The studio has been designed and developed over 15 years and now caters for small/medium sized projects. We can record most instruments both in-studio and on location but can also offer advice if your needs are outside what we can handle. We are a small self run operation built on a lifetime passion for working with sound.
PC 1 Specs
- i7 4770K Running 3.8Ghz (watercooled)
- Windows 10 Professional 64bit
- 16GB DDR3 RAM
- Plextor 512GB SSD (OS)
- Samsung EVO 500GB SSD (VST Library)
- WD 3TB HDD (VST Library, Samples, Projects)
All our systems are backed up in triplicate and clients projects are backed up additionally to DVD/BR disc with a copy given to the client and kept for local backup.
Software (64bit)
- Ableton Live Suit 9+
- Wavelab 6
- Sony Vegas 12
- Omnisphere 2
- Trilian
- UVI Sounds
- Native Instruments Komplete 10
- Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol
- ToonTracks EZDrummer 2 (10 kits)
- Sylenth1
- Cakewalk Z3ta +2
- Korg Legacy Collection
- Arturia V Collection
- Akai VIP Software
All software is fully licensed and kept up to date to ensure project compatibility with any other system.
Audio
- Presonus Firebox 6I/6O Firewire Audio Interface
- Roland Octa Capture 10/10 IO USB Audio Interface
- Mackie 1402 VLZ Mixer
- Presonus Central Station Plus
- KRK Rockit 8 Studio Monitors
- KRK Rockit 10 Studio Sub
Studio Headphones
Keyboards & Controllers
- Mackie MCU Controller
- Push MK2 Controller
- Launchpad MK1
- Komplete 61s Keyboard
- Evolution MK-461C Keyboard
Microphones & Recorders
- Rode NT4 Stereo Mic
- Rode NTG3 Shotgun Mic
- MXL 990 Condensor Mic
- Zoom H4n Recorder
- MixPre Mic Preamp
- Custom mobile recording case, power supply and pad cables
Instruments & Other
- Yamaha Acoustic Guitar
- Electric Guitar
- Numark CDX Turntable
- Numark NS7III Controller
Here is a bit of a tour for the tech heads. Images are current as of January 2016
The studio is in a dedicated room of the house and has recording booth, sound treatment and all the toys for creativity. Much of the furniture is custom made by myself to fit the needs I have. The room is smoke/dust free and cleaned weekly to maintain the equipment. There is the main console desk and dedicated PC with a secondary PC for clients to browse the internet and secondary tasks.
Overview of the main studio from the entry door
Overview from the DJ desk where we practive for our DJ gigs.
Main console desk which has been custom designed from an old office administrators desk.
Control surfaces and mixers.
Keyboards on custom made 2 tier keyboard stand with headphones and cases underneath.
DJ console connected to studio PC 2 for creating DJ sets and editing files.
Entry door, recording booth door (right) and client couch which can be removed for more space.
The Freelance Soundlabs Studio is available for collaborative and solo work. We can work with clients to design and deliver the sound required or clients can hire the studio space and equipment to record their own ideas with our assistance. The main use of the studio is for us to design and produce sound effects and compositions.
We are available to assist in any sound tasks you may have and our rates start from as little as $25 an hour and even less if you are Uni/Film student and we strive to make the experience affordable so for longer ongoing projects we will try and offer a bulk price over hourly rates.
Operating hours are flexible and just some of the possible tasks we can perform are:
- Producing drum beats/breaks in many styles
- Backing music and ideas
- Original musical compositions for film and games
- SFX recording and design for any project
- Mixing of audio
- Sampling and recording from any audio source
- Recording and restoration of tape / records
- Recording of vocals, instruments and sound effects
- Mixing and mastering of multi-track recordings
- Professional mastering and mixdown (via experienced mix engineers)
- Voice over and ADR based audio
We accept audio via email and also working with local artists within our studio. We have a huge catalogue of sounds and musical compositions to assist with and can put together anything you may require. We have connections to musicians, mastering engineers and other recording studios locally and are more than happy to put you in touch with the right people for your needs.
We also offer training and coaching with hands-on for beginners that simply want to see if working with audio, DJing or producing is to their interest. If you (or your kids) have an interest in music production, DJing or working with audio and would like to check out what it's all about, you are welcome to drop in or arrange for some one-on-one time to decide if it's for you.
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