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SENNHEISER IE 500 PRO In-ear Monitors
DYNAMICS: WHAT, WHY & HOW?
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MIX MASTERS • How To Bury a Friend Tutorial: Paul Tingen
ABOUT ROB KINELSKI...
KURT VILE LIVE • After the inaugural Bendigo Autumn Festival was cancelled at short notice, indie rockers Kurt Vile & The Violators won a gig at the Theatre Royal, Castlemaine. The Theatre Royal is an old-school analogue venue, but the Violators needed to go digital. Mark Woods tell the story...
JOHN STORYK & THE ELECTRIC LADY • It’s been 50 years since John Storyk first designed Electric Lady Studios for Jimi Hendrix. With over half a century of skin in the game, Storyk talks about what’s changed and what hasn’t in studio design.
BEATING THE LOW FREQUENCY TRAP
THE SOUND OF JAZZ
EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL
MIXING SYNTH POP DRUMS • In Part One of this series about mixing synth pop, mixer/engineer Tristan Hoogland describes his process for mixing drums.
SKILLS TO PAY THE BILLS PT. II • In the second and final part of this series Nick Franklin discusses the longer-term benefits of using good bookkeeping software, how it helps him grow his business, and how it helps him plan for the future.
PC Audio • Where’s all that drive space gone? There’s probably plenty of audio stuff you can safely delete with suitable tools.
RØDE TF-5 Matched Pair Cardioid Condenser Microphones • Three years ago, word got out that Røde was working on a new range of high-end microphones designed in conjunction with classical recording engineer Tony Faulkner. The TF-5 matched pair is the first commercial offering. Was it worth the wait?
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WHO IS TONY FAULKNER?
HEAR FOR YOURSELF
SSL SiX Desktop Mixer • SSL’s SiX offers two input channel strips with mic preamps, EQ and compression, along with two stereo line input channels, mix bus compression based on their legendary G series technology, comprehensive monitoring controls, up to 12 channels of summing/mixing, and more.
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SiX OF THE BEST
ARTURIA MICROFREAK Experimental Hybrid Synth • Best known for their analogue synths, Arturia’s MicroFreak breaks from tradition with a hybrid design that combines digital oscillators with an analogue filter and a whole range of modulation options.
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OSCILLATOR ENGINE TYPES
Interface Face-off • The Presonus Studio 24C, Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6, and Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 may differ in size and I/O, but all are rugged, road-ready and starter-friendly interfaces. Which one best suits you?
AUDIO-TECHNICA 3000 SERIES Wireless Microphone System • Audio-Technica’s fourth generation wireless microphone systems offer a selection of interchangeable capsules, good sound quality, ease of use, and a range of 100m.
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KORG MINILOGUE XD & XDM Polyphonic Analogue Synthesizers • Korg has updated its popular Minilogue, adding new features including the Multi Engine oscillator and the Effects Engine from the Prologue series.
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THIRD-PARTY MULTI ENGINES & EFFECTS
ANTELOPE ORION 32+ GEN 3 MADI & USB 3.0 Interface • The Orion 32+ Gen 3 is the latest...