One of the few studios in the UK still offering analogue tape recording facilities, Radar Sounds Recording Studio has replaced its Amek Angela with a new Neve Genesys G32 console.

‘I already own a pair of Neve 1073DPA mic pre-amps and I know just how much I love the sound of them, so a Neve console was top of my shopping list. The desk’s fabulous analogue design and Neve preamp circuitry allows us to keep the mix analogue from start to finish without sacrificing modern features such as hands-on DAW control and connectivity,’ explains studio owner ‘Fuzz’ Barthram-Keet.

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When British war veteran and walking hero Captain Sir Thomas Moore raised more than £32m for NHS charities by walking 100 laps of his garden ahead his 100^th birthday, broadcast sound engineer Paul Cutler was there to cover the event for the BBC.

‘I have worked with BBC Breakfast on several other large-scale outside broadcasts and special features,’ says Cutler. ‘This particular project gained momentum very quickly and it also grew technically.’

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The Four Domes Pavilion in Wrocław is home to more than 20,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, glasswork, ceramics, photography and conceptual artworks that curated by the Museum of Contemporary Art branch of Poland’s National Museum.

Also part of the conceptual exhibition space is an immersive multimedia component supported by the venue’s use of Renkus-Heinz audio systems.

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Japanese anime star Hatsune Miku tours ‘live’ via a hologram protection, singing using Yamaha’s Vocaloid 2, Vocaloid 3 and Vocaloid 4 synthesising technologies – hence her status as a Vocaloid music sensation. The recent coronavuris lockdown period saw her return to perform in Europe as part of the Miku Expo 5th Anniversary, before planned dates in the US were cancelled.

In Europe, production company Proper Productions and sound partner Capital Sound provided sound reinforcement using Martin Audio’s MLA loudspeaker array system.

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A wait of more than 20 years is finally over for Italian musician and producer Gabriele Ferrini, who recently achieved his dream of having a 64-channel Neve console as the centrepiece of his recording studio.

Ferrini says the larger console, combined with a GenesysControl plug-in, has helped to speed up his projects – especially mixing – as he can now choose to mix traditionally using the console, to work in-the-box using Pro Tools, or to combine both approaches in a hybrid workflow.

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