The current issue of Recording Magazine is singing the praises of the Song Sparrow from KEL Audio with a great review!

These are well-built and unique sounding microphones that truly deserve a cult following of the highest magnitude!

-Paul Vnuk Jr, Recording Magazine

Click on the image to read the review in it’s entirety.  And… if you want to find out first hand why the Song Sparrow got such a great review, contact us and we’ll work with you to to set up a demo. This is a great mic to have in your arsenal for vocals, acoustic instruments, drum overheads, you name it! Like all KEL Audio microphones, the Song Sparrow is made with top notch components (dual FET, WIMA film capacitors) and ships with a shockmount and flight case.

The readers of SOUND ON SOUND, one of the world’s premier music recording technology magazines, have voted for the best products in 2011. The annual SOS Awards are amongst the most prestigious awards in the industry.For the the second year in a row, the ADAM A7X has been voted Best Studio Monitor. So, really, congratulations again!

This is further proof the A7Xs are fast becoming the standard for accurate studio monitoring. Here’s one of the many reasons why:

The X-ART Principle: moving the air in a 4:1 ratio

The X-ART Tweeter

ADAM has been well known for their Accelerating Ribbon Tweeter(ART). They have now improved upon this technology even further with the release of the X-ART tweeter (eXtended).

The X-ART membrane consists of a pleated diaphragm in which the folds compress or expand according to the audio signal applied to them. The result is that air is drawn in and squeezed out, like the bellows of an accordion.

This makes the tweeter much more efficient than standard technology, which results in incredible accuracy of playback all the way to 50kHz and stereo imaging like no other monitor available.

See for yourself- more area= more dynamic

ADAM diaphragm comparison to a 1" dome tweeter

“The famous ART tweeter as used in ADAM’s monitors has also undergone reconstruction in the X model providing 4dB higher efficiency and reproducing frequencies accurately all the way to 50kHz, which has made such a difference. The ART tweeter from ADAM has always been one of its strong points, but this new X-ART tweeter is a perfect balance in what is an excellent piece of craftsmanship. ”
(Audio Media, 09/2009)

And now HEAR for yourself- contact us to schedule a demo of these excellent monitors. Hearing is believing!

Tired of the glut of thin, bright sounding inexpensive condenser microphones being offered? There’s actually a mic, a full line of mics, in fact, that brings you high end mic performance at an everyday price. And they don’t do it by using cheap components- they do it by simplifying the design so they can use excellent components.

Case in point- the HM-7U small supercardioid condenser microphone. This microphone boasts class ‘A’, dual transformerless FET circuit, a K47-syle capsule and WIMA film capacitors, resulting in a super clean, warm, open sounding signal. Add to that a low cut filter, -6dB pad, and a “phantom power present” indicator, and you have a mic should be in everyone’s arsenal.

Want to check it out for yourself? Contact us- we’ll make it happen!

Here are some other KEL users to give you their take on the HM-7U:

“The last decade has seen the number of cheap, brittle sounding condenser microphones skyrocket. Most of these are aimed at the home studio market and only succeed in looking like the large diaphragm condensers and tube microphones of the past. The KEL HM-7U large diaphragm condenser microphone is an exception. It offers a full 20Hz – 20kHz frequency response and a “super cardioid” polar pattern at an incredibly reasonable price. Aside from exceptional warmth and clarity, the HM-7U delivers a 6db pad, useful for tracking louder sounds, and a low frequency roll-off filter to help tame unwanted rumble from creeping into your recordings. The HM-7U comes with swivel mount, shock mount and flight case.”

-American Songwriter Magazine

“I took a pair of U87′s as room mics down while tracking drums and put up a pair of 7U’s and the drums and room became transparent. Everyone in the control room went WOW!!!!!”

—Bil VornDick, Multiple award-winning engineer and producer, Nashville Recording Legend

“…the HM-7U is the perfect example of high end quality at an affordable price…”

-Gearslutz

’59 Custom Hybrid Pickup

Seymour Duncan is very engaged with their customers through many different avenues, but especially on their excellent forum. The new ’59 Custom Hybrid is a perfect example. This pickup was born from a thread on the forum in which a user had experimented with combining coils from a ’59 and a Custom and put them together to surprising results. This pickup is extremely versatile, with an Alnico 5 magnet; you get the lush vintage warmth of the ’59 with the hot crunch of the Custom. It’s very responsive to volume changes giving you the ability to go from warm vintage, mid-range growl or hot crunch.

Loaded Pickguards for Strat® featuring the Liberator

Strat® players can customize their sound and upgrade their electronics in minutes with our new series of Fully Loaded Pickguards.  The Triple Rails Pickguard is locked and loaded for those that play rock or metal using the ferocious Hot Rails for Strat® pickups.  The Classic Pickguard features a Custom Stack plus in the bridge, a Classic Stack in the middle, and a Vintage Hot in the neck, giving you the sound of a Classic Strat® and then some. The Bring Your Own Pickups Pickguard allows you to choose your pickup combination so that you can create the tone you desire. Install any combination of pickups in minutes thanks to the Liberator which is installed in the Triple Rails, Classic and Bring Your Own Pickups Pickguard and will allow you to change your pickups in minutes using only a screwdriver. The Antiquity Pickguard features an artfully aged look with true vintage tone and each is personally signed by Seymour W. Duncan.

