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20 PreSonus Studio 192 Mobile Interface and
DigiMax DP88.

Powerful onboard DSP and tight integration with the
Studio One DAW make this portable interface a
great studio tool... and it's easy to expand with extra
preamps, too.

REVIEWS BY ALEX HAWLEY

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52 Soyuz Microphones SU-019 FET
Condenser Microphone.

Handmade classic microphone beauty from
Russia... now in solid state!

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

54 TASCAM US-42 MiNiSTUDIO Creator.

This desktop interface is ideal for recording
songwriters, Internet broadcasters, and podcast
creators alike.

24 Keith McMillen Instruments K-Mix.

It's an audio interface, it's a digital mixer with onboard
effects, it's a DAW control surface... and it's practically
indestructible. Is this the ultimate portable DAW peripheral?

REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

32 Soundware Showcase: Applied Acoustics
Systems Chromaphone 2.

REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

60 Avedis Audio E27 500 Series EQ Module
and PSP Audioware PSP E27.

A beautiful paragon of modern tone control is
back in production, and there's a fantastic
software emulation available right alongside the
boutique hardware. Includes interviews with
Avedis Kifedjian and with PSP Audioware's
Mateusz Wozniak.

Added and improved features add value to this powerful
percussion-modeling virtual instrument. Also reviewed:
the Cinematix, Epicycles, and Synbiosis sound packs.

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REVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR. AND MIKE METLAY

34 Chandler Limited Abbey Road TG
Microphone Cassette.

"Microphone cassette" was EMI Studios' original
term for a channel strip, and this rack unit combines
preamp, EQ, and a fascinating new compressor into a
powerful package.

REVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR.

Features
12 A Songwriter's Studio: One Guy's Journey.
A songwriter's creative space is only as effective
as a clear vision and set of goals will let it be.
Here's how one recording musician created his
perfect home recording setup.

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

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36 Reviewed & Revisited:
Blue Essential Series Microphones.

The Spark, Bluebird, and Baby Bottle receive an update
in features and accessorization, all while retaining
their signature sonics.

BY BILL STUNT

28 Building The Vu.

As it ends a decade of successful recording projects,
the beautiful California studio's creator tells the
tale of how it was built... as inspiration for DIY
builders who might want to follow her trail.

REVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR.

38 Plug-in Outlet: Madrona Labs Virta.

A playable, controllable effects processor for fascinating
sonic explorations.

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REVIEW BY DARWIN GROSSE

BY WOODY SIMMONS

44 BandLab: A Walking Tour.

The Internet can actually work as a platform for
collaborative music creation. We take a quick
look at a remarkable device-agnostic platform for
web-based songwriting and production.

40 Manley Labs ELOP+ Stereo Limiter/Compressor.
New manufacturing techniques allow a classic
dynamics-control design to be updated and improved,
all while substantially lowering the cost of entry.

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

42 Zivix jamstik+.
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This tiny wireless guitar controller lets songwriters
control DAWs, play virtual instruments, and even learn
to	play	guitar	in	the	first	place.
REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

48 Reviewed & Revisited: Acoustica Mixcraft 8.

A revamped user interface, expanded compatibility,
and new production features are turning this "DAW for
the rest of us" into a full-on professional contender.

REVIEW BY DARWIN GROSSE

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BY MIKE METLAY

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64 Readers' Tracks.
BY MARTY PETERS

72 Fade Out.

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