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AUDIO FOR BROADCAST, POST, RECORDING AND
MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION
V16.5 JULY/AUGUST 2017 • ISSN 1477-4216
AWARDS
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PRODUCTION AND LAYOUTDean Cook, The Magazine Production CompanyTel: +44 1273 467579Email: [email protected]
EDITORIAL Editor: Nigel JopsonEmail: [email protected]
CONTRIBUTORSGeorge Shilling, Jon Thornton, Dan Daley, Dennis Baxter, Gijs Friesen, Russell Cottier, Jory Mackay, Philip Newell, Keith Holland, Simon Clark, Bill Lacey, Rob James, David Kennedy, Andrew Levine
Publisher: Dave RobinsonTel: +44 20 8694 2979Email: [email protected] Editorial office: PO Box 71523, London, SE10 1DT, UK
News & Analysis 4 Leader 4 News Conventions, installs, appointments and biz bites.
10 Products New introductions and announcements.
58 Broadcast aside The Soundbites of life — Dennis Baxter
describes the subjective relationship between noise and sound.
Craft 28 Jimmy Douglass A four-time Grammy-winning engineer, with a
career spanning five decades, from Arif Mardin and Aretha Franklin to Sean Paul, Kanye West, Ludacris, John Legend and Pharrell Williams. Jimmy “The Senator” had a long association with Timbaland, and has just mixed Jay-Z’s new album 4:44.
31 Rob Kirwan Starting as an engineer at the famous Windmill
Lane recording studios in Dublin, Kirwan’s credits include U2, PJ Harvey, Depeche Mode, Glasvegas, Sneaker Pimps and more. He produced Hozier’s Take Me to Church, which topped the charts in 12 countries.
34 Chance Thomas As a composer he is best known for scoring
blockbuster video games like James Cameron’s Avatar, DOTA 2 and The Lord of the Rings Online — but he’s also garnered a long list of film and TV credits over a 20 year career. Thomas recently opened the doors to HUGEsound Post Production, which brings audio, picture and, with it’s sound stage, music scoring under one roof.
38 Artes Mirabiles in Russia An ambitious DXD field recording project at
Lake Baikal, Siberia, proves modern equipment can survive the harshest conditions.
40 Vote now in the Resolution Awards
Business 54 $hawn Carter —
rap’s first billionaire? Record labels, tie-ins with technology and
corporate deals — Jay-Z has gone from a street hustler to a world famous entertainer and businessman — we lay out the numbers.
56 Your business Spotify may soon become a public company:
Dan wonders if this will benefit the majority of artists on the music streaming service.
Microphone andAccessories Special
42 Which mic, and where to put it? Imagine and listen ... before recording.
46 Microphones — the audio journey starts here
A roundup of new and interesting products.
51 Shotgun shootout Two sound recordists benchmark
nine microphones in realistic production sound environments. Test audio at www.resolutionmag.com
Reviews 15 AEA Nuvo N8 stereo kit 16 Aston Starlight mic 18 Townsend Sphere L22
mic modelling system 20 Sontronics Mercury mic 22 Kahayan Epsilon 32-500
summing mixer 24 Tracktion Waveform DAW 25 Focusrite Red 8Pre 26 Grace m900 DAC/
headphone amp 27 DPA d:vice ADC
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