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REMIXING ABBEY ROAD: 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION • When it came time to make the 50th Anniversary remixes of The Beatles’ classic Abbey Road, producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell were tasked with carrying the weight of its history over the lines.
MIXING ‘HERE COMES THE SUN’ pt1
MIXING ‘HERE COMES THE SUN’ pt2
MIXING ‘COME TOGETHER’
BRINGING IT ON! • Mark Woods goes backstage to see how Sennheiser came to the rescue for a show that involves dialogue, singing, dancing, gymnastics and a live band.
SENNHEISER’S 6000 SERIES
SUCK ON LIGHT: RECORDING BOY & BEAR • Following a series of successful releases between 2011 and 2015, Australian indie folk-rock band Boy & Bear went quiet. After four years in the wilderness they’re back with a new album and new energy. Guitarist Killian Gavin talks about the production process.
SMALL ISLAND BIG SONG HUGE STORY • Tim Cole and BaoBao Chen set off on a recording adventure that would take them from Madagascar to Easter Island. Since then they’ve released a multi award-winning album, uploaded a series of music videos, and made a movie that’s screening at festivals around the world.
LIFE AFTER DEATH • The history of music production includes a handful of people who defined the sound of entire genres. Often secretive and protective of their techniques, they created the sounds that others are asked to emulate. In 1989 Tomas Skogsberg defined the sound of Swedish Death Metal, and to this day artists go to him to get that sound. Australian guitarist Joe Matera travelled to Sweden to be recorded by the reclusive Skogsberg, and captured this rare interview.
SÅMPA THE • GREAT LIVE • It was a joyous and triumphant homecoming for an extravagantly-gifted hip hop talent.
BEYOND MUSIC • Have you ever thought about working in audio for games or virtual reality? Did you know that movie trailers are not made by the same people who make the movies? Sound Recordist and Designer Stephan Schütze provides some background to how things are done for these fascinating aspects of the audio industry.
PC Audio • Sometimes PC plug-ins can have almost subliminal effects, but in combination these can become sublime.
AUSTRIAN AUDIO OC818 Dual Diaphragm Condenser Microphone • By combining the precise replication of a classic capsule with digital manipulation of polar responses, has this new Viennese company succeeded in bringing the essence of a classic mic into the 21st century?
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SONICWARE ELZ-1 Portable Synthesizer • It’s a ‘synthesizer reinvention laboratory’ that promises something different.
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KRK ROKIT V PRESONUS ERIS • Studio monitor technology is continually getting more sophisticated, while prices are continually dropping. We look at the current state of the market and feature two low-cost monitors that offer a lot of bang for your buck.
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ANTELOPE AUDIO DISCRETE 8 SYNERGY CORE Thunderbolt/USB Interface • Antelope takes interface processing to new heights by ‘synergising’ DSP and FPGA in the one box.
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MODAL SKULPT Virtual Analogue Synthesizer • Modal Electronic’s Skulpt is a four-voice 32-oscillator synth that builds on the tradition of their Craft DSP synthesizer, bringing polyphonic...