The Silent Way Directory: Audio Engineering, Recording Studios and Music Business Links
The Silent Way Directory: Audio Engineering, Recording Studios and Music Business Links
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Audio Equipment Dealers
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- $1.79 power cords- PC Liquidator
- 8thstreet.com Online Music Superstore
- A Brown Soun- Speaker Sales, Vintage Audio/Musical Gear
- Amazon.com : Recording Equipment
- American Musical Supply On-Line
- Audio Images, San Francisco
- AVCable.com - Professional Audio Cables, Video
- B+H Photo-Video-Imaging-Pro Audio
- Bananas At Large
- Bayview Pro Audio
- BSW Professional Audio Gear
- CableWholesale Computer and Home Theater Cables
- Central Computers - Audio Cables
- Computers + Music
- Crown Audio
- Cutting Edge Audio Group, San Francisco
- Daddy's Junky Music Stores, Inc.
- Dalbec Audio
- Digi-Key Corporation
- Digital Pro Audio
- DJ Depot- DJ Equipment Online
- Doctor Audio
- Doucet's Studio and Audio Sales
- EAR
- Fry's Electronics
- Full Compass
- Go Direct Music.com
- Guitar Center / GC Pro - Guitar Center Professional
- Haight Ashbury Music Center, San Francisco
- InstrumentPro.com - Recording, Guitars, Drums (5% off with coupon code AFF01)
- Interstate Musician
- Into-It Audio/ Vintage Gear on the Web
- Klay Anderson Audio
- Mac Midi Music | Pro Audio Recording Sales
- MacBeat
- Manny's Music: The Original Music Superstore
- Markertek: America's Broadcast Supply House
- Mic Shop- Classic mics in Nashville
- MicSupply.com
- Mission Recording and Audio
- Music Central Online
- Music Connection Index- Raleigh, NC
- Music Technology Buyer's Guide
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- Music123.com- Pro Audio
- Musician's Friend
- Oade Audio
- Ocean Audio Inc.
- Odyssey Pro Sound-New + Used Pro Audio Equipment
- Pacific Radio Supply
- Parts Express - Your Electronics Connection
- Pro Audio Design- Pro Audio Recording Studio Equipment
- Pro Sound News For Sale Section
- ProSound and Stage Lighting - Pro Audio, DJ Gear and Lighting Experts
- RadioShack.com
- robotspeak: [supplies and syntax for computer musicians]
- Sam Ash
- SameDayMusic.com
- San Francisco Audio
- SciPlus.com: American Science & Surplus
- Sonic State - Synths, Digital Audio, Classifieds
- Starving Musician
- Sweetwater Sound Online
- These folks know what's up. Smart, friendly, good deals.
- ToolsForStagecraft.com
- Vintage King Audio
- Woodwind and Brasswind
- zZounds.com
- zZOunds beats any price, has free shipping on most items, and there's no sales tax (except in NJ).
Audio Equipment- Used gear sources
- Doucets Used Gear
- eBay Pro Audio Listings
- Free Music Classifieds - Music Network USA
- Marquette Audio Labs
- Mercenary Audio- Used Equipment
- Mix Stolen Studio Equipment Registry
- Music Go Round - Used Gear
- Ozark Pro Audio
- PrePal - Internet Used Gear Price List
- This tracks used gear postings on net and summarizes the average used prices for thousands of pieces of equipment.
- Pro Audio Europe/Funky Junk (London)
- Pro-Audio Marketplace
- SF Advertiser Classifieds
- Solaris Used Stage Lighting and Audio
- Sonic State - Synths, Digital Audio, Classifieds
- SoundBroker.com
- Starving Musician - New, Used + Vintage
- Sweetwater Sound Trading Post
Audio Manufacturers A-L
- AEA - Audio Engineering Associates - Big Ribbon Mics and More - Wes Dooley
- Akai Pro Audio
- AKG Acoustics
- Alesis Online
- Allen and Heath
- Amek
- AMS Neve
- Antares Audio Technologies
- Antelope Audio
- Anvil/Calzone roadcases
- Aphex Systems, Ltd.
