24 Track Analogue and Digital Studio

For $60.00 per hour , Earwig Studios offers  the MCI 2 inch 24 track. We have two MCI’s on site , one that belonged to Cat Stevens and the other to Bryan Ferry. We usually mix to the Studer A-80 1/2 inch 2 track and then master to digital file for online , CD or vinyl production .

Individual tape tracks can be digitised with the two Allen & Heath ICE 16 track digital recorders that sync up to give up to 32 tracks. We also use these 32 channel in/out interfaces to record digitally for projects more suited to Pro Tools . Voice work ,  advertisements and telephone IVR’s are also recorded digitally.

Tape can be digitized for archiving purposes or for recording part of your project at the studio then carrying on at home. For example you could record drums and bass  through the studio console to two inch tape  and then take the tracks  as wave files, synced up and ready to import into whatever recording software you use.

All prices are GST inclusive.

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Neumann U87 microphone

Earwig Studio analogue mixing desk.

Earwig Studio control room.

As well as wide format analogue tape recorders, analogue mastering, and multitrack digitizing capability, Earwig Studios offer other services usually not associated with studios in the mid to low range price bracket.
Upright Piano ,Fender Rhodes and Yamaha electric pianos , Hammond organ with leslie speaker , 20m3 concrete reverb chamber , stereo plate reverb , Lexicon reverbs, classic Urei, Manley,  and dbx compression , Neumann U 87 microphone and Soundtracs 44 channell console .All items one would usually associate with higher priced facilities.

The recording room has excellent ‘live’ acoustics with a brick wall at one end to enhance and brighten sound. The control room is spacious, comfortable and fully soundproofed from the recording room and reverb chamber. Both rooms feature soundproof ventilation and the bandroom is isolated on a floating floor. The social area, complete with kitchen facilities affords an inspiring view of native bush reserve.

The Engineer

Producer/Engineer Darren McShane has an extensive musical background playing in live touring bands and studio outfits such as Stick No Bills, Figure 60 and Chainsaw Masochist. He has written for a variety of musical publications encompassing various styles and forms of music. Darren is currently playing guitar and singing in Auckland band Superturtle, who will be releasing their fifth album in 2020. They have had numerous songs in the Kiwi FM top 10. Darren has more than 20 years experience in analogue recording.

PRO – TOOLS

Some projects don’t suit tape , and for these sessions  John Kempt is the in house pro-tools specialist.John spent 15 years engineering in The States , mainly in LA and also has experience in midi and backing tracks.

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