Eurosound Mobiles
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Dan Daley
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Eurosound Mobiles has truly broadened the definition of the term “mobile recording.” Since its founding by veteran live sound engineer Jan de Groot in the Netherlands in 1971, Eurosound's trucks and systems have ranged around the world, from Moscow to Athens to Nicaragua to Curacao. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Eurosound now operates from bases in the Netherlands and Germany, where the company established a presence in 1989. Chief Engineer Peter Brandt heads the group.
Six mobile trucks are now in operation, along with Eurosound's globe-trotting Airpack System, a compact and flexible flight case-based recording system for both analog and digital, which can be configured for up to 96 channels and can play back and mix in 5.1 surround.
Each of Eurosound's mobile units has unique characteristics, but they all share the common attributes of being highly flexible and configurable, having advanced technology and high-maintenance standards with accurate acoustics. More specifically, to enable them to cover a wide range of applications, each Eurosound mobile unit is equipped with triple-standard (PAL, SECAM and NTSC) video monitors and cameras, one- and two-pair wired communications, wireless communications adaptable to any local frequency standards, full timecode and sync capability, active and passive splitter systems and a massive microphone selection. Each mobile unit also has a broad selection of outboard gear, including models from Lexicon, UREI, Eventide, Drawmer, Dolby, GML and Summit, as well as a variety of 36, 48 and 96-input Raindirk consoles and other consoles, including Crest Vx and Yamaha submixers available.
Options for each mobile unit include vintage Neumann tube microphones, a 6-channel headphone system with up to 100 headsets, surround recording and monitoring, and 64-channel Pro Tools systems, with a variety of A/D converters available.
Eurosound Mobiles' trucks and systems have been used by a broad range of artists, engineers and producers, in an equally wide variety of applications and venues. Rock artists such as Bon Jovi and The Scorpions, producer/engineers including Ed Cherney and Elliot Scheiner, and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra have all used Eurosound's resources. Little wonder that Chris Stone, founder of the World Studio Group, called Eurosound Mobiles “the finest remote recording company in Europe.”
They certainly are the most multicultural. Says Peter Brandt, “Europe is a huge market to service. While the EU has made getting around it easier, we still have to be fluent in several languages, and we have to have the technical and aesthetic ability to go from recording rock to Bach. Much of Eurosound's success is based on our technical abilities and our cost-effectiveness. But it's also because we know how to treat both Luciano Pavarotti and the Rolling Stones.”
SPEC SHEET
Company Name: Eurosound Mobiles. Contact: Peter Brandt. Services Offered: Live recording; broadcast audio; recording and production for DVD, television, video and film; stereo and 5.1 surround recording and mixing. Main Technology Platforms: Raindirk Symphony consoles (4), Crest Vx console; Sony 3348 HR, Studer and Otari analog multitrack and Tascam DA-88 (16-bit) and DA-98/78 (24-bit) tape formats; Pro Tools; Genex 8-track hard disk recorder, Euphonix 48-track hard disk recorder. Vehicle Information: Mercedes 809, 914, 1117, Daf 1900 Ns, VW Lt. Layout (in meters): Mobile 1-7, 15×2.2×3.45; Mobile 2-8, 3×2.4×3.45; Mobile 3-9, 4×2.45×3.6; Mobile 4-11, 3×2.5×3.82; Mobile 5 — (under renovation); Mobile 6, 6×2.3×2.5. Partial Client List: The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, Sting, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, The Scorpions, Luciano Pavarotti, Genesis, Toto, Dire Straits, Peter Gabriel, Madonna, Bryan Adams.
Eurosound Mobiles
GERMANY: PO Box 180220
42627 Solingen, Germany
Tel.: 49/212/254-1225 • Fax: 49/212/254-1227
GSM: 49/171/212-3171
Website: www.eurosound-mobiles.com
E-mail: info@eurosound.de
NETHERLANDS: Dijkstraat 5
6674 AG Herveld, The Netherlands
Tel: 31/488/451048 • Fax: 31/488/451042
Website: www.eurosound-mobiles.com
E-mail: info@eurosound.nl
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