EQ Magazine - September 2007 - (Page 6)

SOUNDING BOARD MORE METAL! Hey guys, How about a Session File on the new Dimmu Borgir [In Sorte Diaboli]? Frederik Nordstrom produced it and it sounds amazing. Personally, I’d love to hear how he got some of those hellish sounds. Thank you for your time, 2000 (not 200, as the caption states). He did fabulous work, as I’m sure he did on Clint Black’s studio as well. You can see more pictures of the studio at www.veritemusic.com, and you can find out more about me and the work I do at www.sheldonmirowitz.com. I’m a long time EQ reader, and have noticed errata before in the magazine — but I’ve never been the object of it. I’d appreciate anything you can do to set the record straight. By the way, it’s a good magazine and I read it monthly. Best, lot of Pro Tools studios, I wonder why you didn’t include Strike. From what I’ve seen, it’s a very capable program that fits into your “robot drummer” category. And while you’re listening, the review of Ueberschall’s Electro ID was great. I had no idea this type of product existed. I wish you did more on electronic-oriented products and bands. Braden Mitchell (via email) Matt Harper responds: Ask and ye shall receive, my friend. Though you’ll see in this issue that we no longer have Session File per se, you’ll also notice that we are still giving coverage to specific recording sessions, though in a bigger, and better, way than ever before. We have something coming up just for you, so hold tight and you’ll get your answers shortly. LOVE IT! I just wanted to tell you all that I’m particularly enjoying the July 2007 issue — the drum software roundup, the documentation and ergonomics articles, etc. I’m only about halfway through, but I may wind up reading this issue from cover to cover. Good work! Best, Michelle Jennings (via email) Craig Anderton responds: Although not stated explicitly in the article, we wanted to cover programs that worked with a wide variety of host programs; for example, we almost didn’t cover Cakewalk’s Session Drummer 2 until we realized it could open in programs other than Sonar. However, we do have a piece on Strike scheduled for an upcoming issue. (Also keep an eye out for Phil O’Keefe’s upcoming review of Velvet, Digi’s electric piano emulation software.) As to electronic-oriented material, you’ll definitely want to check out the October issue, as its theme is electronica. Sheldon Mirowitz (via email) Matt Harper responds: Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention, so that we could bring it to the attention of our readers. We devote a lot of effort to insure accuracy, but from time to time a mistake will slip through. And when one does, we set the record straight as soon as possible — as we are doing here. So, on behalf of EQ, I not only apologize for this unfortunate error, but also thank you for your kind words regarding the magazine. Got something to say? Questions, comReaders: An upcoming Room with a VU will showcase Mr. Mirowitz’s wonderfully designed home studio (as done by Rob Rosati of Rosati Acoustics). We think he has a great little place, and we dig his soundtrack work as well. STRIKE OUT? The Virtual Drummer shootout came along at just the right time for me, it was very helpful and I appreciate that you went into quite a bit of detail. But as someone who works in a ments, concerns? Head on over to www.eqmag.com, and drop us a line on our Letters to the Editor forum, send us an email at eqeditor@musicplayer.com, or drop us a line c/o EQ magazine, 1111 Bayhill Dr. Suite 125, San Bruno, CA 94066 for inclusion on the Sounding Board. Note: Letters may be edited for length and/or clarity. Direct correspondence by EQ editorial is not guaranteed. All submissions become the property of EQ magazine and can be published in any medium. Geoff Grace (via www.eqmag.com forums LOVE IT! LOVE IT! Thanks so much for the July feature on drum software [“Robot Drummer Roundup”]. As a guitarist that can’t find a drummer to save his life and can never get my old drum machines to do what I want it to do, I found the article very helpful. Now my only problem is trying to pick which one I want to buy (it looks like Groove Agent 3 — whenever it ships!) Michaele (via email) OOPS! WE SORRY! Clint Black’s home studio — pictured on page 42 of the July EQ [“Ergonomics For Engineering Autonomy: Seven Studio Solutions For The Self”] — looks amazingly like my studio. In fact, it is my studio. Todd Beeton did in fact design and build my studio furniture, which includes my keyboard workstation and a custom console for my DM This Month on EQtv Join us at EQtv — EQ’s own video channel chock full of tips, tricks, tutorials, behind the scenes footage of some of the hottest sessions, and tons more. To check it out, visit www.eqmag.com and click the pretty little link, or go direct to www.eqmag.tv. You’ll be glad you did. This month you’ll see: ■ Exclusive footage from the Ozma interview. ■ All about phasing issues, and what you can do to rectify them, with EQ contributor Jeff Anderson. ■ How to pick the perfect female vocal mic, hosted by Pittsburgh’s famed Treelady Studios, starring Nashville recording artist DeAnna Denning. ■ Piano Recording Tips at OTR studios. ■ Berklee School of Music’s in-depth software tutorials. 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Contents Talk Box Sounding Board Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly Ben and Vesper Kaiser Chiefs Toolbox Ozma Porcupine Tree Rush The Software Power User Guide Guitar Trax Bass Management Key Issues Drumheads Vocal Cords Mix Bus Cheat Sheet Chameleon Labs TS1 and TS2 Primera Bravo Se Disc Publisher Roland MC-808 Magix Samplitude Professional 9.1 Massey Tape-Head Big Fish Audio Revolucion Reggaeton Sonivox World Beats Sony Pocket Diva Adobe Audition 2.0 Cakewalk Sonar 6 Room with a VU: J Street Recorders, Sacramento, CA

EQ Magazine - September 2007

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