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David Gray Rocks to the Sound of Focusrite Gear

“I use the mic pre amps on the Producer Packs to give me ‘that sound’. I also utilise the compressor, parametric EQ and De Esser before it gets to the desk. Effectively this means all vocal processing is done on the Producer Pack. Without any doubt the EQ is one of the best sounding EQs I have come across, precise yet musical, it just nails anything down to give it that sweet sound. If I don’t get a unit like an ISA 430 nothing else will replicate the sound I hope to get.”

And when he decided to record all of the shows, he looked at various combinations before opting for the eight Octo Pres in combination with a hard disk recording set-up.

“As we are currently running 52 inputs, we have eight Octo Pres in one rack,” says Mark. “We also added the 24-bit /96KHz AES /SPDIF/ADAT interface cards as we connect to the recording setup via optical. The results have been impressive; the pre amps are ever so quiet and transparent. I also love the fact that each channel has a limiter on it, an extremely useful function. This takes care of any sudden peaks and spikes that might result in clipping and also means we don’t need to be constantly keeping an eye on the set-up.”

And as for the reliability, no problems there either. “We bought the eight Octo Pres two months ago [from Gavin Miller at Kazbar] and so far they have been rock solid, no problems at all. I have been using the Producer Packs since July on this tour. I chose the Octo Pres based on my positive experience with other Focusrite products, the main factors being how good they sound and how reliable they are.”

Mark will be back on the road with David Gray next year and you can bet the Focusrite gear will be there too and just as reliable as ever.

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David Gray Rocks to the Sound of Focusrite Gear

8th December 2005

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