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RECORDING
June 2019 Contents
Reviews
28 Handy Hardware
12 Focal Trio11 Be
Amphion FlexBase25 - stereo
bass-extension and management system
BigRock Innovations BOOMLOK BL-1 - boomstand lock
DPA Microphones d:fine 6066 -
subminiature headset microphone
Royer dBooster - in-line signal booster
Stedman Corporation PureConnect -
GP-1, SK-1, and PK-2 cleaning kits
Teknosign DPS - High Grade Dual Mic Spitter
Celebrate 40 years of innovative French speaker
design in style with this gorgeous super-sized,
premium 3-way studio monitor.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.
The Raconteurs' Help Us Stranger
34 Cool Controllers
46 First Look: KRK Systems ROKIT 5 G4
Kevlar is back in the 4th generation of this well
known yellow-coned speaker, featuring a new
design, digital controls, and improved sound-all
at a highly affordable price.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.
Sensel Morph - overlay-based multitouch
control surface
Joué - user-configurable multitouch
control surface
Artiphon Instrument 1 - smart MPE MIDI
controller
Expressive Touche SE - touch plate controller
Soundbrenner Pulse -
wearable haptic metronome
40 Stellar Soundware
Softube Parallels -dual source,
algorithmic wavescanning soft-synth
Tracktion BioTek2 - organic synthesizer virtual
instrument software
Rob Papen Go2 - easy-to-use "go to"
virtual synthesizer
FXpansion Cypher2 - expressive,
performance-oriented software synthesizer
58 Steinberg Cubase 10
We raise a glass to 30 years of Cubase! Come
along with us as we look at the new features,
upgrades, enhancements, and latest tools in
version 10 of this popular DAW.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.
Interviews
Puremagnetik Plug-ins
24 Test Tones & Metering
Learn all about the reason for and proper use
of old-school test tones and metering. More
importantly, learn why they are still useful and
necessary in the modern DAW age.
BY PAUL J. STAMLER
64 Studio 101. Part 17:
Regulars
16 Eric Loomis-
62 Lynx Studio Technology Aurora(n)
This next-generation audio converter features a
modular design that can be custom-configured
with up to 32-channels of analog I/O, onboard
SD card recording, optional microphone
preamps, and more.
RECORDING June 2019
Features
BY DARWIN GROSSE
REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY
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BY PAUL VNUK JR.
In this installment of Studio 101, learn about
the various ways you can get hands-on with
your mix, even when working in a DAW, and the
benefits of doing so.
Expand your sonic pallete with a look at 15 fun,
unique, and better yet, highly affordable plug-ins
with names like Clonemeld, Foomph, Pastfabric,
Plektrik and more.
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Released later this month, Help Us Stranger is
the latest LP from Jack White, Brendan
Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler -
better known as The Raconteurs. Vance Powell
mixed the album at his studio Sputnik Sound
and gives us a window into the process.
Studio controllers
60 Plug-In Outlet:
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.
48 Vance Powell on mixing
From live sound to Ivy Hall
Recording engineer, live sound man, and
studio manager Eric Loomis walks us through
Nashville's historic Ivy Hall studios and shares
his favorite recording techniques, and his love of
modern microphones and recording gear from
DPA, Grace Design, Bock Audio, Upton, as well
as the classics.
BY PAUL VNUK JR.
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4 Fade In
8 Fast Forward
66 Readers' Tracks
72 Fade Out
BY MARTY PETERS
Do Songwriters Deserve To Get Paid?
Guest editorial by Uno Bloom
67 Advertiser Index
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Focal Trio11 Be
Eric Loomis—From live sound to Ivy Hall
Test Tones & Metering
Handy Hardware
Cool Controllers
Stellar Soundware
First Look: KRK Systems ROKIT 5 G4
Vance Powell on mixing The Raconteurs' Help Us Stranger
Steinberg Cubase 10
Plug-In Outlet: Puremagnetik Plug-ins
Lynx Studio Technology Aurora(n)
Studio 101. Part 17: Studio controllers
Readers’ Tracks
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