I love my speaker setup of Focal nearfields and Genelec 1032s as mains, but I miss a small NS-10/Auratone kind of speaker for checking vocal levels and such. So I’m looking into the small One 12s from Amphion or classic Auratones for a second pair of nearfields. I do like the Focal 6be Solos for their non-fatiguing sound and great stereo width, but I’m missing a bit of mids on them.
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Yamaha PM1000 Mixer
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Totally with Michael, there are so many pieces of kit and ya hear nothing about how he really uses it all. Not asking for a full on interview, but something!
silly honest question here…. does anybody know where i can get those black patch cables in the patchbay pick? i need some that length. recommendatons welcome. cheers
04.25 AM
Only problem with this “studio” article is that there seems to be so much more to talk about in there…
10.40 AM
Nice one.
Have a look here for some video insights in his studio – https://youtu.be/V4mLQwQTtIo
08.57 AM
best section ever.
But I agree that there seems to be much more things to talk about.
09.50 PM
Totally with Michael, there are so many pieces of kit and ya hear nothing about how he really uses it all. Not asking for a full on interview, but something!
08.19 AM
silly honest question here…. does anybody know where i can get those black patch cables in the patchbay pick? i need some that length. recommendatons welcome. cheers