This is the actual "recording sound" part of making a record.  I use the latest version of Pro Tools and a multitude of industry-standard software and hardware devices to capture the highest-quality versions of your songs possible. 

Typically, drums are recorded first, with significant time being spent on tuning and getting the best possible tones.  Guitars and bass come next.  My studio is equipped with tons of amps and effects, so nearly any sound is available and at your fingertips.  Vocalists benefit from my large and varied vocal microphone selection and specially treated vocal booth.  Pitch correction, if desired, is available.

Though I do most of my recording from my Cleveland studio, I can travel to nearly any geographic location to record your project.  The cost is typically the same as recording in Cleveland, plus my expenses (airfare, hotel, etc).

This stage of the recording process occurs after tracking is finished.  The final recorded tracks are combined using compression, equalization, effects and volume automation to create the larger-than-life sound qualities of a commercial recording.

I can (and often do) mix material not recorded by me.  This can be a great option if you have a recording system at home or are on a budget.  By sending your recording to me to mix, you gain access to my extensive hardware and software library at a reduced price.  I use Pro Tools to mix, but can work with sessions from nearly any DAW (Cubase, Nuendo, Logic, FL Studio, Reaper, etc).

If you are planning on having me mix your recording, please contact me before starting your project to ensure all technical requirements are met for this service.

While few would dispute the sonic benefits of using tube-based amps and speaker cabinets, many musicians and engineers choose to forgo the inconvenience and expense of recording and maintaining tube amps, instead choosing amp-modeling technology to capture their guitar tracks.  While there's no doubt that this is incredibly convenient, there are circumstances when amp modeling simply will not do.  In these cases, re-amping is the ideal solution. 

When reamping, the musician or engineer will record a DI (short for 'direct input') track in addition to the sound of the amp modeler or mic'd guitar amp.  The DI signal is a clean guitar track with no distortion or effects.  This DI track can then be sent to me and run through any of my well-maintained tube amps and cabs.  This enables budget-minded musicians to have access to expensive guitar sounds at a nominal price.

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