- Apogee Electronics
- ART
- Ashly Audio
- Atlas Soundolier Microphone Stands
- ATR Service Company
- Audio Media Research by Peavey
- Audio Upgrades
- Audio-Technica
- AUDIX Corporation
- Avalon Designs
- Avid
- Barcus Berry
- BBE
- BBI Engineering, Inc.
- Black Audio Devices
- Brent Averill Enterprises
- Bruel + Kjaer/Danish Pro Audio
- Bryston Amplifiers
- Cable Up Cabling (Division of Tascam)
- Canare Corporation of America
- Chemtronics
- Coleman Audio Products
- Countryman
- Crane Song, LTD
- Crest Audio
- D.W. Fearn Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifiers
- DBX pro audio equipment
- Digidesign
- DigiTech
- Disc Makers
- Distressor- Empirical Labs
- Distressor- Wave Distribution
- Dolby Laboratories Inc.
- Drawmer
- DTS- Digital Theater Systems
- E-mu
- Earthworks Audio Products
- Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) OnLine
- Edirol Corporation - Audio, MIDI Interfaces
- Emperical Labs- Distressor
- EQ Magazine's Product guide
- Etymotic Research- Ear Plugs
- Euphonix Mixing Systems
- Event Electronics
- Eventide Inc.
- Fender
- Focusrite Audio Engineering
- Fostex
- Funk Logic
- If you don't own these revolutionary processors, then you are just plain stupid. Without hyperbole, every project that I've used them on has improved 2000%. In fact, I don't even want to work with you if you don't own one. Funk Logic saved my life!
- Furman
- G Prime- Microtech Gefell
- Gator Cases
- Gemini - DJ Equipment
- Genelec
- George Massenburg Labs- GML/Massenburg Design Works software
- Grace Design Mic Preamps
- Great River Electronics
- Harman International
- HDCD - High Definition Compatible Digital
- Pacific Microsonics high bit rate technology for gaining more resolution from a conventional 16 bit recording.
- HHB Communications
- Hosa Cables
- InnerTUBE Audio
- Innovative - LCD arms and monitor arms
- iZ Technologies - Radar V, Radar 24
- JBL Professional
- JLCooper Home
- Joemeek Main Page
- Le Cover Company
- Custom-made, very affordable covers for equipment.
- Lexicon
- Line 6
- Little Labs
Audio Manufacturers M-Z
- M-Audio (Formerly MidiMan)
- Mackie Designs Inc.
- Manley Labs
- Meyer Sound
- MIDAS Consoles
- Millennia Media
- Monster Cable
- NAGRA Professional Audio Products
- Neumann Microphones
- Neumann USA: Microphones
- Numark - Professional Disc Jockey Equipment
- Oktava, Gamble, Frazier- The Sound Room
- Oram Pro Audio
- Otari
- Panasonic Pro Audio
- Panasonic
- Partners In Rhyme / MusicLoops.com- Sound Effects, Free SFX, Music Loops, Midi Files
- Peavey Electronics
- Pendulum Audio - Guitar Preamps, Class A Tube Processors
- Philips Electronics
- Polk Audio Home Page
- PreSonus Audio Electronics
- Prism Media Products, Inc.
- Pro Co Sound Home
- Rane Corporation
- Rapco International
- Reamp, by John Cuniberti
- Roland Corporation U.S.
- SAS Audio Labs- Tube Amplifiers, Tube Preamps
- Sascom Marketing Group/TL Audio
- Schoeps
- Sennheiser
- Shure Brothers Inc.
- Silicon Graphics
- SKB Cases - For All Your Instrument Casing Needs
- Sonic Solutions
- Sony.com
- Soundcraft
- Soundtracs
- SSL- Solid State Logic
- Studer
- Synchronous Systems
- T.C. Electronic
- Tannoy
- Tascam
- Tech 21, Inc. - SansAmp
- THX-Lucasfilm
- TL Audio Valve Signal Processors
- TOA Electronics, Inc.
- TRUE Systems
- Ultimate Support Systems mic and speaker stands
- Universal Audio
- Uptown Automation Systems Inc
- Vestax DJ Equipment
- Voyetra Technologies Inc.
