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sE AND RUPERT NEVE COLLABORATIVE ACTIVE
RIBBON MICROPHONE, THE sE RNR1, UNVEILED AT AES IN SAN FRANCISCO
sE Electronics' Siwei Zou and Rupert Neve made microphone history as
they unveiled the new sE Electronics RNR1 active ribbon microphone on
Friday 3rd October 2008 at the AES Convention in San Francisco.
The sE/Rupert Neve collaboration Ribbon is the first of several mics
being readied for production in this Rupert Neve Signature sE series. FULL
STORY >>>
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'When I got the chance to try the Gemini
II I was really excited as I am slowly becoming a real sE fan, I was
bowled over by the clever design and quality of the GM10
and have recommended the
Z5600a II so many times to artists wanting quality from a small
budget, all of them feeding back how much a difference it made to their
performance. It’s not often you find a manufacturer living up to
it’s hype or having spent real attention to the R&D of a product.'
FULL
STORY >>>
Nine Inch Nails,
Sinead O’Connor, Depeche Mode, Blur
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WIZARDS (AND WIZARDESS') OF Oz
Studio 52
Recordings in Melbourne, Australia have used sE microphones
throughout the recording of a new CD titled 'Uncovered' which features
12 tracks from unsigned artists.
Studio 52 has been actively involved in trying to help unsigned acts
break into the music business for many years and 'Uncovered' is their
latest offering.
You can download the tracks for free here: http://www.koolskools.com.au/alpineproject.html
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sE IRF NOMINATED FOR TECH AWARD
We're chuffed to announce that the sE Instrument Reflexion Filter (baby
brother of the sE Reflexion Filter), has been nominated for a Tech Award
for outstanding technical achievement by Mix Foundation. The full list
of Nominees can be found here;
http://www.mixfoundation.org/tec/08nomineestech.html
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SNOOP DOGG AND WILLIE NELSON DISCOVER THE
TWIN DELIGHTS OF THE sE GEMINI
Engineer Sven Lens reveals how Snoop and Nelson’s latest collaboration
highlighted just how great the sE Gemini mic sounds compared to much
more expensive competition. As well as an sE Gemini, the studio had
other mics available for the session, but Sven believes that the Gemini
easily had the best sound.
FULL
STORY >>>
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PRODIGY'S FRONT OF HOUSE ENGINEER JON BURTON
TRIES OUT sE INSTRUMENT REFLEXION FILTERS, NOW THEY'VE BECOME AN
ESSENTIAL PART OF THE BANDS TOURING PACKAGE.
When it comes to loud stages very few can compete with the sheer
blistering volume of The Prodigy. With an on stage monitor system of
epic proportions sound spillage is a major problem. In an effort to help
clean up the drum sound FOH engineer Jon Burton turned to SE for help. FULL
STORY >>>
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TONY
PLATT – PRODUCER/ENGINEER
Bob Marley, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, The Stranglers, Motorhead, Gary Moore,
Buddy Guy.
