Magic Audio supplied a Fairlight CMI system to Art of Noise for all rehearsals as well as the live show. James Thomson performed on stage with the band at Liverpool Dock where they supported The Human League. James is on the right and JJ is on the left !
Bath Spa University - Creative Music Technology
James was interviewed by Jack Bateman who is currently in year two of his Creative Music Technology degree course at Bath Spa University. After showing Jack around the studio, the interview was done in the Solarlux room which is joined onto the studio. The interview covered James's early days working with sound up to current sound mixing and voice recording projects. It was recorded and will be transcribed for inclusion in Jack's current essay assignment.
Nigel Barber - Actor & Voiceover Artist
Nigel Barber was in the studio this week to record a voice over for London client Punderson's Gardens. His voice will be used for the introduction and ending of a five minute promotional film for new residential development Waterline Square which is situated where 59th Street meets the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York. We had to connect the New York office ' live ' to the studio to enable client direction for the duration of the session. Nigel had the role of Head of Nation America in the most recent James Bond film Spectre. Here is his 2016 actor's showreel.
Zaxcom Maxx
The Zaxcom Maxx is a 10 track location mixer / recorder and is now in frequent use by James on location. The Maxx is extremely lightweight, compact and has very low power consumption. James has recently used it on BBC Studio's The Musicals, Darlow Smithson's Megastructures and Bartle Bogart Hegarty's Tesco West Country cheese commercial.
Fairlight MFX-3
At Magic Audio we use the tactile Fairlight MFK controller. Steve Pasek who provided extensive Fairlight support for many years in Los Angeles and London believes the MFK controller is still the most well thought out interface ever designed by Fairlight. For performing detailed audio edits and crossfades it is very intuitive to use.
Quantum QRS room simulator at Magic Audio
We are pleased to add the legendary Quantec Room Simulator also known as the QRS to the studio palette. The world's first room simulator was introduced to the recording world in 1982 by the German company Quantec. Del Palmer the engineer for Kate Bush, used the QRS to add space around her voice on the classic albums Hounds of Love and The Sensual World. Completely restored by Siegfried Welzenbach, one of the original Quantec design team, this style of QRS is one of only fifteen manufactured. Due to it's unique sound and ease of use it is still used today on many classical and contemporary recordings.