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THE LATEST ADK MICROPHONES
- HAND-CRAFTED WITH PRIDE IN AMERICA
ADK has an abiding interest in pushing forward
the science and technology in the pursuit of
euphonic excellence. Our methodology is based
on the Henry Steinway idea to marry
the craft of woodworking with the theories
of physicist Helmholtz -- Art and Science
seamlessly integrating for a common goal!! ADK
has morphed this idea into the concept of a
continuous feed-back loop between Artists,
Sound Engineers, and Design Engineers. Using
this methodology, our Golden-Ears do all the
Fine-Tuning!!! ADK
Custom Shop has facilities in Belgium,
America, and plans to add Canada
and UK. Think of ADK-CS as
Micro-Breweries. Small
distillers of very flavorful analog refreshment!!
On the Signal Processing side,
ADK Custom Shop offers a unique Modular
Platform, both on the Pre-Amp and
Compressor / Limiter sides of the signal chain. By
swapping Real Analog Plug-Ins: Discrete Op-Amps
and Transformers, You Customize
the Performance of these magic black-boxes!!
Have
British EQ on Monday, American EQ on Tuesday,
and on Wednesday - go
Swedish!!
On the Microphone Side, ADK-CS now
offers One-Off Multi-pattern Valve
Mics. Select from a "Capsule
Bank" - High-End Capsules Designed
in USA, Europe, or Australia. Build Your Own
Valve Mic, or Own a Classic Pair of American-Built
Class A FET Condensers: Hot Hamburg II-Au or Cool Vienna II-Au with
Aussie-Designed Capsule, Hi-Fi Belgium-Designed
PC Board with British Oxford Transformer. A
PhD in Physics, A Mic Collector and a Design
Genius and it still took three years to complete
this project!
(Our Ears Thank You!)
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ADK Custom Shop
CS-1
Description: Class
A (Discrete) 9 Polar-Pattern Tube (Valve) Condenser Microphone
built as a "One-Off" using Customize Belgium-Design
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 (including
a $3 Resistor) and your choice of Capsule from the
Custom Shop "Capsule-Bank". Based on ADK's
Area 51 TT Chassis, this is a totally Customized Product built "One-Off" for
each client based on one's preference for Historical (Vintage)
Microphone Response Characteristics. |
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ADK Custom Shop
Vienna IIAU Edition
Description: NEW: ADK Hamburg II-AU
and Vienna II-AU models
are based on a unique FET circuit that saturates gradually
(unlike most condenser microphones which tend to clip abruptly).
Both Products now boast Australian-Designed
Capsules, British Oxford Transformers, Hi-End
Phillips Norelco Uber-FET. Manufactured with Hi-Fi Methods
and Materials. It took three microphone experts including a
PhD in Physics, a Design Genius in Belgium and a guy with a
40 year-old Mic Locker to create it! Add Two-Way Attenuation
Pads (8 and 16 dB) to enable end-user to tailor the dynamic
behavior of the Mic to the situation and obtain new textures,
with rarely the need for outboard processors or even EQ. |
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ADK Custom Shop Hamburg IIAU Edition
Description: NEW: ADK Hamburg II-AU
and Vienna II-AU models
are based on a unique FET circuit that saturates gradually
(unlike most condenser microphones which tend to clip abruptly). Both
Products now boast Australian-Designed
Capsules, British Oxford Transformers, Hi-End
Phillips Norelco Uber-FET. Manufactured with Hi-Fi Methods
and Materials. It took three microphone experts including a
PhD in Physics, a Design Genius in Belgium and a guy with a
40 year-old Mic Locker to create it! Add Two-Way Attenuation
Pads (8 and 16 dB) to enable end-user to tailor the dynamic
behavior of the Mic to the situation and obtain new textures,
with rarely the need for outboard processors or even EQ.
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ADK Custom Shop TC-AU
Description: Same as the TC with an upgraded capsule. Available with GK67 or GK12 capsule (same capsules used in Hamburg II-AU and Vienna II-AU models). Class A tube fixed cardioid 1-inch diaphragm condenser mic. Includes 6072A valve, external power supply, shock mount and our premium aluminum flight case.
Applications: LEAD
Male and Female Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Reed Instruments
(Sax), Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello, and Contrabass), Drum Overheads,
or anywhere you would use a Vintage Tube Microphone. "This Mic
Smokes!!" George Petersen, Mix Magazine. |
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ADK Custom Shop TT-AU
Description: Same as the TT with an upgraded capsule. Available with GK67 or GK12 capsule (same capsules used in Hamburg II-AU and Vienna II-AU models). Class A tube switchable 9-polar pattern condenser mic with dual 1-inch diaphragms. Includes 6072A valve, external power supply, shock mount and our premium aluminum flight case.
Applications: Male and Female Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Reed Instruments (Sax), Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello, and Contrabass), Drum Overheads, or anywhere you would use a Vintage Tube Microphone. Great for Broadcast Applications, too! Multi-Patterns offer you a Palette of tone-colors / tone-textures. Amazing! Ray Charles tracked his final 3 CD’s on the TT or CE. “The last Mic Mr. Charles ever fell in love with”. Terry Howard, quoted in Electronic Musician. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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