Since his purchase of an Audient iD22, location recordist Matt Rogalsky has been able to pare down what he carries with him to site. “For many situations I can now simply take the iD22 and my ASP008, and these ten analogue inputs are enough,’ he explains.
Enjoying the flexibility and freedom of mobility, Rogalsky loves to work in different spaces, taking the gear wherever it’s needed. “I was doing so much of this that I set up Memory Device. There’s no bricks and mortar studio, it’s all location recording. There are a lot of nice spaces in this city (Kingston, Canada) and it keeps things interesting working under varied conditions.
“I was really happy to discover Audient,’ he continues, “the iD22 is a great desktop controller in my mixing room, and works brilliantly with the Audient eight-channel mic-preamp, giving me 10 very portable channels of input. I set up with that configuration recently in a local artist collective house, “The Artel’, to do two days of live sessions with musicians associated with the space. I often record shows there too, since they attract a lot of interesting bands touring across Canada – as well as local acts. I like the idea of creating an audio archive representing this “scene’.’
Rogalsky has also recently finished producing a third album by Canadian duo, PS I Love You due for release at the end of July. “That was mostly done in a rather well-appointed studio, but one of my favourite songs on it was tracked in the band’s rehearsal space with my Audient set-up, and I doubt anyone would pick it out from the other eight songs on the album which were tracked with a vintage API board,’ he laughs.
