EQ Magazine - March 2009 - (Page 8)

THE BE ST BARG AI com qm ag. NS IN RE CORD TM SOUNDING BOARD Modern Times was not mixed ‘“in the box’“ as stated on page 18. I have never mixed anybody’s record in the box. Love and Theft and Modern Times were mixed through a vintage Neve 8068 at Clinton Recording. Mixes were printed back to Pro Tools. The very idea of mixing a Bob Dylan record ‘“in the box’“ makes me shudder—I don’t want anyone thinking I would do so. The slide guitar heard on “Someday Baby” was played by the incredible Danny Herron and not Larry Campbell. The photos on page 18 should have been credited to Bob Coulter. Chris Shaw YOU GUYS ARE WRONG ABOUT VISTA, TOO I couldn’t believe that EQ published an ad for [Windows] Vista disguised as an editorial (“. . . Now I’m a Believer,” 01/09 issue). Just ask around, everyone knows that Vista is a pile of crap. Microsoft is pushing Windows 7 out the door because Vista has been a disaster for consumers and for the company. I expected more from you guys than sucking up to Microsoft. Terry Hallowell Executive Editor Craig Anderton responds: Read the editorial again—it was about being a believer in 64-bit computing. Windows Vista was mentioned in the context of being a mainstream 64-bit operating system I’ve been able to use with an application optimized for a 64bit operating system. I indeed noted the problems people have had with Vista, but regardless of what the “conventional wisdom” is, if I can increase my productivity when rendering videos by almost 200% simply by using a different operating system, that’s significant. As the editorial stated, this doesn’t mean people should run out and buy 64-bit systems; personally, I also use Mac OS X on Intel and PPC, as well as Windows XP. But the handwriting is on the wall: 64 bits is in our future, and as the technology matures, we’ll see even more benefits than we’re seeing now. AND SOMETIMES WE GET IT RIGHT! I’ve subscribed to EQ since the ’90s JANUA $5.99 EASY FOR WI DATA BACK UP NDOWS & MAC AMPL CHEAT ITUBE SHEET MESSY AVOID MIXES ING SO FTWAR E NEW ST UDIO, NE W IDEA S, NEW ww w.e SOUND RY 2009 $5.99 01 7 A MUSIC 25274 01017 PLAYER 2 PUBLIC ATION BOB DY LAN’S RECORD SPONTANE ING OUS DAEDEL US ON IM TECHNIQUES PORCUP PROV LO INE TREE OPING ’S PROG PRODUC GUITAR MATTHE TION TIP W HERB S ERT THE PERFON FINDIN G TRACKIN ECT SO G FAT BA UND SS GR WITH TH OOVES E ROOT S A PICTURE IS WORTH 1,000 APOLOGIES I finally got a chance to see the issue of EQ with the 500-series ‘“Lunchbox Preamps’“ feature (12/08). It’s great and I’m happy to see it, but the section describing the Roll Music Systems RMS5A7 Tubule contains a photo of the Atlas Juggernaut instead. Would it be possible to run the correct photo? Justin Ulysses Morse Roll Music Systems, Inc. Executive Editor Craig Anderton responds: Interestingly, I made a correction on the PDF proof and so did our Art Director, but for a reason we’ll never know, the wrong picture got in there anyway. So here’s the correct picture—which is well worth running, if only because it has that cool-looking tube in it! AND WE EVEN HAD IT FACTCHECKED . . . I just received the 01/09 issue of EQ magazine. Thank you so much for doing the article regarding my involvement with Bob Dylan’s Modern Times and Love and Theft, but I must point out a few factual errors. Bob’s current band consists of bassist Tony Garnier, drummer George Receli, and guitarists Stu Kimball, Denny Freeman and multiinstrumentalist Donnie Heron. Charlie Sexton and Larry Campbell have not been members of the band for some time now. but I’d never written before. Well, I am now because your roundup features are so helpful I figured I’d better give you some props. My favorites so far were the ones on Portable Recorders (09/08) and “Lite” software (01/09). I ended up buying [Sony] Vegas Movie Studio and am finally getting into video because of it. Let’s see if I get a billion hits on YouTube. Keep up the good work. How about a DAW roundup? Sorcererj (via email) Executive Editor Craig Anderton responds: Thanks for the kind words, roundups are a ton of work but they’ve been a big hit with readers. Fortunately, with very few exceptions we’ve gotten great feedback from manufacturers too—they realize the roundups are more about educating consumers to make the right decision, not just to slam or praise products. A couple manufacturers don’t quite “get it,” but they will eventually. As to a DAW roundup, that’s unlikely for now. They are so featureladen that to cover the needs of every possible user and to relate them to individual DAWs would be a daunting task, if it’s even possible. But don’t worry, we have plenty of roundups planned for the future, and we think you’ll enjoy them as much as the ones we’ve done so far. Got something to say? Questions, comments, concerns? Head on over to www.eqmag.com and drop us a line in our Letters to the Editor forum, send us an email at eqeditor@musicplayer.com or snail mail c/o EQ Magazine, 1111 Bayhill Dr., Suite 125, San Bruno, CA 94066 for possible inclusion in 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. 8 EQ MARCH 2009 www.eqmag.com http://www.eqmag.com http://www.eqmag.com

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EQ Magazine - March 2009 Contents Talk Box Sounding Board Mr. Scruff Apollo Sunshine Al Schmitt Toolbox Third Eye Blind Kind of Blue Guitar Trax Bass Management Key Issues Drum Heads Vocal Cords Mix Bus Cheat Sheet Ableton Live Vocal Tools Gadgets & Goodies Room with a Vu

EQ Magazine - March 2009

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