Contents
October 2019, Vol.XXX No.5
DEPARTMENTS
9 INPUT
The Damaging Effects of DAWs
on Musicianship
10 SIGNALS
The latest from across the
Canadian pro audio industry
18 PROFILE
Jane Aurora, Colin Buchanan
& Julian Traverse
22 PRODUCT TESTS
Proel’s Session4 Portable
Array System, Focusrite’s
third-generation Scarlett
18i20 interface & a trio of web
conferencing mics from MXL
44 PRODUCTS
The latest tools & technologies
for pro audio professionals
53 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
56 SOUND ADVICE
DSP Doesn’t Change the Laws
of Physics or Math
58 ITINERARY
Your industry events calendar
60 CLASSIFIEDS
62 PROJECT FILE
The 2019 Breakout Festival, Lady
Gaga’s Las Vegas Residency &
more
Our 2 nd installment of FOH engineer
Tom Wood’s reporting from
Shawn Mendes’ world tour, Pg. 30
FEATURES
26
David Bottrill
The Outlook of a Legend
By Andrew King
With no set agenda, we sit down with
the revered engineer/producer and parse
through some of his work, his opinions and
insights, and his outlook on the art and
industry.
30
Shawn Mendes: The Tour
Reports from the Road – Part 2
By Tom Wood
As we did in our June 2019 issue, we check
in with FOH engineer Tom Wood for a first-
hand account from the front lines of one of
2019’s biggest tours.
34
Close Talker
Brings Fans into the Music
By Michael Raine
The Canadian indie outfit presented a series
of 3D-360 silent headphone concerts across
Canada where fans experienced a live,
immersive binaural mix in real time.
A unique audio system design for Calgary’s
First Assembly Church, Pg. 38
36
Lights
Mixing the Artist’s Skin & Earth Acoustic
Tour
By Andrew King
Helping Lights, her band, and a small string
ensemble recapture the delicate beauty of
her Skin & Earth Acoustic recordings in front
of captivated crowds across the country.
38
All About Imaging
A Unique System Design for Calgary’s
First Assembly Church
By Andrew King
A growing house of worship upgrades
its auditorium with a new sound system
built around d&b audiotechnik’s immersive
Soundscape technology.
Shawn Mendes:
The Tour
FOH Engineer
Tom Wood Reports
from the Road
All About
Imaging
A Unique System
for Calgary’s First
Assembly Church
Mixing Lights’
Skin & Earth
Acoustic Tour
Close Talker
Brings Fans
INTO the Music
PLUS:
Is DAW Technology
Damaging to
Musicianship?
THE
OUTLOOK
OF A LEGEND
A CANDID CONVERSATION WITH PRODUCER/ENGINEER DAVID BOTTRILL
Cover Photo:
David Bottrill in Studio A
at Toronto’s Revolution
Recording by Neal
Burstyn, NTBCreative.com.