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About matthew mcglynn

matt mcglynn is the founder of what is arguably the best microphone website in the world, RecordingHacks.com. He is a lifelong technologist with a super-power of making order out of chaos and an unhealthy fascination with professional audio gear.

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How It’s Made – The Making of an AEA R44 Ribbon Microphone

See the making of an RCA 44 / AEA R44 ribbon microphone, courtesy of How It’s Made.

Posted:Thursday, October 25th, 2012
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Tube SDCs on Drum Overheads

Part III of our extensive test of tube pencil microphones from Lauten Audio, Telefunken, Mojave Audio, Sterling Audio, Avantone Pro, and Chameleon Labs. In this installment we hear drum overheads, both in Recorderman and AB Omni configurations.

Posted:Sunday, October 7th, 2012
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I love Sample Manager

My pal Dan Comerchero (of Quiztones fame) turned me on to an application from Audiofile Engineering called Sample Manager. It immediately became an indispensable part of my audio workflow. The official product description is short, on point, and completely accurate: Sample Manager is the quintessential batch audio file processor for Mac OS X.

Posted:Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
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Tube SDCs: the Omni Guitar test

Hear the Mojave MA-100, Chameleon Labs TS-1, Lauten Torch, Telefunken ElaM 260, and Avantone Pro CV-28 on acoustic guitar with omni capsules. Gorgeous tones abound!

Posted:Thursday, September 20th, 2012
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Neumann Sennheiser Factory Tour

See 40 exclusive photos from my tour of the Sennheiser/Neumann factory in Wennebostel, Wedemark, Germany. See a U87 built from component parts, and the company’s anechoic test chambers from the inside.

Posted:Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
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