Recording - December 2009 - 4

RECORDING MAGAZINE DECEMBER REVIEWS Recording’s 2009 Holiday Gift Guide. Not just press releases—actual reviews of over 30 products, so you can stuff your stocking with presents you can trust, from Alesis, Alien Apparatus, Aphex, Auralex, Big Fish Audio, Blue, CAD Audio, Cakewalk, GForce, König & Meyer, Latch Lake, Peterson, Puremagnetik, Samson, Shure, Sony, SPL, TC Electronic, Ultrasone, and Vital Arts. REVIEWS BY MIKE METLAY, SCOTT DORSEY, PAUL VNUK JR., LORENZ RYCHNER, AND NICK CASARES Recording’s Vocal Column. A first-call producer’s take on getting the best from vocal performances. BY CLIFF GOLDMACHER 52 30 Mojave Audio MA-201fet. Mojave Audio’s latest large-diaphragm condenser mic is a solid-state design with an interesting range of applications. REVIEW BY DAVE MARTIN The Colton 7 Vocal Booth. This innovative booth design breaks down for transport and goes together without tools. Learn how it works, learn where to get one, or maybe be inspired to build your own. BY FRANK WRIGHT TASCAM DR-07. TASCAM’s tiny successor to the DR-1 puts a lot of portable recording power into your pocket. REVIEW BY LORENZ RYCHNER 2009 Annual Index. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times it was a lot of cool articles, is what it was! ATC SCM 11 Passive Monitors. These classy monitors offer clarity and precision for the discerning listener. REVIEW BY LORENZ RYCHNER Preview: Novation Launchpad. We got this new Ableton Live control surface even before it was announced, and we’re giving you the lowdown just as it hits the streets. REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY REGULARS 2 6 8 54 64 Fade In. Talkback. www.twitter.com/recordingmag FEATURES30 More Bass, Less Muck. We all want good powerful tight punchy bass to impress our clients and wow our audiences, but how do we get there without making our tracks sound muddy? The answers aren’t magic, just good solid engineering. BY SCOTT DORSEY Fast Forward. Readers’ Tapes. BY MARTY PETERS Fade Out. Creating a Holiday CD. GUEST EDITORIAL BY DAVID SUMMER Good As New (Or Maybe Better). We throw away toasters and DVD players when they break, but with audio gear, fixing rather than trashing can bring huge benefits. BY PAUL J. STAMLER Advertiser Index. Recording’s Keyboard Column. Over 80% of our readers record with them, so it’s time they got a column of their own! Dive into the wonders of great-sounding gear that doesn’t bog down your computer or require installers just hit Record and hit the keys. BY DEVON BRENT COVER DESIGN BY SCOTT SIMMONDS

http://www.twitter.com/recordingmag http://www.twitter.com/recordingmag

Recording - December 2009

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recording - December 2009

Recording - December 2009
Fade In
Contents
Talkback
Fast Forward
Recording’s 2009 Holiday Gift Guide
More Bass, Less Muck
Mojave Audio MA-201fet
Good As New (Or Maybe Better)
TASCAM DR-07
Recording’s Keyboard Column
ATC SCM 11 Passive Monitors
Preview: Novation Launchpad
Recording’s Vocal Column
The Colton 7 Vocal Booth
Readers’ Tapes
Advertiser Index
2009 Annual Index
Fade Out
Recording - December 2009 - Recording - December 2009
Recording - December 2009 - Cover2
Recording - December 2009 - 1
Recording - December 2009 - Fade In
Recording - December 2009 - 3
Recording - December 2009 - Contents
Recording - December 2009 - 5
Recording - December 2009 - Talkback
Recording - December 2009 - 7
Recording - December 2009 - Fast Forward
Recording - December 2009 - 9
Recording - December 2009 - 10
Recording - December 2009 - 11
Recording - December 2009 - Recording’s 2009 Holiday Gift Guide
Recording - December 2009 - 13
Recording - December 2009 - 14
Recording - December 2009 - 15
Recording - December 2009 - 16
Recording - December 2009 - 17
Recording - December 2009 - 18
Recording - December 2009 - 19
Recording - December 2009 - 20
Recording - December 2009 - 21
Recording - December 2009 - 22
Recording - December 2009 - 23
Recording - December 2009 - 24
Recording - December 2009 - 25
Recording - December 2009 - More Bass, Less Muck
Recording - December 2009 - 27
Recording - December 2009 - 28
Recording - December 2009 - 29
Recording - December 2009 - Mojave Audio MA-201fet
Recording - December 2009 - 31
Recording - December 2009 - Good As New (Or Maybe Better)
Recording - December 2009 - 33
Recording - December 2009 - 34
Recording - December 2009 - 35
Recording - December 2009 - 36
Recording - December 2009 - 37
Recording - December 2009 - TASCAM DR-07
Recording - December 2009 - 39
Recording - December 2009 - Recording’s Keyboard Column
Recording - December 2009 - 41
Recording - December 2009 - ATC SCM 11 Passive Monitors
Recording - December 2009 - 43
Recording - December 2009 - Preview: Novation Launchpad
Recording - December 2009 - 45
Recording - December 2009 - 46
Recording - December 2009 - 47
Recording - December 2009 - 48
Recording - December 2009 - 49
Recording - December 2009 - Recording’s Vocal Column
Recording - December 2009 - 51
Recording - December 2009 - The Colton 7 Vocal Booth
Recording - December 2009 - 53
Recording - December 2009 - Readers’ Tapes
Recording - December 2009 - Advertiser Index
Recording - December 2009 - 56
Recording - December 2009 - 57
Recording - December 2009 - 58
Recording - December 2009 - 59
Recording - December 2009 - 60
Recording - December 2009 - 61
Recording - December 2009 - 2009 Annual Index
Recording - December 2009 - 63
Recording - December 2009 - Fade Out
Recording - December 2009 - Cover3
Recording - December 2009 - Cover4
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202405
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202404
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202403
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202402
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202401
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202312
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording-november-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202310
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202309
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202308
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202307
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202306
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202305
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202304
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202303
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202302
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202301
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202212
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202211
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202210
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202209
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202208
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202207
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202206
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202205
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202204
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202203
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202202
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202201
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202112
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202111
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202110
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202109
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202108
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202107
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202106
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202105
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202104
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202103
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202102
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202101
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202012
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202011
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202010
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202009
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202008
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202007
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202006
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_20205
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202004
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202003
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202002
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_202001
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201912
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201911
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201910
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201909
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201908
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201907
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201906
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201905
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201904
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201903
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201902
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201901
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201812
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201811
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201810
https://www.nxtbook.com/musicmaker/musicmaker/recording_201809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201808
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201807
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201806
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201805
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201804
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201803
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201802
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201801
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201712
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201711
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201710
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201709
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201707
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201706
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201705
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201704
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201703
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201702
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201701
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201612
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201611
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201610
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201609
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201608
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201606
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201605
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201604
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201603
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201602
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201601
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201512
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201511
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201510
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201509
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201508
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201507
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201505
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201504
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201503
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201502
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201501
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201412
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201411
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201410
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201409
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201408
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201407
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201406
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201404
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201403
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201402
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201401
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201312
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201311
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201310
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201309
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201308
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201307
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201306
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201305
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201303
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201302
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201301
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201212
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201211
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201210
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201209
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201208
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201207
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201206
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201205
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201204
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201202
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201201
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201111
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201110
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201109
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201108
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201107
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201106
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201105
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201104
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201103
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201101
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201009
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201008
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201007
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201006
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201005
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201004
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201003
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201002
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_201001
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_200912
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_200911
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/recording_200910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/musicmaker/nxtd
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com