- Walters-Storyk Design Group
- Wave Distribution- Empirical Labs, CLM Dynamics, Truth Audio, Wave Digital Systems
- Whirlwind US Audio
- Wireworks Corporation
- Yamaha of America
- Z-Systems Audio Engineering
- ~ProNetGuide - Pro Manufacturer Web Directory
Bay Area Recording Studio Community
- A Brown Soun- Speaker Repair and Recone, Speaker Sales
- Bay Records
- CAE Sound
- Dan Alexander Audio
- Dan Dion Photography
- David Denny
- Different Fur Studios
- Disher Music and Sound
- Dubey Tunes
- El Mundo Bueno Studios
- Expression Center for New Media
- Fantasy Studios
- FM Recorders - Premier Bay Area recording studio
- Gadgetbox Recording Studio, Santa Cruz - Andy Zenczak
- Gary Hobish- Armin Hammer Productions
- Gary Mankin
- Gasser's Photo and Video
- Globe Recording Institute
- H.E.A.R.- Hearing Education + Awareness for Rockers
- Hyde Street Studios
- Infinite Studios- Michael Denten
- In The Pocket Studio
- Laughing Tiger Productions
- Lee Parvin, (650) 359-1853
- Live Oak Studio
- Mark Calice- Ardenwood Sound & DVD
- Marquette Audio Labs
- Matt Boudreau
- Michael Gore- B.A.S.E. ProAudio Service
- Michael Starita- Bay Area producer, engineer and remixer
- Mr. Toad's
- Music Ally Pro- Mark Willsher
- Nadine Condon
- One Union Recording Studios / Red Studios
- One Way Studio, Benicia
- Chris von Sneidern Recording / Tape Vault Studio (Ordophon-upon-Avon)
- OTR Studios
- outspokenideas.com: Dirksen-Molloy Productions
- Paul Stubblebine Mastering
- Phil Edwards Recording
- Planet-3
- Plant Studios, Sausalito CA
- Prairie Sun Recording
- Pro Camera Photo Rental and Supply
- Pyramind
- Red Barn Recording Studios, Big Sur
- Route 44 Studio
- Sharkbite Studios
- Silent Way Remote Audio Recording and Media Asset Management- San Francisco
- Skyline Studios
- Skywalker Sound (A LucasFilm Company)
- Steve Shapiro Music
- Studio 132
- Studio D
- Studio Trilogy
- Swineshead Productions
- The Annex (formerly Music Annex)
- The Audio Archive
- tiny telephone
- Tomland - Tom Size
- Tone Freq Studio, Campbell, CA
- TransMedia
- Welcome to A&D Studios Online
- Welcome to Baysounds: The Studio
- Wire Ring wiring and installation
- Zoetrope Studios- Virtual Studio
Computer Audio and MIDI
- Adaptec
- Antares Audio Technologies
- Apple - Creative - Music & Audio
- ATTO Technology- SCSI accelerators
- AVtransfer - Professional File Transfer Utlility
- BIAS
- Bitheadz- Unity DS-1 sampler, Retro AS-1 Synth
- Cakewalk Music Software
- CD-Recordable FAQ
- Andy McFadden's extremely in-depth examination of computer-based CD-R and CD Audio recording drives and programs, a summary FAQ from newsgroups.
- Cycling'74- Plug-ins
- DART - Digital Audio Restoration Technology Karaoke CD+G Burner
- DIA cables
- Digidesign Online
- Digidesign Production Network - DigiProNet
- E-MU / ENSONIQ
- Emagic - Advanced Music Production Software
- Event Electronics
- Gateway.com: Desktop and Notebook PCs
- Harmony Central: Software: Mac
- IK Multimedia- Groovemaker
- iMac Rack-Mount Project: A Reality!
- Innovative Quality Software- SAW
- Koblo
- Macintosh MIDI User's Internet Guide
- Marathon Computer, CPU rackmounts
- Metric Halo Laboratories
- mH2O.com
- MIDI Farm Internet
- MidiWeb
- Mixman
- MOTU Software Update Downloads
- MOTU- Mark of the Unicorn
- MusicalSoftware.com
- NATIVE INSTRUMENTS: Traktor DJ Studio
- Traktor DJ Studio is a kickass professional dual-deck audio player designed for live performance, with independent time and pitch stretching. It allows recording of a set's moves as a saved automated session which can be overdubbed.
