This is the most common remark from artists and musicians that have worked in brick and mortar recording studios.
Landen Studios, named in honor of my grandson, has succeeded in building a comfortable, warm atmosphere where artists can create and collaborate on their original musical ideas.
Technology
We work in Mac with ProTools 9 and Windows with Sonar Producer 8.5. Our audio engine is an RME Fireface 800 and our primary mic is the wonderful Mojave MA-200 processed through a Focusrite Voice Master Pro. I say 'wonderful' because the Mojave MA-200 hears everything and the Voice Master Pro makes it sound great. We also prefer to make every vocal perfect, so we utilize Melodyne Studio.
Virtual Reality
We use numerous virtual instruments played via midi from a Kurzweil PC2 (my favorite keyboard). Our favorite instrument libraries are: Reason, Plugsound Pro, Gary Garriton Jazz & Big band, Battery 3 percussion, Miroslav Philharmonic, Music Lab's Real Guitar and Real Strat, and an array of Kurzweil samples.
Projects
There are no limits to our capabilities, thanks to an array of musicians I have worked with throughout my life. However, we do specialize in certain types of projects versus recoding live bands.
Here is a list of what we like to do:
- Backing tracks for live bands (most bands use backing tracks, even though you can't see their PC)
- Sound tracks for short films (my favorite)
- Re-designing original music, giving you ideas that you might not consider otherwise
- Voice overs for any project, including on location
- Jingles for web, radio and TV
- Mastering your music - Mastering is like making 'sauce'. I think you will like my sauce.
Pricing
Everything we do is quoted on a project basis. Our pricing is usually less than most because we can play just about anything without the need for costly sessions with musicians and vocalists trying to 'get it right'.
