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August, 2011 Monthly archive

Studio finished, drums on the roll, UV006 in the making and “Gregula” out

It took us roughly a year to build up the studio, so we’re really happy to have it up and running now. And here we go … Having checked most of the relevant signal paths we started fiddling on our recording setup. Although quite pleased with the test results, especially concerning guitar tones, we’re still in search for a punchy drum sound beyond the natural, uncoloured flavours which we reproduced with lesser effort already. Get in contact with us if you’re interested in our work!

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On stage with psychedelic rock, Natural Born Grinders, The Gash and Shrike

Back in town from the Auenland Festival in Empfertshausen/Turingia where we did some live sessions (see the video above) while managing the PA-setup for the show. Which consisted mainly of two drum microphones (kick, snare), and one for percussions, and a vocal microphone amped via a single active stage box and two passive monitors linked to it. Not to forget the trusty Behringer Eurorack desk inbetween. Guitar and bass amps on their own.

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