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GC PRO PUTS THE ICON IN ICON SOUND
— Steve Morales’ Miami facility adds Digidesign® D-Control™
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NEW YORK, NY, November 10, 2005 — Platinum-selling
producer/songwriter Steve Morales (Enrique Iglesias, Christina Aguilera,
Britney Spears and many more) has added a Digidesign® D-Control™
to his state-of-the-art recording facility in Miami. Working with GC
Pro account manager Billy Walker, Morales has created a full-fledged
Digidesign ICON recording/production system with his new D-Control,
along with his massive Pro Tools|HD® Accel rig. The studio, purely
coincidentally, is called Icon Sound.
“The D-Control, along with high quality summing
busses like the API 8200, has completely changed the way I work,”
says Morales. “I use the D-Control the way a musician plays a
keyboard, with nothing stopping my creative process. All of my analog
outboard gear is instantly accessible, with recall and automation being
handled by Pro Tools, so the workflow is incredibly fast, and nothing
interrupts the creativity of the session.”
Morales continues, “I love GC Pro. I have facilities
on both coasts, and it’s great that GC Pro has local account managers
to handle of all my needs no matter where I am. Billy Walker of GC Pro
Hollywood has taken great care of me, and I’ve been able to get
anything I want and return it if it didn’t work out. It’s
that level of service that keeps me coming back.”
Digidesign’s ICON combines the D-Control, a large-format
tactile work surface, with Pro Tools, allowing professionals to accomplish
every aspect of a project within a single environment, including recording,
editing, mixing and processing for an unmatched degree of workflow efficiency.
For more information on GC Pro, please visit www.gcpro.com
or call 800-935-MYGC to reach the nearest GC Pro account manager.
Photo File: Icon_Sound.JPG
Photo Caption: Pictured are Steve Morales (left) and GC Pro account
manager John Sawyer with Morales's new Digidesign® D-Control™.
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