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Hemispheres Recording


This is where a lot of the magic takes place! This is James' studio, Hemispheres Recording. It's the perfect environment for students to learn and hone their craft and experience the reality of being a world-class singer. To really hear how great your voice can sound when directed by a world-class producer in a profeesional setting can be the spark that egnites a person's flame. James does everything from just having the students sing over karaoke tracks in their lesson to making original or cover song demos to producing full blown major and indie label releases. All styles are welcomed; Rock, Country, Pop, Alternative & Alt Country, Dance, Americana, Metal, Indie etc. He also films in HD and makes promotional videos in High Defenition using Final Cut Pro X for students and clients.

Hemispheres Recording, Ultimate Mixing Online

& Professional Mastering Prices


Studio Time: $40 per hour, $350 per day. Price includes professional engineer.

 

Mixing: $350 per track. Price includes 1 live or online mix recall. Discounts for multiple songs.

 

Mastering: $50 per track for records we mix and $100 per track for songs mixed elsewhere.

 

Production: To hire James as a producer the rate varies on the project, contact him directly.

 

*All studio and production prices are flexible based on if it's coming from a label or it's an independant artist self funding his or her dream. Bottom line if you want to make your record here we can make a budget and/or payment arrangments that you can handle.

Studio A

Protools 11 HDX

MacPro Intel (12 Core/40 Gigs Ram)
Apogee Symphony Convertors (16 in, 48 out)
Burl B2 Bomber Stereo ADC
Burl B32 Analog Summing Mixer
Avid Artist Mix (Protools Controller)
Genelec 1031 Studio Monitors
Yamaha NS10M Studio Monitors
Yamaha P2200 Stereo Power Amp  
Blue Sky 12 Sub / DBX 223XL Crossover
Crane Song Avocet Monitoring System

Audio Accessories Patchbays

All Mogami & GepCo Cables

Tripp Lite LCR2400 Power Conditioner

 

Studio B
Protools 10 Native

MacBook Pro Laptop

Protools Mbox Pro

Melodyne Editor
Studiologic SL990 Pro Keyboard Controller
Tannoy Reveal 501a Powered Monitors
 

Video Studio
Sony HDR XR500V HD Camcorder
MacBook Pro / 4 Gigs Ram
Final Cut / Priemier / After Effects

 

 

Microphones:

1 - Flea 47 with EF12 Tube Condensor Mic
1 - Lauten Atlantis LDC Mic
2 - Lauten Clarion FC-357 (FET) LDC Mics
1 - Shure SM7b
2 - Sennheiser MD 421 Mics
6 - Shure SM57 Mics
2 - Shure SM58 Mics
1 - Shure Beta 52 Mics

Mic Pres:
Neve 1073 Mic Preamp/EQ (Vintage)
BAE 1023 Mic Preamp/EQ (Neve)
2 - BAE 1073MPF Stereo Mic Preamp/Filter
2 - API 312 Mic Preamps (Vintage)
2 - Mercury M72s Tube Mic Preamps (Telefunken V72) 

4 - Aphex J Pre 500
A Design Red Mic Preamp
A Design Blue Mic Preamp  

 

Compressors, EQs & Effects:
API 2500 Stereo Buss Compressor
Urei 1176LN Compressor Rev F (Vintage)
UA Teletronix La2a Tube Compressor (NOS Tubes)

Tube Tech CL1B Opto Tube Compressor
Spectrasonics 610 Compressor (Vintage)
Dramastic Audio Obsidian Stereo Buss Compressor
Pultec EQP1r EQ Tube EQ (Vintage 1951)
Sontec MEP-250EX Stereo EQ (Vintage)
Empirical Labs Fatso EL7 (Stereo Analog Saturation)
Empirical Labs Distressor EL8X with Brit Mod
Ridge Farm Boiler Stereo Compressor, with All Mods
2 - Eventide H3000 D/SE Effects Processor
Lexicon PCM42 Digital Delay 
Empirical Labs DERResser - De-esser
Peavey Kosmos V2 Spatial Enhancer
Aphex 204 Aurel Exciter (Big Bottom)
Furman P10 (Punch 10 Sub Harmonic)
2 - Pete's Place Electrodyne 511 EQs

 

Plugins & Software:
Waves Platinum Bundle
Waves SSL 4000 Bundle
Waves CLA & JJP Bundles
Waves Trans X (Transient)
FabFilter FX Bundle
Lexicon PCM Native Reverb Bundle

Lexicon PCM Native Effects Bundle

Avid HEAT (Console & Tape Simulation)

Steven Slate Virual Mix Rack (with everything)

