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Holy cow! Now THAT's a studio!
- Thread starter Benjamin Strange
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You see, at (unpronounceable) Studios, we don't waste our money on furniture which could be better spent on equipment. Every table, chair, amplifier stand and desk was meticulously fished from the garbage or left by the previous tenant. In fact, our studio is so exclusive that we're the only ones that can record there.Bad_Habit_Bassist said:
Note the artwork on the walls. Painstakenly created by gluing up soundproofing foam and letting it set for a few years before ripping it all down leaving the distinctive patterns you see before you. The patchwork of moldy carpet remnants offer a sound that can't be reproduced by new studios with their so called, "new" and "clean" carpeting.
Our drum riser is a work of art, resonating with the bass and passing the sounds of the floor tom into the hi-hat mic in a way that just can't be reproduced in a "professional" studio.
Here are some examples of the kind of work that we do here with our generic PC recording system.
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We even have a mini-fridge and microwave for the musician who doesn't have the time to skip out for a meal.
Located within the secure setting of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in an abaondoned meat locker, only those with a pass may enter through security (really!). Being a government facility, only authorized personnel may enter our facility. With a beautiful view of both the San Francisco skyline, the Bay Bridge and the Oakland ports, (unpronounceable) Studios is a unique place for making unique music.
- Dave
nonsqtr said:For such a nice studio, it's amazing they have such a crappy collection of mics. No self respecting studio should be advertising anything like that. Heck, I have twice as many AKG's as they do, and I'm sure I only have half (or a quarter) as many channels. And I have a C-61 for recording acoustic guitars, which IMO is one of the best ("most useful") mics AKG ever made. But, to each his own. I'm just wondering whether tracking engineers are expected to bring their own mics?
So I guess all those Neumanns, Schoeps and B&Ks are pretty crappy mics, then?......
Why am I the first one to ask what the red and blue balls are for?!?!?!?!
And as for the Blue Painted Thingie under the glass table. I'd buy a pair of pants that looked like that in a second....
And WISHBASSES are WAY under $2000, you could buy everyone on TB 10 Wish's for that...
And as for the Blue Painted Thingie under the glass table. I'd buy a pair of pants that looked like that in a second....
Bad_Habit_Bassist said:
And WISHBASSES are WAY under $2000, you could buy everyone on TB 10 Wish's for that...
The balls are chairs. We have a few of those at my office.LajoieT said:
The blue painted thingies were done by a friend of mine. She's a pretty good artist and will paint anything she gets her hands on.
I'll see if she'll do some pants for ya.
- Dave
Here's my control room, nothing like Peters but it gets the job done!
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Treena
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Mark Reccord said:So I guess all those Neumanns, Schoeps and B&Ks are pretty crappy mics, then?......
Probably my bad then, maybe I forgot to scroll all the way down the first time.
Seems most tracking engineers arrive with their own mics and lunchboxes anyway. That's a good way to get a consistent and reliable sound.
Personally I still think they're a little sparse in the mic area. "One" RE-20? In the Neumann area, the M-49 is a nice vocal mic, and they're heavy on the U-87's, but still sparse on the vintage tube mics, and no KM-184's (which are debatably some of the most useful pencil condensers ever made), none of the nickel-capsule mics like the KM-54 and so on.... all that stuff you'd expect a studio like that to have at least one of.
Well, I'm not complaining. If I were tracking there, I'd bring my own mics and lunchboxes too. It's nice to know there's a few extra FET-47's lying around just in case you need them.
nonsqtr said:Probably my bad then, maybe I forgot to scroll all the way down the first time.
Seems most tracking engineers arrive with their own mics and lunchboxes anyway. That's a good way to get a consistent and reliable sound.
Personally I still think they're a little sparse in the mic area. "One" RE-20? In the Neumann area, the M-49 is a nice vocal mic, and they're heavy on the U-87's, but still sparse on the vintage tube mics, and no KM-184's (which are debatably some of the most useful pencil condensers ever made), none of the nickel-capsule mics like the KM-54 and so on.... all that stuff you'd expect a studio like that to have at least one of.
