08.12.2011: Clear as crystal - the new Tim Christensen album and the MX20vpr:

The long awaited album by eminent musician Tim Christensen has been released to great acclaim, with music publications giving the album a maximum 6 star rating. And it easy to hear why.



From the very outset of the album, Tim wanted to try something new. He wanted to record in a new manner, with a new co-producer and in a new studio to create the durable songs that have come to be his trademark.

The recording studio chosen was the glorious STC Studios in Copenhagen. In business for over 30 years now, these studios reflect the desire of the owner, Svend Christiansen, to create contemporary, yet classical creative spaces for artists. Their new addition to the facility, Studio C, is a perfect example of this. The room acoustics are open yet controlled, and the equipment inventory available is an impressive blend of the vintage and modern. It is all tied together with a refurbished and revitalized MCI console, once found in legendary studios such as Criteria (Now Hit Factory).

The album was recorded and mixed by Frank Birch Pontoppidan (We see awards Mr BP., we see awards…)

Whilst in pre-production, Tim and Frank were looking around for a series of powerful mic pre-amps to record all of the guitar parts, and they ended up finding the answer right next door to the studios - and so a full set of Danfield Audio MX20vpr units were supplied by us for the duration of the albums creation. The results speak for themselves.

It's also available as a vinyl release.

Tim Christensen: http://www.timchristensen.dk/The_Official_Tim_Christensen_Website/file.html
STC Studios: http://www.stcstudios.com/
download the album from itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/tim-christensen-damn-crystals/id480994777?l=da

22.11.2011: Clarity in the dark - The MX20vpr at the Black Diamond Concert Hall:

A performance by The Symphony Orchestra of Sjaelland was recently recorded on location at the famous Black Diamond Concert Hall in Copenhagen.

A rack of 500 series MX20vpr mic preamps were used to record the cellos, double bass and timpani sections of the orchestra, guided by the eminent sound engineering maestro Hans Neilsen, of Focus Recording fame.
"Clean, quiet and powerful but most of all - very, very musical." said Neilsen.

The recordings will also be mixed by Hans, and so we look forward to hearing the album.

get focused:
http://www.focusrecording.dk/index22.htm

18.11.2011: MX20vpr and DPA microphones provide a winning formula for studio and live recording:

...but don't take our word for it...

Read what a three time Grammy nominee says about his latest adventures in sound in Brazil…

http://www.prosoundweb.com/article/latin_american_engineer_chooses_dpa_for_live_and_recording

for a more in depth article:

http://www.dpamicrophones.com/

13.09.2011: MX20vpr session at Abbey Road London:

The new edition of the Danfield Audio 500 series MX20vpr with phantom lock for ribbon microphones has just been used by eminent Producer /composer Bob Bradley for tracking a brass session at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London.

'Very, very lovely…I would love to get my hands on one of these as soon as possible...' commented Bob.

Consider it done.

http://www.organiqmusic.com
http://www.audionetwork.com/

07.08.2011: Danfield Audio now distributed in Norway:

Leading distributor ProLyd will be the distributor of Danfield audio products in Norway. Based in Oslo, ProLyd have forged a respected and prominent position in the Scandinavian audio market.

For further information on our products in Norway, please contact Christopher Briggs of ProLyd.





18.07.2011: The next chapter in our monitor series is unleashed:

It is with great pleasure that Danfield announce the next two systems in their monitor control series.
Simple, elegant, easy to use, and sonics that you deserve - but all for a price package that suits the budget of your creative world. The monitor core and the monitor custom.


the monitor core: a stock high performance stereo monitor controller with sub, centre speaker and dual headphone control. The package is also shipped with a stylish remote.
To celebrate the release of the monitor core, five limited edition remote units have been built, custom fitted with cool retro walnut sides.






the monitor custom: a completely client configurable monitor control system based upon the monitor core and monitor2 designs.



