BREAKING NEWS!

Clients have asked, and we have answered!
It seems some of you ingrates thought we needed another interface for our DAW…

So…

We are hoping to provide the amazing NuForce uDAC-2 Signature Gold Edition interface with Swarovski Crystals! Provided we can find someone to pay for it! We have it on order and the next job’s revenue goes to landing this brilliant convertor in Australia – the first in the country we’re told.

Stainless steel volume control knob decorated with Swarovski Crystals – We gotta have one!

Kirke Godfrey is delighted to announce the opening of his new facility, ShapedNoise – bringing the life and vibe of Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach to your recordings, whether you like it or not.

The control room is cramped, and has appalling acoustics. There’s no live room as such, and no outboard, plus there’s constant noise from drunken tourists passing by, and the bus stop situated just outside.

Hardware consists of a G4 Powerbook which usually starts up, with a whopping 250 MB of RAM, and running Mac OS 8.3. The audio interface is built right into the computer so there’s no preamps required! Microphones amount to the versatile built-in Powerbook microphone, offering multi-pattern responses simply by adjusting the angle of the computer screen. There’s also an iPod USB cable. Monitoring includes Yamaha NS10s (not pictured as they were destroyed by the studio’s live-in, and for the most part feral, cat. Consequently patrons are advised to bring headphones, or avail themselves of the stereo monitoring courtesy of the G4 Powerbook’s very own built in speaker system. A USB controller keyboard with a few stuck notes rounds out the equation. The DAW platform of choice at ShapedNoise is Opcode’s venerable Studio Vision Pro. A dubious single-layer DVD burner, and an external hard drive with 150 MB of free space (available for hire at an additional fee, but please bring a fire-wire cable). Plus, there’s a power strip with at least two spare spaces for any outboard gear clients choose to bring along. Additionally, the Ikea glass top desk adds wonderful ‘early reflections’ to your recordings, no matter where you place the built in microphone.

Creature comforts include the bottom half of a waffle iron to heat up your sandwiches, and since we understand that seating is such a personal matter, ShapedNoise has opted to not provide any furniture, so clients can bring whatever seating they prefer – beanbags may well improve the diabolical acoustics.

Bear in mind that the proprietor’s behaviour ranges from bitter and argumentative, through to violently hostile.

For a clearer idea of Kirke’s disinterested and rather dispiriting attempts of audio engineering, head to the URL below.

ShapedNoise, New South Wales: (02) 9365 5817 or www.shapednoise.com