Jake Wherry
Jake Wherry of indie/dance sensation The Herbaliser talks about his search
for vintage synths on ebay and the quest to make them sound amazing with
the Apogee AD-16 & DA-16. MORE>
Mike Fennel and Stan Malveaux of Universal Music
Group
"The Apogees capture the highs, the detail and the warmth of the performance,
and there's something about Nuendo that sounds 'special' - the Nuendo mix engine,
for example, just seems to sound better, too." MORE>
AD-8000
David Gray
David Gray Uses Apogee Trak2 and AD 8000 For His First Album Recorded in Full Scale Professional Studio. MORE>
Marc Dauer
"I've only had the AD-8000 for a few weeks, but I
already love it - it sounds great." MORE>
Harry Potter
The magical sound of Harry Potter, brought about with the help of the Apogee
AD-8000. MORE>
Rafa Sardina
Rafa Sardina has been a fan of Apogee conversion since he entered the recording industy. MORE>
Don Was
"There is one piece of gear I love," says Grammy-Award winning producer Don Was, "it's called the Apogee AD-8000.
If you want some warmth, it's an enormous difference to have a converter like the Apogee"" MORE>
PSX-100
Ken Caillat and Gary Lux of 5.1 Entertainment Group
Ken Caillat and Gary Lux of 5.1 Entertainment Group chose Apogee PSX-100 converters for
DVD surround remixes of classic albums. MORE>
Ron Vermuelen
Ron Vermuelen co-designed and runs Bryan Adams´ impressive three-room Warehouse Studios in downtown
Vancouver, BC. Each room has a virtually identical equipment rack, which includes an Apogee PSX-100, the
choice for mastering at Warehouse. MORE>
Bill Daly
Engineer and audio systems designer, Bill Daly, recommends the perfect pairing
of the PSX-100 and Cedar DNS-1000. For superior noise reduction in the world of
broadcast and post production “this is the hot package, the”A”
system”… MORE>
Trak2
Joey Raia – Mixer
Recent Projects: The Mars Volta, Hot Hot Heat, Head Automatica and EL-P
“Apogee is the heart of my setup at several different levels...First, my entire system is clocked by a Big Ben...my studio simply cannot run without it. When I added the Big Ben to my setup, it was almost like a veil was lifted from my ears; the high end got a lot clearer and the low end tightened up. I think one of the most important features of the Big Ben, besides the fact that it provides the best clock around, is that it gives you multiple, parallel outputs of that clock, and makes them available in every format you could want. Since I integrated my Big Ben into my studio, which was a couple of years ago, I have not had one single clocking error or digital click.
And, I print all of my mixes using the Trak2 AD converter. The output of the Dangerous 2-Bus feeds the Trak2 line inputs and I record the Trak2 digital output back into Pro Tools. Besides being a great pre-amp, and DI box, the AD converters on the Trak2 are great, I really love the control you have over the Soft Limit and Soft Saturate features...it provides that last finishing touch of a mix."
Recent projects: "Red Heart the Ticker", "Eric Gadd" (#1 Swedish Pop album), Maxwell, Macy Gray, LL Cool J, Erykah Badu, Nas
“I have had my Trak2 for so long it's probably the oldest piece of digital technology in my studio, yet it's still completely relevant, especially now, with the AmBus HD card and Pro Tools 7 compatibility. The Mic Pres are still high among my favorites and this unit continues to take the place of 4 or 5 other pieces of gear. Who could ask for more?”
Clif Magness - Writer/Producer Recent Projects: Avril Lavigne, Cherie Amore
,Jessica Simpson, O-Town
"From the moment the Track 2 was in service in my studio, my recordings have
taken on an extraordinary quality. I've used it with vocals, acoustic guitars,
bass guitar, and my Yamaha grand piano. Some of the projects have included Avril
Lavigne's new album, Kelly Clarkson, The Calling, and Clay Aiken. The overall
sonic result is smooth, airy, & more realistic, it’s just as if I was
in the room with the band and the vocalist."
Mitchell Froom
Mitchell Froom, the quintessential singer/songwriter´s producer and two time Grammy nominee, talks about the next best thing
to a 2" analog tape machine - Apogee´s Trak2, AES8+ AMBus card and ProTools HD|3. MORE>
The Matrix - Scott Spock
"...we've used [the Trak2] on Liz Phair amongst others," "And I love
the idea of having a portable system, a 1U rack-mount unit that does everything
- including FireWire into a laptop - it's awesome!" MORE>
Steve
Kipner
If you haven´t heard of Steve Kipner, you´ve heard his songs. And for at least 10 of his 30-year
track record, an important part of Steve´s sound has been the sound of Apogee. Read about how he uses the AD-8000 and the Trak2. MORE>
Eric Jackson
Eric Jackson says he has worked with everyone from "Babyface to Puffy, Ja Rule, you name it. We cut the guitars
over here," [in his home studio] he explains, "because my whole Pro Tools system sounds so good because of the Trak2...
it sounds good, but it also interfaces with everything." MORE>
