David Morales, a leading DJ and producer, has spoken about how he has chosen Pioneer Pro Audio XPRS range to be the source for sound within the studio.
If you’re unsure who David Morales is, he is a globally recognised American DJ, songwriter, record producer and businessman, who has won a Grammy-award. Morales started out in the 1980s/90s playing at renowned clubs such as Ministry of Sound, Paradise Garage and Red Zone. He went from strength to strength and found himself producing and remixing over 500 records for multi-platinum and award-winning artists including U2, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and Madonna. Today he is still at the forefront of music, releasing quality albums and headlining big shows. His exploration for newness is what keeps him current and keeps him going.
Morales clearly has an ear for sound, so it didn’t come as a surprise when he revealed he uses Pioneer DJs Pro Audio XPRS system in the studio. He talks about his first encounter with them… “I played in japan at a bar, and they had two of the XPRS 12s and two subs. I loved the way they sounded – I’m like ‘wow!’… I want them”. So that’s exactly what he did. He got in touch with Pioneer Pro Audio and recreated the sound setup with 2 x XPRS 12 active speakers and 2 x XPRS 115S active subs.
The system setup is ideal for creating new material and precisely referencing how it would sound in a live environment. David Morales goes on to state “These speakers are just great out of the box. They have a great reference point to start from immediately. Gain-wise, I really don’t have to play beyond 90dB and the system probably does to 130 or more. The subwoofer is only a quarter of the way up, I’m only using the top boxes at fifty per cent, and there’s still a lot of sub-bass going on in this room. I’m also impressed with the box without the sub because you still get plenty of real ‘bump’ out of it – I’m making club records and I need to understand what they sound like on a club system”.
As a top DJ and Producer Morales goes on to state “Sound is important to me… If these speakers didn’t work, they wouldn’t be here. I don’t compromise my sound for no-one!”. He clearly feels these were a great move and a system that produces high quality, crystal clear, sound reproduction.
To find out more about this speaker set up, take a look at the Pioneer Pro Audio XPRS range below.
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