- NemeSys Music Technology- GigaSampler
- Opcode Systems
- PartnersInRhyme.com- Loops, Sound Libraries
- PlayerPRO
- ProTools MP3 Export Option
- Roxio (formerly Adaptec)
- Rebirth/Recycle- Propellerhead Software
- Revamp for Rebirth
- Rocket Network
- Seer Systems Home Page
- SEK'D Home Page
- Shareware Music Machine
- Sonic Solutions
- Standard MIDI Files on the Net
- SYNTH ZONE - Midi resources + synthesizer sounds list
- Syntrillium Software Corporation
- Traktor DJ Studio
- UnicorNation - The MOTU-Mac Web Site
- Virtual Drummer Online
- VSamp
- VST Wrapper
Engineering General Reading
- AT&T Natural Voices - Demos (Interactive)
- DAT-heads
- Roger Nichols - Digital Atomics
- Digital Domain - CD Mastering, Replication
- Digital Pro Sound
- Dub Scrolls - A collection of the maddest dub production techniques
- EddieAudio Homepage: From Digital to Vacuum Tubes!
- Electronic Music Foundation
- Electronic Music Interactive: Welcome
- Etymotic Research- Ear Plugs
- FindSounds.com - Search the Web for Sounds
- Full Compass - Manufacturer Parts
- Furman FAQ's on AC Power Products
- Future Music - synths, sampling, music technology
- Harmony Central
- Hitsquad.com - Musicians Web Center
- Home Recording - About.com
- Home Recording dot com
- InterMusic.com
- IRCAM- Serveur WWW de l'Ircam
- Jensen Tools (Stanley)
- Jim Webb Microphone Page
- Leper's Effects Schematics
- Lost and Found Sound- Tony Schwartz: 30,000 Recordings Later
- ManualMan
- Manuals- Mark Glinsky's Manual Manor: Synthesizers & More
- Manuals- One-electron Pro Audio Equipment
- Manuals- servicemanuals.co.uk - Service Manuals
- Manuals- servicemanuals.net
- Manuals- The Schematic Connection
- Mc Squared System Design's useful dB java calculators
- Michael Hartkopf's Microphone Homepage
- Microphone Preamplifier Design- Millennia Media Resources
- Articles on selecting and designing Mic Preamps. Why is one mic preamp different than another? And why is one "better"?
- Microphone University by Danish Pro Audio (B+K)
- Mix Magazine Online
- Music Books Plus
- Music Machines - Synthesizers
- Musician's Friend Articles
- MusicPlayerNetwork
- Neumann Microphones - Historical Collection
- Numerical Sound- Music and audio analysis
- OLGA Home Page
- PAN Network
- Partners In Rhyme- Royalty Free Music, Free Sound Effects, Download Free Flash Music Loops
- pro audio company mysterious initials- what they mean
- ProRec
- ProSoundWeb.com
- Rane Professional Audio Reference
- Recording Consoles of the Twentieth Century
- Recording Hacks
- Excellent site, home of the Microphone Database, with the scoop on over a thousand mics. Much more: reviews, shootouts, and a monthly mic giveaway contest:
- Recording Hacks Monthly Contest
- Recording.org: for engineers, producers, studios, musicians
- Rudy Trubitt-Words, Sound and Music
- Sample Spotter
- San Francisco Radio History
- Shure's guide to Cleaning Microphones
- Signal2Noise: The On-Line Journal of the Professional Audio Community
- Silophone
- Put your audio through a 200x16x45 meter empty grain silo in Montreal? The ultimate reverb! Via the net or by calling 1-877-511-SILO, you can hear anything through the world's only dedicated public reverb!
