Known for his work with Taylor Swift, Don Henley, Maren Morris, Megadeth and Peter Frampton, multiple Grammy-nominated producer/engineer Jeff Balding has installed Genelec 8351 three-way Smart Active Monitors (SAM) and a 7360 SAM subwoofer in his studio.

Balding recently became one of the latest members of the music production community to set up a facility in Nashville’s Berry Hill district. In addition to the Genelecs, the studio features a 32-channel API 1608 recording console, Burl B80 Mothership AD/DA Interface and Universal Audio plug-ins for Pro Tools among other equipment.

‘I’ve had the 8351s for a little over a month now, and I feel excited to go into the studio to work on them,’ Balding says. ‘I like how they make me react to a mix, and I like the detail I hear on them. As you know, the rule of thumb with speakers is if you can’t hear it, you can’t fix it. And with the 8351s and the 7360As I feel like they give me the detail I need.

‘I’ve currently been using them on tracking/mixing sessions for singer/guitarist Phillip Phillips and mixing sessions for Don Henley’s Hyde Park performances. I am impressed with the proprietary GLM AutoCal technology, and it has some very flexible user features. It’s also proven to be accurate when I take mixes out of the studio. The combo of the 8351s and the 7360As is like having a great sounding set of big soffit-mounted monitors in a near-field package, and for me that’s a perfect scenario.’

Genelec’s 8351 three-way Smart Active Monitor (SAM) was developed in response to the need for increasing audio perfection for close-field recording and mix environments. Offering unique size and technological innovations, the 8351 claims new ground in electro-acoustic engineering, through its integration of mechanical and acoustical design, and signal-processing.

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