Hearing is Believing
PRO AUDIO REVIEWS
Interview with Julian http://youtu.be/03imG6Ok6Rc
Best of video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgQlB0mkSrY
Julian Treasure is a sought-after and top-rated interna-
tional speaker on sound. Collectively his five TED talks
on various aspects of sound and communication have
been viewed an estimated 14 million times. He has been
widely featured as a sound and communication expert
- Julian Treasure, Chairman of The Sound Agency
“I am truly blown awayby their balance, qualityand spatialisation.”
in the world’s media, including TIME Magazine; The
Economist; The Times; TV and radio in the UK, US,
Canada, Australia and Netherlands, as well as many
international trade and business magazines and web-
sites.www.ted.com/speakers/ julian_treasure
Interview with Stuart Hawkes: http://goo.gl/NDtN0v
Metropolis Website: http://www.thisismetropolis.com/
Metropolis Studios in London is the home to the most
successful independent recording, mastering, creative
and production facility in Europe. Led Zeppelin, The
Rolling Stones, U2, Rihanna, One Direction, Adele, and
Lana Del Rey have all recorded, mixed or mastered with
Metropolis in the last 12 months. Metropolis’ top two
mastering engineers Stuart Hawkes and John Davis are
now using the LCD-X in their Studios. Both have been in
audio mastering for over 25 years. Reading a list of
records that Stuart and John have mastered is like a
who’s who of modern music and global artists such as
Led Zeppelin, Lana Del Ray, Amy Winehouse, The Prod-
igy, Lorde, Ed Sheeran, Knife Party and Disclosure to
name a few.
METROPOLISSTUDIOS
Full Interview with Ken Andrews : http://goo.gl/Ruf4hN
Kens’ Website: http://kenandrews.tumblr.com/
Ken Andrews is the mix engineer of Paramore's No.1
Album. Ken has also mixed and produced for Moby,
Failure, Beck, Nine Inch Nails, A Day To Remember and
M83 to name a few.
“They’ve made high resolution speakers that you wear
on your head. And that’s exactly what they sound like.
All the rich gradations of bass and subtle shadings of
high frequencies all come through just like an amazing
set of speakers in a fantastic control room. But the twist
is you can be anywhere! Well maybe not exactly
anywhere as these phones are, like most high-end head-
phones, open back. So you hear a bit of what’s happen-
ing around you. If there are people talking nearby, you’ll
hear them a bit, and if your in a really noisy place, it
won’t be so good. So you need some level of privacy,
but what you don’t need is an expensive acoustically
designed room, with an expensive set of studio moni-
tors to hear truly neutral, high resolution audio. You just
need a relatively quiet space where a bit of open-back
headphone bleed won’t bother anybody, and you’re
good. And that’s a game changer in my world. I can now
sit in my backyard and mix now. Not just do a few things
and wait to properly evaluate it later in the studio, but
actually mix a song and keep the results. Ears happy.
Mind blown. What these monitors do for me in the
studio is nothing short of miraculous and in the last 3
months they have become a huge part of my everyday
workflow as a mixer, producer, and artist. Do I still use
speakers? Yes I do. But I use them in tandem with my
LCD-Xs. When I’m working in my studio, I prefer to mix
it up throughout the day, between speakers and the
LCD-Xs just to keep it interesting and give my ears a
change of scenery. But if I don’t have access to my mix
room, I continue to work on the LCD-Xs alone. So who
am I recommending these monitors to? Professional
audio people, for sure. I could see forensic audio people
using them, as well. And audiophiles are clearly going to
love these. The fact is, when you look at the price of the
Audeze line, and you compare that to its loudspeaker
counterparts, you are getting an incredible deal. To
match the quality of the monitoring experience that
Audeze provides, you’ll be shelling out at a bare mini-
mum 5-10 thousand dollars, probably much higher, just
for speakers, and that’s to say nothing of the room that
you will need to put them in. So yes, compared to other
headphones, they are expensive, but compare them to
professional studio speakers, and that’s where you
realize that they are are actually a ridiculous value.”
Noisia interview: http://goo.gl/RIcr1l
Noisia Website: https://www.noisia.nl/
Praised and celebrated across all corners of modern
music, the Dutch trio Noisia’s production techniques
and brutally beautiful creations exist in a premier league
of their own. Noisia have released music on Jay-Z’s,
Skrillex and deadmau5’s. As well as remixing the likes of
Katie Perry, The Prodigy and Moby. “Wow, just when
you thought the reference standard had been perma-
nently set by the LCD-3s, out comes the X. It's a very
subtle difference, but as every producer knows, those
differences can matter in some situations. We care
about those differences. And so do Audeze. So the
LCD-X is a little more accurate, a little less flattering.
Which is a good thing in the studio, so bigups! And
besides that, I love the fact that with the LCD-X I can
just plug it into my phone now, it doesn't necessarily
need an external amp for proper volume. The LCD-XC
are the best closed-back studio headphones I've heard.”
