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RECORDING MAGAZINE DECEMBER

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Reviews
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FeatuRes
40 A Time To Give.
The holidays mean family get-togethers, and that’s a great opportunity to use your recording skills to capture family histories and preserve memories forever.
BY PAUL J. STAMLER

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Recording’s 2012 Holiday Gift Guide.
Feast your ears on a dozen cool gifts from Akai, AKG, Alesis, CAD Audio, Korg, KRK, M-Audio, MXL, Radial Engineering, Unit Audio, and Zoom!
REVIEWS BY MIKE METLAY AND PAUL VNUK JR.

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MOTU 4pre Hybrid Audio Interface.
Not just stereo I/O—this is a rugged 6-in/8-out box with a built-in DSP mixer.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

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Recording Fundamentals. Chapter 12: Monitors Part 1.
Nothing, but nothing, in your studio is more important to your sound than the devices that bring that sound to your ears. It’s time to learn more about them.
BY ERIC FERGUSON

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iOS Music Tools: Great Gift Ideas For The 20912 Holidays.
With iOS devices popping up everywhere, hardware and apps make great holiday gifts. Check out these reviews of products from Blue Microphones, CableJive, iConnectivity, IK Multimedia, MicW, Primacoustic, and Samson, and apps from BeepStreet, Genelec, Go Independent Records, and Ocean Way!
REVIEWS BY MIKE METLAY WITH DARWIN GROSSE AND DEVON BRENT

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PreSonuSphere 2012.
The audio company’s annual user conference is growing by leaps and bounds, with hands-on workshops, lectures, live music, applications galore... and did we mention the jambalaya?
SPECIAL REPORT BY MIKE METLAY

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Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter CL-Z.
This inline head amplifier works wonders for ribbon and dynamic mics, adding impedance and filtering magic.
REVIEW BY PAUL VNUK JR.

iNteRviews
36 James A. Abdo’s BrokenWorks Productions.
In a quiet neighborhood in a city in Oregon, a corner residence hides a fabulous studio designed by audio ace Chris Pelonis. Read about how a recording musician’s dream became a beautiful reality.
INTERVIEW BY LORENZ RYCHNER

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iOS Music Tools: Bang That Beat!
Rhythm workstations to feed your need for fantastic beats: Fingerlab’s DM1 and One Red Dog Media’s Molten.
REVIEWS BY DEVON BRENT

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RegulaRs
4 8 50 72 Fade In. Talkback. Readers’ Tapes.
BY MARTY PETERS
COVER DESIGN BY SCOTT SIMMONDS

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Plug-in Outlet: Studio Devil Amp Modeler Pro and Virtual Bass Amp Pro.
These two plug-ins are light on CPU load and heavy on great tone.
REVIEWS BY ALLEN GOODMAN

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For Your Bookshelf.
Ring out the old year and ring in the new with a collection of 10 great audio titles for your education, edification, and entertainment.
REVIEWS BY LORENZ RYCHNER

Fade Out.
To Master, Or Not To Master, That Is The Question.
GUEST EDITORIAL BY MARK WALDREP

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Advertiser Index.



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Recording - December 2012

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Recording - December 2012
Fade In
Contents
Talkback
Recording’s 2012 Holiday Gift Guide
MOTU 4pre Hybrid Audio Interface
iOS Music Tools: Great Gift Ideas For The 2012 Holidays
James A. Abdo’s BrokenWorks Productions
A Time To Give
Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter CL-Z
Recording Fundamentals. Chapter 12: Monitors Part 1
PreSonuSphere 2012
Readers’ Tapes
iOS Music Tools: Bang That Beat!
Plug-in Outlet: Studio Devil Amp Modeler Pro and Virtual Bass Amp Pro
For Your Bookshelf
Advertiser Index
Fade Out
Recording - December 2012 - Intro
Recording - December 2012 - Recording - December 2012
Recording - December 2012 - Cover2
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Recording - December 2012 - Fade In
Recording - December 2012 - 5
Recording - December 2012 - Contents
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Recording - December 2012 - Talkback
Recording - December 2012 - 9
Recording - December 2012 - Recording’s 2012 Holiday Gift Guide
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Recording - December 2012 - MOTU 4pre Hybrid Audio Interface
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Recording - December 2012 - iOS Music Tools: Great Gift Ideas For The 2012 Holidays
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Recording - December 2012 - James A. Abdo’s BrokenWorks Productions
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Recording - December 2012 - 39
Recording - December 2012 - A Time To Give
Recording - December 2012 - 41
Recording - December 2012 - 42
Recording - December 2012 - 43
Recording - December 2012 - Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter CL-Z
Recording - December 2012 - 45
Recording - December 2012 - Recording Fundamentals. Chapter 12: Monitors Part 1
Recording - December 2012 - 47
Recording - December 2012 - PreSonuSphere 2012
Recording - December 2012 - 49
Recording - December 2012 - Readers’ Tapes
Recording - December 2012 - 51
Recording - December 2012 - 52
Recording - December 2012 - 53
Recording - December 2012 - 54
Recording - December 2012 - 55
Recording - December 2012 - iOS Music Tools: Bang That Beat!
Recording - December 2012 - 57
Recording - December 2012 - 58
Recording - December 2012 - 59
Recording - December 2012 - Plug-in Outlet: Studio Devil Amp Modeler Pro and Virtual Bass Amp Pro
Recording - December 2012 - 61
Recording - December 2012 - For Your Bookshelf
Recording - December 2012 - 63
Recording - December 2012 - 64
Recording - December 2012 - Advertiser Index
Recording - December 2012 - 66
Recording - December 2012 - 67
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Recording - December 2012 - Fade Out
Recording - December 2012 - Cover3
Recording - December 2012 - Cover4
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