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January 15, 2014 New Products Audiofly AF180 Performance Series In-ear Monitors » Galaxy Audio G-Series Power Amplifiers » JZ Microphones JZ Track Channel Strip » Unity Audio Ltd. Pebble and Bam Bam Studio Monitors » Today's Review AEA RPQ500 Preamplifier/EQ for 500 Series by Russ Long, Senior Contributor of Pro Audio Review I began using ribbon microphones to capture lead vocals back in the early ’90s. By the time I recorded the vocal on the classic “Kiss Me” by Sixpence None The Richer (recorded with a Coles 4038 via Hardy M-1 mic pre, GML 8200 EQ and Tube-Tech CL-1B compressor), I had figured out a vocal EQ approach with the GML that I felt perfectly complimented the tonal qualities of a ribbon microphone: a 2 db to 4 dB low-shelf dip at a corner frequency around 300 Hz and a 2-5 dB high-shelf boost around 5 kHz. The RPQ500's LF shelf and CurveShaper EQ perfectly emulate this GML setting and the clean-yet-punchy tone of the mic pre is in the exact vein of the Hardy M1. More » No subscription to Pro Audio Review? Get on the inside track with the best peer-to-peer pro reviews in the audio production biz: visit http://myparmag.com now! Today's Blog Digital Music Declined in 2013 Nielsen SoundScan figures indicate that digital sales of catalog albums and tracks fell as listeners increasingly switched over to streaming. Although catalog album sales grew for the first two quarters, overall sales were down by nearly 6 percent for the year. Catalog track sales started declining from the first of the year and were down nearly 16 percent year-over-year in Q4. More » Click The Covers — Digital Edition Quick Links Months of PAR's digital edition reviews are just a click away! More » The 2013 PAR Excellence Awards » 2013 marks the second year of the PAR Excellence Awards as a reader-voted program, presented by the Editors and Contributors of Pro Audio Review (PAR) magazine. An online balloting system allowed voting privileges to Pro Audio Review print and digital subscribers from the mail date of PAR August 2013's issue through November 15, 2013. Without further ado, here are the winners ... Events The NAMM Show 2014, Anaheim, California » 2014 NAB Show, Las Vegas »

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