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Winner: Peter Scartabello City From: Wakefield, RI   Prize Won: Black Lion Audio PM8 Summing Mixer Quote from the winner: I am so psyched about winning the Black Lion Summing Mixer!!! You made my Christmas and my year for that matter!!! I'm glad I started buying my gear from your company. I was impressed with the knowledgable staff and quick delivery of the products I have purchased in the past. I always try to support the smaller companies because their focus is on the customers needs and not solely on commission. Thanks again Front End Audio! Peter Scartabello

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Being in the music industry always has some great moments. For us, as dealers, one of those moments is when we get the opportunity to take on new product lines. An example of this is when we recently were able to start carrying the illustrious products of Moog Music Inc. And I couldn’t think of a better time to take on such a great line of gear. Not only because of the changes in the music industry, putting the freedom of creativity back in the hands of the artists, but because of Moogfest. The same month that we teamed up with Moog (October), is the same month this great festival was taking place. This year, it was right next door in Asheville North Carolina, where the Moog Company recently moved its operations from New York. In its sixth year, Moogfest is still bringing to the forefront the many great ways Dr. Robert Moog changed the face of music in the 1960’s. Featuring a ton of great music acts, and extremely informative workshops, the three day festival of Moogfest is a must ...

AEA unveiled the AEA KU4 Ribbon Microphone at the San Francisco AES show this past weekend. The KU4 is AEA's modern interpretation of the original RCA KU3A, which many engineers consider to be the best ribbon microphone ever made. The increased rear rejection of the supercardioid pattern reduces the amount of room sound, which is often desired in modern production applications, particularly vocal recording. With a custom transformer, strong neodymium magnets and a low-tuned RCA new-old stock ribbon, the KU4 continues AEA's legacy for wide-bandwidth, top-quality ribbon microphones handmade in Pasadena, CA. The AEA KU4 Ribbon Microphone will be shipping towards the end of January and will be selling for $4248.

Universal Audio, a leading manufacturer of professional audio recording products, is set to start shipping the Universal Audio 4-710D Four-Channel "Twin-finity" Mic Preamp & DI with Dynamics. As the newest member of UA's popular analog product lineup, the 4-710D combines UA's classic design approach with several modern innovations - creating a unique studio device suited to a wide range of applications. At the core of the Universal Audio 4-710D are four channels of tone-blending "Twin-finity" mic preamps with true-bypass 1176-style compression. Based on the original award-winning 710 Twin-Finity preamp - favored by engineers including Al Schmitt (Jackson Browne, Dr. John, Diana Krall) and Matt Boudreau (The Samples, Sean O'Brien) - each of the four mic preamp channels allows for continuously variable tone between 100% tube and 100% solid-state. Other notable 4-710D features include: Newly designed 1176-style compression/soft-limiting ...

Winner: Jonathan Estill City From: Cedar Park, Texas Prize Won: M-Audio Axiom Controller Quote from the winner: Yay! A free Axiom! I was debating about buying one, but at this price it's hard to argue. I'm always appreciative when audio retailers give stuff away, since the gear we need is so expensive. But really, with their prices, it's not as though you needed another reason to check out Front End Audio. Thank y'all very much! Jonathan Estill

Front End Audio is proud to announce the release of the Daking Mic Pre 500 which will start shipping November 15th. Stock is on the way so pre-order today to gurantee you get one from this first batch. The Daking Mic Pre 500 is a API 500 series compatible preamplifier featuring the same Class A, fully-discrete transistor circuitry as in the their popular Mic Pre IV. Futhermore, the Mic Pre 500 offers the same functionality of the Mic One in a convenient, modular design. The unit features a 20db pad, a selectable 1/4" line/hi-Z input, +48V phantom power,  and tri-color LED meter. We are very excited about this unit!

Winner: Mark White City From: Cambridge, Massachusetts Prize Won: IK Multimedia ARC System (Advanced Room Correction System) Quote from the winner What a treat! Out of the blue comes a very useful tool. I've found Front End Audio to be a really fast and reliable source for my studio needs. The contest is just one more way that makes it just fun doing business with you folks. Good luck on the next drawing! Mark White

Winner: Mark White City From: Cambridge, Massachusetts Prize Won: IK Multimedia ARC System (Advanced Room Correction System) Quote from the winner: What a treat! Out of the blue comes a very useful tool. I've found Front End Audio to be a really fast and reliable source for my studio needs. The contest is just one more way that makes it just fun doing business with you folks. Good luck on the next drawing! Mark White

Front End Audio is pleased to announce that it is now the exclusive distributor of Mooktronics Research products. "I'm excited that Front End Audio will be distributing Mooktronics Products. The people at Front End Audio have the right knowledge of professional audio gear and it’s use combined with a great attitude and commitment to service that makes people glad to have chosen to work with them. It’s a great partnership", states Ben Mook; Mooktronics Research’s founder and designer. Mooktronics’ first product is the PDI 500 - a passive Direct Injection module designed for the 500 series format offering the choice of either a Jensen or Cinemag transformer as well as a multiple pad settings. Though many 500 series microphone preamplifiers include direct injection on their front panels, a separate dedicated DI has it’s advantages. Mook explains, "Some engineers prefer the tone instruments produce when terminated to a transformer, and using preamps already availabl...

Last week, Simon Côté from Focal Professional , stopped by Front End Audio to welcome us to their family of authorized dealers and to conduct a thorough training and demonstration of the whole of the Focal Professional line of studio monitors. “We are very excited about taking on the Focal line” says Sales Manager Alan Moon. “The quality of reproduction afforded by Focal’s unique design technologies and years of manufacturing expertise, make for a line of studio monitors that will not only allow you to make mixes that will easily translate to the outside world, but will also allow you to very quickly tune into the minutiae and quickly tweak elements that you would probably have missed if monitoring on other monitors. For example, while evaluating a pair of the Twin6 Be monitors, I had pulled up a mix that I had been working on using a pair of monitors that I have really gotten to know over the past year. I immediately heard balance problems and a reverb buildup that I had been buri...

Winner: Paul Bento City From: New York, New York Prize Won: JJ Audio Apex 460 "Dutch" Modified Microphone

Winner: Camille Martinon City From: Nanterre, France Prize Won: Burson Audio HA-160 Headphone Amplifier Quote from the winner: Woah! This is the first time that I've ever won something big! My Manley mixer doesn't have a headphones output. And now I got one! Fantastic! I had not thought about this particular solution and now I've got it for free! Thank you Burson Audio and Front End Audio for upgrading my system! Camille Martinon

Winner: Randall Moon City From: Glencoe, Alabama Prize Won: Lexicon Omega Desktop Recording Studio Quote from the winner: Never really thought I would actually win anything and WHAM! There it is !!!..I won!!! Thanks Front End Audio for the great contest! The Lexicon Omega is Awesome! This is a song-writers dream! Absolutely the best bang for the buck! Great quality, small size, zero frustration setup. I have no problem recommending this to anybody. Definitely well made and well designed! Randall Moon