RECORDING MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER Become a fan of recordingmag on Facebook Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/recordingmag Reviews 30 26 Emotiva Pro Stealth 8 Monitors. Don’t throw away mic or instrument cables that go flaky... fix them, and add to both your bank account and your store of self-confidence. Ribbon tweeters and an unusual cabinet design combine to deliver an impressive punch. 30 Do It Yourself: Fix Your Cables—Save Your Money! REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR. BY ELEANOR GOLDFIELD 34 MOTU Track16. This tabletop FireWire/USB interface offers plenty of high-quality I/O and a powerful DSP engine for mixing, monitoring, and effects processing. 40 Sound gets through the tightest spaces and causes problems inside your studio and out. A respected designer gives easy-to-follow advice on improving sound isolation in your room. REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY 36 Ashman Acoustics SOM50 Microphone. An intriguing new mic that harkens back to wellrespected vintage design principles. BY BRUCE BLACK 48 REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR. 38 Do It Yourself: Build Acoustic Treatment Right Into Your Walls! Some worthwhile solutions to room issues come in a box from a store, but others can be put in place before you even move in. Here’s how. Sontronics Sonora 2. A British audio firm best known for its microphones offers an updated and flexible preamp design. 52 Stop Sound Leakage! BY MATT SEILER REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR. 38 46 Drawmer MC2.1 Monitor Controller. Well known for its signal processors, Drawmer makes a splash with its first control-room monitoring product. REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR. 14 52 Sneak Previews: Apple Logic Pro X and Avid Pro Tools 11. 50 From Shed To Studio. A quick look at how a small building in a backyard got turned into a productive recording and mixing space. Not one but two of the major players in the DAW game have received massive updates in recent weeks. Here’s a sneak peek at what to look for. BY JESS REPANSHEK PREVIEWS BY JOE ALBANO 62 60 Plug-In Outlet: FXpansion Bloom. Recording Fundamentals. Chapter 21: Equalization—Part 2. Last month we learned what goes into an equalizer and why they’re important... now we get to have fun with them! This powerful delay processor creates magical space and rhythmic effects for your tracks. REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY BY ERIC FERGUSON 34 inteRviews 14 The History And Mystery Of Monitoring: A Chat With JBL’s Peter Chaikin. From his first studio dates with Stevie Wonder to his work promoting a new generation of accurate reference monitors, Peter Chaikin has a lot to teach our readers about speakers and how they interact with listening environments. Listen and learn! INTERVIEW BY MIKE METLAY FeatuRes 22 46 Better Sounds From Tight Spots. An engineer/producer has a lot to contend with, from inexperienced clients to difficult rooms. Here’s a selection of tips and tricks to help get past some common production obstacles. BY JOHN MCVEY RegulaRs 4 Fade In. 8 Talkback. 10 Fast Forward. 54 Readers’ Tapes. BY MARTY PETERS COVER DESIGN BY SCOTT SIMMONDS 72 Fade Out. Thank Ma Bell. GUEST EDITORIAL BY SCOTT DORSEY 65 Advertiser Index.http://www.twitter.com/recordingmag http://www.twitter.com/recordingmag