Our head engineer, Glenn Wheeler, has started a video series on SSL Duality Tips & Tricks. The Solid State Logic Duality is an analogue mixing console, but acts like a digital console.  I call it the “Maserati” because:

1.  It sounds so amazing, I can hardly hide my excitement

2.  It’s sexier than a black Porsche convertible with a brunette model inside

3.  It makes me want to make big-room, dirty techno

4.  I have a photo of it on my vision board (I also have a photo of the Maserati, HA)

Check out our SSL Duality Tips & Tricks Vol. 1.  Feel free to ask any questions you might have on this topic of routing efx through the SSL Duality.

Producer Robert Linder and arranger Bernie Hatch have been working hard at Tierra Studios lately on a jazz standard album, featuring Houston saxophonist, Larry Slezak and his band. The songs are a collection of jazz standards and original tunes by Bernie Hatch and Larry Slezak. Here we see engineer Glenn Wheeler preparing to track string musicians for the album.

We were on hand again this year for another killer recording of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston. If you haven’t seen it, this show is incredible and Houston’s Society does it as well as any company in the world. A full orchestra, chorus and a talented cast put us at 35+ channels! We captured Ruddygore on 2-Alesis HD24’s with 2 more HD’s as backup. All inputs went through the Crest VX 40 channel (thank you goprosound.com) and sounded phenomenal. We’re just getting this one in the can for now, but I can’t wait to come back and hear it mixed.

OnSeeker is an new search engine focused on providing children, families, and the Christian community an alternate method of searching the Internet. The Unveiling is the first in a series of talent contests geared to discover new talent and promote family-friendly music. The winners of the contest, Anchordown, and Nick Fry, came to Tierra Studios for a day of recording and mixing with sound engineers Glenn Wheeler, Randy Miller, and Larry Murphy. Their finished songs are featured on the OnSeeker website, accessible by clicking here.

Erick Garcia, one of our favorite session drummers, stopped in to lay down some drums for Matt Mason.

Erick Garcia, Aaron Morris, Matt Mason

Line check by Glenn Wheeler. Custom!

Aaron Morris getting drum sounds. Intern Kat Bigbee oversees the operation.