HARDWARE :

COMPUTER : Apple Mac G4 1,8 GHz 1,5 GO of ram -

600 Go of hard drives distributed on 4 SATA drives – DVD/CD writer. No problems of bugs or latency known on PC systems.

SOUND CARD : Digi 002 rack - An integrated Pro Tools LE studio on a FireWire basis.

Design to satisfy the needs of musicians of studio as on stage, Digi 002 rack is an affordable Pro Tools solution embarking all the power of Digi 002 (associated with the Behringer eurorack MX3242X console) in a 2 units racks. With Digi 002 and the Pro Tools software 6.7, you have all you need to achieve professional productions, with the ease, the power and the flexibility belonging Pro Tools family. Besides, being on a FireWire basis, Digi 002 System take benefits from a portability which makes it so comfortable in studio as in "live".

CONSOLE : BEHRINGER eurorack MX3242X

This console, the BEHRINGER largest “X-rack” sports, has 16 fully inline channels with INVISIBLE MIC PREAMPs and features rarely found in a rack-mountable mixer, like 100-mm faders and individual level meters. Six aux sends can be accessed from main channel and tape return path; two are pre/post switchable and four post-fader. The four stereo returns offer flexible routing options. The subgroup channels and main section are also fully outfitted, including talkback and independent metering. The built-in effects section delivers 32 algorithms in 24-bit quality to cover all of your basic effects needs. EURORACK MX3242X Receives Rave Reviews in International Trade Press  (For more informations please see on the site of Behringer http://www.behringer.com/MX3242X / index.cfm? Lang=ENG).

MONITORS : YAMAHA NS 10 M -

Super monitors - Sound Hyper precise absolutely unequaled at the current day - the best medium in the world. - JBL and + B&W 

DRUMS SET : Complete 5 elements PEARL drums with hit-hat – snares and Toms 

MICROPHONES : Set of several SHURE (SM 57 and 58) AKG microphones for drums, vocal ad instruments. 

MISCELLANEOUS : KEYBOARD (GEM - ROLAND) HEADPHONES - ADAT ALESIS (8/8) analogical converter - PANASONIC tri CCD CAMCORDERS - FOSTEX DAT tape recorder - ROLAND JV 1080 Expander etc… 

GUITARS : Bass, acoustic and electric Guitars are also available on demand.

A2S is a music studio of Dakar (Senegal) capable of producing big sound at small price. Its modern equipment allows to obtain a finished product ready to be masterized thanks to to the experience in digital music of its technicians.

A2S studio combine judiciously analogical equipment with digital protools station. Studio configuration is a DIGIDESIGN Direct To Disk based system on a POWER MAC G4 deck and 24 Bits interfaces allowing 20 real audio tracks and 255 virtual audio tracks, associated to the most used big studios softwares (PROTOOLS 7, CUBASE SX, REASON, LOGIC 7, and digital effects and plugins with unlimited possibilities) for recording, mixing and Mastering.

The Studio A2S proposes a control room over 20 m2, an acoustically treated instruments recording room of 15 m2 and a cabin voice. The control room is equipped with professional material capable of handling quite all typical of sound and musical recording.

The studio A2S is a structure of the non profit organization called A2MS approved by Senegalese authorities which gives to members and artists tools and modern and sophisticated material allowing :

• Live recording Live,
• mixing,
• mastering,
• arrangement,
• sound and video restoration,
• digital audio editing,
• sound in image integration,
• shooting and editing Clips or reports video reports and so on...