Το γράφουμε κάθε χρόνο, ότι συγκαταλέγονται στα πλέον έγκριτα βραβεία της μουσικής βιομηχανίας. Τα φετινά 25α TEC Awards που διοργανώνει εδώ και 25 χρόνια το έγκυρο περιοδικό MIX, ανακοίνωσαν τις υποψηφιότητές τους στους δυο τομείς που περιλαμβάνουν (Outstanding Technical Achievement και Technical Awards), με την ψηφοφορία ν’ αρχίζει από σήμερα 10 Αυγούστου 2009. Η τελετή απονομής των βραβείων θα πραγματοποιηθεί το Σάββατο 10 Οκτωβρίου στα πλαίσια του συνεδρίου του AES στο Javits Center της Νέας Υόρκης. Ας δούμε τις υποψηφιότητες και στις δυο κατηγορίες (Outstanding Technical Achievement και Technical Awards) των βραβείων...
2009 Nominees for Outstanding Technical Achievement
ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
AKG K702 Headphones
Lab.gruppen PLM 14000 Amplifier
Manley Labs Backbone
Neutrik convertCON XLR Connector
Novation Nocturn Controller
Sennheiser HD800 Headphones
DIGITAL CONVERTER TECHNOLOGY
Apogee Electronics Symphony 64 PCIe
Focusrite Saffire Pro 40
Millennia Media AD-R96/AD-D96
MOTU UltraLite Mk3
SSL MADI Extreme
TC Electronic Desktop Konnekt 6
MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIER TECHNOLOGY
AEA RPQ Mic Pre with Curveshaper
Empirical Labs Model EL 9 Mike-E
Focusrite ISA One
Grace Design m101
Summit Audio ECS 410 Everest
Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity
RECORDING DEVICES
Alesis ProTrack
Korg MR-2000S
Nagra VI
Sound Devices 788T
Tascam DR-100
Yamaha Pocketrak 2G
MICROPHONE TECHNOLOGY/SOUND REINFORCEMENT
Astatic-CAD 930VPL Variable Pattern Boundary
DPA Microphones Model 4099
Earthworks Flexwand
Rode M1
Sennheiser E965
Telefunken M80
MICROPHONE TECHNOLOGY/STUDIO
AKG C214
Brauner Valvet X
Holophone Portamic 5.1
Neumann TLM 67
Schoeps MK-22
Telefunken U-48
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
AKG DMS 700
Lectrosonics HM Plug-in Transmitter
Line 6 X2 XDR955
Mipro ACT 727
Shure URI-M Micro Bodypack
Sony DWT-B01/DWR-S01D Digital Wireless
SOUND REINFORCEMENT LOUDSPEAKER TECHNOLOGY
Community Entasys Column Line Array
EAW MicroWedge
JBL EON500 Series
Meyer Sound Labs UPQ-1P
Renkus-Heinz IC Live
Tannoy VQ Range
STUDIO MONITOR TECHNOLOGY
Adam Audio A5
Event Opal
Focal CMS65
Genelec 6010A/5040A
JBL LSR2300
M-Audio DSM2
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY
Arturia Origin Synth
Dave Smith Instruments Mopho
Moog Music The Moog Guitar
Nord Electro-3 73 Stage Piano/Organ
Spectrasonics Omnisphere
TC Electronic RH450 Bass Amp
SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY/HARDWARE
Arsenal Audio by API ET-R24 Equalizer
Chameleon Labs 7802 Opto-Tube Compressor
Eventide Pitch Factor Harmonizer
SSL Logic E-Series X-Rack Modules
TC Electronic Power Core 6000
Universal Audio UAD-2 Quad
SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY/SOFTWARE
Antares Audio Technologies Auto-Tune Evo
iZotope Ozone 4 Mastering Suite
McDSP Retro Pack
TC Electronic LM5D for Pro Tools/HD
Universal Audio Moog Multimode Filter
Waves Tony Maserati Collection
WORKSTATION TECHNOLOGY
Bias Peak Pro XT6
Cakewalk SONAR V-Studio
Digidesign Pro Tools 8
MOTU Digital Performer 6
Steinberg Cubase 5
Studio Network Solutions Ellipse/Enterprise Fibre Channel HBA
SOUND REINFORCEMENT CONSOLE TECHNOLOGY
Avid Digidesign VENUE Mix Rack System
DiGiCo SD8
Midas Pro6
Roland RSS V-Mixer v2.0
Soundcraft Si3
Yamaha IM8
SMALL FORMAT CONSOLE TECHNOLOGY
Allen & Heath ZED R-16
Euphonix MC Control
PreSonus StudioLive 16.4.2
Roland M-48 Personal Mixer
Smart AV Tango
SSL Matrix
LARGE FORMAT CONSOLE TECHNOLOGY
AMS Neve Genesys
Euphonix System 5-MC version 1.4
Lawo MC2 56
Oram Professional Audio Oram X-Dream
SSL AWS 900+ SE
Tree Audio 500
2009 Nominees for Outstanding Creative Achievement
Tour Sound Production
AC/DC—Black Ice World Tour
Coldplay—Viva La Vida Tour
Dave Matthews Band—2008 Tour
Nine Inch Nails—Lights in the SkyTour
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss—Raising Sand Tour
Remote Production/Recording or Broadcast
51st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS
81st Annual Academy Awards, ABC
Hit Man, David Foster & Friends, PBS
JVC Newport Jazz Festival, PBS
NFL Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show, CBS
TV Sound Production
American Idol, Fox
Fringe, Fox
James Taylor: One Man Band, PBS
Saturday Night Live, NBC
24, Fox
Film Sound Production
Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Universal Pictures
Iron Man, Paramount Pictures
Slumdog Millionaire, Fox Searchlight
The Dark Knight, Warner Bros. Pictures
WALL-E, Pixar Animation Studios
Studio Design Project
Downtown Music Studios, NYC
Germano Studios, NYC
Great City Productions Studio A, NYC
Odds On Recording, Las Vegas
Playback Recording Studios, Santa Barbara, CA
Interactive EntertainmenT SOUND PRODUCTION
Dead Space, Electronic Arts
Gears of War 2, Microsoft/Epic
Killzone 2, SCEA
Little Big Planet, Sony Computer Entertainment
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Blizzard
Surround Sound Recording
Chris Botti in Boston, Chris Botti (DVD)
Hit Man, David Foster & Friends (BD)
If All Goes Wrong, Smashing Pumpkins (DVD)
Legends Live at Montreux 1997 (BD)
Live at Wembley Stadium, Foo Fighters (BD)
Record Production/Single
“I Kissed a Girl,” Katy Perry
“No One,” Alicia Keys
“Strange Overtones,” David Byrne and Brian Eno
“Viva la Vida,” Coldplay
“Witchita Lineman,” James Taylor
Record Production/Album
Covers, James Taylor
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, David Byrne and Brian Eno
Fearless, Taylor Swift
Seraphic Light, Saxophone Summit
Viva La Vida, Coldplay
