What’s New?

I've recently completed masters for the Blue Ridge Brass/Montreat Scottish Pipes & Drums, and East Coast Dirt.  The former's nom de plum is exactly what you might expect, and ECD is a funky electric outfit from Asheville, NC. I hope to get some samples up on the music page soon...

Full album projects for singer/ songwriter acts Ruth Wakefield and Freddy Bradburn continue here as well.  Ruth has some really nice original material, and I expect the response to her album (as yet untitled) will be good indeed.  Freddy's project is his second here at the Green-House Studio, and he continues in his wonderfully intelligent and quirky writing style along with his adept guitar finger picking.  He's got his rock 'n' roll shoes on a bit more for this album.  Be looking for his album by July this year.  " Tooth Fairy Got Shot" is bound to be a hit!  I think these fine and talented folks may even let me play on their albums in addition to my production efforts :).  I've also tracked a project for Blonde Blues which also should be ready for consumption sometime later Summer 2010.

My musical cohorts Jerry McNeely (Velvet Truckstop) and Danny McMahon have contributed some definitive bass and drum work respectively on both these records.  We're still tracking on Ruth's project, but I anticipate mixing will begin on her album by August this year! 

WSNB and Velvet Truckstop Score at WNCW!

Congratulations to WSNB and Velvet Truckstop for each finishing in the top 5 of 88.7fm WNCW's annual listener's selection of their favorite albums of the year:

WSNB:  #5 Blues Album of the Year

Velvet Truckstop:  #5 Regional Album of the Year

I am so very pleased to be associated with these two fine bands and I am grateful for their confidence in me to produce these albums here at Blantone Music!

New Monitors!  Focal Twin 6be's!

I did a lot of comparison, and these won out.  And a judicious choice it has been!  I loved the Mackies, but they've found a new home; these new Focals are yielding even better translation results for mixing and mastering.  Thanks to my good friend, Rob Stimson, for construction and installation of more new acoustic traps; we be sittin' pretty.  The rooms here are very well-tuned!

Also recently added a pair of Avantone Mix Cubes to put the icing on the cake for translatable mixes!!!

Mastering

Sample rates up to 192Khz

I am pleased to note that I have added another kickin' EQ here for multiples duties, the A-Designs Hammer (HM2EQ).  It's a unit that's been getting rave reviews for the quality sound that it imparts through its 12AT7 vacuum tube stage.  I've rolled the tubes in this one to incorporate a pair of vintage NOS Telefunken valves which are in a class by themselves.  You have to hear this EQ to believe it.  Suh-weet!  I have also just added an API 2500 stereo compressor.  It's widely accepted as a very musical and versatile compressor that is especially effective at adding "punch" to tracks processed through it...or it can be transparent.  The API sound is legendary.  I am glad to companion this with the API 5500 EQ!

I've just installed an Antelope Audio Isochrone OCX master clock to the proceedings to enable better, more efficient mastering and mixing decisions.  Also new to the house for mastering and mixing are the Manley Vari-Mu tube compressor-limiter and a Crane Song Avocet for the ultimate in monitoring control.  I am just as excited to note that I have added another stellar EQ, the API 5500.  These pieces are so incredibly revered and versatile.  More classic stuff to better serve our clients!

Beyond the addition of the the new Crane Song equipment listed below, I've added another set of beautiful analog to digital/digital to analog converters from Apogee, recognized industry-wide as one of the very, very best.  The Apogee Rosetta allows us better to work with studios across the universe, whether taking in or providing masters at sample rates of  44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192.  So, no matter your bit depth or sample rate, we've got you covered...even better than before.  Interested in making your release "radio and internet ready"?.  Give us a call or drop us a line, and you can begin to join the growing number of satisfied clients who have used our services to do just that!  You don't have to settle for lower bit depth and sample rates in mastering.  Of course, we've offered 24 bit since our inception, and higher sample rates (greater than "CD quality" 44.1Khz), too.  We are simply very pleased to offer you some of the very best in equipment and services available.  No limits!  Contact us today!

Mobile Recording

24 channels of some mighty fine sounding mic pre's...

...And, some quality splitters, too!  Our capability to record on location in the venue of your choice has jumped by leaps and bounds!  I've added the True Precision 8 preamp and the ART Tubefire 8 preamp for a marvelous combination of solid-state and valve pre-amplification.  The Precision 8 is revered industry-wide as one of the best sounding pre's out there.  The ART piece is one of those that's flown under the radar a bit.  Solidly built and incorporating a velvety smooth tube sound, it, too, excels at almost any source you can throw at it.  Used recently to record on location with Velvet Truckstop, Kellin Watson (with folks from The Duhks and Donna the Buffalo), Artimus Pyle, and Hollywood Red, there's no doubt these new additions will earn their keep!  TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU ON LOCATION, CLICK HERE!  BE SURE TO CHECK THE EQUIPMENT PAGE FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF THE VERY FINEST EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO YOU WHEN WE RECORD YOU ON LOCATION!

visit the music page for samples of on-location material recorded by our mobile unit over the years.

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