Endless Analog has announced that it has appointed KMR Audio as its U.K. dealer for its CLASP (Closed Loop Analog Signal Processor), the critically acclaimed pro audio product that invisibly merges real analog tape with Pro Tools and other DAWs. The system has been on demonstration since mid-February in KMR's dedicated listening room at the company's London headquarters. CLASP's inventor Chris Estes and his team will be in the U.K. this spring to help hold demonstrations at area recording studios. Interested studios should contact KMR as soon as possible, as demonstrations are limited and will be booked on a first-come-first-served basis.
KMR Sales Manager Stefan Pope exclaimed, "CLASP is probably the most exciting thing to happen to the recording industry for ten years. It means that the analog tape sound we all love is now available to everyone without sacrificing time or flexibility! When tape-based recording was largely replaced by DAW's, it left a sonic void that plug-ins have not been able to fill, hence the trend for returning to analog tape for some parts of the recording process. CLASP is tape at digital speed. It routes all audio to tape then lines it up with sample accuracy in the DAW in real time. All the functionality of the DAW remains, but your computer will sound like your tape machine. You'll spend more time recording, and no time waiting for transfers, Lynx boxes or SMPTE. Even better, tape costs are low. A single reel can last up to 10,000 hours!"
KMR Managing Director Keith Malin added, "We are honored to be working with such an exciting, innovative company as Endless Analog!"
Estes, also the President and Founder of Endless Analog, stated, "We are very excited to be partnering with KMR in the U.K., and I am looking forward to our studio tour in the spring. With Britain's venerable history in recording and audio production, it is fitting that the U.K. should take a particular interest in CLASP. So many classic recordings were done using analog tape machines, and CLASP truly bridges the concept of recording using analog tape with the convenience and efficiency of digital workflow."
About CLASP
CLASP (Closed Loop Analog Signal Processor) is the world's first and only pro audio hardware that lets you record on real analog tape with digital speed. CLASP provides sample accurate tape synchronization with zero latency analog monitoring while delivering a true Analog front end recording solution for Pro Tools and other DAW's. Already being used by top artists, producers, and engineers worldwide, CLASP is re-inventing analog for the digital age. CLASP is employed by a diverse range of artists, engineers, producers and facilities, including Lenny Kravitz (at his new Bahamas-based Gregory Town Sound recording facility); Michael W. Smith; John Shanks (Bon Jovi, Melissa Etheridge, Keith Urban); Denis Savage, engineer for Celine Dion; Butch Walker (Panic at the Disco, Pink, Avril Lavigne); producers Nathan Chapman, Dave Cobb, Chuck Ainlay, John Fields and Tom "T-Bone" Edmunds; and studio facilities such as England's legendary Abbey Road Studios, Clearwater, Florida's Cleartrack Productions, Los Angeles, California's Hemispheres Recording and Austria's Prime Studios. Analog tape manufacturers recommended by Endless Analog for use with CLASP include ATR Magnetics and RMG International.
More information:

• www.endlessanalog.com
• www.kmraudio.com

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