Joe Bonamassa Signature Pickup Set from the Custom Shop

The Seymour Duncan Custom Shop has teamed up with blues-rock virtuoso Joe Bonamassa to produce the Joe Bonamassa Signature Pickup Set. This immaculately crafted and calibrated dual-humbucker set accurately replicates the P.A.F. pickups in Joe’s beloved 1959 sunburst Les Paul®. Their rich, dynamic, and nuanced voice will appeal to all tone connoisseurs who cherish the passion and power of the original humbucker.

Wound on the historic Leesona machine that created humbuckers for Gibson back in the ’50s and ’60s, the set features an Alnico 2 magnet in the neck pickup and Alnico 3 in the bridge. Period-correct butyrate bobbins, lightly antiqued nickel covers, wooden spacer, and retro-style “Bonamassa” P.A.F. stickers heighten the vintage vibe.

Only 1,959 sets will be sold worldwide and each will be hand signed by Seymour and Joe and include a special USB flash drive with the story of the making of the Joe Bonamassa Signature Pickup Set.

“Many of you have probably seen this before, but it is a very interesting way to show the phenomenon of room modes using a resonant plate and some salt. This is a good way to visualize how tangential modes distribute throughout a room at various frequencies and how you can get cancellations (no salt) and buildups (lots of salt) throughout the room at various locations and in some very cool patterns!”

So there you have it! Now you can see a good representation of what goes on in your room while you are trying to mix, and why your mixes might not be translating as you had hoped! With some strategic treatment and possibly a second look at how you have your control room set up, you can likely correct a lot of mode issues in your room.

Happy mixing!

Contact us to help take all the guess work out of building your stage and providing a quote!

The revolutionary new All Terrain Staging system from Intellistage can do just about anything and just about anywhere! All Terrain Staging by Intellistage™ goes where no stage has gone before! Use it outdoors, in the rain, at the beach, on a sloped hill or just about anywhere you can imagine!

• Each stage is height adjustable from 24, 32, 40 and 48″ heights.
• Available in both weather resistant and waterproof finishes.
• Features All Terrain design that can easily be set-up on uneven ground (each stage leg adjusts independently).
• Lightweight, durable and rugged aluminum construction.
• Fast and easy assembly and disassemble.
• Modular design (stage platforms come in 4′x4′ sections) allows stage to be expanded or configured as needed.
• Compact storage.
• Stairs, guardrails and skirting are available.
• Can be configured in various heights and configurations to form chair risers and choral risers.

See how easy All Terrain Staging from Intellistage is to transport and assemble:

For more information and to check out the FAQs, please visit the All Terrain Staging website.

Need portable staging for indoor use? Visit the Intellistage website!

The Adamson Metrix System must be heard to be believed. So we took it on the road! This ultra compact true two way line array system is unmatched for medium SPL for smaller to mid-size venue installations. It blew everyone away who heard it.

We demoed a ground stack for convenience, but this system is  recommended to be flown, using the carefully designed, integrated AIR rigging system, which allows 6 various rigging angles between each enclosure, measured in the logarithmic scale.

Contact us for an onsite demo at your facility or on location at a client’s facility. We’ll make it happen!

Adamson Metrix:

Applications

Small to Medium Permanent Installations

Houses of Worship

Theatres and Nightclubs

Fill arrays in Large Format Tours

Main PA in Smaller Touring Applications

Features

Adamson’s patented wave shaping sound chamber

8.5” Kevlar Neodymium L/MF Driver

1.4” B&C Compression Driver

Adamson Integrated Rigging (AIR™) System ‘revolving disk rigging’ in METRIX-t

Adamson Enclosed Installation Rigging (EIR™) System in METRIX-i

Black aluminum rigging frame

Metrix array and sub in action

Seymour Duncan NAMM booth 2011

Auralex Acoustics – Booth# 6798 (Hall A)

KEL Audio – Booth# 1260 (Hall E)

Gigskinz Bags – Booth# 6990 (Hall A)

Intellistage – Booth# 6990 (Hall A)

Road Ready Cases – Booth# 6990 (Hall A)

Seymour Duncan – Booth# 5561 (Hall B)

Acoustical Consulting Services offered:

• General Acoustical Consulting- let’s talk about your space and the acoustical issues or concerns you have
• Remote Acoustical Assessment- we’ll work with you to supply the data needed for the right solution for your space
• On-Site Acoustical Testing- we’ll come to you and measure the acoustical properties of your space first hand for the most comprehensive and accurate solution possible
• Room Design/ Space Planning- make the most of what you have, through design and treatment
• Sound Isolation Review- what kind of isolation can you expect from construction plans?

We have provided consultation and treatment for  a number of restaurants, recording studios, houses of worship, home theaters, listening rooms, live music venues, and many other situations over the years. No job is too big or too small- we’d love to work with you on your project! Contact us now to get started!