AUDIO FOR BROADCAST, POST, RECORDING AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION V13.7 OCTOBER 2014 • ISSN 1477-4216 News & Analysis 4Leader 4News Sales, contracts, appointments and biz bites. 14Products New introductions and announcements. 69 Broadcast aside Dennis says that we instinctively know when something’s not right. Craft Business 62 Rating the business out of 100 After 100 issues, Nigel brings us up-to-date on key industry sectors and scores them for performance and potential. 68 Your business Audio is everywhere and a career in audio is possible if you look everywhere and don’t place all your chips on music. Technology 28 Neil Comber 64 Loudness metering in music An engineer with respect for all stages of the recording process explains the nature of his ‘finishing operation’. Circumstances have conspired to impose loudness control on your music output so you really need to meter correctly. 32 Liam Howe 66 Slaying dragons Production with songwriting refined to the point of science, we discuss writing weeks and carousels. 36 Andy Whitmore A keyboard playing producer shares his thoughts on production and his new rooms. 40Ten Games with audio 41 Awards Winners’ Supplement Celebrating the success of products and people. 51 Sweet spot Genelec’s revolutionary new 8351 coaxial 3-way active monitor explained and the new smaller SAM monitors introduced. The 100th Slaying Dragons article. John marks the occasion by considering where dragons come from, why there will always be a supply and what to do about it. Reviews 18 20 22 24 26 Solid State Logic XL-Desk Dspecialists Isostem Expert Steinberg Nuendo V6.5 Analogue Tube AT-1 Antelope Audio Zen Studio 54 Early music, modern tech How to record La Folia Baroque Orchestra in the historic setting of the Palais in Dresden’s Great Garden. Featuring the same sonic signature as the original, critically acclaimed ATH-M50 headphone, across the whole range. Whether Recording, Mixing, DJing, performing Live or simply out on the road, the new M-Series continue to deliver accurate audio, everywhere. 57 Broadcasting Formula E The creation and planning of the broadcast rig that is following the new ‘eco’ motor racing series around the world. 59 Sweet Spot We look at the merits of the extra driver in a 3-way system and introduce the KH 420 monitor. 70 Meet your maker James Gordon, CEO of the ProAudio Group, explains the console supergroup strategy. EDITORIAL Editorial Director: Zenon Schoepe Tel: +44 1444 410675 Email: [email protected] Editorial office: PO Box 531, Haywards Heath RH16 4WD, UK CONTRIBUTORS Rob James, George Shilling, Jon Thornton, Keith Holland, Jim Betteridge, Bill Lacey, Nigel Jopson, Philip Newell, David Kennedy, Russell Cottier, Dan Daley, Dennis Baxter, John Watkinson ADVERTISEMENT SALES EUROPE: Graham Kirk, tel: +44 1158 880298 Email: [email protected] EUROPE: Jo Gilbert, tel: +44 1293 871961 Email: [email protected] US: Jeff Turner, tel: +1 415 455 8301 Email: [email protected] PRODUCTION AND LAYOUT Dean Cook, The Magazine Production Company Tel: +44 1273 467579 Email: [email protected] Home of the Resolution Awards and Line Up AWARDS