Well, I'm not complaining. If I were tracking there, I'd bring my own mics and lunchboxes too. It's nice to know there's a few extra FET-47's lying around just in case you need them.
Looks like they opted for 451's instead of Km184's. I like'em both. Thought that was alot o' 87's too. Maybe for surround? Decca tree?
I second the query on your desk Treena. Good lookin control room! Do I see an 1176 over there? A couple 160a's?
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Yes, it's a 1982 JH600 model with all super sixes for channel strips!
If you remember CBS studio's in the SF Bay Area, they used this board to record Black Flags first three albums. Also the group called "RAT" some killer punk stuff, oh and Space Cowboy was also recorded on that board, it's sweet sounding.
32 tracks, fully automated now! We upgraded it over the years!
The 2 inch is also an MCI, along with the 1/4 inch. We also have 5 adats and cubase now!
Yeah, those are 1176's and a couple 1178's. My husband and I are both URIE freaks, we love vintage outboard gear!
Treena
Treena Foster said:Yes, it's a 1982 JH600 model with all super sixes for channel strips!
If you remember CBS studio's in the SF Bay Area, they used this board to record Black Flags first three albums. Also the group called "RAT" some killer punk stuff, oh and Space Cowboy was also recorded on that board, it's sweet sounding.
32 tracks, fully automated now! We upgraded it over the years!
The 2 inch is also an MCI, along with the 1/4 inch. We also have 5 adats and cubase now!
Yeah, those are 1176's and a couple 1178's. My husband and I are both URIE freaks, we love vintage outboard gear!
Neato, I just did some maintenance and repair work on a JH600 that belongs to a friend of mine. He had several strips that weren't routing properly and a few bad caps and cold solder joints plus a fairly serious power supply issue. It's all working good now! Those power supplies are soooo heavy. The 1176 is possibly my favourite piece of dynamics processing gear ever!
I like an LA-4 for bass and B-3.
Also came across a real gem the other day, an old SpectraSonics 610 in near-mint condition for a hundred bucks!
It's already in my rack, all patched up and ready to rock.
Also came across a real gem the other day, an old SpectraSonics 610 in near-mint condition for a hundred bucks!
It's already in my rack, all patched up and ready to rock.
I recorded a few demo tracks at Crystalphonic Studios in Charlottesville... it's a beautiful studio that is drawing artists all the way from California to our little Charlottesville, Va (home of the Dave Matthews Band). This studio is hidden right in the heart of downtown, you wouldn't know from the looks of the exterior building that this amazing studio was here. Kevin McNoldy, the owner, has been mastering DMB's last few live albums... he's quite a wiz! DMB, has quite the personal studio themselves... it dwarfs crystalphonics, but is not open to the public. Check out the Crystalphonic Studios website:
http://www.crystalphonic.com
http://www.crystalphonic.com
P.S. Alot of the compressors are located very neatly, accessibly beneath all the controllers... they're aplenty. The coolest thing though, is you can patch in anywhere and record. You can record in the kitchen if the spirit moves you, you can record ambient conversations and sounds in the hallways... there are patch bays everywhere, but placed as neatly as a light switch. Also almost everything they have is portable... if you want to switch rooms and keep all setting, they have miles of cords attached to racks that can easily roll into another room. Everything is ridiculously efficient and well planned.
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Treena Foster said:Yes, it's a 1982 JH600 model with all super sixes for channel strips!
If you remember CBS studio's in the SF Bay Area, they used this board to record Black Flags first three albums. Also the group called "RAT" some killer punk stuff, oh and Space Cowboy was also recorded on that board, it's sweet sounding.
32 tracks, fully automated now! We upgraded it over the years!
The 2 inch is also an MCI, along with the 1/4 inch. We also have 5 adats and cubase now!
Yeah, those are 1176's and a couple 1178's. My husband and I are both URIE freaks, we love vintage outboard gear!
I sent you a PM Treena
I just e-mailed them. That's the most amazing studio I've ever seen. I love the practicality of it! I would've never found it without you. Thanks a million!MonticelloRoad said:
