Audient Universal Upgrade

Universal Music Publishing chose Audient ASP008 microphone preamplifiers for the recent upgrade of its Fulham Broadway studios, with the help of professional audio installation company, Kazbar Systems.

Gavin Miller, Kazbar Systems' director explains, “When Universal decided to go for the cleanest signal path with their studio upgrade, we needed a solution for their mic pre requirements. The Audient ASP008 was the obvious choice.”

A compact, 1U rack mount unit, the ASP008 features eight quality mic pres developed from the renowned design used in the acclaimed ASP8024 recording console.

“I’ve been a fan of Audient preamps since we sold our first Zen consoles, not just based on my opinion, but our customers' too. I knew they were really good and given the banks of eight with the ASP, we specified them straight away,” continues Miller.

Universal Music Publishing is certainly pleased. “I’ve used it in four or five sessions already, tracking drums, guitars and bass with absolutely superb results,” says Richard Baxendale, Studio Manager. “The rich sonic density of the unit has just blown me away. Not coloured, just really smooth and detailed. It completely blows our old eight channel preamplifier out of the door!”

In addition to the Audient mic pres, Universal's upgraded equipment list in studios 1 and 2 includes the latest Mac 8-Cores, ProTools and Logic, all of which was supplied by Kazbar Systems, who also handled the acoustic treatment of the rooms.

Miller concludes, “The feedback from Universal is extreme satisfaction, so we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Audient again.”