Tony uses the sE GM10 and the sE Reflexion Filter. Both these devices
have been well thought out and beautifully constructed to address a
simple problem with a simple solution that has enabled me to enhance the
creative environment for these artists - many thanks SE! FULL
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TOP
DANCE PRODUCER STUART CRICHTON AND sE IN DANCE FLOOR HEAVEN
Whether tracking for Kylie, Pet Shop Boys or Sugababes, Stuart Crichton
uses sE mics “on every production I do”… For producer and engineer
Stuart Crichton, making records that move the dance floor is a passion
that can be charted back to the very beginnings of Progressive House. FULL
STORY >>> |
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sE MICS
AND THE 'WE ARE TOGETHER' PROJECT FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN AGAPE ORPHANAGE
When Ludwig Bouwer, owner and engineer at One Big Room Studios in South
Africa, and the Soweto Gospel Choir were asked to get involved with the
Agape Orphanage Project, sE were only too happy to help them out… FULL
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TOP PRODUCER STUART CRICHTON CHOOSES sE
Whether tracking for Kylie, Pet Shop Boys or Sugababes, Stuart Crichton
uses sE mics “on every production I do”…
For producer and engineer Stuart Crichton, making records that move the
dancefloor is a passion that can be charted back to the very beginnings
of Progressive House. With hundreds of releases to his name, Stuart has
not only released tracks on seminal labels (FFRR, Epic, ZTT, Mushroom,
Nettwerk, React), but was also instrumental in making Limbo Records a
leading light on the early ’90s progressive scene. FULL
STORY >>>
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PPODUCER MATT SIME TAKES ON THE COMPLETE sE
RANGE
Engineer and producer Matt Sime has worked with some of the biggest
bands including Feeder, Moloko and Therapy? and has discovered that the
complete sE range can help him solve pretty much every studio problem…
FULL
STORY >>>
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PRODUCER, FILM AND TV COMPOSER MATT
ROBERTSON CHOOSES "PERFORMANCE" PRODUCTS FROM sE
Matt Robertson has worked with the UK’s biggest producers, on films
like Hot Fuzz and The Other Boleyn Girl, as well as producing the music
for over 100 TV ads including campaigns for Mercedes, Pepsi, HP and Land
Rover. With such a myriad of different musical projects, Matt demands
the best gear and says of his sE purchases: “price v performance
really is that good.”
FULL
STORY >>>
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THE SECRETS OF PAUL HERMANS SUCCESS?
“GREAT SONGS, FANTASTIC MUSICIANS AND THE BEST EQUIPMENT– LIKE sE
MICROPHONES"
Whether co-writing with Dido, Natasha Bedingfield or Mint Royale,
or even co-producing with superstars like Corinne Bailey Rae. Paul has
his pick of the finest tools for getting the best results he can…
FULL
STORY >>>
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JACKNIFE LEE ON sE – REM, U2, GREEN DAY,
SNOW PATROL, BLOC PARTY, THE HIVES, VEGA4, THE EDITORS
I've been using the R1 Ribbons on guitar and for drum ambience with
great results. They sound (and look) pretty sweet. Warm, deep and
detailed. The R1's are getting a lot of use at the moment.
I've not used the Reflexion Filter for it's primary purpose, vocals (I
like to see the singer) but have used it on guitar mics to get some
separation when the band are all in the room. Very useful and smart.
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U2, SHANE MACGOWAN, ANDREA CORR AND THE
CREAM OF THE IRISH MUSIC SCENE SALUTE THE LEGENDARY RONNIE DREW WITH A
LIVING TRIBUTE
When the stars of the Irish music scene lined up to record The Ballad
For Ronnie Drew, a ‘living tribute’ for the Irish singer and folk
musician, they ended up with a fantastic song helped in no small way by
veteran engineer Enda Walsh and his sE Gemini and Reflexion Filter…
FULL STORY >>>
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DOM MORLEY - AMY WINEHOUSE, MARK RONSON,
GRINDERMAN (Nick Cave) THE FEELING, MORRISEY & LEMONJELLY.
Dom recently won a Grammy for his work on the number 1 Amy Winehouse
album 'Back To Black'. He also recently engineered Mark Ronson's
'Version', the Grinderman (Nick Cave) debut album and The Feeling's
award winning 'Twelve Stops And Home' to name a few - so a busy fella.
FULL STORY >>>
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BRENDON BENSON - RACONTEURS, BRENDON BENSON
Brendan has been recording with Gil Norton in Nashville and in London's
RAK studios putting together his latest solo record, and also in the
studio with Jack White and the guys working on the newly released
Raconteurs record 'Consolers Of The Lonely'. Brendan has been giving sE
mics a good run and says 'I used the SE mics on my latest record and had
really great results.
