In April-May of 2007, I'm back in the IMERSD studios with Huib Schippers, recording and producing a new album of world music, featuring extraordinary performances of the sitar, tabalas and tambura. We aim to have the album completed by mid year, with around four CDs worth of music to be whittled down to one (!) for a release on Tall Poppies records.
One exciting aspect of the project is that it will be the first to utilise the recent refit of the studios, funded by a recent research grant win and industry partnership. The album is being recorded at 176.4kHz sample rate, utilising SSL, Amek and Manley pre-amps,
Wagner, Neumann and Coles ribbon microphones, and will be mastered through Dolby SR and Revox tape (Huib has been disappointed with CD releases for the sitar, citing the work of earlier vinyl productions as being the best available. So, looking forward to seeing if this production can't meet his exacting standards). The album is is also the first to utilise IMERSD's new Digitising ICON, 32 fader console.
One exciting aspect of the project is that it will be the first to utilise the recent refit of the studios, funded by a recent research grant win and industry partnership. The album is being recorded at 176.4kHz sample rate, utilising SSL, Amek and Manley pre-amps, 
Wagner, Neumann and Coles ribbon microphones, and will be mastered through Dolby SR and Revox tape (Huib has been disappointed with CD releases for the sitar, citing the work of earlier vinyl productions as being the best available. So, looking forward to seeing if this production can't meet his exacting standards). The album is is also the first to utilise IMERSD's new Digitising ICON, 32 fader console.
