Independent Soundworks - Services / Facilities

Services

Sound Effects

* 5.1 Surround Recording with Schoeps Microphones

* Commercial and Custom Libraries

* Custom Studio and Field Recording

Foley

* In-house Foley pit

* Commercial Libraries

Dialogue Editing

ADR

Music

* Editing, 5.1 and Stereo Recording, Mixing, and Mastering

Mixing

* 5.1 Surround, Stereo, Mono

* For Theatrical, Television, HDTV, DVD, Web

Mastering

* 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround

* Dolby E

* PCM (wav, aif, sd2 etc. up to 24-bit, 192 kHz)

* ADAT

* DVD-Audio

EQUIPMENT LIST (partial)

Microphones:
2 - Schoeps CMC6/MK4 - matched set cardioid small diaphragm condenser
1 - Schoeps CMC5/MK41 - hypercardioid small diaphragm condenser
1 - Schoeps CMC5/MK8 - figure 8 small diaphragm condenser
2 - Schoeps CMIT5U - shotgun mic
1 - Sennheiser MKH416 - shotgun mic
2 - Sennheiser ME66 - short shotgun mic
1 - Neumann KMR81 - shotgun mic
1 - Neumann U87 - large diaphragm condenser mic
1 - AKG C2000B - large diaphragm condenser mic
1 - Electrovoice RE20 - large diaphragm dynamic mic
2 - Studio Projects C1 - large diaphragm condenser mic
4 - Studio Projects C4 - matched sets cardioid/omni small diaphragm condenser
4 - Shure SM57 - small diaphragm dynamic mic
1 - Shure SM58 - small diaphragm dynamic mic
1 - Beyerdynamic M201 - small diaphragm dynamic mic
1 - Sennheiser e609 - hypercardioid dynamic mic
2 - Sennheiser e835 - cardioid dynamic mic

Portable Recorders:
1 - Sound Devices 722 - 192kHz Hard Disk and Compact Flash Digital Audio recorder
1 - Sound Devices 702 - 192kHz Compact Flash Digital Audio recorder

Recording Hardware:
Lynx Aurora AD/DA, Avalon AD2022 - Two channel Preamp
Vintech 1272 - Two channel Preamp, Apogee Big Ben Master Clock,
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor - Compressor/Limiter

Monitoring Systems:
• Blue Sky Sat 5 (x5), Blue Sky Sub 8 (x1), BMC Bass Management Controller
• Mackie 626 (x3), Mackie 624 (x2), Blue Sky Sub 12 (x1), BMC Bass Management Controller
• KRK V6 (x5)
• Logitech 5.1 THX Digital Surround Sound System(x2)

Software:
• ProTools
• Logic Pro
• Soundtrack Pro
• Final Cut Pro
• Digital Performer
• Cubase
• Soundhack
• Peak
• pd (Pure Data)
• Numerous plugins

Sound Effects Libraries:
• 100+GB Commercial sound effects libraries
• Extensive (and always growing) custom sound effects library

Facilities

Mixing

We have two, fully-equipped 5.1 mix rooms outfitted with THX-certified Mackie speakers, monitoring systems from KRK Systems, and a matched system from Blue Sky International, supplier of monitors to Skywalker Sound. Our systems include Mac Pro and G5 Apple computers, running Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Digital Performer, and the latest in high-end signal processing plug-ins.

Recording

We use premium solid-state and tube pre-amps with industry-leading German microphones from Schoeps, Neumann and Sennheiser in our acoustically variable tracking rooms for voiceover, ADR, foley, custom sound effects, and music recording. Field recordings are captured at maximum fidelity 24-bit, 192 kHz with Sound Devices 7-Series recorders.

Amenities

*Beach Access

*Lounge w/ Full Bar

*Convenient Dining