Coda takes Milab across Asia

Our new distributor for Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia - Coda Audio Sales - is up and running:

http://www.proaudio-central.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1382

Flux plug-ins

Many of the best products on the market are made by small manufacturers who don't get the amount of attention that they deserve - just like Milab.

If you're into high-end plug-ins you should really check out the french company Flux. They remind me of our company - tiny manufacturer but the products are amazing.

http://www.fluxhome.com/

Email problems

I've recently discovered that we've been having some problems with our outgoing email and that many of the emails that have been sent from the office never reached their target.

The problem has been solved now, but I'm afraid it is impossible for me to find out which emails have gotten lost. I normally answer emails within a day or two, so if you've been waiting for a reply longer than that - please let me know.

FDW-Worldwide booked for NAMM

Milab distributor for North America, FDW-Worldwide, is booked for the 2010 NAMM show in Anaheim, California (January 14-17). Booth number 6630.

Tim de Paravicini, Ear Yoshino - update

I have written previously about Tim de Paravicini's custom valve microphones with Milab rectangular capsules, but I have not seen before that there is more info about them on the EAR Yoshino website.

http://www.earyoshino.com/pdesc.php?pid=27

Gig with Bose L1 system

I had a small gig this weekend at a library (!). I have a duo with my cousin and we tried out the Bose L1 compact system for the first time. Setup: Piano (Yamaha S90ES), acoustic guitar and two vocal mics (Milab LSR-1000 and LSR-3000 condensers).

It was surprisingly easy to get a good sound. The piano sounded a little bit synthetic, but still very good - the guitar was great and the vocal sound was absolutely amazing - and I didn't even touch the EQ, except for the 80Hz high pass filter. But then again, many people underestimate the difference you will get with proper vocal mics.

Michael Jackson and Milab

People ask me every now and then about Michael Jackson's use of our mics. I thought I'd just put what I know in this post and you can google your way here.

This is what I've been told: Bruce Swedien and Quincy Jones apparently liked the VIP-50 and used it for several projects in the late 80's and early 90's. One was as vocal microphone for Michael Jackson's Dangerous album. There is even a thank you note to Milab in the album credits. I don't know if they also used other Milab models - I would guess so, considering the thank you note, but I'm not sure.

There is also a thank you note to Milab in the credits for the Thriller Special Edition, and I'm guessing they used the VIP-50 for some additional recordings for that album. The original Thriller album was released before the VIP-50.

Rodney Holmes

I've been working on a Milab artist feature on the website for some time. The first to be published is drummer Rodney Holmes.

http://www.milabmic.com/milab_artists.asp?artist=r_holmes

More artists coming soon...