PHOTO BY : LAURA STEFFAN
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Contents
April 2023 , Vol . XXXIV No . 2
DEPARTMENTS
9 INPUT
The Future of Audio by Bruce Olson & Leslie Gaston-Bird
10 SIGNALS
The latest from across the pro audio industry
18 PROFILE
Ian Robertson , George Rondina & Rob Wells
22 PRODUCT TESTS
BL Pro EON ONE MK2 , Rode NT1 5 th Generation Condenser Mic , Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel
44 PRODUCTS
The latest tools & technologies for audio professionals
53 ADVERTISERS ’ INDEX
56 SOUND ADVICE
Introducing the AES75-2022 by Bob Snelgrove , The Arrival of Atmos by Richard Chycki
58 ITINERARY
Your industry events calendar
60 CLASSIFIEDS
62 PROJECT FILE
The Village Community Presbyterian Church , Paragano Studios , and more
FEATURES
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Subtronics Reaches a New Level on Tour
By Matt Bauer It was the biggest night so far on the relatively short career and fast rise of Subtronics and a touchstone in the history of dubstep as well : on January 28 , 2023 the Philadelphia-bred DJ and producer sold out the massive Kia Forum in Los Angeles . Professional Sound delves into Subtronics ’ Antifractal tour .
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Building A Song Factory , Part Two
Hit-Maki ng Producer & Songwriter Mathew “ Songsbury ” Teofilo Takes PS Inside the Construction of His New Studio
By Michael Raine If you ’ ve built a studio ( or a home , a store — anything , really ), you ’ ll know that staying on schedule is a rare miracle . And so , just like ( and because of ) the studio it ’ s about , this multi-part article continues to shapeshift and evolve with an ever-changing timeline . The initial hope was for Songsbury Studios to be completed in December 2022 , but then that turned into February 2023 . Now , Mathew “ Songsbury ” Teofilo is confident ( and praying ) that the studio will be 100 % complete this spring — until then take a candid look into the development of a dream studio .
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Professional Sound ’ s 2023 EXPO-SCÈNE Preview
By Manus Hopkins If there ’ s one lighting and sound production convention in Canada that the entertainment industry at large has its eyes on and ears towards year after year , it ’ s Montreal ’ s EXPO- SCÈNE . The Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology ( CITT / ICTS )’ s annual show is one of the most hotly anticipated events in the pro audio , sound , lighting , audiovisual , and multimedia technologies districts , for good reason : according to the company , EXPO- SCÈNE is the only show of its kind and calibre in all of Canada .
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Restoring the Prytania Theatre
By Matt Bauer The last remaining single screen commercial theatre in the South — New Orleans ’ s Prytania Theater gets an immersive audio upgrade taking the majesty of mid- 20 th century Hollywood into the present .
COVER PHOTO : SUBTRONICS ’ ANTIFRACTAL TOUR
BY OH DAG YO PHOTOGRAPHY