ADK Custom Shop Microphones, Pre-Amps, Compressors

State-of-the-art Upgrades for ADK Microphones

ADK Custom Mics are Performance-Upgraded Condenser Microphones. C.S. are Re-manufactured in USA using Aerospace R&D to offer top-tier state-of-the-art analog solutions. A passion to push the envelope of performance metrics for real-world audio.

Take two Steinway experts from Seattle, add a Mic-Wizard from Belgium and engage the services of a PhD in Physics from Sydney (yes, he really is a Rocket-Scientist!) - Put Three and-a-half years of Design, R&D and Exhaustive Bench & Beta Testing.
Result: A forty-year mic locker filled with museum quality vintage mics has a real challenger!!!! Not accepting the idea of ‘almost as good as vintage’ – but better than!!

The New ADK Custom Shop draws from the best Minds in the World, sources the best possible Materials in the World, uses Cutting-Edge Methodology. Result: uber-useful Audio Tools! Built to make the Glove Fit the Hand of Both Artists and Engineers.

The Audacity to Invent Better-Than-Vintage Solutions for Truly Golden-Ear Recordists!

ADK CUSTOM SHOP Mission-Statement: Cutting Edge, Yet Middle-Price-Point!

ADK has CUSTOMIZATION-OPTIONS for All 3 Parts of the Original ADK T-Series Microphones as follows: Capsule Only – as in the case of the TT-Au and TC-Au series. Capsule and the PC Board – as in the case of the CS Series Microphones. Capsule, PCB, & Transformer – as in the case of the Hamburg II-Au and Vienna II-Au Microphones.

Email ADK Founder Larry Villella (larry@adkmic.com) or call 1-503-296-9400 for a Consultation.

FOUR NEW FETS

ADK Custom Shop FETs are based on a unique FET circuit that saturates gradually (unlike most condenser microphones which tend to clip abruptly). Key to the Tonality -a Belgian-American-Australian-Designed Capsule, British Oxford Transformers, Hi-End Phillips Norelco Uber-FET. Manufactured with Hi-Fi Methods and Materials, including a $6 Resistor! It took three microphone experts including a PhD in Physics, a Design Genius in Belgium and a 40 year-old Mic Locker to create them! Two-Way Attenuation Pads & Two Way HP Filter to enable end-user to tailor the dynamic behavior of the microphone and create new textures, with rarely the need for outboard processors or even EQ.

ADK Custom Shop Vienna IIAU Edition

Description: Vienna II-AU is the Most Brilliant of all ADK CS-Series Custom Valve Microphones. Almost Effervescent High-End.

ADK Custom Shop Hamburg IIAU Edition

Description: ADK Hamburg II-AU has the early 60's vibe. Almost imperceptibly Mellow. Scoops nasal, sibilance issues in a subtle way.

ADK Custom Shop Berlin 47-Au

Description: NEW: ADK Berlin 47-Au has Medium Mids and a Soft Top!

ADK Custom Shop Cremona 251-Au

Description: NEW: ADK Cremona 251-Au had Medium Mids and Extra Air!

TC-Au Tube Mics

Class A Fixed-Cardioid Tube (Valve) Condenser Microphone Belgian-Australian-U.S-Designed AU Capsule from the Custom Shop "Capsule-Bank". Based on ADK's Original TC Chassis, this is a totally Customized Product can be built "One-Off" for each client based on one's preference for Historical, Vintage Curves - Microphone Response Characteristics.

Capsules have been totally upgraded on TC-Au. All four AU capsules offer 3 dB lower Self-Noise (3dB more Head-Room).

ADK Custom Shop TC 12-Au

The GK12 Capsule is Brilliant, yet Smoother than the Original TC.

ADK Custom Shop TC 67-Au

The GK67 Capsule offers 3dB lower Self-Noise (3dB more Head-Room). 60's vibe w. Slightly Mellow Tone.

ADK Custom Shop TC 47-Au

The GK47 Capsule has medium mids and softer tops.

ADK Custom Shop TC 251-Au

The GK251 Capsule is sweeter, top and bottom. Just the right "smile".

TT-Au Tube MultiPatterns

Class A (Discrete) 9 Polar-Pattern Tube (Valve) Condenser Microphone with Australian-Designed GK-D (dual) capsules from the Custom Shop "Capsule-Bank". Based on ADK's Original TT Chassis, this is a totally Customized Product can be built "One-Off" for each client based on one's preference for Historical, Vintage Curves - Microphone Response Characteristics.

Capsules have been totally upgraded on TT Au. All four AU capsules offer 3 dB lower Self-Noise (3dB more Head-Room).

ADK Custom Shop TT 12-Au

The GK12 Capsule is Brilliant, yet Smoother than Original TT.

