RYAN HEWITT & JOHN FRUSCIANTE (On working together, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rick Rubin, Ian McKaye, Blink-182, Synthesizers as processors and lots more), SLOVENIA (Eastern Europe's Ljubljana recording scene), NICOLAS COLLINS (DIY Electronics), BOB PAQUETTE (and his microphone museum), MICHAEL GRACE (in Behind the Gear). Also in this issue: Two Stage Compression, Gear Reviews, CD Reviews.