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PUBLISHER: ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: Thomas Hawley Brent Heintz EDITORIAL EDITOR: Lorenz Rychner ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Mike Metlay WEB EDITOR: Justin Peacock MÚSICO PRO EDITOR: Fernando Curiel CONTRIBUTORS Paul Vnuk Jr., Sean Shannon, Frank Gryner, Eric Ferguson, Dave Martin, Darwin Grosse, Jon Bare, D. Bruce Moore, Kevin Fletcher Tweedy, Paul J. Stamler, Nick Casares, Marty Peters, Scott Dorsey, Jim Combs, Gary Eskow, Devon Brent, Michael Nickolas TAXI METER New How exciting—a new year, a new government, a new website (www.recordingmag.com), and a new issue of Recording—just in time for the NAMM show where we hope to see lots of new recording gear! If the NAMM show is where you picked up this magazine—welcome! We’ve been bringing magazines to the show and making new friends for well over twenty years now, and the tradition continues. Take a good look at our magazine—it is what it promises to be: The Magazine For The Recording Musician. More and more this means just about everyone and anyone involved in making music, from those who are making a living from it to those who have barely scratched the surface. See where you fit into this, and let me know what’s on your mind after you peruse our pages. The NAMM show is an industry tradeshow, the general public is not admitted, much to the chagrin of many of our readers who wish they could be there. For them, and for anyone else who reads Recording, we cover the exhibits and industry events in the many halls and will bring you our usual report in an upcoming issue. Exhibitors and attendees come from the world over, and this is reflected by the kinds of music you hear up and down the aisles. An electric oud is bound to catch your ear, as are the wind instruments from South America for example, and no show would be complete without the dulcet moanings from a didjeridoo or two Ethnic sounds, collectively known as world music, have made forays into much of American pop music. In this issue, Paul Vnuk Jr. quizzes a young lady who very successfully brings live Kirtan music to her audiences when she travels and performs all over; she produces and records her music in her living room, with a minimum of gear but with finely honed skills—she knows what she wants and how to get it. How to get a good sound in a room that is less than ideal? It’s a problem I’ll bet you have had to confront, as we all have. In this issue we review a new system, by IK Multimedia, of measuring and correcting room anomalies without traditional physical acoustic treatment. The way of the future? The article by Nick Casares starts on page 56 Equally intriguing: An affordable (!) Euphonix console that isn’t a console—it’s much too small for one thing—but it very much acts like one, providing the best of both worlds—knobs and faders with completely integrated computer control. A very happy Justin Peacock reports, starting on page 14. Eric Ferguson travels a lot—we catch him when we can, and when he returned from his latest trip (this one a South Africa tour as FOH mixer for James Ingram) before Christmas, we got him to remind us of the many little things that make a big difference, things that have to go into a vocal session for it to become a success. The voice is a fickle instrument, the slightest discomfort or strain becomes audible immediately. Eric is right on the money with his advice, starting on pa ge 26. Throughout the remainder of this issue, and with every issue of Recording, we bring you much more gear and advice, and whether you are a new reader or a stalwart loyalist, I hope that it all may benefit you and lead to— Happy Recording. EDITOR: Kenny Kerner ART & PRODUCTION ART DIRECTOR: Scott Simmonds ASSOC. ART DIRECTOR: Joseph Hawley PRODUCTION MANAGER: Colin Courtney PHOTOGRAPHY: Brent Heintz PLAYBACK PLATINUM SERIES EDITOR/PRODUCER: Lorenz Rychner CIRCULATION CIRCULATION MANAGER: Tiffany Sepe NEWSSTAND CONSULTANT: George Agoglia ADVERTISING SALES AND MARKETING DIRECTOR: Brent Heintz ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: Elizabeth Edwards CLASSIFIEDS MANAGER: Stephanie King ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE: Stephanie King EXECUTIVE OFFICERS PRESIDENT: Thomas Hawley VICE PRESIDENT: Brent Heintz Subscriptions/Address Changes: 1-800-582-8326 281-261-2581 Advertising/Classifieds/Main Office: (303) 516-9118 RECORDING MAGAZINE (ISSN 1078-8352; USPS 002-298) is published monthly, 12 times per year, by Music Maker Publications, Inc., 5408 Idylwild Trail, Boulder, CO 80301-3523. Tel: (303) 516-9118 Fax: (303) 516-9119 email: info@recordingmag.com Periodicals Postage is paid at Boulder, CO and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to RECORDING, Subscriber Services, P.O. 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