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ISSUE 73January 2018

* FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
Recording pianos... many pianos!
* THE GRAND TOUR
Keeping up with the lads, and the cars
* BARRY SHEENE - DAYTONA
Losing it on film.. at 170mph!
* DREAMS & DECIBELS PT.2
Graham Hartstone’s memoirs
* LOST IN LONDON
Woody Harrelson’s night-out!
* MOVIE LOUDNESS
A new measurement procedure

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ISSUE 72May 2015

4 - 7 AN INTERVIEW WITH BEN WILKINS
Paul Davies chats career and of course Whiplash
8 - 10 FORTITUDE
Chris Roberts comes in from the cold!
11 - 13 THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO, GO, GO!
The ‘Natter’ Lip-Sync system explained
14 - 15 MARCO POLO
John Rodda takes us out East to a new facility
16 - 17 RADIO MICS
Rob Hardcastle weighs up the evil of radio!
18 - 19 DANETRACKS
An insight into the West Hollywood facility
20 AMPS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS
Illustrated with pictures and words!
21 THE PHONE CALL
Dropping in other people’s phone calls!
22 WHO IS DOING WHAT?
A 2014/2015 activity round-up
23 SATELLITE & OBIT
Satellite delivery & Cyril Brown

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ISSUE 71October 2014

4 - 7 RECORDING CAPT. PHILLIPS & GRAVITY
Chris Munroe gives us an insight into recording the audio on two Oscrar-winning films
8 - 9 DOLBY ATMOS IN THE HOME?
Sounds great in the cinema - can this really be replicated for the domestic market?
9 AMPS GETS FRIENDLY WITH JAMES
AMPS becomes Associate Member of JAMES
10 - 13 LOUDNESS ISSUES IN THE CINEMA
Julian Pinn walks us through this complex issue
14 - 17 DECIBELS & DREAMS
Part one of Graham Hartstone’s memories at Pinewood Sound Studios
18 - 19 WHO IS DOING WHAT?
A 2014 round-up of the wide range of projects

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ISSUE 70April 2013

AMPS AGM 2013 Report
Sustaining Members Show - pictures from the event
The Interview - Ian Voigt questioned by David Lascelles
Scam City : Michele Caruso on recording the dark side
Who’s Doing What : John Rodda compiles your news
Bond At 50 - Pat Heigham recalls a memorable shoot
Sound Awards 2012/2013
SoundPro 2012 pictures
AES New Products - Terry Nelson reports from the show
Obituaries - Gerry Hambling and Stefan Kudelski

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ISSUE 69October 2012

AMPS AGM 2012 Report
The Sustaining Members Show in pictures
AMPS Press Releases - Sound Awards
AMPS News - AMPS Groups and FilmClub
New Pinewood Stage
Sound Awards - summary of the year so far
Obituary John Streeter AMPS Hon

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ISSUE 68November 2011

Remote Control : Tim White explores the Digital Snake
Dennis Weinreich : Interview by Peter Hodges
The Hugh Strain Interview by Rob James, from 1999
Yellow Submarine : Sound Post from 1968 by Antal Kovacs
Angel Heart : Eddy Joseph recalls a memorable production
Hugh Strain AMPS Fellow : An obituary by Norman Brown
Peter Lodge : An obituary by Michael Johns
Reg Sutton AMPS Hon : An obituary from Sir Sydney Samuelson

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ISSUE 67June 2011

AMPS AGM 2011 report
Who’s At What Extra: Clive Copland brings us Cinemobile
Who’s At What Extra: Catching Fire with Tim White
2010 Sound Awards - a round-up
Citations for AMPS Fellowship Awards
News items ; Sound Devices - a new Sustaining Member
Stephen Dalby obituary
Images from the Sustaining Members Show at the NFTS

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ISSUE 66December 2010

JP Beauviala : Mr Aaton, interviewed by Tim White
Ofcom Replacement Funding update by Sandy MacRae
UK Screen Sound Awards : CONCH 2010
BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2010 - Sound

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ISSUE 65August 2010

Ofcom Interim Report: Sandy MacRae comments
The ‘Secret’ Pastimes of our members
Sennheiser: A tribute to the founder
An Amazon Tale: Simon Koelmeyer relates
The London Film Museum
AMPS at the BSC 2010 Show

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ISSUE 64March 2010

AMPS at the BVE and other news
AMPS AGM Report
Sustaining Members Show
CEDAR Visited - Peter Hodges’ hush-hush report
2009 Sound Awards summary
A Chance Remark - Ian Richardson tells what can happen
Social Networking for Boom-Ops / News extra
Sustaining Members Show - extra pictures
David Lane - a tribute

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ISSUE 63December 2009

AMPS Charity : A project for CTBF’s Glebelands
Meet The Members : Nico Louw and John Salter
So What About Channel 38? - Sandy MacRae on an RF future
Letters: Colin Miller bids farewell
Norwegian Dialogue - Dave Humphries goes Nordic
Conch Awards - Full results
Obituaries - Peter T Davies, Angie Marshall
Dr Who’s Doing What? - Antique pictorial

