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24 ADK Custom Shop Z-MOD Z-67 and
T-FET Hamburg 67-T.

12 Miking The Magic: The Sound Of Two Pines.

The latest from the Custom Shop: a magnificently silky
tube mic and a flexible, source-friendly solid-state design.

A singer/songwriter and producer/engineer team up to
record an album, and we walk you through the entire
project from concepts to miking to final mix.

REVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR.

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BY SVEN-ERIK SEAHOLM

32 Audix VX10 and VX5 Professional Vocal
Microphones.

26 Capturing The Cab.
Guitar amps are so much fun to mike! There are dozens
of options for getting great tone, from tried and true classics
to really wacky sounds... we show you how.

More than a great alternative to a dynamic mic on stage,
these handheld condensers can be a singer/songwriter's
secret weapons.

BY ELEANOR GOLDFIELD

REVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR.

48 Choose Your Weapon.
Picking a mic for a project doesn't have to be trial and
error. Here's a straightforward way to make decisions and
quickly zero in on the right mic for the job.

34 Coles 4038 and 4030L Ribbon Microphones.

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A classic design that still sounds great after over 50 years
on the market, and a brand-new ribbon that's within
reach of any studio.

BY MICHAEL SCHULZE

REVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR.

38 RØDE NT1 and M5 Condenser Microphones.
A redesign and reimagining of this Australian maker's first
microphone for a modern audience, and affordable excellence
in a stereo-paired pencil condenser.
REVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR.

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20 Doing It Wright: Jesse Wright of
California Sound Studios.
A versatile engineer spells out how your project will
progress when you take it to a professional environment
with the expertise and tools your music deserves.

40 Neumann TLM 107 Condenser Microphone.
State-of-the-art digital control over polar pattern, pad,
and highpass filtering lends power to this modern design
from the classic mic maker.

INTERVIEW BY LORENZ RYCHNER

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

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42 Reviewed & Revisited: Apogee MiC 96k.
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This high-end USB microphone now handles 24/96 audio
with ease.
REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

44 Equator Audio Research D8 Studio Monitors.
A coaxial design lends power and precision at a very
affordable price.
REVIEW BY LORENZ RYCHNER

46 sE Electronics Magneto.
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The quality bar for an entry-level multipurpose condenser
mic has just been raised by a considerable amount...
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

58 Audio-Technica ATH-M20x, ATH-M30x, and
ATH-M40x Headphones.
We recently ran a scoop review on the new ATH-M50x
phones; now we're delighted to bring you its three new
siblings, offering great quality at unheard-of prices.
REVIEWS BY MIKE METLAY

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60 Reviewed & Revisited: Telefunken
Elektroakustik AR-51 and its New Capsule.
When you change the very heart of a microphone, is the
new version still the same mic? And is the new sound
better than what has become a modern classic?
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

62 Sony PCM-D100 Portable Recorder.
An intensified commitment to high-end audio brings us
Sony's latest digital recorder, which can record audio up
to 24/96, and also DSD.
REVIEW BY LORENZ RYCHNER

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Fade In.

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Talkback.

10 Fast Forward.
64 Readers' Tapes.
BY MARTY PETERS

72 Fade Out.
Musings On The Value Of A Truly Good Producer.
GUEST EDITORIAL BY PETER BOLLAND

65 Advertiser Index.
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