Features

MAKING THE CUT
Brendan Gallagher lands his first film-scoring gig and takes AT along for the ride.

MUSIC FROM THE CELLAR
Australian country music’s dynamic production duo, Rod and Jeff McCormack, invite us into the Music Cellar where many hits are penned, tracked, mixed and mastered.

MOOT OR MUTE?
Chris Vallejo sets up a band and tracks them to two-inch tape, and then repeats the performance on digital multitrack. It’s a mix competition with a twist… you be the judge.

Regulars

YOUR WORD
Readers’ letters.

NEWS
News and new product information, including a sneek peek at the new d&b T Series PA.

HOME GROWN
Jim Moynihan, AKA ‘Spoonbill’, shows us how his unique production style comes together.

WHAT’S ON
Studio roundup.

PC & MAC AUDIO
This issue, Martin Walker investigates Intel’s Core i7 and i5 processors while Brad heads for the snow and discovers bigfoot: 64-bit kernels.

HOW YOU GET THAT CLASSIC TONE
Rick tries to set the record straight about tubes and their so-called ‘warmth’.

Tutorials

I’M ALL EARS
Switching to in-ear monitoring is still the great unknown for many, but it’s a decision more and more people are making. So how do you do it?

STAV’S WORD
Stav mixes back to front with the assistance of real-life faders.

ON THE BENCH
This issue Rob Squire urges us to investigate some DIY kits and learn a bit about what lies beneath the products we all love.

Reviews

IN BRIEF
BBE D82 Sonic Maximizer, EMA A1 Generics, Beyerdynamic MCE55

APPLE LOGIC STUDIO 2
DAW Software

DPA 4099 SERIES
Instrument Microphones

MILAB BDM-01
Bass Drum Condenser

ALTA MODA UNICOMP
Analogue Compressor

PROPELLERHEAD RECORD
DAW

MC2 AUDIO E90
Power Amplifier

GILES AUDIO VD-1
Valve DI

MELLOWMUSE ATA
Plug-in.

MOTU VOLTA
MIDI-to-CV Conversion Plug-in

BLAK HOLL
Acoustic Treatments

UAD-2 SOLO LAPTOP & QUAD
Plug-in Emulation Hardware