Recording - February 2017 - 6

RECORDING MAGAZINE FEBRUARY

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REVIEWS
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58 Soundware Showcase: u-he Hive.

The famed virtual instrument maker's newest
offering is a powerful, easy-to-use synthesizer
with lots of sonic possibilities... and if you don't
like programming, we include a review of the
Hive Science and Catalyst sound sets.

20 Slate Digital Virtual Microphone System.

A hardware mic and preamp combine with modeling
software to bring you eight vintage mics and two
famous preamps... at least in theory. How do they
sound in the real world?

REVIEWS BY DARWIN GROSSE

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

28 Josephson Engineering C715.
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This remarkable vocal mic offers a polar pattern that's
continuously variable with no electronics needed, a
unique approach to plosive and resonance control,
and much more.

60 Preview: Placid Audio Resonator A
and B Microphones.

Placid's mics are famous for quirky design and
unique sound, and here's a sneak peek at two
new offerings.
PREVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

32 SPL 1503 DeS 500 Series De-esser.

62 Plug-In Outlet: Eiosis e²deesser.

Eiosis never does anything the way "most folks"
do it, and that unique approach is now available
for sibilance control.

This little module takes a completely unique approach
to de-essing, and the results are stellar.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

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40 Chandler Limited EMI LTD Type
REDD Microphone.

Chandler's first mic, built for EMI Abbey Road Studios,
is a groundbreaking mic/preamp combination with
a sound that's a modern classic. We interview creator
Wade Goeke and hear from Abbey Road's Mirek
Stiles about what it's like for EMI to have its first new
mic design in nearly a century.
REVIEW AND INTERVIEWS BY PAUL VNUK JR.

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46 Universal Audio Manley VOXBOX Channel
Strip Plug-in for UAD-2.

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

INTERVIEWS
12 Jeff Hamilton Records the Violent Femmes.
The Femmes' new album was recorded on tour,
in borrowed studios across the USA. The album's
producer explains how it all came together.
INTERVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

FEATURES
34 Redemption Songs.

Drum recording in this particular church didn't work
out as planned, but a return trip for vocal tracking
turned out fantastic. Here's how it was done.

Twenty years ago, we reviewed Manley's mindbogglingly
powerful channel strip, and now we're comparing the
UAD plug-in version to the real hardware.

BY SVEN-ERIK SEAHOLM

REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

50 Grace Design m108.

A rack preamp/interface that brings the pristine Grace
sound to any studio... times eight.

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We wrap up our 3-part look at the power and
peril of phase alignment with some practical
considerations for the recording studio.

REVIEW BY ALEX HAWLEY

52 Reviewed & Revisited: Focusrite Scarlett
18i20 and 2i4 Audio Interfaces.
The new Scarlett Range offers improved sound
quality and wireless remote control.
REVIEWS BY ALLEN GOODMAN WITH MIKE METLAY

54 ADK Custom Shop Z-MOD Z-800.
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64 Phase: A Primer. Part 3: Practical
Solutions And Musical Phase Tricks.

The newest ADK model is voiced like the famed Sony
C-800, with a bright clear sound to match its
gleaming chrome body.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

56 Plug-In Outlet: Overloud REmatrix.

If you know how to use a mixer, you'll instantly know
how to use this powerful yet simple convolution
reverb. Also: a review of the Imagined Spaces IR Pack.
REVIEWS BY DARWIN GROSSE

BY ERIC FERGUSON

REGULARS
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Fade In.

8

Talkback.

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

80 Fade Out.

There's No Silver Bullet.
GUEST EDITORIAL BY
BRIAN MARSHAK

73 Advertiser Index.

COVER DESIGN BY JOSEPH HAWLEY
COVER PHOTO BY PAUL VNUK JR.
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