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FEBRUARY 70 56 INTERVIEWS 18 Kirtan with Ragani. 18 Ragani proves that it’s not what you use but how you use it. She produces stellar tracks of East Indian folk music with a pop flavor in her tiny home studio and shares her techniques with our readers. 8 20 The Mixing Workshop. Part 2: Rock Guitars Rule. Last time we set out the basics for building reliable mixes. Now we go deep with an example everyone can relate to—the electric guitar. BY SEAN SHANNON COVER: COVER: ON THE ON THE FEATURES INTERVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR. REVIEWS 14 Euphonix MC Mix. This intelligent control surface has come of age. Check out the results of our extended tests. REVIEW BY JUSTIN PEACOCK 32 AKG C 214 Condenser Microphone. A new, affordable sibling to the venerable and well-liked condenser C 414. REVIEW BY DARWIN GROSSE 24 Recording’s Guitar Column. With this Part 1 we start a new look at multiband dynamics in guitar recordings—it’s a powerful tool, dangerous in inexperienced hands but capable of amazing tricks. BY FRANK GRYNER 56 IK Multimedia ARC. This room measurement/corrective processing system improves your mixes, and makes an excellent adjunct to acoustic treatment. But is it a cure-all? REVIEW BY NICK CASARES 26 Recording’s Vocal Column. Big things, little things—they all add up when trying to capture a stellar vocal. BY ERIC FERGUSON 28 Recording’s Bass Column. Into the Wayback Machine once more, for another look at a famous bass track: this time it’s the classic country tune “Crazy”. BY DAVE MARTIN 70 Once Over—Reviews in Brief. MXL V88 condenser mic and USB .006 and .007 mics; MacAudioLab video tutorial for MOTU Digital Performer 6. REVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR. AND JIM COMBS 36 Getting Live Sound In Your Studio (And Vice Versa). The stage and the studio are very different places, but here are some cool tricks that let you swap live energy and studio clarity with good success. BY JON BARE 72 Recording’s Showcase of Sounds. Synthogy Ivory Upright Pianos; U-He Zebra 2; SONiVOX Loopline MPC sample collections; Big Fish Audio Off The Hook Volume 3. 40 Re-Amplifying The Piano. Place a speaker and a mic inside a piano to enhance your piano samples? Sure! Here’s why, and how. BY D. BRUCE MOORE REGULARS 2 6 8 Fade In. Talkback. REVIEWS BY GARY ESKOW, DEVON BRENT, DARWIN GROSSE, AND MICHAEL NICKOLAS 42 The Kontakt 2 Player: Origins and Advantages. Lots of sample libraries use Kontakt 2 Player for playback. Learn how one engine can create an entire universe of seemingly different virtual instruments. BY KEVIN FLETCHER TWEEDY Fast Forward. 50 Keeping Your Hand In. Part 2: Out In The World. Okay, so you’ve done all you can to set up your studio to prevent crippling hand injuries. What about the world outside ? BY PAUL J. STAMLER 66 Readers’ Tapes. BY MARTY PETERS 88 Fade Out. GUEST EDITORIAL BY SCOTT DORSEY COVER PHOTO BY MICHAEL LICHTER COVER DESIGN BY JOE HAWLEY 52 DAW Details. USB microphones are a mystery to some folks, and taken for granted by others. Here’s a look under the hood at what makes these marvelous devices work. BY MIKE METLAY Why Is Phantom Power Called That? 83 Advertiser Index.

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