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Pre-Amps/Amps:
Digimax
PreSonus- 96k digital, 8 channel pre-amp, with light
pipe output. Currently, we are running all our
drums in the drum booth through this for pristine sound.
Motu
896- Audio interface, 96k firewire, 8 channel light
pipe in/out, plus 8 mic pre-amps.
Behringer
DI Box-direct in and out box.
Mackie
1642 VLZ Pro- 16 Channel Mic/Line mixer
Leslie Speaker for Hammond Organ - great for guitars, too
100's of softtware effects & pre-amps
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Recording/Mixing:
96
Tracks-We can handle big bands as well as trios and
soloists. Also, our we have the best equipment available
for vocalists.
250+
MIDI tracks-We can handle just about any outrageous
configuration you mad scientists can cook up, just bring
in
your synth sounds, or use ours.
Motu
2408-24 Channel Audio Interface
Yamaha
R100 Reverb Processor
Korg
X5DR Synthisizer-Library of 500 synth sounds
Apple
Xenon Quad-Core tower
Apple
13' Air laptop
Apple 2.67 ghz MacBook Pro
Apple
17" and 22" Cinema Flat Screens
HHB
Circle 5 Powered Mixing Monitors-Offer the flattest
signal possible, made by those fine folks over in England
who know a thing or two about recording.
Mackie
SRM450 Powered Monitors-Used for playback and rehearsal.
LaCie
CD Burner
LaCie 20x dual-layer DVD Burner-with LightScribe wi
Tascam
CD-A500-pro deck CD/Cassette Tape recorder, we will
provide you with a standard cassete copy of your
session if you want one (or if your car doesn’t
have a CD player)
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Musical
Equipment:
Kurzweil digital piano- truly the best digital on the market
- Weighted keys
with many software symphonic, world music, sound effect , and loop libraries
Drums:
Yamaha
Ten Piece Studio Recording Kit with RMS Mounts and Double
Bass-18" and 20" Kicks. This Drum Set has
been
featured on two Grammy Award winning CD's. They were
formerly owned by Paul Wertico (of Pat Metheny Group)
and Paul helped us set them up and our drum booth for an incredible
sound. Thanks Paul!
Ludwig
"Ringo Starr" 5 Piece Kit W/ 20" Kick-great bebop kit!
Accessories:
Many
Paiste & ZildgianCymbals
Roland
Vdrum Electric Snare tons of effects!
DW
Pedals and Hardware including single and double bass
pedals
Percussion:
Top
of the line LP Congas and Bongos w/ stands and many
percussion extras, bells, shakers, etc.
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Video
Equipment:
In
addition to recording your demo, we are capable of videotaping
your session or a gig and editing to give you a polished
demo reel.
We can format the video for your web site or DVD.
2 Canon GL-2's: Great pro 3 chip optics -w/ lighting & xlr adaptors.
Canon
Elura Mini DV-When just a little video is just enough.
JVC
Mini DV/VCR Deck: If you have some video in standard
tape format, we can digitize it and edit it with new
video and output it to
Video CD or DVD.
Final
Cut Pro HD Production Suite:
One the most widely used Non-Linear Editing
programs. Includes Motion, Soundtrack (great for creating loops), LiveType, DVD Studio Pro 3, and Compressor. Quickly replacing other professional editing
software. Made by Apple, of course.
Sony
Pro Video Monitor
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Microphones:
Peavey
PVM T-9000-tube condenser mic, makes even the wimpiest
voice sound like an operatic singer or Barry White.
We
have several of these Shure mics: KSM141, KSM32, SM81,
and SM57.
We
also use mics by Audio-Technica (AT4047), Sennheiser,
BeyerDynamic, and Octava.
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Software:
Digital
Performer 7: MOTU's(Mark Of The Unicorn) biggest threat
to Pro Tools. DP7 allows us to use plug-ins from any developer and hardware from any manufacturer. This has
enabled us to afford the best equipment and still be
sensitive to the musician's budget. DP7 is by no means a discount
program, it is every bit as robust and stable as Pro
Tools, just much more flexible - DP7 is also used by most Hollywood studios for film scoring.
Adobe Creative Suite 5.1.
Altiverb
7 for MacOS X -probably the best reverb on the market
Finale 8
Guitar Rig
Toast
Titanium 8
Sound
Soap
Sorenson Cleaner-Outputs
your Audio or Video file into any format.
Final
Cut Pro HD Production Suite-see video equipment
Adobe
After Effects-Used to create special effects and unique
titling effects on video projects.
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Facilities:
We
are located between California & Fullerton, between Bucktown & Logan Square. We recently moved
our studio to larger quarters which was newly remodeled expressly to accomodate the studio.
The high celings, thick plaster & lathe walls, and suspended hardwood floors, give the studio amazing acoustics -perfect for live Classical, Jazz, and Acoustic music.
The new hardwood floors really add to the magnificant
sound of the Steinway Concert Grand.
Our
studio is large enough to accommodate a large chamber ensemble. We also have a large collection
of art that gives our space a very cool gallery feel.
See pictures on our Gallery page
We
have a large sound proof booth for isolating vocals/voiceovers or overdubs from a
live session, . Those
Yamaha Drums we bought from Paul Wertico sound amazing in here!
Our
control room is open aired and comfortable during the
mix. Our oversized flat screens help everyone involved
in the mix to have a good view.
We
also have a free parking lot and a deck to relax and blow off steam. Our clients all agree
that our studio is one of the most comfortable
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