The essence // the know-how
Every element of a studio must be unique, high-end equipment combining the best of digital, analog and know-how.
WE MAINTAIN and improve the studio electronics OURSELVES on site: @ZenViewStudiosLa b
A boutique tube luthier and amp maker is also available 10 minutes from the studio.
Like the analog sound engineers who forged our collective memory, ZenViewStudios focuses its research on experimentation and the capture of shared emotions above all.
Microphones
Because it all starts with the microphone, our collection extends from
Neumann U47 Fet, to a pair of U87 Fet, passing through AKG C12s .
These three microphones alone allow for unparalleled voice and bass drum capture.
WE MODIFY, maintain and IMPROVE our Microphones OURSELVES.
Neumann U47 Fet, U87 (x2), KM 154
AKG C12, 414, D112
Oktava MK012
Beyer M160, Royer R121 Ribbon Microphones
SHURE SM 7, SM 57 (X5), SM58 (X4)
AUDIO TECHNICA AT 220,
ELECTRO VOICE RE-20,
SENNHEISER MD 421-II
Our range also extends from the D112 ( AKG) to the KM184 Neumann or modified Octavias, not forgetting ribbon microphones
modern Royer R121 and old Beyer M160 whose dark sound is perfectly suited to current digital converters.
Ecoutes:
Focal, JBL,Yamaha
Faithful reproduction begins with the acoustic treatment of the room. Understanding acoustics will allow for proper placement for faithful/critical listening on monitors:
Focal Solo 6, CMS 40, YAMAHA NS10M, JBL 4312,
Beyma custom (in orange in the photos).
All of our Beauchene and RP listening areas have undergone acoustic treatment.
ZenViewStudios Beauchene has its own custom 3-way system designed by Eric Gross who designed Hi-Fi speakers in the 80s.
Converters
For a sound with a typical Universal Audio analog character, the Apollo was a must-have in our equipment list, as well as an Orion 32-channel converter from Antelope Audio for a total of 48 simultaneous channels.
We also have a range of converters:
Focusrite ISA ONE digital, Focusrite FORTE AD/DA reference, Focusrite OctoPre MKII dynamic, Universal Audio, a MIDAS M32 console,
a Presonus 16.0.2 console, Presonus Firestudio Tube with completely modified analog part.
A range of compressors: DISTRESSOR EL8, 3 x DBX 160, 2x LA 2, 2X 1176, 1 BSS DPR 422 , etc..
A range of PULTEC EQ preamp slices and AVALON 737 and 747 compressors, NEVE 1073, API 212L - 225 L
Pro Tools 10.11 Licenses - and Studio One Pro Licenses,
Plug library Universal Audio , Wave , T Racks, Tone Booster, Blue Cat Audio, SSL, BrainWorx, Nomade Factory, SSL, SPL, Plug and Mix, Celemony etc...
3 Mac i7s and 1 PC i7, 2 servers, 2 backup NAS, a remote backup site.
Backline
The guitar and bass backline and its maintenance is provided by our friend and partner Christophe JEGOU , luthier and manufacturer of guitar and bass amps known as "boutique" custom amps.
All of his amps and guitars are part of our backline list.
We maintain our own consoles, amps, preamps, EQs, compressors, microphones, etc.
3 Drums: Rogers Londoner Five , Gretsch Square Badge , Roland ,
Cymbals Zildjan K constantinople , Zildjan A.Paiste,Sabian
Kawai piano (much superior to the Yamaha U3, of which Kawai was the creator of Yamaha pianos)