Brigitte Angerhausen on AM1

'As a freelance sound engineer I have worked with a lot of state of the art mixing consoles. But the transparency and precision of the Zähl AM1 is absolutely outstanding. The response of all stages, EQ, Stereo Width, Panorama etc., even with minimal actuation, is always clearly perceivable, even tangible. A fantastic tool to bring your ideas to life.'
Brigitte Angerhausen studied Sound Engineering at Columbia College of Liberal Arts in Chicago USA. Back in Germany she worked for a couple of recording studios in the Düsseldorf area, then she went to work in a sound studio in Madrid (Spain) recording and mixing for several soundtrack composers. Since 1993 she is a freelancer in the EU on projects with (e.g.) Phil Collins (UK), Mark Knopfler (UK), Megapolis (RU), Sheryl Crow (USA), Peter Erskine (USA), Kelly Family (D), Nina Hagen (D), BAP (D - Gold Record for „Aff un zoo“), Michael von der Heide (Switzerland) etc. Since 2003 she also works on music productions for WDR (Cologne, Germany).
Her main focus is on recording and mixing acoustic music and instruments (Jazz, Rock, Pop, classical symphonic and chamber music, contemporary music). Furthermore, as a pianist and bandleader, she publishes her own compositions and arrangements (5 CDs since 2007).
Learn more about Brigitte www.angerhausen.org

[@dessibeats]

What I love more about analogue mixers is someone appreciating the qualities of it. Just listening to you talk about sound is music in itself. Thank you.

[@tobitweaks]

What an audio legend!

[@cmath8577]

I had a look at AM-1 at winter NAMM 2020 but, there was too much trade show noise and distraction. Thank you for making this video of this unique console. I hope to see more AM-1 content

[@reptilespantoso]

Nice video, thank you. Amazing console.

[@peppermintpasta]

$79,500.oo US...what is she going to say negative about it...It better be delicious at that price. $6,625.oo per channel...

[@RadekPilich]

seriously? that's absurd :o

[@shookmusic]

Super cool insight thank you! ❤

[@hakangurdol]

Amazed on this console, changed all my mind.

[@newtronix]

Wow for that price one can get a proper 24 track desk!

[@k2z3k0]

everything we can see is still mixed on Mackie SR 24-4 in the background XD

[@fakfork]

Great review of a wonderful product

[@lucianoluggren]

12:33 A very smart function. Greetings from Argentina.

[@johnnyrenfield]

What was the magic button or ratio that went from boom to almost a reversed polarity effect, sounded good after 🤘💀🍻🔥

[@alancalvitti]

@brigitte - @7:58 where to get those thin xlr cables, mogami?

[@DanBires]

This biggest thing I found mixing in the box without a summing box or analog console is Mono. In the analog mono domain you cannot replicate analog mono. Once you figure this out everything else messes together.

[@rhythmhouse758]

grerat stuff uniqe approach nicce good vibez

[@zonarecordingstudio]

Nice Board ,needs a desk to sit into ,seem to high just sitting on the table

[@MobiusMinded]

Try UA with LUNA. I can create and mixes that are i distinguishable from the same material done all analog.

[@tekis0]

Hello Brigitte: Did you ever get to keep/buy the console? PS: How come there aren't more female audio engineers?

[@BobbyGeneric145]

Susan Massey?

[@filipeventura2729]

I think for the same reasons there arent more women in any other part of the music business. Fucked up society

[@loonateer]

What a cool woman.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Must be hard to mix in such a resonant room.

[@MeAndTheBoys_]

Mixing with headphones, and monitors with low levels. Room wont be the issue.

[@musicman2047]

She must know the room very well by listening to reference mixes for how many years? like MeAndTheBoys said, mixing low level and headphones check for bottom frequencies helps.

[@rustygates3367]

The Senn HD600 sitting right next to the AM1 doesn't tell you something?

[@leoelias77]

i want one !!!! :-)

[@onlygknows7793]

I want 2 of them so i can have sixteen channels for over $ 200,000 Canadian. What a joke. M2 MBP, Apollo, UF8 and Adam speakers, acoustic treatment for home studio = $ 15,000 plus 1k in mastering plugins.

[@rustygates3367]

Give a master sound engineer your cheaper digital gear and the analog AM1, the quality of the same production will be vastly superior with the latter.

[@paulrandomar757]

No acoustic elements 😮

[@MeAndTheBoys_]

Headphones + monitoring with low level, seems to work for her.

[@tB3o3tR9o9]

ja ne is klar

[@LifeGQ]

Way too expensive

[@studiowerkvier6988]

sorry, this console might be good but looks somehow weird, disgusting and ugly... compare the looks to a SSL, Harrison, Trident, Audient, API or whatever.. don't save money on the design... the looks might be the argument to buy something in this segment where quality is top-notch anyway

[@morbidmanmusic]

It's just you, again.

[@MeAndTheBoys_]

Oh yes, the way it looks is way more important than what it sounds like. You sound intelligent.

[@studiowerkvier6988]

with these looks it can't sound good either...

[@cruelolol]

I think the bare metal sides don't help with what I think is a brutalist look. It could have been made better with a side panel of ANY other material besides the one it's made of. It's got the same aesthetic tone as the original mackie 1604s. For US$6k per channel.