Sade's Andrew Hale and his Focal SM9's...
April 2012
A few years back, after lunch with my old friend, Andrew Hale (pianist and founding member of Sade), we went back to Andrew's studio to audition the Focal...
Muse's Chris Wolstenholme on Focal SM9
April 2012
Bricasti M1 DAC
December 2011
The ease of changing settings, filters, etc., "on the fly" is very good. I had a Linn CD 12 before getting the Sooloos streamer that is now feeding the...
Gary Numan and his Olympus
September 2011
Gary Numan gives us his feedback on his Olympus handheld recorder... "The first thing that struck me was the quality as it's a very solidly built little...
Sade's Andrew Hale and Focal...
May 2010
About a year ago, over lunch with old friend, Sade founding member, Andrew Hale, the subject of studio monitors came up. To cut a long story short, lunch...
Focals for Steve Winwood and James Towler
March 2010
After checking all the alternatives, Steve Winwood and his engineer, James Towler, recently chose Focal Twin 6 Be monitors for Steve's private studio....
Ken Nelson's Focal Twins
February 2010
Ken Nelson (producer Coldplay, Badly Drawn Boy, Charlatans, Embrace, Feeder, the list is endless) has recently purchased a pair of Focal Twin 6 Be monitors....
Nick Patrick on Focal
January 2010
Nick Patrick, famous for his production work with Katherine Jenkins, Russell Watson, Amici-Forever, amongst many others, says, "... the Focals are the...
Tre Sheppard on the Audient Zen
January 2010
Here are some thoughts on my Zen. Simply put, it's fantastic. Solid construction, great design, incredible routing options, amazing feel... and the sound?...
Steve Smith - Room With A View Studio
November 2009
Steve works with a diverse variety of clients in his "Room With A View Studio" near Ringwood in Hampshire. Production successes include Sandi Thom.
Curtis Schwartz on the Audix SCX25A mic's for piano!
July 2009
Here's a photo of how I am now recording the Steinway concert grand with the Audix SCX25As and I promise you this is the most perfect piano sound ever!...
Chris Porter on ADA
January 2009
Producer Chris Porter has installed an iZ ADA into his London studio. He chose ADA (the famous RADAR A-D/D-A converters) for his DAW as he'd been a fan...
Focal Twins and Pete Bellotte
January 2009
The Twin6 Be Focals astonished me with the clarity over the whole spectrum range, making them far and away the best monitors I have ever listened to and...
Sean Kenny on ADA
January 2009
Until you've heard the Radar sound it's difficult to impart to others it's indispensability. It just sounds fabulous, especially on bass and drums. That...
Chris Tsangarides on Bricasti...
December 2008
Pictured here on the day he installed both his Bricasti M7 and a pair of Focal Twin 6 Be monitors, Chris offers some words about reverb... "In the good...
Cenzo Townshend goes for Bricasti M7
December 2008
Having worked with such mainstream and underground artists as Hothouse Flowers, New Order, Sleeper, Kaiser Chiefs, The Cranberries, Snow Patrol and Echo...
Del Palmer's reaction to his Focal Solo 6 Be monitors
November 2008
After buying his new Focal Solo 6 Be monitors, engineer, producer, Del Palmer says, "These Focals are quite simply the best near field monitors I've ever...
