Roberto Martinelli

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The Most Recent stories by Roberto Martinelli

• The Answer Lies Within  March 2008

  Dream Theater’s Percussion Demigod Mike Portnoy and Engineer Extraordinaire Paul Northfield on Getting Great Drum Sounds

• Drum Heads: Emperor’s Trym Torson on Recording Mammoth Toms  February 2008

  Formed in 1991, Norway’s Emperor became one of black metal’s most influential bands, incorporating classical motifs, and even elements of Norwegian folk music in its bombastic, pagan assault. The band’s violent history—three members ...

• The Atomic Garden  January 2008

  LOCATION: East Palo Alto, CA

  CONTACT: www.theatomicgarden.com

  KEY CREW: ...

• Rafter Roberts on Improvisational Recording  January 2008

  There are no steadfast rules to recording, but, sometimes, it helps to be reminded of that as you spend countless hours trying to figure out how to record a zither. That’s why, in the middle of a hair-pulling, teeth-gnashing session, ...

• Diabolus In Musica  January 2008 Frederik Nordström tells how he recorded Dimmu Borgir’s devilish new album In Sorte Diaboli.
• Honeycut  July 2007

  It’s official: No longer do you have to take a second mortgage out on your house to record a truly great-sounding record. Don’t believe us? Check out the three-piece electronic/funk hybrid heroes Honeycut’s latest release, the inimitable ...

• M-Audio BX5a and BX10s  July 2007

  Ah, the scourge of reviewing monitors. There are so many on the market, and at such a disparity of price (and yet price doesn’t always correlate into value), that you might not know where to begin. Many swear by Yamaha NS-10s, for example, ...

• Jerry Harrison/ Eric “ET” Thorngren: Surrounding Heads  June 2007

  The market for 5.1 surround sound remixes of classic albums is expanding. However, a lifetime of listening to music through two speakers (in stereo or mono) can make this conversion process more difficult than it initially seems. One ...

• XL v76t Mic  June 2007

  [$299, mxlmics.com]

• Room with a VU  June 2007

  STUDIO NAME: Nightsky Studios
  LOCATION: Waldorf, Maryland