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February 2021 Contents

56 Oktava MK-115 / MK-117 large

34 Inside the Box with Joe Albano:

A pair of robust solid-state condenser mics,
made in the classic Russian tradition

If your vocal recordings are plagued with
desperate breaths, powerful pops, spitty esses,
lip smacks and constant mouth clicks, check out
Joe's roundup of plugins and repair suites to get
your vocal recordings in tip-top shape.

diaphragm cardioid condenser microphones
REVIEW BY ALEX HAWLEY

32 Neumann V 402 Dual Channel
Microphone Preamplifier

Sonic purity is front and center in this German
giant's first-ever standalone microphone preamp

Interviews

Vocal Repair

BY JOE ALBANO

44 Inside the Studio with Mark Hornsby:
The ABCs of BGVs

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

While lead vocals grab most of the spotlight, this
month producer Mark Hornsby offers up his advice
to get the most out of your backing vocals.
BY MARK HORNSBY

38 Warm Audio WA-67 Tube
Condenser Microphone

One of the most classic, smooth tube mics of all
time gets the Warm treatment
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

40 Kludge Audio 511 Germanium
Preamplifier

Vintage Germanium tone in a simple, affordable
500 series microphone preamp
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

42 Josephson C705 Studio Microphone

A large diaphragm FET condenser is this company's
most affordable offering to-date
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

48 Aston Microphones
Element active moving
coil microphone

24 Crafting Sonic Stories in 
The Room, with Ricky Reed

Grammy Award-nominated songwriter, engineer
and producer Ricky Reed has worked with a
who's who of modern pop, and now he steps
out with his first solo album, The Room. Most
of The Room was crafted remotely during Reed's
NICE LIVE! YouTube sessions, and his writing,
performing, and production talents are on full
display here as he brings together many of his
friends to tell sonic stories bathed in modern
pop production. Find out how it was done.
INTERVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

So, what exactly is the world's
first people's microphone? Three
of our editorial staff find out!

Features

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.,
ALEX HAWLEY AND DAVID BLASCOE

58 Session Log: The Angelheaded
Hipster Part 2: Lead Vocals

In part two of engineer Marc Urselli's deep dive
into the recording of Angelheaded Hipster: The
Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, a 26-track double
album of T. Rex classics, Marc shows us the
extensive list of vocal mics used, as well as
some techniques used to capture Bono, Elton
John, Nick Cave, Joan Jett and more.
BY MARC URSELLI

52 TZ Audio Products: Stellar X3

Regulars

The third time's a charm with this versatile and
affordable microphone

4 Fade In
64 Readers' Tracks

Large Capsule Condenser Microphone
REVIEW BY ALEX HAWLEY

8 New Gear! The 2021 NAMM Roundup
54 PIO: Gauge Precision Instruments
LUSH VOX Para Comp + Plugin

Lush-sounding parallel vocal processing
made easy
REVIEW BY BILL STUNT

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RECORDING February 2021

While the 2021 Winter NAMM show is on pause
this year, the online Believe In Music week is in
full swing, and there's a ton of new and exciting
gear on tap. 47 companies give us a look at
their latest, greatest, and upcoming offerings for
2021 in this 11-page roundup.

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BY MARTY PETERS

70 Advertiser Index
72 Fade Out: Book Report

Classical Recording: A Practical Guide in the
Decca Tradition
GUEST EDITORIAL BY SCOTT DORSEY

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