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Ed Space • The Name Says It All
Audio Technology
WHAT’S ON • All the latest from around the studio traps.
GENERAL NEWS
JBL VTX CHANGES MINDS
SOFTWARE NEWS
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS KOMPLETE KONTROL M32 • First there was S, then came A. and now we have M. Say hello to the third tier of Native Instruments’ keyboard controllers for the Komplete Kontrol platform.
RODE PODMIC Large Diaphragm Podcasting Microphone • If you’ve got money for an SM58, but want a mic built for podcasting, Rode’s got you covered.
BIG DESERT VISION
BAND FADE SOLUTION • Matt Corby made a commitment to go completely DIY in five years. Rainbow Valley, which he played and sang solo, is a big step in that direction.
TAKING THE PLUNGE Immersive Mix Techniques • What’s it like mixing in Immersive? Is it a brave new world of ‘anything goes’? Experienced live sound engineer, Dennie Miller, breaks it down.
THE MEYER M.O.
My Analogue ‘DAW’ • The Suicide Swans decided to record their third album, ‘la Jungla’, differently – they used an ‘all analogue’ process but without all the analogue equipment. The album’s engineer Benjamin Lancaster tells us how they did it.
Analogue DAW Details
INSIDE SPECTRA 1964 • In a moment of gear epiphany, Jonathan Burnside discovered Spectra 1964’s V610 Complimiter. Impressed and intrigued by how well this very old technology solved a very modern problem, he chatted with Spectra 1964’s co-owner Bill Cheney about the V610, the history of Spectra Sonics, and more.
THE NAME GAME
SKILLS TO PAY THE BILLS • In Part 1 of this two-part series, producer/engineer Nick Franklin reveals his dirty little secret: running a studio is a business. Here he explains how he stays in business thanks to the right tools.
Treat My Room THE RESULT • SoundAcoustics owner, James Bellew, shows us how he made over the studio of our #treatmyroom competition winner with Australian-made acoustic treatment.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
FINDING THE SWEETSPOT
MAKING ‘FREE’ PAY Marcel Gnauk: Free To Use Sounds • Greg Simmons talks to the prolific Marcel Gnauk, co-founder of Free To Use Sounds. With no background in audio, Marcel started recording sounds and giving them away on the internet. Now he makes a living from it.
PC Audio • DDMF PluginDoctor exposes all the engine room secrets of your plug-ins. Revealing a few charlatans along the way.
Apple Notes • The hyper-competent new iMacs are the Apple desktop workhorse. But where’s the next fully customisable Mac?
SHURE MV88+ Video Kit • Mono to Mid-Side and everything in-between, Shure’s little phone recording kit has it all.
NEED TO KNOW
TASCAM MODEL 24 vs ZOOM LIVETRAK L-20 • Are the days of hardware recorders and portable studios behind us? Are such products only for amateurs? Tascam and Zoom say no.
NEED TO KNOW
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS KOMPLETE AUDIO 2 USB2 Audio Interface
NEED TO KNOW
KA1 & KA2 SOFTWARE PACKAGE
ASTON STEALTH Large Diaphragm Dynamic Microphone • Aston reinvents the large diaphragm mic from the clip to the head basket and all the voices in between.
NEED TO KNOW
KORG VOLCA MODULAR Semi-Modular Analogue Synth • Volca Modular is the world’s first battery-powered analogue semi-modular synth based on West Coast synthesis. Don’t be fooled, this is no one-trick pony nor dance muso’s bleep box but rather a playground for sonic experimentation.
NEED TO...