FULL STORY >>>
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GOODFELLAS THE FASTEST GROWING NAME IN
HOLLANDS CLUB-DJ SCENE
Here you will see Ziggi using an sE USB 2200a and an sE Reflexion
filter, while performing "Cry Murdah" The Goodfellas latest
single ft Ziggi Check it out on youtube
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JOHN MERCHANT – BEE GEES, BARBRA
STREISAND, MICHAEL JACKSON, CELINE DION, MIKA
If you're recording in a space with challenging acoustics, you owe it to
yourself to try the Reflexion Filter. In both good sounding rooms and
bad, I've found this simple device can dramatically improve the quality
of your tracks. I prefer intimate sounding vocal tracks. If you're
recording in a studio with lots of reflections, even if the room sounds
great, you may not want all that ambience on the tracks. In three
minutes, the Reflexion Filter can totally change your vocal from
spacious and diffuse to detailed and clear.
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AMY WINEHOUSE
Grammy Winner Amy Winehouse uses the sE Electronics sE 2200a while
performing her song "Love is a Losing Game".
Check it out on youtube
or Download
the WMV file
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GEOFF MARTYN IS SURE ABOUT ONE THING: "sE's
GEMINI IS THE BEST VOCAL MIC OUT THERE!"
Singer/songwriting Geoff Martyn lives and breathes music production, so
when he recommends a mic you know he’s talking from experience.
FULL
STORY >>>
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sE ELECTRONICS AND RUPERT NEVE DESIGNS JOIN
FORCES FOR NEW SIGNATURE SERIES sE MICROPHONES...
In one of the most exciting partnerships in manufacturing, the sE
Electronics International group is producing a brand new range of Rupert
Neve signature series mics under the sE stable for 2008.
FULL
STORY >>>
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PRODUCER ROB AUBREY CHOOSES sE OVER HIS
CLASSIC STUDIO GEAR – “I HAVE NO HESITATION
IN RECOMMENDING IT …”
When top producer Rob Aubrey needed to service his trusted Neumann U67,
he discovered a worthy sE replacement for only marginally more than the
U67’s service charge!
FULL
STORY >>>
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sE ELECTRONIC'S REFLEXION FILTER BEAT TOUGH
COMPETITION TO EARN THE SATISFECIT AWARD FOR BEST ACOUSTIC PRODUCT AT
SATIS 2007
The SATISFECIT award recognizes innovative products that solve problems,
make daily work easier, and/or represent a dramatic improvement in cost
effectiveness. Judges for the SATISFECIT award comprised a distinguished
panel of French production, postproduction, and video professionals
FULL
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REAL WORLD STUDIOS CHOOSE sE
Real World’s Studios take delivery of the sE range of microphones and
conclude: ‘great results’, ‘the best performance for the money’
and ‘build quality amongst the best out there’.
FULL STORY
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GEORGE MICHAEL, CLIFF, TAKE THAT AND sE!
Chris Porter has worked with the biggest and best vocalists in his 26
years in the business including Tina Turner, George Michael, Take That
and Sir Cliff Richard. So which microphone does this most experienced of
engineers take into the studio to record the best vocals? The sE
Gemini…
FULL
STORY >>>
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THE MANCHESTER SCENE ROCKS TO sE!
Roger Lyons is at the centre of the Manchester music scene engineering
with New Order and producing a supergroup featuring Hooky, Andy Rourke
(The Smiths) and Mani (Stone Roses and Primal Scream). They are even
getting Liam Gallagher involved in this latest project and when you’re
working with the best musicians, you need the best microphones…
FULL
STORY >>>
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sE MICROPHONES GO UP AGAINST THE BEST IN THE
BUISINESS - AND WIN!
When you’re working with artists as diverse as Status Quo, The
Summits, and Fame Academy runner up Alistair Griffin you need to know
that you have the right tools for the job – tools that deliver great
results no matter what’s required. Which is why Rock, Pop and Metal
engineer and producer Ben Hammond insists on sE mics.
