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What is there beyond the Sony C800G?

What is there beyond the Sony C800G?

By Front End Audio on Mar 24th 2020

The Sony C800G has been a loved and coveted industry standard for a long time. Now with it currently being out of production, and the future being only known to Sony, many folks are missing this mic. It was always a built to order mic, with generally a lead time of around 4 weeks. Now, they are unavailable, … Read More...
Grace Design announces the m201 MKII

Grace Design announces the m201 MKII

By Front End Audio on Mar 11th 2020

Grace Design has announced the new m201 MKII pre. The Grace Design m201 MKII builds upon the original m201, but redesigned to be more "paired down", where Grace: "eliminated the A/D option as this is functionality is now best served buy our current m108 8 channel mic preamp A/D. We have eliminated the M+S matrix and a … Read More...
The Audio Technica AT5045 Small Large Diaphragm

The Audio Technica AT5045 Small Large Diaphragm

By Front End Audio on Feb 21st 2020

The Audio Technica AT5045 (pictured in a stereo pair) is a unique microphone, and we had the pleasure of spending some time with it recently. The first interesting thing you learn about it, is that despite it's form factor – it is actually a large diaphragm microphone. The unique rectangular capsule measures (on it … Read More...
The sound of SSL everywhere!

The sound of SSL everywhere!

By Front End Audio on Jan 21st 2020

Solid State Logic definitely made a splash at winter NAMM 2020, with the announcement of their two new USB Audio Interfaces, the SSL2 and SSL2+. These compact desktop usb audio interfaces offer the "secret sauce" sound of SSL's Legacy 4K console,available on their two mic/line/instrument inputs. They are also bundled w … Read More...
Fredenstein expands on the Bento line

Fredenstein expands on the Bento line

By Front End Audio on Jan 20th 2020

Fredenstein has announced two additions to their Bento line of 500 series power supplies. These two new offerings come in the form of the Bento 8, and Bento 8 Pro.The Fredenstein Bento 8 offers a linear power supply that accommodates up to eight 500 series modules, and rack mountable in it's 3U format. This is a nice m … Read More...