Dave Catching: Joshua Tree, CA & Rancho De La Luna

BY JOHN BACCIGALUPPI, LARRY CRANE

Dave Catching lives at Rancho De La Luna. Yup, a bed sits in the corner of a room that doubles as a space to isolate one's amplifier while tracking. Dave is also a guitarist, and his playing graced the very first Queens of the Stone Age recording (plus later touring and albums) as well as being a member of Eagles of Death Metal, earthlings? and former member of Tex and the Horseheads and Mondo Generator. Of course, he also shows up all over The Desert Sessions albums.

Fixing It Before the Mix #1: Preparing Your DAW Tracks for Someone Else to Mix

BY CHRIS STAMEY

George Massenburg: Behind The Gear with GML (George Massenburg Labs)

BY TERRY SETTER, ANTHONY SARTI [ILLUSTRATION]

From the time he invented the parametric EQ in the 1960s, to the founding and operation of his company, GML (George Massenburg Labs), and his current projects in electronic design, George Massenburg has had a long and distinguished relationship with the development of professional audio equipment. He's also widely known for his outstanding work as a recording engineer, mix engineer, producer and most recently as a champion of surround sound mixing (see issue #54). He's recorded over eight hundred albums, created the highly respected GML computer- assisted moving fader automation system that helped to revolutionize mixing as well as coveted compressors, limiters and equalizers. He edited and co- authored the "Delivery Recommendations for Master Recordings" for the AES, is a consultant to The Grand Ole Opry, a member of the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library Of Congress and an Adjunct Professor at McGill University and The Berklee School of Music.