in its May 2005 issue. The profile highlights our ADR work on recent major Hollywood movie releases.

"To The Edge" Documentary Completed

How would you like to rappel off Yosemite's El Capitan, the largest rock face in the U.S.? Last June, Stacy Doose, senior editor at Post Time Productions, along with over 30 other adventureres did just that - and some even climbed it. Stacy and Greg Metulianis documented the expedition on videotape and recently completed a 50-minute documentary about something that only a handful of people ever get to do. Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions provided post production sound, and John Campbell was narrator and contributing writer. "To the Edge" features hair-raising footage from the side of the cliff, fascinating personal stories, interesting facts on how the feat was accomplished, and captures El Capitan's first ever tandem rappel. "To the Edge" will be available on DVD next month, and is currently being considered for broadcast in the Cincinnati market. Stay tuned for more details.

Ad-Success Wins National Awards

Ad-Success, a Lexington advertising, marketing, and public relations agency, recently was awarded a first place PSRA Thoroughbred award for their Lextran marketing campaign. The award was presented by the Public Relations Society of America. Dynamix produced the soundtrack for the radio and television portions of the campaign. Congratulations to Ad-Success!

Star Wars Parody Film Debuts on Internet

Twenty One Productions, a local independent film production company and a Dynamix strategic partner, has completed a Star Wars parody fan film. Produced in HD (high definition), the fan film is a combination of two pop culture films: Star Wars (obviously) and Pulp Fiction. The DVD was distributed for free at the Star Wars Convention in Indianapolis in late April upon completion, and is available for download here. Neil Kesterson of Dynamix was the post production audio engineer, providing ADR, Foley SFX, and re-recording. Since its posting, downloads of the short film have been tremendously popular, regularly exceeding the already enormous bandwidth of 21's server and mirror sites.

Dynamix Becomes Member of Better Business Bureau

We're extremely proud that the Better Business Bureau of Central and Eastern Kentucky has invited Dynamix Productions to become a member. We have always stood behind our service and product, and it's rewarding to be part of an organization that promotes ethics in business.

Dynamix Shares in 8 Addy Awards

The Lexington Advertising Club, our local chapter for the AAF (American Advertising Federation) recently held its annual Addy Awards. Dynamix Productions helped our clients in 8 award-winning entries

Dynamix Provides ADR for "Beauty Shop"

Neil Kesterson of Dynamix Productions recently recorded audio dialogue replacement (ADR) for MGM’s upcoming movie Beauty Shop. Stand-up comedienne and actress Adele Givens, who plays a DJ in the film, stopped by the Dynamix studios for her ADR session. Beauty Shop stars Queen Latifa, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell, Alfre Woodard, and Kevin Bacon. The movie is expected to be released in the fall of 2005. Read the press release here.

Soundtrack for Short Film "A Second More"

Dynamix just completed final mixing on the soundtrack for A Second More, a short film produced by Twenty One Productions, a strategic partner. The film made its debut at the Midwest Entertainment Conference in Lexington on November 4, 2004.

Lexington Humane Society Fund Raising Video

The Lexington Humane Society is seeking capital funding. Dynamix produced the soundtrack for their fund-raising video. Post Time Productions produced and edited the video that will premiere at Lexington's Beastie Ball in November.

Larry Conley Voices Midnight Madness Video

Broadcast analyst and former University of Kentucky and ABA basketball star Larry Conley was at Dynamix recently to voice a video for UK's 2004 "Midnight Madness." "What Is Kentucky Basketball?", produced by Kip Perkins of UK Sports Video, was produced in an ESPN-style format that matched the entertainment for the evening.

Dynamix Provides Sound for Sam's Club Training Video

Stephens Direct of Dayton, Ohio recently hired Dynamix to produce the soundtrack for a Sam's Club services employee trianing video. Producer Scott Scarborough shot footage at Sam's Club headquarters in Arkansas, then edited the video with Fred Barbaro of Video Adventures in Dayton.

Kidz Blitz is High Bidder at Makenna Foundation Fundraiser

Kidz Blitz, a children's ministry group, was the successful high-bidder for our donation to the Makenna Foundation, which raises money for the University of Kentucky Children's Foundation. Kidz Blitz produced a question-and-answer audio CD for their children's church curriculum.

Weller Bourbon Point-of-Purchase DVD

Dynamix completed the soundtrack for Weller Bourbon's in-store point-of-purchase DVD of their "wheated" bourbon offerings. The visuals were shot on HD (High Definition) by Post Time Productions for Cornett Advertising. Footage included scenes at historic Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Dynamix provides ADR for "Hide & Seek"

Twentieth Century Fox hired Dynamix to record ADR (automatic dialog replacement) for their soon-to-be released motion picture "Hide & Seek." Actress Dakota Fanning worked in our studio to record new dialog, while director John Polson listened in Hollywood. Read the official press release here. Watch the trailer here.
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