‘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.
‘Question de Son’ Chooses Amadeus
With a desire to replicate the classic studios of the 1970’s Question de Son selected Amadeus
for acoustic design and custom monitor speakers for their new studio
‘Studio A’ at Question de Son featuring Amadeus monitors
Colin Leonard Gets Dangerous
Atlanta-based ‘SING Mastering’ uses Dangerous Master, Monitor and BAX EQ at the core of a unique mastering setup
Mastering engineer Colin Leonard works a lot with major record labels on singles, albums and custom masters for the very latest music videos – as well as hit Indie artist projects. At his Atlanta, GA, ‘SING Mastering’ studio he’s built a unique and highly customized analog setup based around a core of Dangerous Music’s Master transfer console and Dangerous Monitor combination, and the Dangerous BAX EQ – among many other pieces of choice equipment and speakers. As Leonard says “It’s a no compromise mastering facility.” Some of Leonard’s recent mastering credits include Echosmith, Kimbra, Icona Pop, Leona Lewis, Justin Bieber, Mastodon and Mystery Skulls, working with record labels such as Warner Bros., Sony Music, Atlantic Records, Republic Records and Universal Records.
Read More »CEntrance “i5 Audiophile Case”
Audiophile-grade headphone amplifier & DAC case charges and improves sound of Apple’s iPhone
CEntrance, a leader in Digital Audio announced the i5 Audiophile Case(tm) – a sound card and an extended battery, built right into an iPhone case. The one-of-a-kind device works with Apple’s iPhone 5, 5S and iPod Touch 5G, wrapping the phone like a glove and creating the ultimate on-the-go playback system. The new i5 Audiophile Case will be featured at the Rocky Mountain Audio Show in Denver, CO., October 9th through 12th. CEntrance’s booth is located at the CANJAM pavilion (https://www.audiofest.net/2014/).
Amadeus: Acoustics for ‘Creative Sound’
Amadeus Design of architectural acoustics for stunning Paris cinema mix stage shows off another side of Amadeus’ business and expertise
The recent unveiling of Creative Sound showcases Amadeus’ extraordinary expertise in architectural acoustic design. Located at the heart of the 15th Arrondissement in Paris, Creative Sound is one of the largest, most versatile full-service post-production facilities in France, providing creative solutions for all cinematic and TV sound needs. Paris-based Amadeus was tasked with all of the interior acoustical and architectural design, including sound isolation, noise and vibration control engineering, and acoustic treatments for each of the ten studios. At Creative Sound, Amadeus also designed one of the first mixing studios to be fitted with the revolutionary Dolby(r) Atmos(tm) audio technology, which hosts the first ultra-large-format Harrison MPC5 digital film-mixing console manufactured by Harrison – based in Nashville.