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ISSUE 62July 2009

AMPS assist
AMPS News - Membership explained and Visual Impact
Charity update
AMPS at 20 : The publications celebrated
A Mirroring Story - a DVD tale from AMPSconnect
Radio Mics in 1917 - well almost - from the AMPS archive
Obituaries
Project Pinewood and Fellows luncheon

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ISSUE 61March 2009

Help - Chris Roberts on making AMPS run better
AMPS AGM Report
Images from the AMPS Sustaining Members Show
Practitioners pass on skills - FT2 Masterclasses
Meet our Sustaining Members: Audio Engineering
Round-up of major sound awards for 2008
Misc: Letters, AMPS anniversary
Obituaries: Mickey Hickey
Industry statistics from 2008

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ISSUE 60December 2008

News, Items, Nominations, Forthcoming Events
The Journal page and Chairman’s comment
Membership matters
AMPS News: Subscription rates and honours
In Other Publications - a round-up
The Editor’s Oddments - a miscellany of thoughts
Amusements - tall tales and ludicrous lines
Who’s At What: Dave Humphries brings us your news
Conch Awards: the winners and nominees
Farewell Videosonics
Obituaries
AGM & Sustaining Members Show note

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ISSUE 59September 2008

04 News, Items, Oddments & Reports
05 The Journal page and Chairman’s chat
06 Membership matters / New members
07 BAFTA TV Craft Awards / Group Health Care reminder
08 Jez’s Jump - member Jeremy Brown’s Charity parachuting
09 More charity fund raising / Editor’s Oddments
10 Letter to an Industry Entrant
11 Three ways to receive AMPS CONNECT
12 Who’s At What: Dave Humphries brings us your news
18 Conch Awards Short-list
19 Editor’s Oddments
20 Box Office statistics 2007 from the UK Film Council
22 Obituaries: David Hildyard AMPS Hon
23 Obituaries: Dudley Plummer AMPS Hon
24 A brief look at the BSC’s very professional annual show

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ISSUE 58April 2008

04 News, Items, Oddments & Reports
05 The Journal page and Chairman’s chat
06 Membership matters / New members
07 Are We Communicating? : AMPS e-mail changes
08 AMPS News - Fellowships & Medical Insurance Scheme
09 AMPS & BECTU - a closer relationship explained
10 AGM Report
12 Sustaining Members Show
14 Who’s At What : Dave Humphries brings us your news
19 News Etc
20 Charity News : OHS completes while CHASE begins
22 Sonosax Meeting Report Plus : Tim White explains
27 Films On Fire : John Crumpton’s between jobs activities
30 Obituary: Trevor Carless
32 Sustaining Members Show Extra

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ISSUE 57December 2007

04 News, Items, Oddments & Reports
05 The Journal page and Chairman’s chat
06 Membership Matters
07 Journal’s Misc Items
08 Screening Dates for 2008
09 Who’s At What : Dave Humphries brings us your news
14 Little Technology Points to Ponder
15 AMPS Connect Tutorial - in depth
18 Obituary: Peter Handford
20 AGM meeting dates

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ISSUE 56November 2007

04 News, Items, Oddments & Reports
05 The Journal page and editorial
06 Membership Matters & New Members
07 Journal’s Misc Items
08 The DDR Radio Mic Issue : Who Owns The Airwaves?
09 Who’s At What : Dave Humphries brings us your news
14 Personal Report : Gordon Thomson explains his gear
15 2007 - A Digital Anniversary Year
16 Meeting Report : Digital Cinema
21 Journal’s Misc Items
18 The Conch Sound Awards 2007 - nominees and winners
19 AMPS Connect - AMPS new email group
20 Post To Africa : Humphries in Nigeria
22 Cables : A look at cable for all analogue applications
26 Obituary : Tim Blackham, AMPS Fellow
28 Who’s At What Extra - the Italian Third Man!

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ISSUE 55May 2007

04 The Journal page and editorial
05 News, Items, Oddments & Reports
06 Membership Matters & New Members
07 The New AMPS Council
08 An Introduction from AMPS New Chairman
09 Who’s At What : Dave Humphries brings us your news
14 AGM Report
16 The Sustaining Members Show
17 Dead Ferrets - the history and evolution of wind gags
20 2006 Sound Awards - a complete round-up
21 A Letter from Better Sound
22 Sustaining Member News: FX Rentals & the Sony Bravia ads
23 AMPS Reports: Virtual Sound Design and Happy Feet
24 AMPS Charity update: Ovingdean Hall School
25 News, Items, Oddments & Reports
26 Obituaries: Danny Daniel and Don Wortham
28 More images from the AGM & Sustaining Members Show

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ISSUE 54January 2007

SUSTAINING MEMBERS LIST
NEWS, ITEMS, ODDMENTS & REPORTS
A mixture of readables
SCREENINGS
BEIRG & OFCOM - WHAT’S GOING ON?
Sandy MacRae reports on the latest situation
ALSO AMPS
A look at the wide range of people we share A-M-P-S with
WHO’S AT WHAT
Dave Humphries brings us your news
IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS
A digest of relevant articles in other UK publications
AMPS & BSI COLLABORATE TO COMBAT NOISE
Julian Pinn reports and asks for assistance in creating standards
WEB SIGHT
Some everyday but useful web links
WHO DESERVES THE CREDIT?
Bob Allen questions whether Lauste is Father of Sound-on-Film
OBITUARY: GERRY HUMPHREYS
Robin O’Donoghue remembers
END CREDITS 2006
A list of industry names gone
WHO’S DOING WHAT - PICTURE EXTRA

