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VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 - 02/01/01       TABLE OF CONTENTS

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FEATURE ARTICLE HOME RECORDING

THE HOME RECORDING PRIMER - Part 2
By Bob Dennis
In this issue we move from the studio into the control room and cover the basic of using the recording console and the tape machine during the recording and mixing sessions.

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NEWS

THE STATE OF THE MAGAZINES - 2001
By Bob Dennis
In this posting I'm trying to let you know what we have accomplished up through the beginning of 2001 and where we want to get to by the end of 2001, so I called this post the "State Of The Magazines -2001."

HOME RECORDING FEATURE

ANALOG TAPE MACHINE CALBRATION
By Ken Lanyon
The true warmth of analog recording can only come through if the tape machine is aligned properly.

STUDIO MAINTENANCE

THE UNIVERSAL BIAS ALIGNMENT METHOD
By Bob Dennis
A quick and easy method of bias alignment that works for almost all tape machines and tape formulations.

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NEW FEATURE

THE RECORDING ENGINEER'S QUARTERLY ARTICLE INDEX  
By Bob Dennis
Over 60 articles that have previous been published in REQ, arranged in alphabetical order of category, name and keyword.

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MIXING & MASTERING TECHNIQUES ARCHIVE

USING COMPLIMENTARY EQUALIZATION  (from 1/00 Issue):
By Bob Dennis
A technique of EQ'ing that maximizes clarity and distinction on instruments. Originally an REQ Tip article edited from RID Basic Recording materials.

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MICHIGAN MUSIC

HE'S AT THE TOP
10 GOLD RECORDING ENGINEER, BEN GROSSE
10/98 Interview By Bob Dennis
He's really a Hollywood star engineer.  The August 1998 issue was the second Mix Mag cover that had featured him. The 1991 Mix Cover was published when he completed the #1 club remix on Paula Abdoul's platinum record, Straight Up.

MOTOWN RECORDING HERITAGE PART 2

OUR MOTOWN RECORDING HERITAGE - PART 2
The Splice Detector
By Bob Dennis
In many ways, the technical staff helped Motown establish a unique sound and saved them money to boot. But Technical Engineering wasn't always so efficient.

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Find out the roots of the Detroit recording scene and where our techniques and approaches were born.

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