"We are basically group of volunteers who've got together with the desire to discover all the music genres, sub-genres and subcultures wandering through the city of Mostar," says Gabrijel Prusina, one of the founding four, and owner of Studio Groove, which provided the gear for the recordings.
"I was recommended Audient's ASP880 some time ago as I needed more channels. So I read up about it, then watched a lot of reviews and blind shootouts against much more expensive preamps, and I bought one," Prusina explains. "One day I compared it with my existing preamp - and the ASP880 sounded way better to my ears. Right after that, I decided to sell the other two and get another Audient - this time the ASP800.
"Now I have two Audients with my RME Fireface giving me 28 Class-A preamps (20 microphone and 8 line inputs). If I buy anything else in the future, it will be more Audient mic preamps. Why pay more when you can pay less and get the great results and eat your sandwich afterwards?" he adds, referring to the units' impressive price to quality ratio.
First and foremost a musician, Prusina confesses that it was the lack of somewhere to play as well as record his songs that propelled him to invest in setting up a studio. "I was an absolute beginner when it comes to music engineering." He taught himself everything he knows, "with a little help of tutorials and my ears. It was - and continues to be - a great experience," he laughs. This year he finally found somewhere to set up more permanently, and Studio Groove was born.
(Jim Evans)
