Studio dimensions -
Control Room 60 Sq m
Suitable for rehearsal, guests, etc
Recording studio booth 48 sq m
Separate Amp/percussion booth 18 sq metres
Accommodates Drum kit, multi microphones etc
Window between 4m x 1m Quad pane. Full sound isolation and vision.
Accommodation
Accommodation available. Beds 5 (plus assorted floor space!)
Homestead 6 metres from studio. 2 Open fires, full large kitchen facilities.
Available for recording periods at no charge. Part of the hospitality.
Studio Facilities
Mics:
ADK Tube TT Large Diaphragm
2 ADK A51s Large Diaphragms
2 ADK SC-1 Pencil Acoustics
AT 4050 Large diaphragm Studio capacitor Multi pattern
AKG C414's
Shure SM 91 with in line preamp
Audix D6 Kick
4 AKG CS-1000 Condenser
SM 58's + 57's
Extra mics hired as required - AKG egg, 421's, 57's etc for kits, percussion, horns...
Stands.
Headphones: Multi send ProTools session mix
Seinheisser SD 250 Pro Linear 11's
Seinheisser SD 25-1 Pro's
Monitoring:
Tannoy System 1000 Dual concentric Pro Mid/Near fields
Bryston Amps
JVC close reference
Recording System/Media
Recording:
Digidesign ProTools HD 2 Accel System
32/192 track. High Resolution.
Full digital automation
2 x Digidesign 888/24 I/O
Digidesign 192 I/O 24 inputs
Optical and AES/EBU
Run on Dual PowerMac G5
700 Gig Multi Hard Drive
DSE Dual 21 inch monitor widescreens (Mix and Edit windows)
USB Midisport interfaces Booth and Control Room
Outboards:
Preamps - Mackie 32/8 Console
Apogee Mic pre amps
Drawmer T1 Tubestation Dual Tube Comp
Drawmer T2 Tubestation Mic Pre/Tube Compressor
2 Drawmer 1962 Digital Vacuum Tube Preamps
Summit Audio Density mic pre’s
Yamaha ProR3 Digital Reverb
DBX Dual Stereo 31 band EQ
HHB CDR 850 CD writer + onboard Master CD/DVD
Boa EZQuest Internal Firewire CDRW
Toast/Jam
DDS-4 20 Gig Archives + DVD 4.4
Ibanez Dual Stereo 31 band EQ
Focusrite Optical Mix Master
MOTU Digital Timepiece Syncro
Alesis DM 5
Zoom Studio 1201 FX generator
Alesis Midiverb II and III
Aiwa Pro Cassette
Sony DAT
ADAT xt20’s
Onboard Effects: Available as TDM and/or RTAS or Audiosuite
AMP farm
Echo Farm
Auto Tune 4
Pitch’n’Time Serato
Sony S-OX Oxford Series
Bomb Factory
Joe Meek EQ/Comps
Bruno FX generator
D-Verb Stereo/Mono
B4
Reaktor
Dither
POWDither Noise shaping
Drawmer Noise Gate/Compressor
Drawmer Expander/Compressor
Digirack Compressor
Digirack Limiter
Digirack Expander/Gate
Digirack Gate
Digirack De-Esser
Digirack 1 Band EQ
Digirack 4 Band EQ
Focusrite 1 Band EQ
Focusrite 4 Band EQ
Focusrite 6 Band EQ
Focusrite d3 Compressor/Limiter
LexiVerb Verb and Multi FX
8 x Digirack Multi FX Delays short, medium, long, multi-tap
Procrastinator
Reso - Timbre/Pitch/Amplitude/Voice stack
Signal Generator
TC Electronics Master X 5 Band Mastering Exp/Comp/Lim/Dither/Variable Digital Ceiling
AudioTrack EQ/Compressor
C1 Comp/Sidechain
C1 Comp/Gate
C1 Gate
C4 48 bit Multiband Parametric Processor
Waves De-Esser
DLA Delay Stereo
C1 DLA
Ultra Pitch DLA
L1 DLA
Doppler Reverb Pan/FX
Enigma Modulation Waveform Attenuator
IDR 20bit quantisation
L1 + L2 Limiter
Renaissance Reverb
2 x Renaissance Tap 6 Multi Freq Delays
2 x Renaissance Tap 6 Delay Modulation
2 x Renaissance Modulator
Waves True Verb
6 x Ultra Pitch Generator Stereo/Mono
Maxx Bass Processor
2 x Metaflanger
2 x Mondo Modulation
2 x PAZ Frequency Analysis
2 x PAZ Meter Weighting
2 x PAZ Analysis HF - LF Spread
6 x Q4 Paragraphic EQ's
4 Renaissance EQ 2, EQ 4, EQ 8, EQ 10
Also available - Duplication, Inversion, Normalisation, Time Compression Expansion
Pedals/DI's:
Fishman Pro EQ
Crowther Hotcake
Boss Turbo Drive
Ibanez Super Tube
Countryman DI’s
DOD Active DI's (extra available)
Instruments:
Takamine L25 Natural Cutaway
Mattsen Brass Cutaway Dobro
Fender Bullet Electric
Stagg Nylon Acoustic (has to heard to be believed)
Roland XP-80 Keyboard 4 x expansion
Roland Fantom 4 x expansion
Korg T-2 Keyboard
Accordion 120’s / 80’s
18” Djembe + Assorted Percussion and Chimes
Cymbals 16'' + 12'' and Mallets - Tambourine
Hire of same is by negotiation. Users must be experienced players.
Pricing Policy:
Sweetway Studios policy is not to charge by the hour. It puts pressure on players and performers and
encourages 'clock watching' instead of creativity. This is always the cheapest option.
Charges range from $450 - $2,500 per song. (Subject to change without notice)
Projects are assessed individually.
This includes engineering, editing and mixing. Players are by client or producers negotiation.
Sweetway Studios also has a stable of experienced session players who it can recommend.
Mastering charge is separate from the project. This is because it is a whole other mindset.
I encourage the band and or specified producers to participate at every level.
Masters remain on file to DVD/CDR.
And To Power Mac G4 with external hard drives.
These are safety back-ups and are the property of the client but remain at Sweetway Studios as archive.
Payment is immediately pre-mix or pre-master unless by contract. Contracts available and negotiable per project.
All prices are subject to GST.
Time Frame:
All time frames and deadlines are subject to contract or negotiation. I prefer to take the time to get it right and allow time to revisit mixes, assess, and remix if required.
This applies to albums, demos, post production, soundtracks.
Summary:
The philosophy of Sweetway Studios is a simple one.
“To produce a powerful, natural and musical recording that best serves the client.”
Sweetway is a creative and quiet place to record music. It is professional and productive. It is fun.
There are many factors to consider ‘before’ entering the studio.
Your budget, your ability, your image, your players, your singers, your producers.
What is the destination of your material? Who will market and distribute it?
Management + Record company contracts
Do you have sponsors/funding?
At Sweetway Studios there is an emphasis on performance and attitude.
Recording is less about the gear and the media, and more about the ‘ears’ and the attitude.
Bookings essential please. |
