Recording

The Studio Setup

 

This studio has been built around a 48 channel Mackie 8 bus mixing console, through a digital PC platform setup running both Adobe Audition & Sonar 7 Producer Edition. Both Nuendo and Pro Tools platforms are also supported.

 

 Some of the Outboard Equipment includes

• Ensoniq DP4

• Korg A1

• Lexicon LXP-1 & LXP-5

• Yamaha SPX-900

• Alesis Quadraverb

• Behringer PDX 2200 & 2600 Compressors

Preamps include

• TL Audio 5051 pre

• Joe Meek Twin Q pre

• Presonus Eureka pre

 

 Some of the microphones available are

• Shure KSM 44

• Shure SM57's & 58's, Beta 57's

• Beyer M88's

• JTS Mic's

• AKG C451's (overheads), D330, D12

• Various DI boxes

• Rode NT2, Rode NT5's

• Studio Electronics B1,

• 2 x MC01's,

 The Recording Space

Comprises of 2 separate recording areas with options to include 2 individual drum / overdub booths as well as in room baffling.  The main recording space is approx. 28 sq metres and comfortably fits a six piece band. 

 

 Headphones and line mixes provide a cleaner playback of separate instruments (rather than using a PA system which creates mixing problems caused by added volume and feedback.).

 

Setup time consists of band or solo artist coming in to the studio, setting up their equipment, microphone adjustment and setup, headphone & record level setup.  For the average band, this usually takes around 1 hour to do.

 Pricing  

 

Hourly Rate = $45
Daily Rate = $320 ( 8 hrs  session )weekends/public holidays/evenings

 

$250 per day on weekdays (10 am to 5 pm)

 

Sessions include 1 x master cd copy
per band member
extra copies available $5 ea

 

Price on application (POA) for longer recording projects.

 

Preparation Tips!

1. Know your songs: practice, if the whole band does not know the song your wasting your time and money!

2. Before recording: new strings for bass and guitar will improve the sound immensely. (if you can't afford the extra $$$ boil your strings in hot water then dry them immediately applying a string solvent to stop rusting.)

3. Drummers: old skins are great but sometimes they have past their use by date. (New ones are heaps better but please, test-drive them for a few days prior to recording!)

4. Be on time: your session starts at the time you book not when you arrive.

5. Have a rough mix: or a good idea where all the extra parts fit like, vocals, harmonies, guitars and other accompaniments.

6. You get what you pay for: A demo's a demo & a CD recording is a CD recording! Demos will tend to have mistakes, as they are quicker and cheaper to record.