MICHAEL BRAUER GIVES VOTE OF APPROVAL TO ANTELOPE PURE2 AD/DA
11 September 2015
Multiple Grammy Award winning mix engineer Michael Brauer isn’t the type to endorse a product just because of its brand name. If you ask him what’s the most indispensable piece of gear in his studio, he’ll most likely point to his ears. Adopting the “if it sounds good, it is good” philosophy, Brauer’s approach to obtaining new equipment for his New York studio is to put it through the ‘blind audio taste test’ treatment and let his ears decide what comes out on top.
Already a happy user of Antelope Audio’s Trinity / 10M combination, Brauer was among the first to acquire the Pure2 converter — though not without a healthy scepticism. However once A/B’d with his previous conversion setup, Brauer says, “I really like the one that I have, but I put them up against each other, and the Pure2 sounded more open, and deeper in sound, which was really nice. The difference was very noticeable — you could feel that the sonic picture got bigger… Now I am using the Pure2 for all my conversion.” The Trinity / 10M combo is still in use for master clocking.
In terms of functionality, the Pure2 has many features Brauer finds useful, including the ability to check the calibration with the atomic clock, which is done by simply holding down the power button: “Being able to automatically calibrate this is a nice touch and something we use every day. We also like the seamless integration with the Pure2 software panel.”
Brauer, who scooped up two Grammy Awards last year for his work on Angelique Kidjo’s Eve and Calle 13’s Multi_Viral, has recently been spending his time mixing a yet to be announced Christmas album for a high profile Billboard artist, as well as completing a recent project by American singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson.
More info:
Antelope Audio: Pure2 AD/DA Converter
Australian Distributor: Audio Chocolate or (03) 9813 5877
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