Ann the Raven
AEA Announces Winner of RPQ500
Congratulations goes out to Ann the Raven, the Grand Prize winner from our NAMM raffle. Ann has her own blues radio show on KCSN 88.5 on Sundays from 8-10 PM in Los Angeles. Ann has won an AEA RPQ500 to add to her astonishing collection of the blues.
Visit Ann the Raven's web page.
Check out KCSN.org for more info about their "Arts and Roots Radio" lineup.
Photo: Nathan Bowers
AEA Post-NAMM Facebook Competition
We had a great time at NAMM and we feel it is time for a little Facebook competition. We will award one amazing, legendary, classic TOP HAT to the individual that can come up with the best caption for this picture of the AEA crew at NAMM!!! Need an example? How about: "Big ribbons, big hats!". The deadline is Friday, Feb 3rd at 11:00 am Pacific Time. The winner will be chosen through a highly subjective selection process with the man himself, Wes Dooley, making the final call. Please "like" us on Facebook and post your caption as a comment to the crew picture. You will need a Facebook account to participate.
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Photo: Victoria Schiafino
Gustavo Borner wins Latin Grammy with AEA mics
Congratulations to producer/engineer Gustavo Borner for picking up three Latin Grammys in 2011. Los Tigres Del Norte, produced by Gustavo, won the "Best Norteño Album" category with their MTV Unplugged production. The album features AEA KU4 microphones on lead vocals, as well as R84s on horns and R92s on accordions.
Gustavo was also responsible for the broadcast sound of the Latin Grammy "Person of the Year" award ceremony for Shakira a day before the main event and used R84s for the horn section on stage.
Click here for more information on the Latin Recording Academy.
Click here to watch the highlights of the "Person of the Year" event with Shakira.
"Shaking Through" Features AEA Big Ribbon™ Mics on Snowmine's "Curfews"
AEA provided a variety of microphones for today's episode of "Shaking Through" featuring Snowmine's new single, "Curfews." Featured microphones in the episode include the new KU4 unidirectional microphone and the classic R44.
"In doing sessions for chamber music, I've traditionally insisted on going to places that have really top level ribbon mics," said Grayson Sanders, Snowmine lead vocalist and songwriter. "As far as the band is concerned, we've never had the opportunity to go to a studio that has those [AEA ribbon mics] as part of their collection. To have those available as we did yesterday—the difference in the sound quality was incredible. It's amazing."
Read the press release
Watch the episode of Shaking Through featuring Snowmine and download the song "Curfews"
Watch the video "Recording Snowmine" documenting the making of the song "Curfews."
Watch the video featuring the acoustic version of "Curfews."
Official Snowmine website
Weathervane Music
AEA releases RPQ500 preamp for API 500 series
The new RPQ500 module is based on the successful design of the full-rack RPQ preamplifier and provides the same ultra-clean, high-gain signal path that has earned AEA preamps their great reputation. The RPQ500 has been enhanced with additional features, turning it into a workhorse tool for any API 500 compatible rack. The first 100 units of the RPQ500 preamp will ship by Christmas 2011 at a list price of $649.00. Fully-operational prototypes will be available for auditioning at the NY AES show this week. Visit AEA at Booth #738 at Jacob Javits Convention Center in NY, Oct 21-23.
Click here to read the onesheet about the new RPQ500.
Click here to find out more about the 131. AES Convention in New York City, Oct 21-23.
AEA KU4 and RPQ up for SOS Award 2012
The KU4 unidirectional microphone and the RPQ preamp have been nominated for the Sound On Sound Awards 2012. An SOS Award is an accolade bestowed by SOS magazine upon a music technology product chosen by its readers from a shortlist of products selected for their contribution to the music technology industry. SOS is giving away some amazing prizes for participating voters, so make sure you cast your vote before November 30th!
Click here to cast your vote for the SOS Awards.
Public Premiere of the Listening Room
Featured in the new AEA Listening Room is a recording session with the German band Any of Both. An acoustic version of the song "Watch You Sleep" was recorded almost exclusively with AEA ribbon microphones in May 2011 at Maarweg Studio 2 in Cologne, Germany. Additional tracks were cut with high quality condenser microphones in parallel, so that they can be compared with the ribbons. The session was engineered by German producer/engineer Wolfgang Stach. In addition to isolated tracks and and a fully mastered mix of the song, an HD video introduces the band and the studio, and documents how the microphones were used in the session.
Check out the new AEA Listening Room page.
Read the press release about new projects on AEA's Listening Room.
View the youtube video about the Any of Both session featured in the Listening Room.
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