| Ultrasuede Studio, Inc. 2834 Spring Grove Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45225 Contact: John Curley |
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513-542-5111 [main/voicemail] Send us a message here. |
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Block and hourly rates include an engineer.
CONSOLE:
D&R Orion 24-channel console.RECORDERS: 3M-79 analog 2" 16-track, Apple Macintosh G5/MOTU 24io/MIO2882+DSP, Panasonic SV-3800. [more info]
MIXDOWN: Hard Disk, CD-R, DVD-R, DAT & Analog. [more info]
MICS: An extensive selection of high quality, professional microphones, including vintage Neumann and RCA mics. Other mics include Coles, Royer, B.L.U.E., GrooveTubes, AKG, Sennheiser, Beyer-Dynamic, EV Studio Projects and Shure. [more info]
EXTERNAL PRE-AMPS : Manley, JoeMeek, TAB, Sytek. [more info]
SIGNAL PROCESSORS: Alan Smart, Manley, Empirical Labs, Urei, Sphere, Lexicon, DBX and others, as well as a 4' x 8' plate reverb, an AKG gold foil reverb and a vintage Roland Space Echo RE-201. [more info]
ROOMS: The spacious control room is a LEDE-type design. The studio has a "live" end, w/ a parquet floor, a large carpeted "dead" area and an isolation booth. It is big enough to accommodate an orchestra or allow an amplified band to play at "live" volume and still maintain adequate separation to tape. Monitors can be floor wedges, headphones or both; up to 8 different mixes.
HARDWARE: Apple Macintosh G5, MOTU 24 I/O. [more info]
SOFTWARE & Plug-Ins: MOTU Digital Performer 4.6; Logic 7.x Pro, Waves Gold 5 Plug-Ins; UAD-1 Powered Plug-Ins (MacOS-X), PSP Vintage Warmer, others.
We strive to maintain the most up-to-date, functional versions of all of our software and plug-ins but sometimes upgrades can cause incompatibilities. If specific versions of software and plug-ins are crucial to your session, please let us know.
MIDI KEYBOARDS: Yamaha P-200; Nord Electro 61; Alesis SR-16; NeXT SpaceBass; Yamaha DX-7; Peavey Spectrum Organ module.
INSTRUMENTS AND AMPS : Conover 6' Grand Piano, Ludwig drum kit w/ brass snare; Eko hollowbody bass, Musicman Stingray bass; Chandler electric & Yamaha acoustic guitars; Fender Princeton Reverb amp; Line-6 FlexTone Combo amp; Ampeg B-15; GK-400 & RB-800 bass amps; Ampeg 4x10 & 1x15 bass speaker cabinets; a funky upright piano of undetermined origin; Hohner Clavinet; Fender Rhodes electric piano; SuperFuzz, BigMuff, SansAmp distortion pedals, Cry Baby Wah-Wah pedal, Filter Queen; Leslie Rotary Speaker Cabinet w/ PreAmp Pedal.
TAPE/MEDIA: The 16-track uses 2” analog tape. A reel lasts 15 minutes at 30-ips or 30 mins. at 15-ips. It is also possible to buy or rent used tape. Recording to tape and copying the tracks to computer for mixing is a great way to get the sonic benefits of analog plus all the convenience of mixing digitally. After you're finished mixing, you can back up your FireWire (1394) or USB-2 hard drive.
When recording to hard disk (computer), your session files will remain on our system until your project is finished. Once you are satisfied with your CD-R mixes, you have the option of purchasing a DVD-R archive copy of your session files; a digital "master tape", for lack of a better term. These are all the individual tracks that you recorded during the session: drums, instruments, vocals, etc, plus all the effects and level settings. We will copy your session to your FireWire (1394) drive at no cost. Since most LP projects weigh in somewhere between 10-20GB, this is a great investment for a musician or band as it will hold 10 or more album projects!
DON'T LEAVE YOUR FINISHED LP FILES AT ULTRASUEDE (or anywhere else for that matter) AND EXPECT THEM TO BE THERE WEEKS, MONTHS OR YEARS LATER. WE CANNOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR DATA LEFT ON OUR COMPUTERS, ESPECIALLY AFTER YOUR PROJECT IS DONE. We need the space for new projects.
Obviously, it's in our best interest to protect your files but computers are not 100% reliable and accidents happen. The best way to safeguard your project is to make sure you leave each session with copies of all the current files. An external FireWire drive is ideal for this purpose. An entire LP project can be copied in 15 minutes or less!
DIRECTIONS TO ULTRASUEDE
Just minutes off the Hopple St. exit of I-75, Ultrasuede Studio is well within the reach of bands from Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis, Louisville & Lexington- even on a work or school night. If you're taking advantage of our lower day rates, a trip from Cleveland, Detroit or Chicago isn't out of the question, either. We can recommend several nearby hotels, whatever your budget.
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From I-75 North or South (you have to get this far on your own) take the Hopple Street exit (on your left if you're on I-75 North). At the light, turn right onto Hopple. At the next light, turn left onto Colerain Ave (there's a Shell station on the left and Camp Washington Chili is on the right). Go 2 long blocks to the 2nd light and take a right on Marshall Ave. Go to the light and turn right onto Spring Grove Ave. Ultrasuede is about 100 yd. down on the right (in the QCA building). Use the intercom to the left of the glass door that says "Studio Entrance Only" on it. If no one answers, try calling (513)-542-5111 from your cell phone or the Sunoco station on the corner of Spring Grove and Marshall. Our hours are by appointment only.
If you are coming from the Clifton/U.C. area:
Head west down Straight Street or McMillan to McMicken, turning right onto McMicken. Turn left onto Marshall at the stop sign (first one after Straight Street). Proceed across Central Parkway and under I-75 on Marshall. Turn right on Spring Grove when Marshall ends. Ultrasuede is about 100 yards down on the right (in the QCA building).