Dangerous ‘Convert’ DACs Shipping
The pinnacle of their multi-award winning reference monitoring DAC legacy, the 2-channel and 8-channel CONVERT-2 and CONVERT-8 hit the market
Dangerous Music proudly launches the ‘CONVERT-2’ and ‘CONVERT-8’ 2-channel and 8-channel reference D-to-A converters today. For well over a decade, Dangerous Music has been lauded for developing some of the premier monitoring DACs in the industry; renowned mixing and mastering engineers around the world have relied on them for both their accuracy and musicality. Based on end-user demand, Dangerous set out to to design the next generation of converters as stand-alone units, incorporating the design ethic of ‘Transparent yet Musical’ that Dangerous brings to all its products. The new CONVERT one-space rack units support all standard sample rates up to 192k, with inputs for AES, SPDIF, ADAT, Optical SPDIF (Toslink), and USB. Both CONVERT DACs (pronounced CON-vert) are now available through dealers worldwide; street prices: CONVERT-2 is $2499 US; and CONVERT-8 is $3,499 US.
Read More »Next-Gen Dangerous Music 2-BUS+
Dangerous Music’s iconic 2-BUS 16-channel analog summing mixer gets major upgrade including 3 onboard assignable custom audio processors for tone control
Dangerous Music, who revolutionized digital mixing with the original 2-BUS analog-summing mixer, has redefined summing again with the ground-up redesign of the Dangerous 2-BUS+. The unveiling ceremonies will be conducted at Sweetwater’s GearFest in Fort Wayne, Indiana with engineer/producer Fab Dupont officiating.
Dangerous Music pioneered the dedicated rack-mounted analog summing device for the back-end of any digital audio workstation in the late 1990s, and the Dangerous 2-Bus proceeded to take its place as the industry standard solution for the analog/digital mixing workflow.
Read More »Darrell Thorp: a Believer in Atlantis
Seven-time Grammy® winning Engineer and Mixer, Darrell Thorp, recently acquired a pair of Lauten Audio’s Multi-voicing™ microphones, the Atlantis FC-387.
Recently picking up multiple Grammy’s for his work on Beck’s, “Morning Phase,” Thorp has built a solid foundation in the music industry, further adding to that foundation with his Atlantis microphones. Thorp and Lauten Audio’s founder, Brian Loudenslager, recently became acquainted after exchanging social media praise for each other. “I friended Darrell on Facebook; upon him accepting my request, he posted on my page stating, “Love your mics!” I replied simply, “Love your ears,” says Loudenslager, adding, “Of course I had to inquire and get more specifics as I wasn’t aware Darrell was using our microphones”.
Read More »Engineer Reuven Amiel Gets Dangerous
Miami-Based Grammy-winning Mix Engineer Embraces the ‘Hybrid Studio’ with Dangerous Music 2-Bus summing, Monitor ST, BAX EQ and Dangerous Compressor
Reuven Amiel is a unique mix engineer who has come full circle from analog consoles and tape, to mixing only digitally in-the-box, to his studio today which combines the best of both worlds, a hybrid analog-digital setup, with a software DAW and plug-ins, analog summing, and integrated outboard gear. “If you are looking for flexibility, the Dangerous Music products give you freedom,” states Amiel unequivocally. “I don’t feel like a slave to a certain sound when I am mixing with Dangerous gear. I am not kidnapped by the sound of my summing or my compressor or my EQ. If I want color, I have the freedom to color the sounds in the way I want with other gear. That’s very important for me.” Amiel is working in his Miami, Florida-based studio with his ‘Hybrid’ setup featuring the Dangerous Music 2-Bus summing, Monitor ST monitoring and switching combined with the new Convert-2 DAC, the BAX EQ and the Dangerous Compressor.
Read More »Amadeus & ‘Philharmonie de Paris’
Amadeus speakers installed throughout new Paris music landmark designed by world-renowned architect Jean Nouvel
The newly opened Philharmonie de Paris, a state-of-the-art building complex designed to host international symphonic ensembles, including the Orchestre de Paris, features Amadeus speakers throughout each of the many musical venue spaces; from the Large Rehearsal Space with public seating, to Practice Rooms, to the Grande Auditorium and the Music Exhibition and Conference Rooms, plus the two on-site recording studios. Amadeus speakers used in the project include various sizes of its DIVA, PMX, ML, and MINITRI Series, with over 50 Amadeus speakers installed in the landmark building complex.
