Tag: recording studio

Updating the Control Room

Once a year we unplug ALL of our equipment in the control room and take to opportunity to clean the dust out of our outboard gear, make any necessary repairs, and organize our cabling and patchbay. It’s always exciting to update and optimize our workspace. This year we took the extra step of completely redesigning… Read more »

Gear Porn 101 – Preamps at Acadia

We firmly believe that great records start with great performances, but capturing them with some top-notch gear doesn’t hurt… Matching the right microphone with the right preamp is the key to getting that energy to translate to the finished product. There is no one “best” preamp— each unit has its own characteristics. However if we… Read more »

Toft ATB24 Console

After a wild 24-hour-cross-country adventure we are happy to announce that we have a beautiful new-to-us 24 channel Toft ATB24 console here at Acadia! Todd had been on the lookout for a Toft to replace our Soundcraft console for a while and Jason was also interested in a Toft, having cut his teeth on Trident… Read more »