FULL
STORY >>>
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PRODUCER GARETH JOHNSEN RELIES ON sE IN THE
STUDIO. WHY? “sE GEAR IS UNIQUE, RELIABLE, SOLIDLY BUILT AND DELIVERS
GREAT RESULTS”
Little wonder then that after years honing his studio skills he’s now
producing Natalie Imbruglia and Goldfrapp, recording the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra and writing theme tunes for Norwich-based anti-
hero Alan Partridge.
FULL
STORY >>>
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GRAHAM PATTISON ON KULA SHAKER, GOMEZ AND sE
ELECTRONICS!
Graham Pattison has been Front Of House engineer for many bands and
spent years with Kula Shaker and, more recently, Gomez. When it comes to
recording, there’s just one mic that Graham takes into the studio, the
SE Gemini…
FULL
STORY >>>
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JAMIE CULLUM USING HIS sE ARSENAL PERFORMING
"London Skies"
Click
here to see Jamie Cullum performing "London Skies" for his
"Telling Tales" DVD.
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LOTS OF AMAZING VOCALS, ONE AMAZING MIC: THE
sE GEMINI
Darryl LaVictoire has recorded and mixed all sorts of tracks, from Craig
David to gospel choirs, from London-based soul diva Hill Street Soul to
Lion King singer Brian Temba. Lots of amazing vocalists but just one
amazing mic, the sE Gemini…
FULL
STORY >>>
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DISCOVERY CHANNEL, GIRL BANDS AND THE sE
USB2200a!
Sugababes producer Bob Bradley relies on sE mics and Reflexion Filter to
deliver great results, every time…
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STORY >>>
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sE ARE SOMETHIN’ ELSE WITH AMY WINEHOUSE,
MIKA AND PAULO NUTINI!…
Somethin’ Else are a team of three sound engineers and the largest
independent radio producers in the UK. The multi-award winning team are
also radio partners with the Brit Awards…
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STEREO sEs AND STEREOPHONICS!
By a chance meeting, Javier Weyler went from being an audio engineer to
become the drummer for one of the biggest bands in the world! Now he’s
brought his audio expertise into the Stereophonics fold so that both he
and the band have become big sE mic users…
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ROCK PRODUCER PETE MILES RATES HIS GEAR ON
ITS PERFORMANCES RATHER THAN BADGE, AND CHOOSES sE EVERY TIME…
Peter Miles is a rising star of the rock, punk, metal and hardcore
scenes, and has been producing an incredible number of bands over the
last couple of years. For each and every one, there is one brand that
Peter returns to again and again… sE!
FULL
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IT'S sE FOR JAMIROQUAI GUITAR MAN, ROB
HARRIS
Rob Harris has played guitar with some big names including Kylie Minogue
and Beverley Knight and now plays with Jamiroquai. He’s also been
pushing sE’s Reflexion Filter to its limits, with some great
results…
FULL
STORY >>>
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BONSAI MUSIC CHOOSE sE
Bonsai Music produce music for prime-time US TV shows and have their own
artist roster and choose two sE favourites, Reflexion Filter and Gemini
for their recording needs…
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GUY
CHAMBERS IS USING HIS sE GEMINI AND z5600a 'ALL THE TIME'
Producer/Songwriter Guy Chambers has been putting the Gemini
and z5600a
tubes through their paces at Orgasmatron and Mayfair Studios in London
and is chuffed with the results. Guy said 'We've been using the sE
Gemini and z5600a for various applications, from vocals, guitar and
piano to live drums and we've had fantastic results. These mics are
great. We're using them all the time.'
Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams have written some of the most popular
and successful songs of the past 5 years. Guy has collaborated on all 7
of Robbie’s No.1 albums which to date have globally sold over
37million albums. He also co-produced all the Robbie Williams albums
with his long-term production partner Steve Power.
