This month we're starting a tour of recording gear and systems from a wide range of manufacturers, distributors and product types: interfaces, preamps, monitors, headphones, headphone amps, racks, signal processors, portable recorders, software, microphones and much more. We'll throw ideas at you, from the basics all the way up to the top shelf. If you record audio, don't miss the coming weeks in ISP Música: we'll be packing in more than 200 cool ideas! We begin with a selection from Made4audio, recording specialists, ranging from starter ideas to tempting preamps and racks for the ambitious. Here we go!
Entry Level
Steinberg Cubase UR242 with Cubase AI 195 € USB audio interface with two mic preamps with phantom power. Includes Cubase AI 8, which offers 32 audio tracks at 24-bit/192 kHz and 48 MIDI tracks.
Monicon Speaker Controller 75,00 € Simple passive controller for a pair of speakers, with balanced XLR input and output, mute and mono.
GAP Pre73 Preamp 325 € The GAP Pre73 MKII is ideal for getting a Neve-style sound, with a mic preamp, 48V phantom power and a front-panel 1/4" DI input for instruments.
Fredenstein Bento 2 Rack with Two Preamps – 550 € Rack unit for two 500 Series modules, loaded with two Fredenstein Artistic Pre preamps with 65 dB of gain, +48 V phantom power, a -20 dB pad and a front-panel DI input for instruments.
Line Audio CM3 – 100 € Small-diaphragm condenser microphone, ideal for instruments but also usable on vocals. Includes a clip and foam windscreen.
Adam Hall HP500 Headphones 19 € Closed-back dynamic headphones, 32 ohm impedance, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 98 dB sensitivity, 2 m cable with 1/4" plug and mini-jack adapter.
Adam F5 Monitor – 390 € Two-way biamped speaker with a 5" woofer and 3" ribbon tweeter, 70 W (music power) amplifier, bass and treble controls, input sensitivity control, XLR and RCA inputs. Price per pair.
Midrange
Pro Tools 10/11 – 550€ Software for recording audio and MIDI tracks, with the option of working with all kinds of sound cards.
Bento 6 Rack with Ocean Audio One Preamp + EQ One + IGS Compressor – 2.630 € 500 Series rack with room for 6 modules, loaded with 2 Ocean Audio One preamps, 2 IGS Alter 500 FET compressors and 2 four-band Ocean Audio One EQs.
Adam Hall HP700 Headphones – 39€ Closed-back dynamic headphones, 32 ohms, 20 Hz to 25 kHz, 2 m cable and 1/4" plug with mini-jack adapter.
Antelope Zen Interface - 1.900€ USB audio interface offering 12 high-quality mic/line preamps, +48 V phantom power and independent gain adjustment, with drivers for Apple and Windows and 16 channels of ADAT.
APS Coax Monitor – 950€ Two-way biamped coaxial speaker with a 7" woofer and 1" tweeter, 140 W RMS, sensitivity 101 dB SPL 1 W/1 m, 50 Hz-30 kHz, 13 kg per unit, 21x33x30 cm. Price per pair.
LD HPA 4 Headphone Amp – 45 € Headphone controller with one stereo input and 4 outputs, each with independent volume.
High End
Bento 10 Rack with IGS Vanad Preamp + 2 Alter 500 Compressors + 2 Rubber Bands EQs - 6.500 € 500 Series rack with room for 10 modules, loaded with 6 IGS Sound Vanad 500 preamps, 2 IGS Sound Alter 500 compressors and 2 IGS Sound Rubber Bands four-band, Pultec-style equalizers.
Antelope Orion 32 Interface – 2.200€ Antelope Orion 32 audio interface with 32 inputs and 32 outputs over USB and MADI, 24-bit/192 kHz, 16 channels of ADAT, DB25 connection to the Tascam standard, word clock master with one input and 4 outputs, and drivers for Apple and Windows.
APS AEON Monitor – 1.320 € Two-way biamped speaker with an 8" woofer and 1" tweeter, 220 W RMS, sensitivity 116 dB SPL 1 W/1 m, 30 Hz-30 kHz, 18 kg per unit, 42x27x36 cm. Price per pair.
LD HP1100 Headphones – 59€ Closed-back dynamic headphones, 45 ohm impedance, 104 dB sensitivity, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 2 m cable with 1/4" and mini-jack adapter.
LD HPA 6 Headphone Amp – 185 € Headphone amplifier with 1 stereo input to 6 outputs with independent volume, or 6 independent inputs with separate volume control, with mono switch and mute per channel and per output, and 1/4" and XLR inputs.
