Tracking Your Band
Welcome to the July issue of RECORDING! This month, it’s all about miking up and recording the band. Whether they’re in the studio or on stage, we have the tools and techniques to make your recordings shine!
Reviews
We kick things off with eight product reviews. On the microphone front, we have the new stereo Nuvo N28 ribbon mic from AEA. Next, we check out three models from Shure as we dive into the Nexadyne 2, Nexadyne 5, and Nexadyne 6. In the world of tube mics, we have the ECM 47 from Gauge, and for the studio and stage, we have the Audio Technica ATM355VF clip-on instrument mic.
Keeping with our studio and stage theme, we have the CQ-18T compact digital mixer from Allen and Heath, and we round out this month’s reviews with the Arturia MiniLab 3 keyboard controller.
Interview
This month’s interview is with the indie rock band Lucius. Editor Paul Vnuk Jr. sits down with vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, guitarist Peter Lalish, and drummer and producer Dan Molad to get the details on the making of the band’s latest self-titled album. This is our third interview with the band over the past five years and offers a unique perspective of the band’s growth and evolution in the studio. [GET IT HERE]
Features
This month, we have eight features. First, we have not one but two installments of our popular “Family of…” series: A Family of ART Tube MP Preamps Compared [GET IT HERE]and A Family of Royer SF Series Ribbon Mics Compared. [GET IT HERE]
Next, we travel to Ireland, where editor Paul Vnuk Jr. just returned from touring with trad-Celtic band 3 Pints Gone. Paul handled both the band’s live sound and multi-track recording duties. Paul digs into gear choice and the challenges and solutions of recording a band in pubs, hotels, and on the tour bus. [GET IT HERE]
In our regular monthly features, Mark Hornsby goes Inside The Studio to track the latest album, Gettin’ Down, from Texas-based band Prophets and Outlaws. [GET IT HERE] In this issue’s RECORDING Techniques, Dave Martin discusses miking up “other” acoustic instruments from fiddles to banjos, mandolins and more. [GET IT HERE]
Giles Reaves is back with RECORDING Field Notes, in which he details a recording session in a big old church that was totally different from any other tracking session he has done before or since. [GET IT HERE]
Finally, in Studio 101, Joe Albano presents part seven of his back-to-basics look at setting up a project studio, focusing on DAW selection. [GET IT HERE]
Whatever you aim to track and whether it’s in the studio or on stage, mic it up and get RECORDING with us in July!