10 Quick Fire Questions for the 10 Grammy Award Winning Audio Engineers who helped make Liberty 2 Pro possible, starting with @nachomolino in the first of our 10-part series. Feel free to ask Nacho questions down below. Let’s go!
What’s your full name?
Ignacio Antonio Molino Carles
How many Grammy awards have you won and what for?
2 Grammys, 3 Latin Grammys and 3 Nominations.
Grammy for Best Latin Tropical Album “Son de Panama” from Ruben Blades 2015.
Grammy for Best Latin Tropical Album “Salsa Big Band” from Ruben Blades 2017.
Latin Grammy for Album of the Year “Salsa Big Band” from Ruben Blades 2017.
Latin Grammy for Best Salsa Album “Salsa Big Band” from Ruben Blades 2017.
Latin Grammy for Best Salsa Album “Salsa Big Band” from Ruben Blades 2017.
Latin Grammy Nomination for Best Traditional Tropical Album “Medoro Madera” from Ruben Blades 2018.
Latin Grammy Nomination for Best Recording for “La Flor de la Canela” from the Album “Achabuca” 2017.
Latin Grammy Nomination for Best Fusion Album “Barrios de mi Tierra” from Ivan Barrios 2019.
What’s something not many people know about you?
I’m a metal head!. I love metal and heavy music. I also work as a monitoring engineer for Ruben Blades in his concerts.
Which artists have you worked with?
Ruben Blades, CJ Ramone, Diego Torres, Joan Manuel Serrat, Rosana, Carlos Vives, Omar Alfanno, Luis Enrique, Angel Lopez from Son by Four, Tony Vega, Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Tom Patitucci, Terry Lynne Carrington, Jamey Haddad, Joe Lovano, Carlos Garnett.
What’s the best thing about being an audio engineer?
I get to work with music every day of my life and it’s the best it could ever happen to me. I get to contribute my grain of sand to so many songs and albums. It’s an amazing feeling when artists trust you with their music. It’s the most important thing to them and they leave it up to you to take decisions in their work.
What’s the worst thing about being an audio engineer?
It’s a very demanding career. Sometimes you will have to sacrifice family time, or birthdays, or holidays for work but, I love what I do.
What did you think when we contacted you regarding Liberty 2 Pro and why did you agree to work with us?
At first I thought it was probably a scam haha. Then when it started getting serious I thought “this can’t be really happening”. Then when we had the conference call and got the explanation of how the Liberty 2 Pro worked and how they were designed I thought “this has to be good!”
When you first heard Liberty 2 Pro in its final form what did you think?
My first impression was I could hear all the depth of the stereo field. After some seconds into the first song I was noticing all the transients were there, all the sounds were present and fast.
*All the high frequencies were so detailed yet they were not hurting my ears at all. The lows were powerful but not overpowering and very defined. *
The place where I was listening to them for the first time wasn’t a very quiet place so the Liberty 2 Pro’s isolation was great because I could get totally disconnected from my surroundings just by closing my eyes. Really nice!.
Have your impressions of Liberty 2 Pro changed or have you noticed anything new?
No, I still get amazed every time I use them. It’s like listening to them for the first time over and over again.
Any other comments?
The charging time is so short for the amount of time you get of playback. They are very comfortable because they bring every size imaginable of ruber rings for your ears so you can basically fit them to size very precisely.
@nachomolino was kind enough to leave us a full review in the video below. Check it out and ask him your own questions down below.