- Singularity / John Klett - Recording Engineering and Support
- Sony DMXR100 User Forum
- Speaker placement tutorials by Genelec
- Stanton DJ Workshop
- StereoManuals.com- reprints of Classic and Newer audio literature
- Steve's Pro Audio and Recording Page
- Sweetwater inSync - Internet Recording News Daily
- Good resource for recording equipment news. Subscribe to the rss feed or check out Silent Way's aggregated feed with this and more audio news feeds.
- Tab Patterson's Quadraphonic Site
- Taping Addiction
- tascamcontractor.com
- Transom Tools- great tips for beginners
- Turntable Alignment, Tonearm Height/Weight, Anti-Skating Adjustment Tips
- UnicorNation - The MOTU-Mac Web Site
- Vintage Broadcast Microphones- James Steele
- Yamaha Digital Music World
Engineering: Alesis ADAT-related sites
Engineering: DA-88 related sites
- Eddie Cilletti's DA-88 and ADAT Tips
- Jens' unofficial DA-88 site
- Silent Way's Definitive DA-88 Guide
- The DA-88: How to, how not to, what to do, and what not to do... Hidden functions, error messages, third-party accesories, step-by-step set-up, etc
- Silent Way Media Asset Management and Archive Services
- TASCAM.com
Engineering: Magazines
- Audiomedia
- Electronic Musician Online
- EQ Magazine: Professional Project Recording
- freebizmag.com
- Internet Audio free subscription (Mix Magazine quarterly)
- Keyboard Magazine Online
- Mix Magazine Online
- Musician Magazine Online
- Pro Audio Review
- Pro Sound News- Miller Freeman
- Pro Studio and Live Audio
- Tape Op Magazine
- This is a really cool (free) recording mag that has a great attitude: make the best sound with what you've got. You'll hear no equipment snobbery, "gotta have the newest gizmo" or mockery of beginners.
- The Mix
Engineering: Panasonic DA7 digital mixer sites
- DA7 User Group
- This is the unofficial DA7 website, with the DA7 users group forum. Check here for a very active discussion forum.
- Essays on the Panasonic DA7
- Silent Way's recording tricks- Panasonic DA7
- Sound On Sound review: Ramsa WR-DA7
Engineering: Usenet Newsgroups
open in your email/newsreader application or check out Google Groups
- ba.music - Bay Area Music newsgroup
- ba.music - Bay Area Music newsgroup on Google Groups
- rec.audio - 8 newsgroups on Deja.com
- rec.audio.marketplace
- rec.audio.misc
- rec.audio.opinion
- rec.audio.pro
- rec.audio.tech
- rec.audio.tubes
Engineering: Yamaha- 02R sites
- 02R Phantomizer
- JLCooper V/DESK Overview
- Visualizer, C-Meter for 02R by C-Mexx
- Yamaha 02R- Official Site
- Yamaha 02R- unofficial users site
- Zeep front-end software for Yamaha mixers
Home and Auto Electronics
- Bose Corporation
- circuitcity.com Consumer Electronics
- Crisp Solutions- Universal Remote Controls with Touch Screens
- Crutchfield - Car Audio - Home Theater - Home Audio - Video
- Crutchfield car stereo install database
- HiFi.com- featuring Cambridge Soundworks
- J&R - Your source for Audio, Video, Electronics
- JVC
- Parts Express - Home / Car / Pro Audio parts
- Phono-holics Anonymous
- Polk Audio- The Speaker Specialists
- Polk Audio- J&R.com
- Proton
- Remote Central: Universal Remote Controls
- Sony.com
- StereoManuals.com- reprints of Classic and Newer audio literature
Media Supplies- Bulk Blank Media and Storage Dealers
- Amazon.com: Blank Media
- American-Digital
- Bags Unlimited: Collection Protection Supplies for Storage, Display and Shipping
- Central Computers - Blank Media
- Cinram Pre-recorded Media Manufacturing
- Comtel Pro Media
- Disc Makers CD and DVD Duplication, Replication
- Media Distributors
- Mixonic CD Duplication Services
- Music123: Accessories: Blank Media
- Musician's Friend: Accessories / Media, Storage & Memory
- PSI Media Store (formerly Tape Warehouse)
- This company has a good online ordering system, a wide selection and their prices are competitive.
