Mackie Wows, and Whoops it Up, at TapeOpCon2007
Our roving Mackie Product Evangelist Laz Harris was on the scene of TapeOpCon2007, and below he spotlights Mackie's role at the event.
This year's TapeOpCon was an impressive event. Many industry pros turned out —George Massenburg, Joe Boyd, Steve Albini, Don Zeintara, Mitch Easter, just to name a few—and those who came by the Mackie booth were wowed by our great gear on display.
Don Zeintara spent some time with the new HR824mk2 High-Resolution Active Studio Reference Monitors, and Mitch Easter was very interested in the new MCU Pro Control Surface. Lots of folks were digging the MCU Pro, in fact; the analog set appreciates how the controller, with its analog mixer-like layout and ultra-smooth faders, makes working in the digital realm feel like home.
As one of the event sponsors, Mackie provided the sound system for the main outdoor stage as well as all the workshop rooms.
The Women's Audio Mission ran the Potluck Studio, with a number of great engineers sharing their techniques on such topics as “Taming the Hi-Hat” and “Recording Great Lead Vocals.” Mackie happily lent a studio monitor to the cause, which seemed to have been put to interesting use. Mark Rubel and Joel Hamilton were doing a workshop called “Crazy Tracking” in which they demonstrated a variety of inventive, if not a bit strange, approaches and techniques. We think our monitor was used as a kick drum mic, and we were happy to be a part of such… well, creative weirdness.
Many attendees are touting TapeOpCon2007 as the most informative conference in the recording & pro audio world. Mackie is proud to have been a part of the event and wants their gear back now…