ADK Custom Shop TT 67-Au

The GK67 Capsule has a 60's vibe w. Slightly Mellow Tone.

ADK Custom Shop TT 47-Au

The GK47 Capsule has Medium Mids and a Softer Top.

ADK Custom Shop TT 251-Au

The GK251 Capsule is Sweeter, top and bottom.

The NEW J-MODs

The NEW J-MODs are Class A (Discrete) 9 Polar-Pattern Tube (Valve) Condenser Microphones built as "One-Offs" using a Custom Belgium-Designed PC Board built with Hi-Fi Methods and Materials, using a "No-Corners-Cut" Approach. Features German Hand-Selected Valve, Top-of-the-Line Components (like a USA Jensen Tranformer) with Australian-Designed GK capsules from the Custom Shop "Capsule-Bank". Based on ADK's Area 51 TT Chassis, this is a totally Customized Product can be built "One-Off" for each client based on one's preference for Historical, Vintage Curves -Microphone Response Characteristics.

ADK Custom Shop CS-47Y-J

The CS-47Y-J has Mellow, yet, Historically "Later" Microphone Response Curve. Smooth but with Attitude.

ADK Custom Shop CS-47W-J

The CS-47W-J has the Mellowest, Most Ribbon-Like, Historically "Earliest" Microphone Response Curve.

ADK Custom Shop CS-12J

The CS-12J is the Most Brilliant of all ADK CS-Series Custom Valve Microphones. Almost Effervescent High-End.

ADK Custom Shop CS-67J

The CS-67J has the early 60's vibe. Almost imperceptibly Mellow. Scoops nasal, sibilance issues in a subtle way.

Preamps and Compressor with PLUG-INs

ADK Custom Shop AP-1 Mic Pre-Amp

Description: NEW: BREAKTHROUGH DISCRETE PLATFORM for Microphone Pre-Amplification. Open-Ended Architecture offers fundamental control of Tonal-Coloration and Tonal-Textures. User-Defined Operational Amplifier (Op-Amp) / User-Defined Transformer (XFO). More than a Pre-Amp! AP-1 is a Single Channel "Platform": offering Ultra-Flexibility. Match the "color" of the Mic and the "color" of the source material WITHOUT USING EQ !!

Applications: ANY CRITICAL RECORDING OR LIVE SOUND SOURCE WHERE A TOP-OF-THE-LINE DISCRETE PRE-AMP IS REQUIRED.

ADK Custom Shop AP-2 Mic Pre-Amp

Description: NEW: BREAKTHROUGH DISCRETE PLATFORM for Microphone Pre-Amplification. Open-Ended Architecture offers fundamental control of Tonal-Coloration and Tonal-Textures. User-Defined Operational Amplifier (Op-Amp) / User-Defined Transformer (XFO). More than a Pre-Amp! AP-2 is a Dual Channel "Platform": offering Ultra-Flexibility. Match the "Color" of the Mic and the "Color" of the Source-Material WITHOUT USING EQ!!

Applications: ANY CRITICAL RECORDING OR LIVE SOUND SOURCE WHERE A TOP-OF-THE-LINE DISCRETE PRE-AMP IS REQUIRED.

ADK Custom Shop CLA-1 Compressor / Limiter

Description: NEW: BREAKTHROUGH DISCRETE PLATFORM for Dynamic Control and Gain-Staging. Open-Ended Architecture offers fundamental control of Tonal-Coloration and Tonal-Textures. User-Defined Operational Amplifier (Op-Amp) lets End-User choose Vintage or Modern Tone. CLA-1 is a Single Channel "Platform": offering Ultra-Flexibility. End-User can Choose from Class A/B and Class A Discrete Op-Amps - both Vintage and Modern!!

Applications: ANY CRITICAL RECORDING OR LIVE SOUND SOURCE WHERE A TOP-OF-THE-LINE DISCRETE COMPRESSOR/LIMITER IS REQUIRED.

ADK Custom Shop CLA-2 Compressor

Description: NEW: BREAKTHROUGH DISCRETE PLATFORM for Dynamic Control and Gain-Staging. Open-Ended Architecture offers fundamental control of Tonal-Coloration and Tonal-Textures. User-Defined Operational Amplifier (Op-Amp) lets End-User choose Vintage or Modern Tone. CLA-2 is a Dual Channel "Platform": offering Ultra-Flexibility. End-User can Choose from Class A/B and Class A Discrete Op-Amps - both Vintage and Modern!!

Applications: ANY CRITICAL RECORDING OR LIVE SOUND SOURCE WHERE A TOP-OF-THE-LINE DISCRETE COMPRESSOR/LIMITER IS REQUIRED.

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