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ENDLESS ANALOG
FOUNDER/PRESIDENT CHRIS ESTES ADDRESSES THE CONSERVATORY OF RECORDING
ARTS & SCIENCES IN ARIZONA
— Inventor-manufacturer
of CLASP® (Closed Loop Analog Signal Processor)
provides unique insights into analog recording and the use of CLASP,
effectively bridging the worlds of digital and analog —
NASHVILLE,
TN, May 7, 2010 — The
Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences (CRAS) recently hosted
two days of workshops and seminars with Chris Estes, Founder/President
of Endless Analog, the Nashville-based
manufacturer and distributor of the revolutionary, critically acclaimed
CLASP® (Closed Loop Analog Signal Processor).
Estes led four in-studio sessions at CRAS, where students and faculty
were given the unique hands-on opportunity to experience CLASP and learn
Estes’ insights on analog recording, ranging from tracking methods
right through the final mix. Drawing upon his vast experience on both
sides of the glass and as an inventor, Estes discussed analog recording
and worked closely with the Conservatory’s Director of Education
Kevin Becka and Conservatory Technician Jeff Harris for the sessions.
Estes used CLASP to merge Studio A’s Studer A 827 analog recorder
and the Pro Tools HD system into a singular system.
“Our
time with Chris and CLASP was a mind blower for both faculty and students,”
commented Kevin Becka. “CLASP is an inspirational piece of gear.
It gives artists, engineers and producers an incredible array of tools
for cutting great sounding tracks. We were easily able to audition and
record tracks at different tape speeds during a session, giving us the
ability to do overdubs with more or less tape saturation depending on
the instrument. Students could easily hear the quality difference between
straight digital recordings and tracks cut through CLASP.”
CLASP
is a hardware and software system that integrates Analog Tape Recorders
with Digital Audio Workstations using a proprietary method called SST®
(sample synchronization technology). CLASP delivers a true analog front
end recording solution with the sonic character of the user’s
tape machine. No other product comes close to approximating what CLASP
effectively accomplishes. CLASP is employed by a diverse range of artists,
engineers, producers and facilities, including Lenny Kravitz (at his
new Bahamas-based Gregory Town Sound recording facility); Michael W.
Smith; producers Nathan Chapman, Dave Cobb, Chuck Ainlay, John Fields
and Tom “T-Bone” Edmunds; and studio facilities such as
Austin, Texas’ Yellow Dog Studios, Los Angeles, California’s
Hemispheres Recording and Austria’s Prime Studios. Analog tape
manufacturers recommended by Endless Analog for use with CLASP include
ATR Magnetics and RMG International.
“I
am very impressed with the Conservatory’s faculty, students and
curriculum,” stated Chris Estes. “CRAS has a vibrant, dedicated
pool of students and renowned instructors with a passion for recording.
The school offers an excellent way for these talented individuals to
get their start and education in the recording industry. I am proud
to have been able to address them, and I am thrilled with the support
they have shown for the CLASP system.”
Based
in Tempe, Arizona, with a satellite campus in Gilbert, Arizona, The
Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences is a premier audio recording,
sound engineering and music production school teaching both analog and
digital recording concepts from day 1 of their 30-week program. Every
Conservatory student learns tape alignment on Otari and Studer 24-track
tape machines, and the Conservatory has eight studios running both 24-track
analog tape and Pro Tools HD 2 TDM systems. Over 800 students a year
go through the Conservatory's program, and in 2010, the Conservatory
had 27 students credited on 55 GRAMMY®-nominated records with six
GRAMMY winners on albums from Green Day, Booker T. Jones, Beyoncé
and more.
For
more information, please visit http://www.endlessanalog.com.
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Photo File:
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Photo Caption: Pictured L-R: Session drummer Dowell Davis; CRAS instructor
Tony Nunes; CRAS Director of Education Kevin Becka; and Endless Analog
Founder/President and CLASP inventor Chris Estes.
About
Endless Analog
Endless Analog founder and esteemed record producer Chris Estes’
vision was simple: to create a revolutionary product that would,
for the first time in history, bring user-friendly analog tape
recording to every studio environment around the world. As an
avid believer that the sound of analog tape is superior to that
of digital, and after acquiring his first tape machine several
years ago, a Studer A 827, Chris developed and created CLASP (Closed
Loop Analog Signal Processor). The CLASP system solves the age-old
analog tape dilemma by simplifying the recording process and allowing
the user to save thousands of dollars in time and tape archiving
expense. Dust off your tape machine and get ready to once again
hear the warm sound of analog tape flowing through your monitors.
Recording analog has never been so easy, effortless, and endless.
Chris
Estes is a Nashville-based Producer, Mixer, and Songwriter who
enjoys working with a variety of artists spanning several diverse
genres. Over the past 10 years a few of his clients have included
Billy Mann (Teddy Geiger, Jessica Simpson), Ryan Tedder (One Republic),
Major Bob Music (Lane Turner), Krystal Myers (Forefront), Michael
Tait (D.C. Talk), Universal Music Group, Curb Records, EMI/CMG,
TVT Records, Elektra Records, In Pop/Elevate Records, Gaither
Music Group, Dreamworks Nashville and countless independent artists.
Contact
information:Endless Analog – Amy
Becker – 3212 West End Ave, Suite 500, Nashville, TN 37203
– www.endlessanalog.com
– amy@endlessanalog.com
– 866-929-4446 |