The
Front End
Digital can be a harsh, brittle medium, and
give a small, thin sound. Why? Primarily, it is
the quality of the front-end components that
creates this issue. Even well known digital, expensive consoles do not have
the microphone preamplifiers, word clocks, and digital converters to avoid
harshness. The
DogHouse uses the acclaimed Apogee
AD8000 digital to analog converters/word clock to create the most natural
and musical transition. API , Joe Meek, TLAudio, and RNP microphone preamplifiers
are used to capture the punch and nuance of the performance. Microphones by
Neumann, Gefell, Milab, Shure, Audio Technica, and MXL are used.
The
Heart of It
The DogHouse
uses the Mackie HDR 24/96 for recording. This system allows for mobility for
remote recordings, sound capture up to the now favored 24 bit, 96 khz medium,
and the ability to record up to 8 “takes” per performance track.
The world’s most widely used digital console, the Yamaha 02R V2, is
the nerve center of the studio, offering 1000’s of equalization, compression,
and effect’s attributes along with full mix automation. So what? Fully
automated mix automation allows for full recall of all console parameters
instantly, saving countless hours in console setup and client costs.
Putting
It All Together
The DogHouse
offers national quality sound at a very affordable price. That “big”
sound with “plateglass” transparency is evident in my recordings.
I mix for reality, natural live sounds that let the ear relax and enjoy, without
over-compression and excessive effects that plague so many products
The DogHouse, named for my friend and mutt, Kellie, is today one of Charlotte’s finest studio control rooms. Acoustics
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