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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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 ,classic Urei 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.
Studio experience and equipment:
BAND VIDEO LINKS Superturtle ( postpunk ) Cold Harvest Trust ( piano based band ) Salonkingsdore ( Instrumental ) Riversedge( Rock n Roll ) Superturtle ROYGBIV The Echo Ohs Superturtle Hannah Fang
- Upright Piano
- Fender Rhodes electric Piano
- Yamaha CP-70 electric grand
- Hammond Organ with Leslie
- Roland JX-1 Performance
- Korg MS20 mini analogue synth
- 1973 Fender Precision Bass
- 1963 Burns Splitsonic electric guitar
- Burns Double Six electric 12 string
- 1975 Gibson Marauder electric guitar
- Lomax 8 string Lap steel slide guitar
- Theremin
- Boss DS-1 distortion pedal
- Electro Harmonix Vocoder
- Cry Baby Wah pedal
- Small Stone phaser pedal
- Holden Wasp 100 watt amp
- Vox Venue 100 watt combo amp
- Jansen 640 Twin Guitar amp and 2 X 12 cab
- Antoria 12 string acoustic guitar
- Guild G37 Acoustic Guitar
- Dan Electro Cool Cat tremolo
- Ibanez tuner
- Jansen 513 1958 combo guitar amp
- Peavey 300 watt bass amp
- Rockitt 300 watt bass head
- Sovtek 4 X 12 inch quad box
- Marshall 2 X 12 inch duo box
- Fane 2 X 15 inch duo box
- Congas , Cabasa , Vibraslap, tambourines , shakers , triangle , bells , wood blocks , guiro , castanets , cowbell , rainstick , AX-25N2 Glockenspiel , Flex-A-Tone
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