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RECORDING MAGAZINE FEBRUARY

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REvIEws
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FEATuREs
38 The Mixing Workshop: Tips For Mixing Vocals. A great mix of a great vocal can help a track shine the way it should. Here’s a step-by-step look at the tricks you’ll need to know.
BY SEAN SHANNON

24 Lewitt Audio LCT 640 Condenser Microphone. A new name in mics brings out a remarkable, flexible performer.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

34 Kel Audio Song Sparrow Condenser Microphone. This mic’s unique tonality helps a variety of vocals to truly sing.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

48 Sing, Sing a Song: Recording Inexperienced Singers. Can Sesame Street really teach you all you need to know about getting a great vocal from a nervous singer? Read on.
BY FRANK GRYNER

36 KRK Systems RP10-3 Powered Mid Field Studio Monitors. Larger rooms will benefit from the power and precision of these 3-way speakers.
REVIEW BY LORENZ RYCHNER

52 Stellar Singing From Small Studios. It’s not easy to get a winning vocal recording in a small room, but it’s not impossible either. Improve your odds with these easy and useful strategies.
BY BOB EMMET

42 Harrison Lineage 8-Channel Microphone Preamplifier. A famous console maker’s preamp history, all in one box.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

58 Recording Fundamentals. Chapter 2: Introduction To Audio—Part One (What is Sound?) Making better recordings starts with an understanding of what sound is and how it works. It’s time to take the mystery out of acoustics and make these concepts work for us!
BY ERIC FERGUSON

44 M-Audio Fast Track C600 Audio Interface. Cool extras abound in this desktop audio production solution.
REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

INTERvIEws
14 Electric Lady Connections. The iconic New York studio has hosted a multitude of success stories, old and new. We interview designer John Storyk, Hendrix/Zep engineer Eddie Kramer, and modern mixmeister Michael H. Brauer about old memories and modern mix techniques to be found in Electric Lady.
INTERVIEWS BY FERNANDO CURIEL WITH LORENZ RYCHNER

50 Earthworks SR40V Condenser Microphone. A handheld vocal mic with unheard-of clarity and range.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

54 RØDE Limited Edition Black Classic II Tube Condenser Microphone. It’s the end of the Classic II era, and this famous mic is going out with a bang.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

56 Recording’s Showcase of Sounds. Cakewalk Z3TA+ 2.
REVIEW BY DEVON BRENT

26 Sebastian Arocha Morton: The Singer and The Song—Going For The Perfect Match. The award-winning producer/songwriter gets down to the nitty-gritty of lining up the right voice, the right song, the right gear, and the right technique to create magic.
INTERVIEW BY LORENZ RYCHNER

62 Plug-In Outlet. McDSP 6030 Ultimate Compressor Suite.
REVIEW BY DARWIN GROSSE

REGuLARs
2 6 Fade In. Talkback. Fast Forward.

CELEBRATING

74 Reviewed and Revisited: Apogee Duet 2. The world-class portable interface gets a new look, new features, and new sound.
REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

80 Readers’ Tapes.
BY MARTY PETERS

76 iOS Music Tools: DAWs From Laptop To Pocket. Image-Line FL Studio and XT Software energyXT are well-known computer music applications; we check out how they’ve migrated to the iOS platform.
REVIEWS BY DEVON BRENT AND MIKE METLAY

88 Fade Out. Take A TAXI To The Top.
GUEST EDITORIAL BY BRENT HEINTZ

81 Advertiser Index.

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