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Reviews
18

Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt 2 Audio
Interface.
The addition of the blazing-fast Thunderbolt
connection is only part of the new power this rack
mount interface brings to the modern studio.

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

REVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR.

BY JAMES LINDENSCHMIDT

Getting A Great Headphone Monitor Mix.
An artist's performance in the studio is only as good
as their inspiration. As an engineer, it's your job to
provide it.
BY GREG OGAN

First Steps. Part 3: Monitor Speakers In
Your Room.
Your room and monitors are an inseparable team.
We expand on our discussion of room acoustics,
and delve into understanding, choosing, and setting
up monitors in our space.

Genelec 8010A Active Monitors.
These tiny speakers are a revelation in larger-thanlife sound.

Creating Space.
Learn what goes into a great-sounding room, and
how to get there on a budget.

Amphion One18 Passive Monitors and
Amp100 Power Amp.
A new name in pro audio speakers from Finland
offers stunning sound.

REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

BY PAUL J. STAMLER

Antelope Audio Satori High-End
Monitoring Controller.

Crosstalk: The Clipping Conundrum.
A reader wonders if it's truly possible to avoid
clipping while still having a good-sounding mix, and
four of our contributors provide a wealth of answers.

An uncompromising controller that combines
massive flexibility and digital control with an allanalog signal path, a summing mixer, and exquisite
audio quality.

BY PAUL J. STAMLER, GILES REAVES, MIKE RIVERS, AND
PAUL VNUK JR.

REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

Ingram Engineering MPA575.

The biology of your ears and brain can mess with
the accuracy of your monitoring. Here's how to
minimize the effect and get the most accurate
results.

This 500 Series module packs an entire channel
strip-preamp, EQ, and dynamics-into a tiny,
easy-to-use package.

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

Sonodyne SRP 400 Active Monitors.
The latest monitors from India's respected speaker
maker bring clarity, honesty, and transparency to
any listening setup.

BY MIKE METLAY

iOS Music Tools: Positive Grid Final Touch.
This modular mastering processor suite provides
everything from 8-band EQ and dynamics control to
stereo imaging tools and reverb.
REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

Once Over-Reviews In Brief.
Avantone Pro Active MixCubes; Crane Song Avocet II
Discrete Class A Studio Controller; IsoAcoustics
Aperta Speaker Isolation Stands.
REVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR. AND MARTIN NESSI

FeatuRes
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Basic Acoustics: Five Big Problems, Four
Excellent Tools.

BY MIKE RIVERS

RegulaRs
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Fade In.

Talkback.

Fast Forward.

Readers' Tapes.
BY MARTY PETERS

Learning room acoustics doesn't have to be scary.
Here's a playbook of the five offenders most likely
to hurt your sound, and the four weapons at hand
to defeat them.
BY BRUCE BLACK

Specs: Removing The Mystery.
Part 2: Gain.
You'd think that a simple measurement of how
much louder a piece of gear makes audio would be
straightforward. Think again-there's some
complexity here, but when you master it, your
recording quality will improve by leaps and bounds.

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

Listening Levels: Set And Forget!

COVER DESIGN BY SCOTT SIMMONDS

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