Having their live FOH engineer lead the way in the studio seemed like a gamble worth taking for Parkway Drive. If you want a powerful live sound on your album, why not get the person that delivers that every day? It worked so well, that Parkway Drive did it again with Reverence, their latest album, and we followed the band into the studio for it. We also discuss the next wave of jazz with saxophonist Kamasi Washington, who started playing with Snoop at 18 and helped Kendrick Lamar refashion hip hop. Also this issue, we review Universal Audio’s Ox amp top box, Elektron’s powerful Analog 4 desktop synth, JBL 7 series monitors and a Rupert Neve-infused audio interface from Steinberg.
