STUDIOS OVERVIEW
STUDIO A
Our flagship mixing studio, Studio A features an API 1604 console, a wall of prized vintage analog outboard equipment, and the best in cutting edge digital hardware and software. We think it's the Bay Area's premier production/mixing/mastering suite.
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STUDIO B
Studio B is a flexible tracking and mixing studio featuring a stunning 80 series Neve console, Studer 2" 24 track, Pro Tools HDX, and a Yamaha C7 grand piano.
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STUDIO C
Studio C is a spacious, relaxed tracking environment featuring another gorgeous 80 series Neve console, Studer 2" 24 track, Pro Tools HD, a Baldwin 9' concert grand piano, and 3 highly unique acoustic environments including the famed "Waits Room."
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To schedule a tour of our studios or book your next session call:
(707) 795-7011
Studio A
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Studio A is our flagship mixing studio. Commissioned in 2001, Studio A (Version 3) was designed and tuned by Manny LaCarrubba of Grimani Systems utilizing “spectral acoustics,” and features a early vintage 16 channel API 1604 mixing console, with a digital/analog hybrid workflow. The room is outfitted to be seamlessly implemented into any mix whether it be an analog mixdown or a modern in the box workflow. Not only is Studio A a mixing room but also a Production/Master Suite.
The room features a fully equipped Pro Tools HDX system with conversion via Burl Audio’s B80 Mothership and two "blackface" Avid HD I/O’s. Accurate monitoring is provided via a pair of Barefoot MasterStack12, and Amphion Two15's. |
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Two original EMT plates are available at a moments notice, along with a bevy of other vintage and modern effects and an amazing collection of outboard processing.
Studio A also features a mid-size isolation booth with direct line of sight to the control room. With a comfortable and spacious floor plan, Studio A is perfect for extended mixing or overdub sessions. For more information or to book Studio A, please call or email us.
Studio A also features a mid-size isolation booth with direct line of sight to the control room. With a comfortable and spacious floor plan, Studio A is perfect for extended mixing or overdub sessions. For more information or to book Studio A, please call or email us.
Console•Vintage API 1604 20 Input Mixing Console
Monitors• Barefoot MasterStack12
• Amphion Two15 Analog
• Studer A-80 2” 16 Track
• Ampex ATR-102 w/ 1/2” Flux Dynamic Headstack OR 1/4” Ampex Headstack |
Pro Tools• Avid Pro Tools 12 HDX
• Mac Mini i7 64GB RAM • Burl Mothership 4in/24out • 2x Avid HD I/O 16x16 Mic Preamps• Eight channel rack of Neve 1064 and 1081
• 2x Calrec PQ 155 Equalization
• Pultec EQP-1
• Summit Audio EQP-200B |
Dynamics
• 2x UREI 1176 blackface
• 2x UREI LA-3A • Teletronix LA-2A • Two ch. Neve 2254 rack • Altec HE 436 • Altec 438A • 2x Valley People Dynamite • 2x DBX 160x • Avalon 747sp • Publison Fullmost |
Reverb/FX• Bricasti M7
• Lexicon 300 • Demeter spring reverb • Eventide DSP-4000 • 2x Lexicon PCM-41’s • TC Electronic 2290 • 2x Yamaha SPX-90 • MXR Flanger/Doubler 126 For a list of available microphones, additional outboard, and instruments, please click here.
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Studio B
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The centerpiece of Studio B is our custom Neve 8036 mixing console equipped with Flying Faders II. Originally built for Pete Townshend’s Eel Pie Recording Studios in London, UK, the console was used to record parts of The Who’s Quadrophenia.
Lovingly restored by Aurora Audio’s Geoff Tanner and Prairie Sun engineer Gene Cornelius, our 8036 represents one of the best examples of an 80 Series Neve Console in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our Neve is complemented by a Studer A-827 tape machine, a 26 in/26 out Pro Tools system, Barefoot MicroMain27 (Gen 1) monitors, and custom Urei 811 main monitors. |
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Studio B features a beautiful 1983 E-Series Yamaha C7 grand piano, a world standard in both concert and studio.
Also available to Studio B is our Hammond B3 organ and Rhodes Suitcase 73 electric piano. For more information, or to book Studio B, please call or email us.
Also available to Studio B is our Hammond B3 organ and Rhodes Suitcase 73 electric piano. For more information, or to book Studio B, please call or email us.
Console
• Custom Neve 8036 w/ Flying Faders II
Monitors• UREI 811 with sub
• Barefoot MM27 • Yamaha NS-10 |
Pro Tools• Avid Pro Tools 12 HDX
• Mac Pro quad core • 2x Avid HD I/O 16x16 • Lavry Blue 2in/2out • Sync HD Analog
• Studer A-827 2” 24 track
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Dynamics• 2x UREI 1176 blackface
• Publison CL-20 two channel compressor • Drawmer DS-201 two channel gate |
Cue System
Furman HDS-16 with HRM-16 mixers
• send from any source on patch bay • 4 stereo and 8 mono channels For a list of available microphones, additional outboard, and instruments, please click here.
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Studio C
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The creative heart of Prairie Sun, Studio C hits you the moment you walk through the door. With three distinct acoustic environments, Studio C is spacious and can easily accommodate large ensembles.
Studio C also features the world famous “Waits Room,” where Tom Waits tracked such albums as Bone Machine and Mule Variations. It is virtually untouched since the days of the La Lomita Hatchery. “The Waits Room” has a distinct sound that has even been featured on Bricasti’s M7 reverb, along with Studio C’s “Prairie Room” and our two original EMT plate reverbs. |
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Studio C houses our second 80 Series Neve console, a custom 8026 Mark 2, along with a completely restored, early 70's API 1604 console, a Studer A-820 24 track tape machine and a Pro Tools HD 2 System featuring Radar converters.
A completely restored 9' Baldwin SD6 grand piano with an unique, larger than life sound is permanently housed in Studio C.
Also available to Studio C is our Hammond B3 organ and Rhodes Suitcase 73 electric piano. For more information, or to book Studio C, please call or email us.
A completely restored 9' Baldwin SD6 grand piano with an unique, larger than life sound is permanently housed in Studio C.
Also available to Studio C is our Hammond B3 organ and Rhodes Suitcase 73 electric piano. For more information, or to book Studio C, please call or email us.
Consoles
• Custom Neve 8026 Mark 2
• API 1604 Analog
• Studer A-820 2” 24 track
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Monitors• Genelec 1022A’s
• Paradigm Reference Studio 20’s • d&b Q1’s w/ Qsub’s • Yamaha NS-10 |
Pro Tools• Avid Pro Tools 10 HD on Mac Pro quad core
• 24in/24out on Digidesign 192 I/O • iZ Radar 24 as A/D converters • Sync I/O |
Cue System
Furman HDS-16 with HRM-16 mixers
• send from any source on patch bay • 4 stereo and 8 mono channels |
For a list of available microphones, additional outboard, and instruments, please click here.
Background Photo: David Gilmour's Red Stratocaster