What can be customized?
Just about everything. Inputs, outputs - including the colour. We can even put your own company logo on the finished unit.
Custom options available: 'INPUTS', 'OUTPUTS', 'CUES', 'AUTOCUES', 'HEADPHONES', 'SUB CONTROL', 'CENTRE CONTROL', 'LOCAL /REMOTE CONTROL', 'COLOUR', 'LOGO', 'TALKBACK', 'METER', 'DIFF', 'REF'.

It is time to be nice to your loudspeakers again - and your ears.

15.07.2011: Release of desktop MX30-t recording channel:

An innovative new recording channel for the studio desktop has been released by Danfield Audio.The mx30-t.

It is designed for the contemporary recording facility where tabletop real estate & rack space is a premium, and there is a necessity for a high degree of tactile control of whilst tracking. It is especially suited to applications such as voice recording, ADR post sync recording and voice dubbing. Furthermore, a handy optional mic stand attachment allows the unit to be located within a recording studio - right next to the musician or the sound source.

Based upon the design of the successful MX20vpr and MX30e, the MX30-t allows the engineer to have control of all the elements needed to carry out a high end recording session without leaving the control room ‘sweet spot’. A separate Danfield Audio U500 PSU remotes the power rails and keeps the sonics of the unit stable and within the envelope of its’ high performance specification.

A bombproof construction, tactile controls, masses of headroom and power with all that sexy subtle Danish build quality built in makes the MX30-t an excellent option when looking for a high end recording channel for your control room. Price 1709 EUR (microphone stand attachment 91 EUR).

13.07.2011: JAM studios take delivery of custom monitor controllers:

JAM Music and FX is a high end post production facility located in the panoramic ad historic port area of Copenhagen.

They requested a custom monitor controller from us and were specific in their request that it not just sound good, but that it should fit into the general aesthetic design of their contemporary studio layout.



As all the studios are named after the letters J, A and M it seemed logical to continue this theme - and so we called the custom controller the Monitor JAM and christened it as such. The units are now fitted in all of their audio facilities and provide the main monitor, near-field distribution and secondary headphone feeds of the program mixes. All units come as standard with a custom retro style remote control with a walnut wood edge finish. See more about the monitor custom - configured the way you want it to be.

http://www.jam.as/



13.07.2011: Logical Box receives custom PM2 package:

Studio owner Alberto Parodi, of the excellent Italian facility Logical Box recently took delivery of more custom PM2 headphone amplifiers from Danfield Audio.One of the them is fitted with a handy USB through connector, the other is fitted with ultra reliable switchcraft TRS locking jacks.

Based in the beautiful city of Genoa, Alberto is a man of good taste and few words. 'Good job!' says Alberto - and that is enough for us.



Check out this cool facility:

http://www.logicalbox.com/eng/chi.htm

10.07.2011: monitor2 package gets a performance upgrade option:

The monitor2 has developed an excellent reputation for sonic clarity and bags of headroom. Due to the work that the designers at Danfield Audio have carried out developing new summing amplification circuits, an optional upgrade package that is directly compatible for the monitor2 has been released.

The new chip set improves the headroom in the system by a further 6dB. The Signal to noise ratio is also increased by 6dB, the distortion performance is enhanced even further - and input transients are more easily suppressed.



Furthermore, as a way of shouting a big thank you! to all our monitor2 clients around the world - Danfield Audio will discount the total upgrade cost 50% - and that includes the international shipping costs as as well.

The basic monitor2 upgrade price is 90 EUR after discount. No installations costs are charged. Shipping costs will also be discounted 50% if applicable.

contact Danfield Audio for details

10.07.2011: High performance PSU's go to Amsterdam:

Amsterdam facility Studio Le Roy asked us to build a custom power solution for their prized set of vintage Neumann NS69 stereo microphones, and they took delivery last week.



Studio Manager Mikel Le Roy commented 'A very happy customer in Amsterdam! Units look and sound great. Everything i hoped for. More!'


