Chain-O-Lakes Recording studio is made up of four acoustically designed spaces: The Control Room; the Performance Room; the Vocal Isolation Booth; and the Amplifier Isolation Booth.
The Performance Room is where a group can record together and be in live visual contact. In larger groups where there are both instruments and vocals, the instruments record their parts first and the vocals afterward. Instruments that are available onsite include:
Adjacent to the Control Room is the Vocal Isolation Booth, where lead vocals are recorded. This isolated environment helps keep vocal performances unaffected and sonically consistant, so that there is maximum flexibility later to edit and produce them as effectively as possible.The studio's flagship microphones are a pair of Mojave Audio MA-200 tube condensors, which bring a warm, yet lively, vintage tone to everything from vocals to acoustic instruments to drum overheads. Other microphones by Shure and Behringer are also available for use. All electrical circuits related to audio and recording are kept isolated from circuits used for lighting and other things, so ground noise and "buzzing" are not a problem. Also, the entire studio is set below ground level, in a dry, waterproofed building, up on a hill. This not only keeps things quiet for the neighbors (make as much noise as you want!), but well-protected from moisture and the elements as well. |
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The Control Room is where all the recorded sound is brought together, listened to, and processed. It includes all the equipment necessary for preamplification, digital conversion, editing, monitoring, mixing, and mastering. Key pieces of equipment in the control room include:
The Performance Room is where a group can record together and be in live visual contact. In larger groups where there are both instruments and vocals, the instruments record their parts first and the vocals afterward. Instruments that are available onsite include:
Adjacent to the Control Room is the Vocal Isolation Booth, where lead vocals are recorded. This isolated environment helps keep vocal performances unaffected and sonically consistant, so that there is maximum flexibility later to edit and produce them as effectively as possible.
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