Guy has worked with numerous artists over the years including Diana
Ross, Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue, Will Young and has recently co-written
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BAREFOOT
TITAN SURPRISE
Barefoot Studios Producer Eric Valentine, who's worked with Joe Satriani,
SmashMouth, Third Eye Blind, QOTSA, Good Charlotte and Nickel Creek
(amongst others), says 'I've been trying the sE
Titan. in all the places I would normally use my Neumann fet47 (Bass
and Kick). I was surprised when I started picking the Titan over my
favorite Fet47 in those spots.'
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WESTLAKE
STUDIOS 'BLOWN AWAY' BY sE
Westlake studios in LA, is the home of some of the world's top albums
including Michael Jackson's 'Thriller', Alanis Morisettes "Jagged
Little Pill" and platinum hits from artists such as Missy Elliot,
No Doubt, Korn, Michelle Branch, Weezer, Madonna, Garth Brooks, Staind,
Bruce Springsteen, The Neptunes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith Hill,
Justin Timberlake, Tori Amos and many others.
Westlake have been trying out some of the sE range over the past few
months with various artists and have been blown away by the results.
Al Machera, owner of Westlake said "The sE Mics have been doing
great for us. We lined up an AKG C12, a 414 with a C12 capsule, a
Neumann U87, a Sony C800G, a Shure SM7, the sE
z5600a, the sE Titan
and the sE ICIS. The
results were surprising. Hands down the sE mics stole the show."
"I've been using the Titan on a new artist, and it sounds
incredible. The vocal is just incredible."
"I lent the ICIS to a friend who's putting together an album with a
female vocalist. He set up the ICIS with an AKG C12 for the lead vocal
but went with the ICIS."
"I love these mics. I'm using sE with with all my artists. And I'm
spreading the word."
Thanks Al, much appreciated.
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LEMONJELLY
AND A GEMINI
We caught up with Nick Franglen of Lemon Jelly to see how he was getting
on with his Gemini, he told us "If I could only use one mic it
would be Gemini, no contest. It captures the natural essence of the
instrument without colouring the sound in a way that made my other mics
seem muddy and indistinct.
For vocals, lead instruments and those intimate sounds like acoustic
guitars where you need to hear the pure qualities of the instrument and
performance I really couldn't imagine using a different
microphone."
Another happy punter.
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TROY
VAN LEEUWEN LOVES HIS GEMINI
Queens Of The Stone Age guitarist and keyboard player Troy Van Leeuwen
has been using his sE Gemini for quite some time now and loves it! In
his words "this mic is possibly the only one you'll need in a
recording situation." Praise indeed. Troy rates the Gemini so much
he's just added an ICIS, a z3300a and an sE2200a to his mic cupboard.
We'll be catching up with Troy in the next couple of weeks to get his
thoughts on the new additions.
Click here for the QOTSA
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GEMINI
REVIEWED BY AUDIOMEDIA
"What you really hope to hear when you push the fader up is that
smooth, liquid sound that only a pedigree valve design can give. And
that’s what SE has achieved with the Gemini ... Another triumph for sE"
"A real test was a classical violin. Most inexpensive valve
microphones don’t get a look-in with this instrument, which exposes
any tendency to a hard brittle top end and gets the sound rejected out
of hand by the player. Recorded flat, the Gemini retained all the
character and sweetness of a top-flight old violin in expert hands,
while revealing all the subtleties of the playing. No comment from the
violinist, which is about as good a compliment as it could have
had." Dave Foister - AudioMedia
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Z5600a
vs. NEUMANN UM57
Rich Wells of Electronic Musician recently spent some quality studio
time with the sE z5600a and concluded that "...the z5600a is a
versatile and fine-sounding tube mic that has a relatively low price
tag. The various clients whose sessions I used it on liked it, even when
I told them they were listening to it in comparison with a Neumann. And
that may be the biggest sign of all that the z5600a is pretty darned
good."
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