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ON MASTERING
The Mastering Process
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Here we expand on some of our magazine’s informative reviews. Read the review, see how we tested the gear, and see/hear it in action for yourself!
Upgrade Your Studio!
• Make Your Studio a Cool “Hang”
• Downgrading to Upgrade
19 New Reviews
IK Multimedia • Imaginando BAM • KIT Plugins
Shure • Strymon • Toontrack
FEATURED REVIEW
Barefoot Sound Footprint03
This impressively compact 3-way monitor makes a great impression
Based in Portland, Oregon, Barefoot Sound has a significant pedigree within the pro audio industry. Barefoot monitors are always easy to spot—striking aesthetics, dual woofers and sealed cabinets. I have mixed on a pair of MicroMain27 models a few times, but the new Footprint03 is my first experience with the more approachable and compact Footprint series.
FEATURED ARTICLE
Start With The Room
Everyone wants you to start building your studio with gear—here’s where you should start instead, if you want the best sound!
This article is aimed at beginners—people new to this great adventure of home-based recording. But to the readers who have been doing this for a few years: stick with me, there’s plenty here that you can use too.
Recording’s Readers’ Tracks is where respected engineer and producer Marty Peters listens to your recordings and critiques them, pointing out where and how you can make them better. Listen to the songs, read the reviews, and submit your own materials online via upload.
Artist Name: Meteor Street Title: I Need a Vocation Genre: rock Rating:
“I Need A Vocation” is a rock song from Meteor Street with an unusual subject matter. It concerns the evolution of the workforce from the Industrial Revolution onwards, with a healthy dose of ironic commentary on the anthropomorphizing of the corporate world and work-from-home culture.
REC’s six monthly Sound Advice bulletins offer great advice:
- On Vocals: Useful advice on recording the best vocals.
- On Guitars: Miked or direct, electric or acoustic, ways to capture great guitar sounds.
- On Drums: Great techniques for recording drums.
- On Mastering & Mixing: Practical mastering topics for at-home users and tips on how to mix better songs.
- On Acoustics: Learn how to make your room sound better.
- On Digital Audio: All about digital and computer audio.
SAMPLE BULLETINS
