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Mac McDonough

Jeffrey “Mac” McDonough started studying classical violin at the age of nine, but his destiny changed significantly after he plugged an electric guitar into a distortion pedal for the first time — a Pandora’s box that his parents probably wish he hadn’t opened. Mac was bitten by the recording bug in the late 1980s while experimenting with a TASCAM Portastudio and a malfunctioning Shure SM58. He interned in several pro studios throughout the 1990s, after which he began tracking and mixing in an ADAT-based project studio. Aside from writing about gear, Mac currently works on freelance recording projects in his home studio, affectionately named “Mac’s Playpen.”

Articles by Mac McDonough

Sep 11, 2024, 10:06 AM

Incredibly Easy Recording with the Quad Cortex

The Neural DSP Quad Cortex has remained one of Sweetwater’s top-selling digital amp profilers and modelers since its release. But did you know... Read more »

Jul 28, 2024, 12:00 PM

Musical Instrument Insurance: Everything You Need to Know

What do you do if your studio catches on fire, gets flooded, or is destroyed in an earthquake? What do you do if somebody breaks, enters, and... Read more »

Jul 5, 2024, 8:00 AM

How Doug DeAngelis Turned His Vintage Guitars into a Brand-new Field-recording Rig on Gear Exchange

Doug DeAngelis has enjoyed an enviable career in the music industry, working with a who’s who of top-tier artists and accumulating over 300... Read more »

Apr 24, 2024, 3:00 PM

30 Years of SansAmp: A History of Elevated DI Tone

Before digital modeling was even a spark in anyone’s imagination, achieving an authentic-sounding, direct-injected guitar tone was nearly... Read more »

Mar 12, 2024, 8:00 AM

History of the Roland Space Echo: An Era-Defining Tape Delay

Our industry has seen countless tape delays come and go, but few have remained as iconic as the Roland Space Echo. This seminal hardware effect... Read more »

Mar 6, 2024, 9:00 AM

CLAP: The New CLever Audio Plug-in Format

Developed in a joint venture between u-he and Bitwig, the CLAP (CLever Audio Plug-in) standard is designed to overcome the technical limitations... Read more »

Mar 5, 2024, 1:00 PM

How the Line 6 POD Changed Guitar

In today’s cutting-edge world of Quad Cortexes, Axe-Fxes, TONEXes, Headrushes, Kempers, and Helixes, it’s easy to forget that, just a couple of... Read more »

Mar 1, 2024, 12:24 PM

Can You Make Subwoofers Directional?

It seems that the laws of physics are unkind to live sound engineers, especially when it comes to the lowest frequencies. Case in point:... Read more »

Mar 1, 2024, 10:00 AM

Capturing Nature’s Music with Thomas Rex Beverly

How far would you go to get amazing sound samples? Well, if you’re Thomas Rex Beverly, then the answer to that question spans continents. This... Read more »

Feb 6, 2024, 8:00 AM

The Greatest Microphones You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

Both professional and project studios are replete with Neumann U 87s, AKG C414s, Shure SM7Bs, and all the other standard, well-known mics. Those... Read more »

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