Check out this impressive and well equipped facility:

http://www.studioleroy.com/index.html







10.04.2011: Audio & Tech now represent Danfield Audio in France:

It is with pleasure that we announce that Audio & Tech, the Paris based company run by Olivier Bolling, is now the distributor of Danfield Audio systems in France.

http://www.audio-tech.fr/






08.04.2011: STC Studios buy fully fitted MX20 rack for new facility upgrade:

STC Studios are a studio group with a 35 year working history, an impressive equipment list and one of the largest microphone collections commercially available in Europe. The company is known throughout the world for its sweet sound, its professional and creative attitude, and more importantly its funky soul.
And so, we were all very happy down in the Danfield Audio bunker that the studio decided to upgrade their LunchBox recording chain with an installation of six of our MX20VPR mic preamplifiers.



The new chain was set to work straight away by recording engineer Frank Birch Pontopiddan on new tracks for the new album by Tim Christensen.

http://www.stcstudios.com/
http://www.timchristensen.dk





02.04.2011:Danfield Audio ships first LunchBox MX20VPR units to France:

Engineer Vincent Delanoe knows a thing or two about great gear. Vincent is a broadcast engineering project manager at TF1, the first private french broadcaster and a former studio owner and music engineer. He comments:



"I've been astound by the sound quality, pristine sound. Compared to others, your MX20 is great. I didn't mean to buy one because I did not hear about you until Al.so in Paris lent me a unit just for bench test. And I've been hooked out. I appreciate: The transparency and dynamic, the musicality of the HPF and the +20db extra gain with no significant noise. Great stuff, European stuff. Thanks!"





12.03.2011: Danfield Audio releases custom PSUs released for your precious vintage gear.

Due to an increasing number of requests from our clients for high performance power supply solutions - Danfield Audio have released a selection of custom units designed for meeting the specific power requirements of non-Danfield Audio systems - such as for vintage microphones, recording consoles and rack equipment.



The U500 is a general purpose power module that can be used for replacement of faulty PSU's in vintage analog equipment. The smaller NS&T14 series is designed specifically for microphones that require external PSU's - such as Neumann-Telefunken systems e.g. the KM56.
The NS 69 has been designed specifically for the vintage Neumann SM69FET stereo microphone.

The good news is that everything can be customized around the basic design - including connectors, and is dependent upon the power application of the unit.

These particular units (NS69) have been built exclusively for the National broadcaster DR of Denmark.

Prices from 2950-4950 DKK per module. All custom units are sold with a 5 year warranty.
know more:





18.01.2011: Triplets for the Baby Factory:



One of the leading recording studios in Denmark, The Baby Factory have chosen three of our new MX20VPR 500 series mic pre amplifiers for their main recording studio.

The facility, who recently upgraded the main control room with a new SSL Duality console have seen their business go from strength to strength both locally and internationally over the past few years.

So go visit! It's cool to be a baby!

http://www.baby-factory.com/
STOP PRESS: Another one just popped out - so now they have quads. Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!






14.01.2011: Sweet sound at JAM:



New total production facility JAM has chosen the MX20 - r2 units for all the recording rooms in their excellent new facilities located in the historical waterside area of Copenhagen. They were chosen for their supreme sonic and headroom characteristics. The studios work ranges from acoustic instrument recording, all the way through to sound FX creation and commercial voice recording.



JAM back yard!

http://www.jammusicandeffects.com/







05.01.2011:Equipment shipping all over the planet:




Danfield Audio is proud to announce new mx20vpr, 726 and monitor2 sales in Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Finland and the USA!

Good to know our sound is getting louder and louder…







01.01.2011: Documentary film crew sponsored by Danfield Audio:

We know how difficult it is to get creative ideas realized and made tangible. Many times, we have seen the most innovative work get left behind due to lack of funding. And so, we have always been interested in helping other creative people get moving in any way we can.

'Talavera Baby' is a new film by filmmakers Gustavo Gelmini and Patricia Maresch - a documentary film production cooperative based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Their first film 'Cruzerio' - an excellent documentary detailing the dreams of people in the large Rio de Janeiro favela was shown all over the world at film festivals and broadcast globally on BBC World.

Talavera baby will be released mid 2011

http://faveladocumentary.wordpress.com/




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