STUDIO .G IN PARIS MAKES MIXING AND MASTERING MOVES FOR LENNY KRAVITZ WITH LAVRY ENGINEERING AD122-96MKIII

Full Frequency Spectrum Performance, Extremely Transparent A/D Conversion
Put LavryGold at the Heart of Flexible French Facility

PARIS: For Studio .G founder Hubert Salou, moving back and forth between mixing and mastering is an effortless exercise. At the heart of the multitalented Paris-based engineer’s new facility are Salou’s spirit of adventure, his keen ears and the extremely transparent A/D conversion of the LavryGold AD122-96MKIII from Lavry Engineering (www.lavryengineering.com).

“For me, sound is a philosophy,” Salou says. “I’m constantly learning and trying things, which is what led me from studio work to live sound and now into mastering. I get energy switching from one mode to another – I also get myself into dangerous situations, but that keeps me fresh on each project that I work on.”

Using his LavryGold, Salou recently mixed and mastered a Lenny Kravitz’ performance created for the 2008 “Peace One Day” Gala at Royal Albert Hall, mastered Laurent Voulzy’s French Top 5 album Recollection, and collaborated again with Kravitz for the recording of Labelle’s 2008 disc Back to Now.

At each stage, he depends on the full frequency spectrum performance of his LavryGold AD122-96MKIII to maximize his results in the studio. “At the final stage of the mix, I need the best converter available, so that I don’t even know that they’re in the signal path,” notes Salou. “Since I’m also doing mastering in my studio now, I needed converters that could make me forget the conversion stage – that’s what my LavryGold converters do.”

Extreme transparency and unparalleled performance across the frequency spectrum are hallmarks of the LavryGold AD122-96MKIII, designed by Dan Lavry. Its analog-to-digital converter features true 24 bit performance with -127dB dynamic range (unweighted), 0.00005% Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise, built-in Acoustic Bit Correction™ re-dithering to16-20 bit formats, and more. Consistently used for many of today’s top recordings, the AD122-96MKIII has an established record as the tool of choice.

Salou’s introduction to the exacting precision of Lavry Engineering came via an attended session with legendary mastering engineer Greg Calbi of Sterling Sound. “We spoke about a lot of different things, but especially about converters – and there were the shiny LavryGolds,” Salou recalls. “I used to move from studio to studio with all of my outboard gear in a rack, but I was frequently frustrated by monitoring systems and converter quality. When I built Studio .G last year, I did it because I wanted to have my gear set up the way I wanted. I knew I wanted the best converters to go into my API board, which is how finally I came to have a LavryGold of my own.”   

Finally working in a room of his own design, Hubert Salou has found the perfect partner for his flexible philosophy of sound, in Lavry Engineering and the AD122-96MKIII. “Gear is like money: It doesn’t make you happy, but it can help!” he laughs. “Equipment like the LavryGold can help you make the sound you imagine so you forget about physics, focus on sound and get your ears wide open.”

About Lavry Engineering:
Lavry Engineering, located in Poulsbo, Washington, was founded by digital audio expert Dan Lavry in 1993. The company specializes in products for professional audio, broadcast, audiophile and surround markets designed to satisfy the growing demand for hi-res digital audio performance. Lavry Engineering’s Gold, Black and Blue product lines offer a range of systems accommodating a wide range of budgets and applications. For more information, please visit www.lavryengineering.com.
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About Hubert Salou:
For more information, please visit http://www.myspace.com/hubertsalou