Digidesign 003R Signature Series Modification Review

"The Signature Series Mod that you guys packed into my 003R is unreal. Such a world of difference. I used to DREAD going from my HD rig to having to use the little 003 box, but now this thing gives my HD converters a run for their money. The mic pres are actually good now, as well! Good things always come out of Chicago."

--Butch Walker
singer-songwriter-producer (Pink, Weezer, Avril Lavigne, Dashboard Confessional)

"Let me just simply say first that the 003R signature modification far exceeded my expectations and has truly changed my system into a "multitrack monster", as advertised. I was expecting the clock to sound way better than the internal digidesign one, but I didn't expect it to beat my Apogee Mini Me hands-down. The moment when I was most surprised was when I was able to do a comparison of the analog outs. Wow. The "grayness" and "squareness" of the 003R (I was also an 002R user) was gone, the depth and 3-d image of the D/A is amazing. It didn't take me too long to realize that these converters now sound better than a 192. Finally I compared to A/D against the Mini-Me, and again the 003R Mod killed it. Actually when I was listening to the first Print, I did a double take making sure that I wasn't still monitoring the mixer output, it sounds that good. Thanks so much. Your mod not only has changed the headroom of this interface, but has increased my creative headroom as a mixer."

--Kevin Bressler
Audio Production Instructor, The Art Institute of Seattle

"I wanted to tell you that we received our Signature Mod 003R. I can’t express how happy I am with it. The difference is night and day. It’s so punchy, and the sound is so well defined and clear. I’ve never heard this much clarity in my system, and yet the converters have a lot of character! The midrange is beautiful; our guitars never sounded so good. Your clock kills any other clock I’ve ever used in my life! And adding the Auteur preamp to our setup was another pleasant surprise. It’s difficult to describe how pleasing the quality of the audio is. Its almost three dimensional.
Our genre of music production is Spanish Contemporary Christian Music (LCCM), and it’s not a genre that offers lavish recording budgets, even for artists who are signed to labels. By bringing major-studio quality sound into our setup, the Signature Mod has allowed us to offer perspective clients a sound quality that isn’t normally available to them because of budget constraints. Thank you so much!"

--Joel Cruz
New Level Music