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Without getting too technical,
(I’m a music journalist, not a musician) West Street offers superior digital sound, state-of-the-art
pre-amps, microphones and sigmnal processing, recorders, mixing
rdboards and computer software.
Many in the recording field, however, believe that a pure digital
self
sound eliminates some of the
in
warmer aspects of recorded
music. This is where West Street
all,
Digital makes its mark, by also
ca,
offering a superior analogue
Euaudio pathway from the microich
phones right through the signal
s,
processing, allowing that warmth
arand personality of the musicianship and sound to shine through.
The studio was originally
e
“2014 will be our twentieth year
created as a vehicle for 8084
however, as their recording skills at West Street and we’ve seen a
ds
developed and the marketplace lot of changes over the years as
nt,
the art and craft of making music
became more apparent, Mahis evolving faster than ever,”
quera and Barnes decided to
Andre says. “We’re constantly
open up the facility to other
to
compelled to be on the cutting
clientele.
needge of technology, while also
"West Street Digital was the
maintaining our analog roots. For
brainchild of myself and Frank
f
and originally intended to simply us, it’s always been a balancing
t
act between the two. We conbe a recording outlet for 8084,"
tinue to accrue and maintain a
Maquera said. "Through my
uearly years as a recording artist, dedicated analog signal chain
giright up to the A/D converters
I was lucky enough to have
kirts
and after that, its ‘Jetson time!’
worked with world class engier“We’ve also been working with
neers and producers who were
the fine folks of Wave and Steinalways willing to answer the
84
berg (Nuendo, Cubase and
questions of a curious guitarist,
which is an attribute that I aspire Wavelab music software) for well
to now with my own client base." over a decade, but given the
a
global nature of the business, we
So, the question must be
ing
also have the latest versions of
asked… what exactly makes
a
Pro Tools and Sonar for multiWest Street Digital studio so
ndstudio projects.”
unique, other than its’ peaceful
Indeed, West Street Digital is
surroundings?
o
continuously adapting and evolving with time and circumstances.
“Raising our 13-year-old son –
who I must say is turning into
quite a multi-instrumentalist –
has given me the chance to rediscover the music I grew up listening to and &R?v??FVB??76???f?"F?RwV?F"?( ??G&P?FFVB?