Vintage King Blog

Designed and built by the BBC in the early 1950s, the Coles 4038 is one of the most popular ribbon microphone of all time. With its unique hoof-like shape and an appearance similar to waffle iron, this microphone has a sound that is extremely hard to match. Continue reading →

You don't just stumble onto good tone. It takes dedication and finesse to fine-tune the quality of your sound. Yet, no one has made the task easier for musicians and recording techs than Chandler Limited. Celebrating their 15th year in business throughout 2014, Chandler Limited is continuing to kick out some of the best preamps, equalizers, mixers, 500 series and guitar products on the market. Continue reading →

Few people have made as great an impact on music the way that Dr. Robert Moog has. Through his creative innovations, beginning with the Moog Synthesizer, the history of music has seen great change. In honor of what would have been his 80th birthday this May, we're taking a look at the Moog Synthesizer’s history and the life of Dr. Bob himself. Continue reading →

No matter how long Vintage King has been shipping music equipment around the world, it's still always great to receive acclaim in our own backyard. Detroit Free Press columnist Brian McCollum recently came into our Ferndale warehouse/office space to discover how our company operates on a daily basis. Continue reading →

We recently hosted the launch of the all-new Avid S6 Control Surface from our flagship store and demo studio, Vintage King Los Angeles. Avid product specialists give an in-depth overview of the S6 and there was a special visit and Q&A by Herb Trawick and Dave Pensado of Pensado's Place. Continue reading →

Vintage King Audio earned top honors at the 2014 Avid Global Sales Conference, receiving the coveted Avid Pro Audio America Dealer of the Year for 2013 award. The Top Channel Partner Awards were presented to those resellers evaluated and deemed to have achieved the highest level of results based on performance against 2013 Quota, 2013 Year Over Year (YoY) Growth, and Total Book of Business Closed in 2013. Continue reading →

Dave Pensado of Pensado's Place sits down our with our own Chad Evans to talk about our newest retail location and demo studio in the heart of Nashville, TN! Check out this inside look at the store and come visit us at Vintage King Nashville! Continue reading →

Our good friend Pete Thorn has demoed the all new Universal Audio Apollo Twin desktop Thunderbolt recording interface. The Apollo Twin takes desktop recording and flips it on its head by delivering an analog sound, feel and flow for all users. Featuring a 2x6 Thunderbolt audio interface for Mac, the systems runs 24/192 kHz audio conversion, the same as the Universal Audio's Apollo series, and features Realtime Solo or Duo Processing. It's now extremely easy to record your music and utilize UAD plug-ins in a way like never before. Continue reading →

We recently had Josh Smith, a good buddy and one heck of a guitarist, come to Vintage King Los Angeles to try out the exclusive new line of pedals from AboveGroundFX. Watch Josh demo the full AboveGroundFX line and check out the Tap Tremelo, Tone Control, Compressor, Venue Reverb and Rebote Delay. Continue reading →

Automated Processes, Inc. (API) chose Vintage King Audio’s LA and Nashville showrooms to launch and demonstrate The Box, their new small-format recording/mixing console designed for professional project studios, home studios, and production facilities. Continue reading →