Just when you thought the referencestandard had been permanently setby the LCD-3s, out comes the X.
http://thump.vice.com/en_uk/words/dave-parry-fabric-matter-ministry-of-sound-camdenpalace-sound-lighting-engineer-designer
http://mosttechnical.in
Dave Parry is known across the world for his use of
technology. He was the first to bring digital processing
into clubland as well as surround-sound technology and
line array systems. He works on the premise of supply-
ing quality components, innovative design and superior
programming to provide the best possible sound and
light systems. Through his work creating the world’s
best sound sytems (Fabric was voted the best club in
the world for 9 years running), and more recently,
India's first superclub Elevate in New Delhi. He has
made a career of bringing nightclubbing into the realm
of full-blown sensory experience.
BBC Tomorrows World
"World's leading sound system's designer”
Night Magazine
“Industry legend, technological wizard, always looking
forward to the next stage”.
'The LCD-Xs are astonishing headphones. I have been
testing them with different engineers in our new
Shanghai studio and all are amazed by the clarity and
detail thar compares closely with the high-end monitors
we have installed there. I have also been using them
with DJ/Producers who work in the digital domain and
all have been stunned by the performance and sonic
quality of the LCD-X; everyone who tried them could
not go back to their usual monitoring afterwards.
Personally, hearing some well-loved music on them
both at home and in the studio blew me away and we
will be specifying LCD-Xs in all our future studio
projects”
Mondo dr Magazine
“A forerunner in terms of technology, the magnitude of
what has been done with Dave Parry's expertise is
nothing short of phenomenal”
“World's leading night club sound system's designer”- Dave Parry -
Knife PartyPendulum
“These headphones are the closest thing I've found to
full-range monitors that you can travel with. They’re incred-
ibly detailed. The LCD-X's are on an entirely different level.
I'm not letting a single mix or master outside of the studio
unless I've checked on these first.”&ROB SWIRE
http://knifeparty.com/bio
http://www.pendulum.com/about
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Filipetti
Frank Filipetti is a music producer, engineer and mixer
who was born in Bristol, Connecticut. He was one of the
first engineers to embrace digital. His credits include
mixes for such number one singles as Foreigner's I Want
to Know What Love Is and I Don't Want to Live Without
You (which he also produced), the 1983 KISS album,
Lick It Up and The Bangles' song, Eternal Flame. Filipetti
engineered and produced Survivor's 1988 album, Too
Hot to Sleep. He also recorded and mixed albums for
Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand, Vanessa Williams,
George Michael, 10,000 Maniacs, Lauren Kinhan, and
James Taylor, whose Hourglass Filipetti produced,
engineered and mixed, winning Grammy Awards in
1998 for Best Engineered Album and Best Pop Album. A
proponent of surround sound, Filipetti has made nine
5.1/DVD projects, including works for Billy Joel, Carly
Simon, James Taylor and Meatloaf. He has recorded and
mixed numerous live albums including the Pavarotti and
Friends series, 1999's Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the
Palace, James Taylor's Live at the Beacon and most
recently, Elton John's One Night Only. He is also record-
ed original cast albums for A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Forum featuring Nathan Lane, the Gram-
my-winning Annie Get Your Gun and 2000's Tony
Award-winning and Grammy-nominated Aida, among
others.
FRANKFILIPETTI
“These are not just the best headphones I've ever heard,
they're the best headphone experience I've ever experienced.”
"I keep hearing things
on my masters I've
never heard before
with these phones
which is quite
something”.
- Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering
http://www.gatewaymastering.com/mastering_bobludwig.asp
Throughout his career, Bob has mastered
recordings by Led Zeppelin, Rush, Jimi
Hendrix, The Police, Paul McCartney, Eric
Clapton, Rolling Stones, Def Leppard,
Nirvana, The Who, Bruce Springsteen,
Dire Straits and Daft Punk.
http://goo.gl/r5VFDY
http://stardeltamastering.com/
“The LCD-X provides something I never heard in a
headphone before. A sense of listening in an acoustic
space to a pair of speakers! This is not the boxy,
anechoic sound of headphones, this is the sound of
high- end audio speakers in a headphone. Totally aston-
ishing! For all producers out there looking for mix accu-
racy I would recommend the LCD-X. It works much
better for getting an accurate, full-range picture of your
mix than any pair of monitors, in any room without
expensive acoustic treatment. Most mix issues I come
across in mastering are a result of decisions made
through speakers in non-acoustically-treated environ-
ments. Cut out the guesswork and hear what your mix
really sounds like with the LCD-X.
Lewis HopkinStardelta Mastering UK
Lewis Hopkin at Stardelta Mastering is oneon Europe’s leading mastering engineers
Mala is a highly respected DJ and producer. A visionary
best known for his contributions to the scene known as
dubstep. To people who have been touched by his
music or moved by his DJ sets, he holds a deeper place
in their hearts. Using certain frequencies, Mala’s music
Mala interview: http://goo.gl/CCwYss
http://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/category/mala/
carries a message that fundamentally connects with
people. He exclusively plays vinyl as well as building his
own DMZ sound systems and his label and club nights.
In the interview he discuses how Audeze headphones
have changed his life by aiding his hearing disability.
“The space, depth and clarity make a guywith 1 ear feel like he's got 2!!! Insane”
TeeBee is one half of Calyx & Teebee, an award-win-
ning production team. In his interview, TeeBee dis-
cussed his obsession with technology and his love of
Audeze products. He’s globally recognized for his
obsession for detail.
“Simply the greatestheadphones in existence.”
TeeBee interview : http://goo.gl/HcfZHF | http://primarytalent.com/calyx-teebee
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