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RECORDING MAGAZINE AUGUST

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Reviews
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PreSonus ADL 700 Tube Channel Strip.
Adding eq and dynamics control to Anthony
DeMaria’s well-respected preamp results in a
fantastic all-in-one solution for vocal and
instrument recording.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

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Recording The Band.
...and if the band plays live but in your home studio,
here are tips and tricks to get the best possible sound!
BY SVEN-ERIK SEAHOLM

34

Ear Trumpet Labs Edwina Microphone.

A Guitar Miking Primer. Part 2:
Acoustic Guitars.

A unique approach to construction results in a
mic that’s as cool-looking as it is versatile.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

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Our in-depth look at grabbing great guitar
sounds concludes with a deep discussion of those
guitars that don’t need amplifiers.
BY JOE ALBANO

Steinberg UR22 USB Audio/MIDI
Interface.

58

MIDI—Happy 30th Birthday!
A birthday retrospective, and a look forward, for
the genre-defining communication standard that
showed how music-gear makers could cooperate
to create something fantastic.

This compact interface offers high-resolution audio
and pro-grade preamps at a very wallet-friendly price.
REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

BY LORENZ RYCHNER

30

Daking Audio Comp 500.
A 500 Series module that makes compression
tasks easy, intuitive, and wonderfully musical.

60

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

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48

Sometimes basic electronics and a little bravery
can save you hundreds in repair bills.

Audiofile Engineering Triumph.
This waveform editor for the Mac offers a cool
new way to work with audio.

BY JON BARE

62

REVIEW BY BILL STUNT

48

REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

56

Recording Fundamentals. Chapter 20:
Equalization—Part 1.
We begin our education on eq with an
understanding of what goes into an equalizer
and why it’s important for tracking and mixing.

Cymatic Audio LR-16 Digital Recorder.
If you’ve been looking for a way to capture
multitrack audio at live gigs with minimal fuss
and cost, look no further!

42

Do It Yourself: Keepin’ My Beats
Cool—Repairing an E-MU SP1200.

BY ERIC FERGUSON

72

RØDE iXY and RØDE Rec.

Special Report: AES Nashville
Recording Workshop+Expo 2013.
Nashville’s AES section hosts a two-day workshop
with practical knowledge, famous presenters, new
gear, and much more.

A high-class XY coincident stereo mic and a
powerful, portable audio recording/editing app
bring iOS-based field recording to a new level.

REPORT BY MIKE METLAY

REVIEWS BY MIKE METLAY

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inteRviews
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Piano Recording—A Private Affair.
Solo piano recorded in a home, yet sounding better
than many a studio recording? Jerome Gilmer’s
new album Remember Well is proof that it can be
done. We learn how Jerome and engineer Steve
Avedis pulled it off.

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RegulaRs
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Fade In.

8

Talkback.

10

Fast Forward.

50

Readers’ Tapes.

INTERVIEW BY LORENZ RYCHNER

FeatuRes
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Recording The Gig.

BY MARTY PETERS

We offer strategies to help you get the most out of
recording a live gig, whether stereo or multitrack...
BY PAUL VNUK JR.

COVER DESIGN BY SCOTT SIMMONDS
EDWINA MIC PHOTO BY PAUL VNUK JR.
PIANO PHOTO BY LORENZ RYCHNER

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