The Front End

Mic Locker

At CenterStage Productions, we realize that microphone selection, for just about any manner of audio recording, is perhaps the most crucial component of the audio recording chain. Although there are many mic's that can be used for many different applications, there is typically one mic in our mic locker that is the most appropriate mic based upon the conditions present during recording, both in terms of the vocal, instrument, or location sound characteristics and the recording environment. That's … [Read more...]


Amplified Signals

PreSonus DigiMax 48k's

When we find gear that just works, we tend to stick with it for the long haul here at CenterStage. One key piece of equipment in our remote recording rig that fits this description beautifully is the PreSonus DigiMax mic preamp. We have four of them in our road rack case that give us 32 channels of Class A preamplification at our disposal. We've had these mic pre's for over ten years and they have never let us down ever! Of course, these units were hand assembled in Louisiana by the folks at PreSonus. … [Read more...]


Audio Mastery

Tascam DM 3200

We are audio fanatics here at CenterStage Productions. This probably stems from the fact that our team has over 80 years of aggregated audio experience accumulated from the areas of pro audio, live sound, audio post production, and musicianship. As such, we place equal, if not greater, emphasis on the audio component of our productions. There's an old saying in the film world that goes something like this: "Good audio can make up for bad visuals, but good visuals can't make up for bad audio." … [Read more...]