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SoundSound

Is the trading name of Engineer Producer 'DanDan' FitzGerald. The business was primarily Live Sound during the Eighties and Nineties. Recordings of gigs led to studio work. DD became an in demand freelance Recording Engineer. At one stage, three of his records simultaneously reached the top ten of the Irish CD Charts.

SoundSound Studio, founded in 95, is DD's personal use facility in Cork City, Ireland.

It is designed so that up to 5 musicians can play live, while isolated sonically in separate rooms. Very special equipment has been collected over decades, resulting in a showcase of the world's best. Germany engineering is to the fore:- Original TAB V76 and Siemens V78 Modules, Neumann U67 Valve Microphones, represent the peak in Analogue Valve technology. Later contributions come from Neumann, MBHO, ADAM, Beyer, Sennheiser. British Engineering is well represented by the flagship Celestion Ditton 66, the BBC inspired Spendor BC1 speakers. and a Chilton QM3 Broadcast desk. The USA rows in with UREI, Lexicon, Apple, Countryman, Shure, and the centrepiece of it all, a fully featured ProTools HD3 Accel rig.

SoundSound has diversified in recent years. It is common these days for an album to be recorded in a variety of studios, including home ones. These projects end up in our White Room for the critical Mix and Mastering stages. TV and Film Location and Post Production skills and equipment have been developed. This includes 5.1 Mixing. If you intend home recording DD shares some of his own favourite tips and techniques here.

Mastering- The White room is a Mastering Class environment, which, including the ADAM S3A speakers, boasts a plus or minus 4.5dB frequency response, with incredible resolution.

More importantly DD's experience and ears can bring your mixes to life.

Irish Acoustics- An Acoustics and Noise Control Consultancy.

To formalise his life long studies of sound, Dan spent 2006 on a Diploma Course at the Institute of Acoustics in the UK. This resulted in a thesis titled ' Abbey Road in a Sem- D' This is a detailed study of how to acoustically treat a normal domestic room, raising it to a professionally useful standard. The room was from hell and is now of Mastering standard. No structural alterations were done. It can revert to domestic use within a day. AI now offer this make- over service for Studios, Venues and other listening or recording spaces.

On the Noise Control side we can perform Noise Surveys to ISO standards using our Bruel and Kjaer 2250 Analyser. Various Pubs and Music venues have come to us with problems ranging from complaining neighbours to a displaced water pump. Methodical investigation and innovative solutions solved their problems. As we are IoA certified our services have legal clout. More.

Other Voices series 1-6 were recorded live and and later mixed by DanDan in the White Room. This TV series, has hosted hundreds of acts, from Amy Winehouse to Steve Earle. The whole series is archived and viewable online. Click on this logo to watch or download them.

The 2007 shows were broadcast internationally by RAVE HD. This is a satellite/cable channel which specialises in Music shows with HD picture and 5.1 sound. Full tale of 5.1 here

The loudspeaker manufacturer ADAM were very helpful. See news story here