- Raintree: cd duplication, cassette duplication
- Sony Recording Media - Pro Audio
- SuperMediaStore.com- blank DVD, CD
- Tape World
- tape.com - Cassette House - Blank Cassettes Dat Tape Blank CD's and Recording Supplies
- Tapes.com (National Recording Supplies)
- TapeOnline.com
- zZounds.com - Blank Media
Musicians' Instruments
- bassplaza.com - the ultimate bassguide
- Carvin Guitars Home Page
- Clarion Music, in San Francisco's Chinatown
- Guitar Center
- InterMusic
- Marshall Worldwide
- Music Books Plus
- Music123.com
- PieDog.com - UK
- Sam Ash
- TURNTABLE LAB: [SKRATCHING WORLDWIDE]
Reference- Music Business, Industry Resources, Studio Listings
Audio Industry Links Lists
- ICE Music Page Links
- Music Review- Industry Search Engine
- Music Yellow Pages Online
- Musicians' Intellectual Law + Resources Links
- Pro Audio Network
- ProNetGuide - Web Directory
- ProSoundWeb | Ken's links
- Silent Way's Audio Technology Links
- StudioFinder
- Sweetwater Sweet Links
- World Wide Pro Audio Directory
Music Industry Organizations
- The Recording Academy (NARAS)
- The Organization Formerly Known As The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. (You know, the Grammy folks.) Interested in joining? Contact me.
- The Recording Academy - Producers + Engineers Wing
- The Recording Academy - San Francisco Chapter
- AES- Audio Engineering Society
- AES- San Francisco Section
- ASCAP: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- BMI
- CMA World- Country Music Association
- H.E.A.R. | Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers
- NAB- National Association of Broadcasters
- NAMM
- Recording Industry Association of America
- SMPTE
- SMPTE - San Francisco Section Home Page
- SPARS- The Society of Professional Audio Recording Services
Record Labels
- 4AD
- Acoustic Disc
- Angel Records
- arc records
- Arista Records
- Ariwa Sounds
- Atlantic Records
- Axiom
- Blacktop Records: Rythym and Blues Music
- Concord Records
- Epic Records
- Fantasy Records - Jazz, Blues, R+B, Soundtracks
- Fat Wreck Chords
- Future Farmer Recordings
- Giant Step
- Grand Royal Records - Guaranteed Every Time
- Honest Don's Motor Oasis
- Island Records
- K7
- Motown
- ninjatune.net : The official home of Ninja Tune
- OM Records
- PopSmear Records
- Real World Records
- Reprise Records
- Rosebud Agency
- Rounder Records/Black Top Records
- Rykodisc Records US
- Six Degrees Records
- STUMP Records - Fringe Music Online
- the half mile- bay area labels list
- Ubiquity Records
- Universal Music Group
- Verve Records - The Very Best In Jazz
- Virgin Records
Studio Listings, Musician Resources, etc.
- AB Audio & Music
- AlterMedia- StudioSuite Management software
- Arbitron ratings
- artistPRO.com: Music production and recording
- Billboard Online
- Cornerband.com
- Goin' Mobile "The Live Recording Specialists"
- HitQuarters
- indiecentre- independent label information
- Lawgirl- Entertainment Law
- Live365.com - Build Your Own Streaming Station
- Mandy's Film and TV Production Directory
- Music Network USA
- musicCRUNCH
- Musicians Contact
- Musicians' Intellectual Law + Resources
- musicians' resources- contracts, publishing tips
- Orchard - signed, unsigned, music, artists
- Recording Connection
- Salon.com Technology | Courtney Love does the math
- Courtney Love's unsurprisingly blunt yet surprisingly well-written diatribe aginst record company "sharecropping."
- Salon.com | Recording Industry coverage
- Setmaker application for gigging bands and DJs - Sweetwater
- Silent Way's Resources for Musicians
- Sound Ideas Sound Effects and Music
- StarPolish: Advice, Artists, CDs, Resources
- Studio Referral Service
- Taxi
- The Music Review
- The Velvet Rope Forum
- VistaPrint.com - FREE Business Cards
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