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34 Sennheiser MK 8 Condenser
Microphone.

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12 The Glyn Johns Mic Setup.
In words, pictures, and audio, we explain how three or four
mics in the right places can make classic drum magic... and
famed drummer Dave Mattacks offers a word or two on
how his historic drum parts were miked, too.

Multiple patterns add versatility to this largediaphragm condenser.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

BY MICHAEL SCHULZE

36 Audio-Technica ATH-M70x.
The well-liked M-Series adds a new model at
the top end. What does it bring to the table?

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16 Sci-Fi Symphony.
What was supposed to be a relaxing trip to a science fiction
convention turns into a guerrilla miking session with a full
orchestra, soloists, and nowhere near enough mics.

REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

38 Boz Digital Labs +10db Bundle.
You've heard this sound more times than you
can count; now it's available in software. Also:
ace engineer David Bendeth and plug-in designer
Boz Miller weigh in on recreating a world-famous
channel strip for the DAW user.

BY SCOTT DORSEY

22 What's All This About Microphone Patterns?
Learn why singers who cup their mics have feedback problems,
how a piece of tape can turn a cardioid mic into an omni, why
it matters what your mic's grille looks like, and more.
BY SCOTT DORSEY

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

42 Sandhill Audio 6011A Ribbon
Microphone.

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24 Horning In.
Small studios recording modern rock and indie bands will
often be called upon to handle one or more brass or wood
wind players. Knowing how these instruments radiate sound
will help you mike them effectively.

A new firm from Finland brings us new ribbon
technology in a mic that really grew on us as
we used it more and more...

BY SVEN-ERIK SEAHOLM

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

44 Strymon Big Sky Reverb.
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30 Miking The Grand Piano: From Classical To Pop.
The piano's a complex instrument, and mic placement is critical
to get the tone you desire, whether a natural-sounding classical
timbre or an in-your-face pop sound.

There are studio-grade rackmount reverb
processors and high-end plug-ins that dream of
sounding as good as this guitar pedal.

BY MICHAEL SCHULZE

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

50 M-Audio M40 and M50 Headphones.

46 First Steps. Part 5: About Microphones-II.
We continue learning about mics with a careful look at
frequency response, and why you can't always trust the pretty
graphs that appear in marketing literature.

Two new models with interesting design tweaks
are appealing to look at, but how do they sound?
REVIEWS BY MIKE METLAY

BY PAUL J. STAMLER

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58 Lightning Boy Flux Bender Passive
Equalizer.

64 One For All And All For One.
Is it possible to record an entire album-with guitars, piano,
and percussion-using only one microphone? You bet it is!

Sweet tone and flexibility in an EQ that's the
ultimate in boutique audio: handbuilt to order,
one by one.

BY JOHN FISHELL

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

60 Audix DP4 Instrument Mic Package.
The mics are familiar, but this bundle makes
them easily accessible. We revisit the designs
and provide hands-on application tips for drum
kit miking, too!

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REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

62 Soundware Showcase: Output REV.

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Why would a studio want a virtual instrument
full of sounds that are all, well, backwards?
Find out here.
REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY WITH JON HILLMAN

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Talkback.

10 Fast Forward.
56 Readers' Tapes.
BY MARTY PETERS
COVER DESIGN BY SCOTT SIMMONDS

72 Fade Out.
Orrin Keepnews, 1923-2015.
GUEST EDITORIAL BY SCOTT DORSEY

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