Steven Slate Virtual Tape Machines

NUGEN Stereoizer - Widener

Brainworx bx_shreadspread

Valhalla; Room, Vintage Verb, Shimmer, Mod Reverbs
Massey Comp, L2007 Limiter, Tape Delay, Desser
Softube, Reverb TSAR

Joey Sturgis Gain Reduction

Cranesong Phoenix
Sound Radix AutoAlign & Drum Leveler
Smack, Slightly Rude Compressor, Revibe
Echoboy, SPL Tranient Designer

Vocal Editing Tools:

Celemony Melodyne

Anteras Autotune

Protools Vocalign

 

Virtual Instruments & Programming:

Steven Slate Trigger, VCC 2.0 & FG-X

Native Instruments Komplete 10

Native Instruments Maschine

Vengeance; Essential Producer FX Bundle 2

Vengeance; Tape Stop, Glitch Bitch, Philta XL

Nexus 2 Synth Workstation
Stylus RMX Drum Loop Program

Avid: Structure, Xpand
XLN Addictive Drums
 

 

Guitars & Basses:
Gibson Les Paul Standard (WB 'Fire') Black
Gibson Les Paul Epi GR (Br 59/Custom - Nc 59)
Fender Telecaster Road Worn (Lollars Special Ts) 
Fender Telecaster American Standard (Fralin 'Stock') )
Fender Stratocaster '78 (Fralin 'Woodstocks')
Gretsch Pro Jet (w/ Bigsby & Filtertron Pups)
Charvel So Cal Pro Mod Style 1 HH (Floyd Rose) Dim SD  
Danelectro '59 Reissue (Intonatable bridge) 
WCR Les Paul (American Steele)
Martin DC-16RGTE Acoustic Guitar
Taylor 614-CE Acoustic Guitar
Tanglewood TW28/12 CLN CE 12 String Acoustic
Nash P Bass, PB-57 Sunburst (Dimarzios)  

Fender Deluxe Jazz 5 String Bass MIM

Fender Jazz 1985 MIJ (Mojotone 70's Clone Pickups)
 

 

Amps & Cabs:
Marshall '71 Super Tremolo 100w Friedman HBE/BE Mod
Marshall '03 JCM800 100w Cameron Ocean Mod  
Marshall '77 JMP w/Master Volume 50w (Stock)
Bogner Uberschall (Rev 2)
Vox AC30 C2 (2X12 Combo) w/Temelo
Fender Princeton-Reverb Combo w/Tremolo

3rd Power American Dream Amp (Fender Br & Bl Face)
Mesa Boogie Traditional Cab (GB25w x V30m)
Marshall Slant Cab (1987) (GB25w) 
Gallien-Krueger 700RB-II Bass Head
Mesa Boogie PowerHouse 2x10 Bass Cab
Mesa Boogie PowerHouse 1x15 Bass Cab
 

 

Guitar & Bass Pedals:

Electro Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress Flanger
Electro Harmonix Small Clone Chorus
Electro Harmonix Big Muff Fuzz
Tortuga Martini Chorus Pedal
TC Electronics Hall Of Fame Reverb

Darkglass B3K Bass Overdrive
Retro Sonic Chorus (Repro of Boss Chorus Ensemble)
MXR M-108 10 Band Equalizer
TC Electronics Flashback X4 Tap Tempo Delay
TC Electronics Flashback Tap Tempo Delay
MXR Flanger EVH
MXR Phase 90 EVH
Suhr Jack Rabbit Tremolo Pedal

Keeley Katana Clean Boost 
2 - Fultone OCD Overdrives
Keisman Early Bird Overdrive 
Visual Sound Visual Volume Pedal
ISP Decimator Noise Gate
Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Boss SuperOverdrive
Radial Switchbone Amp Selector

Little Labs Redeye 3D DI & Re-amplifier

A Designs KGB-1tf Instrument Preamp/DI

Ebow, Slide, Capo 

 

Drums, Keyboards & Misc:
Yamaha Oak Custom Drum Set; 13, 16, 18, 24

Ludwig Supraphonic Snare 14X5.5" (Vintage 1966)
Tama 'King Beat' Steel Snare 14X5.5" (Die Cast Hoops)
Zildjian A Series 14" New Beat HH
Zildjian A Series 18" Medium Thin Crash
Zildjian A Series 20" Medium Thin Crash
Zildjian A Series 21" Sweet Ride
DW5000 Kick Pedal
DW3000 HH Stand

DW Drum Throne
Korg DTR 2000 - Digital Tuner
Novation Impulse 61 Key USB Keyboard Controller
Studiologic SL990 88 Weighted Keyboard Controller
Line6 X2 Digital Guitar Wireless

© 2015 by James Lugo's Vocal Asylum Inc. & James Lugo Music Inc.

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