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20 Softube Console 1.
26

This elegantly integrated hardware/software package
gives DAWs an analog-console mixing experience
with fantastic sound.

Affordable interfaces are everywhere nowadays, but
the powerful extras built into this little mixer are
anything but common...

REVIEW BY DARWIN GROSSE

REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

26 Antelope Audio Zen Tour.
56

58 Allen & Heath ZEDi-10FX Desktop
Mixer/Interface.

Massive connectivity and new DSP effects and guitar
amp models bring unprecedented power to the
studio desktop.

FeatuRes
18 Northside Festival 2016.
Brooklyn's answer to SXSW covers a lot of territory
and offers a lot of opportunities for recording musicians.

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

36 iOS Music Tools: Neyrinck V-Control Pro 2.
Turn your iPad into a portable, powerful DAW control
surface with this comprehensive app.

REPORT BY MARC URSELLI.

30 Prepare Your Mix! Part 1.
A lot of the pain of mixing can be removed or lessened
with proper preparation. An ace engineer walks us
through how he makes sure he's ready to mix.

REVIEW BY SEAN SHANNON

38 Bricasti Design System 1.
18

This world-class hardware reverb now comes in a
rack/remote system that's as beautiful to look at as
it is to hear.

BY BRUCE KAPHAN

40 Tracks From Afar.
Sending tracks to another engineer for mixing, or
receiving such tracks to mix, shouldn't be a
headache. All you have to do is ask the right questions
and send the right materials.

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

42 Reviewed & Revisited: A-Designs Audio
Hammer 2 EQ.
The Hammer redefined our expectations for rack
equalizers, and the new version takes its signature
sound and expands its reach.
20

60 First Steps. Part 21: Reverb.
Placing your recorded and mixed tracks in a suitable
space isn't difficult, but to do so convincingly
requires some history and some basic knowledge.

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

44 Plug-In Outlet: Toontrack EZmix Packs-
Country Guitars, JamTrack Amps, and
Lead Vocals.
36

BY MICHAEL NICKOLAS

The beginner-friendly mix effects plug-in's library of
fantastic sounds continues to grow with these great
offerings for guitar and vocal processing.
REVIEWS BY MIKE METLAY

BY PAUL J. STAMLER

iNteRviews
12 Recording Jack Spann's
Time, Time, Time, Time, Time.
This New York-based keyboardist and composer has
worked on Broadway and helped create demos for
David Bowie's last album. He talks about getting the
most out of a tiny studio for his first solo record,
and about his long-distance collaboration methods
with producer/engineer Gary Tanin.

46 Crane Song 500 Series Tube Modules:
Syren Mic Preamp, Insigna EQ, and
Falcon Compressor.
38

Crane Song steps into the 500 Series arena with a
powerful and sweet-sounding trio of tube-based
signal processors.
REVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR.

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48 Black Lion Audio Auteur MKII and B12A
MKII Mic Preamps.
Black Lion started in the gear-mod business but
now offers fantastic and cost-effective processors
like these two preamps. We also look at the Micro
Clock MKIII and interview Black Lion CEO Nate
Bierdeman about the company's history, methods,
and future.
REVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR.

56 Avantone Pro MixPhone MP-1 Headphones.
These innovative headphones build in two functions
often required by mix engineers: a differently voiced
check monitor system and instant mono compatibility
checking.
REVIEW BY MIKE METLAY

RegulaRs
4

Fade In.

8

Talkback.

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

72 Fade Out.
Brexit And Its Impact
On The Audio Industry.
GUEST EDITORIAL BY
SCOTT DORSEY

65 Advertiser Index.

COVER DESIGN BY SCOTT SIMMONDS

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Diego De Pietri, RECORDING
reader, songwriter, and
music producer. He owns and
operates DDP Music Studios
in Los Angeles, where he
produces and records most
of his projects.
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