 While Mercenary is always happy to answer any questions you may have about Crane Song products, all prices are valid for U.S. sales only. Crane Song LTD. Where do you start with a company like Crane Song LTD. David Hill has been a friend of Mercenary Audio's for over a decade. In that time, we've watched his design work go from great, to the stuff of which legends are born. We first met David when he was designing tube gear for another manufacturer when that relationship came to an abrupt end [it was a long ugly legal story on the breakup...at some point we may even post the judges decision on the site...I must say, as legal decisions go, this one is pretty damn funny to read]. David struck out on his own building some of what we've found to be the absolute finest in solid state equipment. The stuff has headroom and personality. While, like it's designer, it takes a bit of time to truly understand the full brilliance of the design, and the thought process that went behind it. The Crane Song product is now, and will be for decades to come, a standard by which great product will be judged. It's clarity, attention to detail, as well as flexibility and 'depth of tone' make using the products more than a joy, it makes you look good (or at least the Crane Song stuff has made me look good on several occasions). In addition to designing and running Crane Song, David Hill has a recording studio [Inland Sea Recording] in the recording mecca of Superior, WI. This helps on several levels. Dave gets to try his designs in 'combat situations' from the get go, with out the pressure of 'big dollar mega stars' breathing down his neck to get things finished. From conversations we've had, Dave has told me about 'tweezing' a unit during a session [like the Flamingo mic pre...there was a bunch of tweezing to the "fat" circuit during sessions]. Don't fret, he knocks the 'tweezing time' off the client's bill...so the client walks out pleased with their recording, and we get the benefit of a 'real world design environment'. Things like the processing in the original HEDD were actually floated by us for our opinion, while HEDD-192 was really developed to test several of the aspects of the 'Spider' unit [like the 'tape' knob emulation], as well as working as a D/A to make sure the 'Spider's A/D was perfect. The compressors aren't from this world as far as I can tell. They must have been left behind by alien beings...nothing can do that much gain reduction without artifacts [unless you dial them in] with the possible exception of the GML 8900 (which to this day I've never heard but seen a difference in the meters so I know it must be doing something). |
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Stereo Monitor Controller and Switcher Shipping Weight: 27lbs. | | 8 Channel Mic Pre, Mixer and AD Converter Shipping Weight: 27lbs. |
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Stereo Discrete Class A EQ Shipping Weight: 20lbs. | | Stereo Class A Compressor / Peak Limiter Shipping Weight: 20lbs. |
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Detended Output Knobs and Peak Threshold Preset Shipping Weight: 20lbs. | | Shipping Weight: 20lbs. |
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Discrete Class A Compressor/Limiter Shipping Weight: 17lbs. | | Shipping Weight: 34lbs. |
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2-channel Discrete Class A Mic Pre Shipping Weight: 17lbs. | | Convertor & Signal Processor Shipping Weight: 17lbs. |
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for ProTools MIX, HD and HD|Accel Systems Shipping Weight: Download | ||
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