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GEORGE MASSENBURG: UNCUT
He’s one of the most outspoken people in pro audio and also one of the most experienced. We catch up with Mr Massenburg who’s quick to gets a few things off his chest!

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
AT enters one of the most extraordinary recital halls Australia has ever seen.

LIFE ON THE GROUND
In this instalment of Jonathan Burnside’s audio tour de force, we knock on the door of Soundelux Post Production in Hollywood and meet one of its occupants, the keystroke wizard and Motion Picture Sound Editor, Peter Staubli.

ANATOMY OF AN INSTALL
Theatre Production is a complex world where audio plays a major role. Hugh Covill takes us through the setup of a typical theatre install.

REGULARS

YOUR WORD
You tell it; we hear it.

NEWS
News and new products, featuring the new SSL X-Desk and Mueller College install.

HOME GROWN
Joe Neptune is so hot right now. AT heads to ‘Joe’s place’ to get the low-down.

WHAT’S ON
Studio roundup, including profiles on Spark1 and Mudhut Studios in sunny Queensland.

PC & MAC AUDIO
This issue Martin Walker urges us to tidy our rooms while Brad Watts gets sucked into a wormhole.

REVIEWS IN BRIEF
Sony PCM-D50, Heavyocity Evolve & East West Quantum Leap Production Symphonic Orchestra.

ANTARCTICA
Rick discovers a Bakelite knob at the end of the world.

TUTORIALS

DRUM MIKING
There are a million off-the-wall drum recording stories; these are just some of them.

STAV’S WORD
Stav gets his trainers on and chases the flame. Will he ever catch it?

ON THE BENCH
Rob Squire reveals more about the inner workings of audio’s most mysterious tool, the compressor, and its core component: the side-chain.

REVIEWS

EVENT OPAL
Active Nearfields

CAKEWALK V STUDIO 700
Studio in a Box

JOHNSTON J SERIES
d&b’s J Series Line Array

STEINBERG CUBASE 5
DAW

JZ BLACK HOLE
Condenser Microphone

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS MASCHINE
Beatbox Controller & Software

M-AUDIO AXIOM PRO
Controller Keyboard

SUMMIT AUDIO ECS-410 EVEREST
Channel Strip

DIGIDESIGN VENUE SC48
Digital Console.

FOCAL CMS65 AND CMS50
Nearfield Monitors

SE RNR1
Ribbon Microphone