LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Geoff Daking and Dave Thibodeau have created a new joint venture - DakingPlus - that is producing the next generation of high-end recording equipment through the application of digital control and automation to analog tone and circuitry. DakingPlus processing modules allow true analog character to be introduced into the workstation workflow in place of modeled representations. This new "Plus" concept bridges the gap between the analog of yesterday and the analog of tomorrow by adding digital control to Class A analog signal processing circuits. Essentially, the concept gives engineers the option to combine modular pieces of DakingPlus analog gear into any configuration. DakingPlus Modules can be combined to configure a 96 in/24 out console or can function as a simple two-channel analog in/analog out processing package. The initial product is the DakingPlus EQ500, an adaptation of the famous four-band "A Range" equalizer for which Daking is famous, that will be available in versions to fit various manufacturers' rack-mount module frames. Next will be a rack-mountable DakingPlus Stereo Compressor, which will offer higher performance than the current Daking FET II mono compressor by providing remote digital control of the analog circuitry. Additional products, including microphone preamplifier and auxiliary buss modules, are planned to follow. This new venture pairs Geoff Daking, well known for a range of analog modules and consoles that recall some of the industry's revered classics, with Dave Thibodeau, SSL rebuild guru and former VP of technical operations for a major SSL console reseller. After many years of mutual experience with consoles, Daking and Thibodeau have combined forces to create DakingPlus products that will be initially available throughout North America from LasVegasProAudio. Noted Daking, "Dave came to me and said, 'Let's take your line of products and computer control them.' It appears that everybody is convinced that they have to have an SSL console for a great signal path, so why not start building a system that bridges the gap between analog processing and digital workstation plug-ins and offers the best of both worlds?" "I have always liked Geoff's designs and his approach to audio," said Thibodeau. "He has an excellent sense of what people want and he is very adept at producing good equipment for low costs. Soon after I met Geoff I remember sitting in his backyard having a barbecue and talking about gear design and realizing that we think in similar ways. It was quite a geek conversation. So I approached Geoff about designing gear together and the rest is history - or, should I say, WILL be history!" |
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