After consulting her ‘nerd network’, musician, producer, vocalist, composer, DJ and audio designer Elysha Zaide (Ill-esha) recently added Audient iD44 audio interface to her studio set-up. ‘Some of the best DSP people I know singled this out as a great option,’ she says.
Wanting something that ‘had great industry reputation’ and was ‘well designed for user experience’. ‘I’ve used audio interfaces where the knobs came off in my hands, or there were so many sub-menus you’d lose hours just trying to navigate it,’ she explains. ‘The simplicity and solid components are really pleasant to use. The integrated monitor control system is super easy and quick. It’s a really great control centre.
‘Part of the reason it attracted me was the combination of build quality and integrated multi-monitor control,’ she continues. ‘When you do what I do, there are a lot of listening environments that you have to simulate, so being able to quickly switch between scenarios – and having one less box on your desk – is superb.’
From Vancouver, Zaide began her career in the 1990s after getting a degree in Audio Engineering from Canada. She has a long involement in electronic music with releases on record labels such as Gravitas, Monstercat and Atlantic Records. She’s composed audio for film, TV and multimedia, and over the past two decades has played clubs, festivals and international events of all sizes. She’s even lent her talents of innovation to other tech companies, helping them design software and hardware for performance and production.
‘For me, music and sound has always been a tool of communication and inspiration,’ she says. ‘I am constantly highlighting audio whenever and wherever possible on my socials, for those interested in a closer look.
‘I will never stop creating,’ she concludes. Collaborations with Underbelly & Mr Bill, her own dark pop album under a new identity, a feature film score, a number of secret projects, and some work with a new indie game studio called 74bit, are just a few of the things keeping her busy.
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