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Since the company was founded, a versatile and innovative network of experts has been built around the CORDIAL professional center, which is steadily growing. This means a huge repertoire of know-how around topics such as cables, technology and music. It is important to us to let our customers and interested parties participate in this rich treasure of knowledge - and to facilitate a mutual exchange of experience. Be it through videos, webinars, interviews or even interactive discussions: opinions are important to us, we want to participate. Just as it should be in a good family - and especially the CORDIAL Family. Let's talk - just CORDIAL FAMILY TALK.

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Silent Punkrock
Marco and Clemens from the Leipzig punk rock band 100 Kilo Herz took a look at... er listened to the silentPLUG® from ...
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Andrew Gouche presents his Cordial signature cable
At Summer NAMM 2019, bass player Andrew Gouche presents his brand new cordial signature cable CSI PP ANDREW GOUCHE.
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Band room is almost done
The future rock band Brew Berrymore from Regensburg has created a band room in an attic.
Andrew Gouche presents his Cordial signature cable

At Summer NAMM 2019, bass player Andrew Gouche presents his brand new cordial signature cable CSI PP ANDREW GOUCHE.

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Band room is almost done

The future rock band Brew Berrymore from Regensburg has created a band room in an attic. They are taking you along with them as they put the finishing touches to the room and finish the wiring.

(English subtitles)

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Kemper + Engl Hybrid
Chris Hermsdörfer is using an analogue-digital hybrid system for live performances since a long time.
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Water damage in the rehearsal room!
Drummer Dirk Brand had to rewire his entire rehearsal room and studio after water damage.
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Guido (DONOTS) about his pedalboard
Guido from the DONOTS can sometimes even restrain himself from screwing all his effect devices onto the pedalboard. He ...
Kemper + Engl Hybrid

Chris Hermsdörfer is using an analogue-digital hybrid system for live performances since a long time. Not just analogue, not just digital, but both. In this video he explains how to combine these two systems and get them to communicate. It's worth trying!

Music: "99 Skovielt" by Chris Hermsdörfer

(English subtitles)

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Water damage in the rehearsal room!

Everything wet and rusty? Drummer Dirk Brand had to rewire his entire rehearsal room and studio after water damage - partly because he had relied on cheap cables. Here he explains what he thinks matters and what golden plugs have to do with it.

Music: "The Page" written by Chris Vega, played by: Chris Vega (Git & Vocals), Tim Rashid (Bass), Edin Colic (Git), Steffi Barth (Backing Vocals), Dirk Brand (Drums)

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Guido (DONOTS) about his pedalboard

Guido from the DONOTS can sometimes even restrain himself from screwing all his effect devices onto the pedalboard. He tells us what his signal path looks like in this short video.

(english subtitles)

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Purgen (DONOTS) about his e-bass-pedalboard
Purgen (Jan-Dirk) from the DONOTS likes it simple and tidy on his pedalboard. He shows how he wires it all up in this ...
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DONOTS & Toni Loitsch about their musical beginnings
Guido, Alex and Jan-Dirk from the DONOTS meet their FoH technician Toni Loitsch and Tim Franke from Cordial in this ...
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Guido Donot and Toni Loitsch @ Guitar Summit 2019
See Guido Donot of the German Band DONOTS and Toni Loitsch (FOH, Nautilus Studios) at their Live Sound Workshop @ Guitar ...
DONOTS & Toni Loitsch about their musical beginnings

Guido, Alex and Jan-Dirk from the DONOTS meet their FoH technician Toni Loitsch and Tim Franke from Cordial in this edition of Family-Talk shortly before their new record release and chat about their musical beginnings, small and big concerts and what they have been doing in the last few months instead of being on stage.

Guido Donot and Toni Loitsch @ Guitar Summit 2019
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Customized solution for the control centre
In the Limetree studios there is a very old, massive, but enormously great console from the 80s. In order to use it ...
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Martelle about Looper on his Pedalboard
Whether in the studio or in live concerts: Pedalboards must above all accommodate many effects units in the smallest ...
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Tips on livemixing by Martin Schulze [German]
Interview with Martin Schulze at the public workshop "PA-Basics" of Cordial, ElectroVoice and Dynacord at JustMusic ...
Customized solution for the control centre

In the Limetree studios there is a very old, massive, but enormously great console from the 80s. In order to use it properly, a Cordial custom solution was needed. In this short room tour, Sören shows what it's all about.

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Martelle about Looper on his Pedalboard

Whether in the studio or in live concerts: Pedalboards must above all accommodate many effects units in the smallest possible space. Andreas Schmid-Martelle explains what role loopers play in this and shows his two pedalboards that are optimised for their purpose.

 

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Tips on livemixing by Martin Schulze [German]
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Michael Meier about his percussion set
Drums and percussion have much more to do with the subject of cabling than some might think at first glance.
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What do guitarists and percussionists have in common?
Michael Meier and Sean Athens have been using Cordial cables for their performances for a long time. What experiences ...
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Multiple studio monitors for home recordings?
Michael Painter has several studio monitors and even a Bluetooth box. He tells us what this is all about in this video.
Michael Meier about his percussion set

Drums and percussion have much more to do with the subject of cabling than some might think at first glance. Michael Meier - MM-Drumming - is a well-known drummer/percussionist in the German as well as international music scene and a new face as a Cordial partner. In this video, he talks about his experiences with cables, about challenges and solutions in cabling and gives tips for the professional routing of signal lines in order to take down a percussion set-up in a target-oriented way.

