Steve Chadie

Steve Chadie is an audio engineer who has worked extensively with Willie Nelson. His recordings with Nelson include vocals and guitar on “Last Man Standing”, “My Way”, “God’s Problem Child”, “Willie Nelson and The Boys”, and “Summertime-Willie Nelson sings Gershwin”.

“I love my AudioScape gear. I started out with a pair of optos and they sounded so good I bought all three of their 76 models. I topped that off this year with a Golden 58 gifted to me by my girlfriend (she’s a keeper) and plan on getting more of their gear. Not only do these cats make superb sounding gear true to the classics but they are a great bunch of guys (and gal) and I just dig talking with them about gear and the industry in general. There are a few people and companies out there that still care and Chris and the gang at Audioscape fall into that ever shrinking category.“

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Willie Nelson, Los Lonely Boys, Dolly Parton, Sublime, Supersuckers

Will Yip

Will Yip is a Grammy nominated American record producer, audio engineer, songwriter and musician. Yip is an owner of Studio 4 Recording in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Yip is also the owner of Memory Music, an independent record label he launched in June, 2015, featuring projects worked on at Studio 4.

“I’ve spent my life admiring and chasing classic pieces of gear for my records. I’ve used the same iconic pieces for my chains for the last 20 years. There’s so many clones out there, I’ve tried most of them and it never felt “right”. It never had the same soul as the pieces my ears were used to, but when I got my first AudioScape unit, I was blown away. It wasn’t a “clone”, it was its own monster. It had a soul so familiar to my ears, but with modern capabilities and durability. I knew I had to own everything AudioScape made and everything I’ve used so far has blown me away in the same fashion. You can hear the effort in the design and the craftsmanship in the build. Everything just sounds better running through the units. I’m very grateful to be a part of the AudioScape family!”

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Turnstile, ms Lauryn Hill, Code Orange, Title Fight, The Menzingers, Panic! At the Disco

Andy Sneap

Grammy Award winning Musician, songwriter, guitar player and record producer. Owner of Backstage Studios.

""Great build quality and attention to detail, love all 3 units I have and will be picking up more AudioScape gear in the future."

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Judas Priest, Dream Theater, Megadeth, Amon Amarth, Killswitch Engage

Marc Daniel Nelson

The amount of snap it added was exactly what the doctor ordered while tracking with it in my front end chain.

"After speaking directly to Chris a few different times about the G-buss comp. I had a chance to take it through the courses of what I would traditionally use an original for. I was incredibly impressed with how it reacted on drums and acoustic guitar. The best I've heard outside of the original. The amount of snap it added was exactly what the doctor ordered while tracking with it in my front end chain."

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Fleetwood Mac, Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat, Eric Burdon, Reik, Deorro, Ozomatli, Robert Duvall, Mark Busard, Sneaky Sound System

Colt Capperrune

Colt Capperrune is a top 40 Billboard charting mix engineer, with several number ones on other FM radio charts. Since completing his first record in 2002, Colt now resides in Nashville and works on a huge range of musical styles from country, rock, to metal, and pop.

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Gary Rich Rath (REO Speedwagon), Blacklite District, Sam Williams, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, The Revivalists, Julia Cole, Burden Of The Sky, Clayton Shay

Brian Dunne

I have two EQP-A Tube Equalizers that get used on Every Single Session

“I do. The “Low End Trick” where you simultaneously boost and attenuate 30Hz creates an incredible sound for kick drums!!! Using them for OH’s and also on the Drum Bus is Killing as well. For me using actual “Hardware” with Tubes has given everything I do at my place some much needed Mojo. I see some Audioscape Compressors in my future as well.”

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Current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriting Hall of Fame Duo “Daryl Hall and John Oates” as well as current drummer for TV Show “Live From Daryl’s House”
Former Drummer for Patti Austin, Average White Band (AWB), Bobby Caldwell, Alana Davis, Chuck Loeb.
TV show: “Showtime at the Apollo”

Chingy

"The Audiocape bus compressor is not a clone it’s a great bus compressor made with project studios in mind so that folks who can’t spend thousands upon thousands on very high end gear can afford great gear."

