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About matthew mcglynn

Drummer, occasional composer, and full-time collector of microphones, Matthew McGlynn is the founder of RecordingHacks.com.

You can see photos of Borrowed Time Studios and, if he ever finishes his discography, hear some of the tracks recorded there.

Here are five ways to contact him.

Posts by matt


MXL Revelation - First Listen

Our “first listen” of the new MXL flagship tube condenser, the Revelation, includes audio samples from two acoustic guitars, vocals, and drums.

Posted:Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
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Interview with Ken Scott and Rod Morgenstein

We sat down with renowned engineer and producer Ken Scott and drummer Rod Morgenstein at the NAMM 2010 show to learn more about Ken’s amazing new drum library, Epik Drums, which features samples, loops, and grooves from Rod, Billy Cobham, Terry Bozzio, Woody Woodmansee, and Bob Siebenberg in a recreation of Ken’s rich 1970’s drum sounds.

Posted:Friday, February 12th, 2010
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Cloudlifter Preamp Review

The Cloudlifter is an external preamplification stage for low-output dynamic and ribbon microphones. We conducted a full review and found it to work as promised; it adds over 20dB of clean, quiet gain, and likely outperforms your own preamps.

Posted:Monday, February 8th, 2010
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Now Hiring Interns

We’re looking for a couple solid interns to help build the mic database: work from home, on your own time, and get paid to learn about microphones. You *must* be capable of writing clear English. Photoshop skills are a plus.
If you’re interested, get in touch via the Contact page.
Update… 4 hours later, I have [...]

Posted:Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
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NAMM 2010

Brief recap of Winter NAMM 2010

Posted:Monday, January 25th, 2010
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3-Zigma CHI Microphone Review

The 3-Zigma CHI modular microphone system currently includes 8 different capsules. We reviewed most of them — on drums, VO, guitar, violin, and hammer dulcimer.

Posted:Sunday, January 10th, 2010
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How to Swap a Ribbon Microphone Transformer

If you’ve ever wanted to upgrade the transformer in a ribbon microphone, this pictorial HOWTO will show you exactly how to do it.

Posted:Thursday, December 31st, 2009
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