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Patchbay - old but gold
Jeremy Lentner from the Austrian hard rock band MIDRIFF wants to be particularly flexible in his studio. The solution: A ...
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Super fast drum set-up
Setting up and dismantling drums, especially on stage, is incredibly time-consuming - especially if there is no riser or ...
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Ronja Maltzahn about the Lockdown (DE)
Lockdown - actually the worst case for musicians. Cordial friend Ronja Maltzahn doesn't let times of crisis get in the ...
Patchbay - old but gold

Jeremy Lentner from the Austrian hard rock band MIDRIFF wants to be particularly flexible in his studio: from the vocal booth to the preamp or the other way round, taking another turn just before the interface. No problem: He has rewired his entire studio and now everything runs via a patchbay.

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Super fast drum set-up

Setting up and dismantling drums, especially on stage, is incredibly time-consuming - especially if there is no riser or space is limited. Max from OX! has come up with a super-fast solution for this: miking, cabling and the whole setup on one rack, saving time and space.

Ronja Maltzahn about the Lockdown (DE)

Lockdown - actually the worst case for musicians. Cordial friend Ronja Maltzahn doesn't let times of crisis get in the way of her positive attitude; after all, she is a musical and organizational all-rounder. Her planned "living room or garden concerts" are a special point, which she pursues with enthusiasm. She also talks about the possibilities of state aid for artists in crisis or about crazy situations in the context of her current CD production. And one always senses when she tells: "just don't bury your head in the sand, it'll work out".

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Sean Athens about his livestreaming concerts
Guitarist Sean Athens has been professionally livestreaming concerts with the session band 4-Music-Nights for the past ...
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Sean Athens about his Pedalboard
What does it take for the perfect Jimi Hendrix moment? Sean Athens, passionate blues rocker, has optimized his ...
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Sven Holscher on sound design with the pedalboard
With a well-equipped pedalboard and a bass, it is possible to create sounds that excite the listener until the very last ...
Sean Athens about his livestreaming concerts

Guitarist Sean Athens has been professionally livestreaming concerts with the session band 4-Music-Nights for the past few months and has gained quite a bit of experience. Now he is planning his first solo livestreaming event with his new Sean Athens Band via Youtube on 10 July 2021. In conversation with CORDIAL's Tim Franke (sorry for the poor sound quality!), Sean tells us how he approaches this big online gig.

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Sean Athens about his Pedalboard

What does it take for the perfect Jimi Hendrix moment? Sean Athens, passionate blues rocker, has optimized his pedalboard for this special moment - and wired it space-saving with our CFIP RR Pancake Plugs.

Sven Holscher on sound design with the pedalboard

With a well-equipped pedalboard and a bass, it is possible to create sounds that excite the listener until the very last note. Bassist Sven Holscher explains how he does it and what role cables play on his pedalboard.

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Sylvia Massy @ Studioszene Cologne 2019
In this video, star producer Sylvia Massy talks about her experiences, her tricks and her Cordial cables.
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Andreas Schmid-Martelle about "METAL"
In 2017, Andreas Schmid-Martelle got his first CSI PP-METAL cable and talked about his first experiences with it.
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Axel Ritt
Axel Ritt talks about his experiences with Cordial.
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JJ Jones (Bigband Dachau)
Singer JJ Jones (Bigband Dachau) talks about his impressions from Montreux Jazz Festival 2017 and his Cordial ...
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Tom Jahn (Bigband Dachau)
Tom Jahn, professional musician and Bigband Dachau bandleader, talks about professional instrument cabling and his ...
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Tom Jahn & Jan van Meerendonk (Bigband Dachau)
In this interview Tom Jahn & Jan van Meerendonk (Bigband Dachau) talk about their impressions from their gig at Montreux ...
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Tommy "Dread" Salvermoser (Bigband Dachau)
Tommy "Dread" Salvermoser, one of the Bigband Dachau drummers, talks about professional drum cabling.
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Chris Kramer
Chris Kramer talks about his experiences with Cordial
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Chuck Plaisance
Chuck Plaisance talks about his experiences with Cordial.
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Dirk Brand
Dirk Brand talks about his experiences with Cordial.
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Gil Edwards
Gil Edwards talks about his experiences with Cordial.
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Jolina Carl
Jolina Carl talks about his experiences with Cordial.
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Martin Engelien
Martin Engelien talks about his experiences with Cordial.
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Mrs. Greenbird
Steffen and Sarah from Mrs. Greenbird talk about their experiences with Cordial.
Endorser Experiences
The band OX unboxes a Cordial packageage
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Pitti Hecht
Pitti Hecht talks about his experiences with Cordial.
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Sean Athens
Sean Athens talks about his experiences with Cordial
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Sean Athens
The guitar player talks about his experiences with Cordial cables.
Endorser experiences
How good cables save your gig
This video shows how things could happen and how high-quality cables can make a band's life easier in some ways.
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Toni Loitsch @ Nautilus Studio 2019
Toni 'Meloni' Loitsch, head of the Nautilus Studios, talks about his studio plans and his experience with Cordial ...
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Victor Smolski
Victor Smolski talks about his experiences with Cordial.
Endorser Gig
Walter Trout @ Backstage Munich 2019
Cordial Endorser Walter Trout with his brand new Cordial cables.