Audient’s 008s help Kautzsch at Bach Time

Sound engineer Peter Kautzsch chose Audient’s ASP008 microphone preamps with ADAT output to help bring the recording of Bachchor Würzburg to life, at the recent "Würzburger Bachtage".

The experienced amateur choir gave a virtuoso performance of Mozart’s Requiem in front of a 1000-strong audience at St John's church on the first night of the festival. Kautzsch had to suspend all mics in the 1960s-built church in the Franconian city. He explains, "All eleven mics were fed through two ASP008 mic preamps".

"The Audient ASP008s are really precise compared to some other mic pres I have worked with," he explains. "The Audient's gain pots are certainly my favourite – they are very smooth and the gain range is well-distributed".

"In my experience, with louder sources it doesn't matter what preamp is used, but with soft sources or ribbon mics, the 008 is definitely cleaner," Kautzsch continues. "I was completely satisfied with the the ADAT converter, too. There was certainly nothing lacking in the sound quality."

Kautzsch posted a sample of the Mozart Requiem on the Gearslutz forum, to positive acclaim, one person describing the recording as, "Spacious, yet warm at the same time," and another, as "Complex, yet real."

The link to read all comments on the Gearslutz.com forum is as follows:
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/showthread.php?t=106842&highlight=audient

The full recording and information about the Würzburg choir is available on www.bachchor-wuerzburg.de.