Thi’sl, a native of St. Louis, recently collaborated with Suburban Pro Studios, choosing the Bruce Lee room for mixing tracks from his latest album, “Fallen King.” This collaborative effort spanned an intense two-week period where meticulous attention was devoted to perfecting every element of the tracks. The outcome was nothing short of remarkable—an album that […]
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Summing bass to mono… what does that even mean? When talking about a mix and its components, bass is the low end of the mix but how do we make it mono? It’s one of the most important elements of my mixing process, and crucial for any mix being pressed to vinyl. In this post
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This week for More Gear Monday I’ll be showing off our recently purchased Distressor EL8 made at Empirical Labs. This analog compressor is a game changer! Now that its been a couple months since we got this beautiful piece I can share with you some of my thoughts on it. First off the Distressor is
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We have been working hard to transform our upstairs from a project space to a full blown recording studio. We grabbed the Saffire Pro 40 to raise the stakes! In order to pull it off we would have to very particular about the new gear we would be choosing. We decided to find the perfect
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Recently we acquired a Shure SM7b for our upstairs studio to replace our longtime workhorse, the Rode NT1a. For many months we had pondered on what kind of mic to look for, and after a long decision, we decided on this bamf. I had thoroughly researched this gain eating monster and had already decided how
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A couple of weeks ago we were hanging out at the studio and James came across the Tape Op article for building a telephone microphone from an old rotary telephone! It’s a pretty straight forward how-to guide, but its a bit old so they assume that it’s easy to find a rotary phone today. We
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Family Affair has spent the last few weeks wrapping up mix sessions with Carter McKee in the Downstairs Studio at Suburban Pro Studios. The dynamic duo have been friends of the studios for many years now, and this is just the latest installment in the journey! Suite 105 really showcases Carter McKee’s mixing talents ranging
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Festus, Missouri natives Tok have been in the studio the last few weeks wrapping up their second release of the Gold Dollar Hen House lineup. Over the weekend they wrapped up the final mixing and mastering along with Matthew Sawicki in the Bruce Lee room. This project was an amazing combination of many different techniques.
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Our Oshkosh homie Derill Pounds has just dropped his newest release on bandcamp! cRAPtRAP is a 4 song record that was recorded while DP was working on his latest album. With production in the vein of current Trap records, this project showcases 3 producers work and teams their production with DP’s Gloom Bap lyrics. Derill
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Prepare to be immersed in the raw and unfiltered world of M Dubble with his latest video release, “Hunnet Shooters,” featuring Dock Cutty and Fameous. This gritty and captivating video is a preview of what’s to come from M Dubble’s upcoming mixtape, “Mr. Pyrex.” Shot in the heart of South City St. Louis, specifically in
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