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Integration – Getting your studio to the next level

Integration What’s the Next Step in my studio? Are you looking to step up your game a little and don’t know where to start? Maybe you’re thinking about graduating from that little USB interface to a Top end converter and some Boutique mic preamps? Do you need a console? What do you know about clean […]

Sonic Circus to host music festival in Marlboro VT

August 24, 2024 www.soniccircusfestival.com Sonic Circus will host an independent music festival on August 24th in Marlboro Vermont. The one-day festival features EugeneUman’s Convergence Trio, Electric Wire, Jef Brown, Joel Venna, Jack O’ the Clock and the Nu Mu All Stars. Curated to be an intimate, community-driven day of music in a beautiful private setting. […]

Sonic Circus Welcomes Spectra 1964

If you haven’t heard the sound that Spectra Sonics Equipment produces, you should! In 1964, Spectra began cranking out amazing mic preamps, EQs and the legendary 610 comp-limiter. A lot of the consoles in the mid to late 60’s were built with Spectra Sonics components in them. They were pioneers in creating preamps and compressors […]

A rare bird the Aengus Type 73 Recording Console

“You can weld with this console” according to the late Rich Kaplan. originally modified “Made better” by Deane Jensen. He designed an op-amp specifically for the console, the JE-918.  The console was all Jensen transformers, from the mic pre, to the output transformer in the EQ, to the transformers in the fader amps. The consoles came stock with either Aengus 404 thumbwheel […]

Sonic Circus recreates five vintage studios for two upcoming Aretha Franklin productions

At the end of 2019, Sonic Circus was hired to consult and supply vintage recording gear for two upcoming film productions based on Aretha Franklin’s life. The first production, titled Respect (produced by MGM), stars Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin. The cast also includes Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Queen Latifah, Marc Maron, Tituss […]

Sonic Circus welcomes Moog

Sonic Circus is now offering the full line of Moog Synthesizers including the re-release of the Vocoder. Derived from the original vintage schematic, the Moog 16 Channel Vocoder’s analog voice circuits are hand-soldered at the employee-owned Moog Factory in Asheville, NC. The Model 10 a faithful recreation of the first compact modular synthesizer created by Dr. […]

The Magic Shop Neve Console Finds a New Home

Magic Shop Neve

Magic Shop Neve console Sonic Circus recently restored the Magic Shop Neve console and finished completion of the restoration, studio design and installation. The console went through a 3 month restoration process and sounds amazing. Steve Mcintosh is the new owner and if anyone is interested in booking The Barn in Iowa, please feel free […]