Read More »Klaus Hill Goes Dangerous Down Under
Australia-based mix engineer Klaus Hill mixes hit after dance music hit for top stars and record labels using Dangerous Music D-Box summing/monitoring system and Dangerous BAX EQ
Over ten years ago dance mix engineer Klaus “Heavyweight” Hill made a pilgrimage from his home in the UK to Australia to work on some music. A few years after deciding to stay in the Land Down Under, he finally put together his ultimate portable mixing rig featuring the Dangerous Music D-Box analog summing and monitor controller as its centerpiece, and later added the Dangerous BAX EQ. Over the years, he’s mixed thousands of dance tracks for top artists including Felix Da Housecat, SCNDL, The Potbelleez, and Tom Piper, along with record labels Ministry Of Sound, Spinnin’ Records, Dirty Bird and more. Hill mixed the vocal and mastered the track, “Swing,” by Joel Fletcher featuring Savage, which won the Best Dance Music Record of the Year award from Australia’s prestigious APRA organization just this week..
Colin Hay & Lauten’s Atlantis Vocal Mic
Grammy winning recording artist, Colin Hay applies the magic of Lauten Audio’s Multi-voicing(tm), Atlantis studio microphone to his latest solo release, “Next Year People.” 
Perhaps best known as a founding member of the 80’s Australian band, Men at Work, Hay has also had a very successful solo career since the early 2000’s. Hay’s newest album, “Next Year People,” was released on February 17th. Hay recently added a pair of Lauten Audio’s Atlantis, FC-387 Multi-voicing(tm), studio microphones to his studio. “I received a demo of the Atlantis in late 2013 and it sounded stellar. Shortly after I had ordered a new one, I asked to purchase and keep the demo unit as well.”
Read More »Dangerous Music & Vintage King Event
Nashville community turns out in droves at Vintage King for the inside track on the Dangerous Compressor, BAX EQ and 2-Bus by multiple Grammy award-winning engineer F. Reid Shippen
After about an hour of introductory explanations of gear by Dangerous Music Sales Manager and Audio Alchemist President, Marek Stycos, Grammy award winning mix engineer F. Reid Shippen took the spotlight and walked the Nashville audience through his workflow for mixing with the Dangerous Music Compressor and BAX EQ. Nearly 100 of Nashville’s local artists, producers, engineers and studio owners turned out at Vintage King Audio’s headquarters just a stone’s throw from many top studios in Music City. The event was one of over 30 that Dangerous Music and Audio Alchemist has assembled across the US during 2014 involving stores, along with engineers that use Dangerous Music products; the Company plans to continue its seminars in 2015.
Read More »Amadeus Install in South Korea
Amadeus DIVA XS speakers are the centerpiece of sound for the general assembly hall of the Korean Congress in Seoul’s National Assembly Hall 
Paris, France – December 22, 2014 – Through the diligent work of their South Korean distributor, Marshall Pro Sound, Inc., Amadeus speakers are now the centerpiece of sound for the Korean Congress in the general assembly hall within the National Assembly Hall building, located in the heart of the country’s capital of Seoul. During the past 10 years sound requirements for the entire The National Assembly building have been managed by Marshall Pro Sound, Inc. Because of the general assembly hall’s environment, the new system required both large hanging speakers and very compact yet high SPL speakers at the podiums. Marshall Pro Sound felt the Amadeus DIVA XS speakers were the perfect solution for the main hall, and Amadeus PMX suited the personal monitoring needs at each podium. The 28-speaker install at the National Assembly Hall is one of the largest and most prestigious in Asia for Amadeus.
Read More »‘Chab’ Gets Dangerous in Paris
Dangerous Music equipment used extensively by Engineer Antoine Chabert (Chab) at Translab Mastering Studios including on Daft Punk’s 2014 Grammy-winning Album of the Year, ‘Random Access Memories’
At Translab Mastering Studios in Paris, the Dangerous Music collection of gear is quite extensive and just grew again with its addition of the newly released Dangerous Compressor. The busy French mastering studio’s engineer Antoine Chabert (aka ‘Chab’) has filled his studio with Dangerous gear as its core: the Dangerous Master paired with the Dangerous Liaison for his mastering console, the Dangerous Monitor paired with the Dangerous Source for complete monitoring and specialized playback, and the Dangerous BAX EQ and Dangerous Compressor for taming tracks and making records sound their best- such as the Grammy-winning “Lucky” from Daft Punk’s latest opus “Random Access Memories,” just one among hundreds of other albums and singles Chab has mastered.