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ISSUE 53November 2006

SUSTAINING MEMBERS LIST
NEWS, ITEMS, ODDMENTS & REPORTS
A mixture of readables
MEMBERSHIP REPORT & NEW MEMBERS
GENERAL NEWS & ODDMENTS
A collection of readables
AMPS WORKING
AMPS acts over impact of new rules for UK Tax Incentives
CALIFORNIA - HERE I COME
Brian Simmons relates the story of his production completing in the USA
WHO’S AT WHAT
David Humphries collates member’s activities
WEB SIGHT
The launch of a regular column about relevant web sites
MANUFACTURERS NEWS
New products and services
IN THOSE DAYS
Peter Musgrave recalls early beginnings in the cutting rooms at Ealing
IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS
A digest of the more interesting items in other trade publications
FLICKERING SHADOWS
AMPS for charity - a last opportunity to acquire John Mitchell’s book
OBITUARIES
Announcements and further tributes to Bob Allen
EXTRA PICTURES
Pictorial item

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ISSUE 52August 2006

SUSTAINING MEMBERS LIST
NEWS, ITEMS, ODDMENTS & REPORTS
A mixture of readables
MEMBERSHIP REPORT & NEW MEMBERS
REMIXING IT - AMPS MEETING REPORT
Jim Betteridge summarises the meetings events
UPDATE ON AMPS WEB ACTIVITIES
Sandy MacRae relates 10 years of www.amps.net and looks to the future
OUTSIDE & WEATHERPROOF
Ian Sands turns DIY for an exterior miking project
WHO’S AT WHAT
David Humphries collates member’s activities
TRIBUTES TO BOB ALLEN
A collection of tributes to a good friend
LAUSTE CENTENARY
It’s 100 years since the Lauste patent for sound on film
POSTING THE PLANET
Alan Sallabank talks to Graham Wild about posting BBC’s Planet Earth
STUFF TO BUY
Flickering Shadows, Polo Shirts or AMPS Certificates for charity
THAI TAKE-AWAY
Dave Humphries relates emergency ADR in Thailand
NEWS EXTRA
News items and oddments
WE WANT AN EVENTS SECRETARY
An AMPS appeal for help
SUSTAINING MEMBER & INDUSTRY NEWS
Industry news
OBITUARIES - FRED TOMLIN & KEN SCRIVENER
Obits of two AMPS members
FACTS & FIGURES
Info from the Film Council’s Statistical Yearbook 2005

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ISSUE 51June 2006

SUSTAINING MEMBERS LIST
NEWS, ITEMS, ODDMENTS & REPORTS
A mixture of readables
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
THE NEW AMPS COUNCIL
In glorious colour
STREAMING INSIDER
Ian Sands explains how AMPS Meeting streaming works
ZAXCOM DIGITAL RADIO MIC MEETING REPORT
Sandy MacRae reports on this popular meeting
AGM REPORT & SUSTAINING MEMBERS SHOW
Full report and pictures
WHO’S AT WHAT
David Humphries collates member’s activities
BEIRG AGM REPORT
AMPS is a member of BEIRG. Sandy MacRae reports.
AMPS MERCHANDISE
Shirts and Certs with the logo
IF I WAS GOING THERE, I WOULDN’T START FROM HERE
Joint GBFTE/AMPS meeting report
AATON CANTAR UPDATE MEETING REPORT
Update meeting on this digital recorder and post audio file handling
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
Film comment
2006 FILM AWARDS
Nominees and Winners from the BAFTAS & Oscars
IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS
A digest of items from other publications
AMPS FELLOWSHIP FOR 2006
Full citations for awards to Tim Blackham and Lionel Strutt
OBITUARIES & END CREDITS 2005

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ISSUE 50December 2005

2 SUSTAINING MEMBERS LIST
4 NEWS, ITEMS, ODDMENTS & REPORTS
A mixture of readables
6 MEMBERSHIP REPORT
7 CHARITY UPDATE
Progress on our support of Ovingdean Hall School
8 MEETING REPORT
Jim Betteridge reports on the Dolby Evening
9 LETTERS
AMPS letters
10 DO THE NUMBERS ADD UP?
Nagra’s John Owens - how hi-spec digital equates with quality
12 50 ISSUES OF THE JOURNAL
A brief look at the history of this publication
14 WHO’S AT WHAT
Dave Humphries collates member’s activities
18 WITH THE BENEFIT OF HIND SIGHT
A 73-year old article on film sound reprinted
22 AMPS SHIRTS & CERTS FOR SALE
Buy something from AMPS and contribute to our charity
24 SUSTAINING MEMBERS NEWS
26 OBITUARIES
Charlie McFadden and John Mitchell