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contents ISSUE 219 • FEBRUARY 2009 AUDIO-FO CO VE R S TO R I ES REGULARS GEO FOCUS: USA RUSHES AUDIO R-VIDEO DCAS • BROA RNET T • INTE AUDIO SOUN • LIVE IMED D • MULT ORL THE W ADIN D’S LE FE G PRO SSION DIO AL AU MEDIA PROD IA • POST UCTION RDIN • RECO G TECHN OLOGY MAGAZ INE NA 2009 WINTERH E I M MME W REVI 12 14 20 HHB CDR882 JIM EVANS looks at a Fair(light) switch on the other side of the Atlantic, and the public's digital prep. 24 nsoles Studio Co ler A Product Samp ANA nics RNR1 SE Electro SIMON TILLBROOK argues for the reinstatement of a stand-alone recorder in the modern studio, with the CDR thrown at. coming up trumps in all situations it’s Cohe ited Classic Revis 02 g the Re-definin ic? high-end m nergi Fairlight Xy WH AT ’S UP UK tracks to become an industry runner. jah! Hallelun’s KEVIN HILTON looks at the competition on the KOR G MR 2000S more good times with Korg’s DSD recorder. 26 28 9 ISSUE 219 •FEBRU ions • Loudness Regulat ! House Goes HD And More… • The Royal Opera Runner • For The Record • A Vampire Killers Cut: Lesbian The Race To Be • What's Up UK: • Rode M2 • Final • GeoFocus: USA ra • Yamaha IM8 • Brauner Phanthe Part 2 • NAMM Show Review Germanium S • Chandler Light & Lighting • Korg MR2000 s • Video Guide: Also: HHB CDR882 Sampler: Studio Console Explained • Product 747024 770960 EDITION WORLDW IDE UK £3.80 ARY 2009 • tion duction Sta Media Pro FOR THE RECORD of innovation exists in the industry today. ALISTAIR McGHEE has some good times and some RICHARD WENTK ponders on where the freedom SE ELEC TR ONICS RNR1 34 42 ANDREW GRAEME and SIMON TILLBROOK review SE's highly anticipated microphone release. PR OJEC T PR OFILE: HALLELUJAH CHANDLER GERMANIUM 22 ROB TAVAGLIONE finds his methodical world turned inside out with Chandler’s FET compressor; carbon-derived but very far from another carbon copy of anything else on the market. FAIRLIGHT XYNER GI From ten years quietly under cover, to over covers performed and one of the biggest hits of , MOJO raises his hands to Hallelujah. There's been a bit of a sound made recently about Fairlight's new media production system. ALEX JOSEPH finds out why. FINAL CUT: LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS 32 BRAUNER PHANTHERA 30 Stakes and garlic at the ready, and STEPHEN BENNETT steps in to slay the saucy myths behind the latest vampire incarnation. Crossing the line between the good and the great, Brauner's mic can definitely be classed in the highend category. REVIEWS NAMM RE VIE W 16 Audio Media rounds up the best bits of NAMM for anyone who missed it, or for anyone KEVIN HILTON takes another stroll in the spotlight, in part of our feature on Light and Lighting. AMSR VIDEO GUIDE 52 R ODE M2 60 who just couldn’t get enough and wants to relive it. Equipped with an on/off switch, but MARK WOODS doesn’t find a way to turn off this bargain condenser mic’s smooth, bright likeability. SE ELEC TR ONICS RNR1 34 NEWS RECORDING NE W S ANDREW GRAEME and SIMON TILLBROOK review the most highly anticipated microphone release of recent times. Will it live up to expectations? 6 F E AT U R E S THE R OYAL OPERA HOUSE With over The hills are alive with the sound of a grand piano in Wales, and Prism goes to the Vatican for three Irish priests. 38 FAIRLIGHT XYNER GI 42 years of history, it was time for the There's been a bit of a sound made recently about Fairlight's media production system. ALEX JOSEPH finds out why. POST NE W S 8 Royal Opera House to bring in a few improvements, along with HD. MATT BELL pays a visit to its shiny new, modern premises. Right round like a record, a new DVD helps users get big sounding remixes; and Native gets its groove on with a new Maschine. LIMITING LOUDNESS 46 PR ODUC T SAMPLER: STUDIO CONSOLES 48 BR OADCAST NE W S for MOR(S)E from SSL. 10 56 STEPHEN BENNETT looks at what the new ITU standard means; and the loudness monitors that are available right now to help you comply. Making easy work of the heated and competitive marketplace of consoles, Audio Media offers up some of the best options for your studio. The PBS crew face a Swell challenge, and TF asks AMSR AMSR AMSR NE W S STONE TEMPLE PILOTS FLY AGAIN 58 reunion tour. AMSR YAMAHA IM8 SERIES 62 In some ways similar to other analogue consoles, but with one vital difference. KARL BADER gets excited about one little knob that will change the lives of novices worldwide. Meyer Sound goes Dirty Dancing in Chicago, and Delta Sound makes Big Ben’s bells sound even bigger. CLIVE YOUNG talks to Eddie Mapp, the Stone Temple Pilots’ FOH Engineer, about their unlikely – and surprisingly successful – 4 AUDIO MEDIA FEBRUARY 2009

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AudioMedia - February 2009 Contents Recording News Post News Broadcast News GEO Focus: USA What's Up UK NAMM Review For the Record Project Profile: Hallelujah HHB CDR882 KORG MR-20005 Chandler Germanium Brauner Phanthera Final Cut: Lesbian Vampire Killers SE Electronics RNR1 The Royal Opera House Fairlight XYNERGI Limiting Loudness Product Sampler: Studio Consoles Video Guide AMSR News Stone Temple Pilots Fly Again Rode M2 Yamaha IM8 Series

AudioMedia - February 2009

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