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Francesco Cameli is an analog-minded recording engineer known for working with Stone Sour, Ed Sheeran, and Avatar. A former mentee of Chris Kimsey and Glyn Johns, Cameli established the world-class Sphere Studios in London in 2001 before moving it to Los Angeles in 2016.  Continue reading →

Dweezil Zappa is a guitarist, songwriter, engineer, producer, and the owner of the newly completed Hikari Studios in Los Angeles. Zappa worked with Vintage King to equip the studio with a multichannel ATC speaker array for Dolby Atmos monitoring and a sophisticated routing system for integrating multiple racks of analog gear into a digital workflow. We recently stopped by Hikari Studios for a photo shoot and Zappa took some time to tell us about growing up steeped in his father’s music, his “ultimate flexibility” approach to building a studio, and the exciting possibilities of Dolby Atmos in music. Step into Zappa’s world with this illuminating interview and gorgeous photos of his new space. Continue reading →

While Dolby Atmos has been an established format in the world of film for more than a decade already, its role in the music industry is still being defined. Continue reading →

After a two-year renovation and upgrade process, Silver Cord Studio—the home base of French metal band Gojira—recently opened to the public. Operated by Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier and engineer Jamie Uertz, the new and improved Silver Cord features two separate but interconnected studios, a spacious live room designed for bombastic drum sounds, and thoughtful interior design that sparks creativity the moment you walk in the door. As part of the studio upgrade, Duplantier worked with Vintage King Audio Consultant Patrick Carpenter to outfit the studio with a new SSL Origin 32 console, eight additional Neve 1073 CV preamps, and a selection of “must-have” microphones, outboard gear, and synthesizers to offer bands and engineers who come to record. We spoke to Duplantier and Uertz about the studio’s history, the sonic and workflow benefits of an analog console, Gojira’s creative process, and more.  Continue reading →

In addition to being a GRAMMY award-winning guitarist and the oldest son of the legendary Frank Zappa, Dweezil Zappa is also a phenomenally creative songwriter, engineer, and producer. Perhaps best known for his work with Zappa On Zappa, where he pays tribute to his father's musical legacy alongside other world-class musicians, Dweezil has also worked with a number of artists...

Kali Audio has just announced the brand’s new flagship SM-5-C passive monitor. With a three-way design featuring a 5-inch woofer and coincident midrange and high-frequency drivers, the SM-5-C combines the spatial imaging benefits of a point-source monitor with the neutral frequency response of a three-way system.  Continue reading →

Universal Audio just added three new premium stompboxes to their UAFX line: the Del-Verb Ambience Companion, Galaxy '74 Tape Echo & Reverb, and Max Preamp & Dual Compressor. Continue reading →

Neumann’s KH 120 A proved a popular choice for home and project studios—easily making our list of the best-selling monitors of 2022—and its follow-up, the KH 120 II, improves on it in just about every way. Continue reading →

Adding to the rapidly growing market of boutique desktop audio interfaces, Neumann has just released their first offering: the MT 48. But Neumann didn’t enter the market just because they could—instead, they had a specific goal in mind: to give users a way to capture the full quality of their world-class microphones and optimize performance when driving their speakers and headphones. Continue reading →

The SSL 4000 G console’s stereo bus compressor is one of the most beloved audio processors of all time. Providing fast-reacting VCA compression with a simple set of controls, the “G Bus,” as its fans call it, seems to enhance anything that goes through it, making mixes sound like more than the sum of their parts. Continue reading →