Brian Tarquin

Multi Emmy Award Winning Guitarist/Composer/Producer

"I love what Chris has re-created at Audioscape, especially the Opto Compressor and Buss Compressor. I am currently using both on a new project with Steve Morse (Deep Purple), Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal (Guns N Roses), Billy Sheehan, Chris Poland (Megadeth) and Gary Hoey. I use the Buss Comp across the drum bus, which gives a real nice punch and use the Opto Comp on Billy Sheehan's bass and on guitar leads to add that warmth analog tone. Chris is the real deal at an extremely affordable price. In fact I liked them so much, I wrote him up in my recording column for Guitar Player magazine June 2018."

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Larry Coryell (Godfather of Fusion), Mike Stern (Grammy Jazz Guitarist), Steve Morse, Frank Gambale (Chick Corea), Billy Sheehan, Leslie West, Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)

Fred Guarino

Fred has owned Tiki Recording Studios in New York for 40 years and has worked on hundreds of records with top named artists, and numerous Grammy nominated records.

"I own all of Chris’ units: Buss Compressor, Opto LA2, 76A, MEQ equalizer, and now his REMI.

His units are superb. They are accurate inspirations of classic audio units, (all of which I still own or have owned).

In my judgement, they rank among the best “big boy” pieces of gear.

They sound big, thick and lush, and their behavior characteristics are right on.

Chris pays close attention to detail. He not only uses high quality components, but "classically correct” components in his builds.

He doesn’t settle on cheap parts, yet his prices are extremely fair. And he includes the shipping!

And the best part is that they are built right here in the USA. I’m a big fan."

Billy Mannino

Producer & Mix Engineer, and Owner of Two Worlds Recording Studio in Queens, New York

"I came into record production getting to use the classic, top of the line gear that I feel a lot of my generation missed out on. When opening my own studio in 2020, I knew I couldn’t go backwards into lower-end prosumer equipment. I’ve tried many, if not all the different clones out there in an attempt to find the same weight, saturation and musicality I’ve been accustomed to. AudioScape is truly one of the only companies out there making analog gear that you cannot distinguish from the real vintage pieces in a blind test. Above all else, I truly value and respect their commitment to quality, integrity and personalized customer service over profit margins."

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Oso Oso, Macseal, Ben Quad, Saturdays At Your Place, All Get Out

Jack Miele

Jack Miele is an 11x Platinum, 6x Telly, and 5x Global Music Award-winning audio engineer/producer/composer/multi-instrumentalist. He is also an audio and/or mix engineer on 2 Grammy Award-winning and 4 nominated albums, as well as Emmy Award-winning television promos.

“As an owner of much vintage gear, Audioscape's build quality and attention to detail is heads and tails above its competitors. Their Opto Comp was so amazing that I actually preferred it on some sources more than my vintage unit. That's because it wasn't an exact recreation. It had its own thing. When Chris told me that they don't outsource the T4 cell on the unit and that they build them "by hand"....I was speechless. That's the kind of amazing American made craftsmanship I am looking for. When I demoed their 260VU I was equally blown away. That unit has a very distinct sonic thumbprint. I put some drums through it and there it was...."The Sound". That classic sound of Rock n’ Roll was right there in that box and I hadn't heard another piece of gear (other than the original) get it right. Bravo to Audioscape for their fine work. I will continue to put their products in my studio with full confidence."

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Rod Stewart, Dr. John, Zac Brown Band, Jamie Foxx, Chris Stapleton, Steve Vai, Blues Traveller, Steel Pulse, Diplo and Switch, Ani Difranco, Ryan Tedder, G-Eazy, John Oates, Aloe Blacc, and American Horror Story