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Great Sound And Great Service Gets Prism The ‘Royal’ Seal Of Approval

The King of Belgium, Albert II, has expressed his appreciation of a new version of his country’s national song, which was recorded by Belgian producer Lorenzo Schoovaerts.

Although the King may not have realised it, the audio quality he enjoyed so much owed a great deal to the Prism Sound ADA-8 converters that Schoovaerts used during the recording process - and to the ‘fantastic’ service Schoovaerts received from Prism director Graham Boswell.

“I now own three Prism Sound ADA-8 converters and I use them to connect software synths and effects from my Pro Tools system to my SSL analogue console,” says Schoovaerts, who owns and runs Grooveyard Studios in Willebroek near Antwerp. “They were certainly part of the equation when I recorded a new version of our national song, The Brabançonne, and I think they made a significant contribution to the overall quality of the sound.”

Schoovaert was asked to create a new version of The Brabançonne by the marketing manager of a shopping centre in the town of St. Nicholas, which was being visited by King Albert II. The version was premiered in front of the King and he and the mayor were given a CD of the performance as a gift.