It's important to us here at DSM to help bands and performers achieve a quality recording using some of the finest equipment in the business. The engineers and musicians associated with DSM Studios have the ability and drive to help develop young, aspiring artists and aid advanced musicians with any project. If a performer needs back-up instrumentation, DSM has studio veterans that have years of experience and numerous recordings under their belts.
In the last year, DSM has recorded innumerable videos and audio tracks for Korg, Vox, and Blackstar, as well the recent Red Sun Rising release and the new Juke Hound disc, Low Man On The Totem Pole, with both records achieving rave reviews, and commercial and sales success.
Commercial Production:
DSM is also a commercial and audio production facility. Our Commercial Production division can help develop scripts as well as lay down royalty-free background music in many different styles.
At DSM, we offer a wide range of professional services including, but not limited to:
• Producing
• Tracking
• Mixing
• Mastering
• Noise Reduction
• Drum Editing and Sample Replacement
• Vocal Tuning
• Re-Amping
• Rock Band Programming
• Mix Consultation
Here is a list of some of our equipment:
• Toft Recording Console, featuring the renowned Trident Series 80 pre-amps and EQs.
• Boutique Recording preamps- Neve 1272 and API matched preamps and EQs.
• “Rack of Doom Compressors”- Including 3 Universal Audio 1176s, 2 LA3As, 1 LA2A, 1 stereo Manley Vari Mu, 1 Bellarie stereo compressor, Boutique Korg TP2 stereo tube pre-amp compressor, and other various Ashley compressors.
• Computer (Mac Pro) with two cascaded Mac monitors. Pro-Tools HD 2, with the Eventide Elite bundle, TC Electronics Power Core loaded with all of the TC Electronics plug-ins, and many more featured popular plug-ins. Aurora Lynx converter.
• Four monitoring systems including- Yamaha NS10s, Mackie powered, Tannoy System 8s, and HK 3 inch near fields with subwoofer.
• Korg MR2000 1 bit recorder.
• Alesis Master Link.
• Various outboard studio effects for analog insert.
• All our recording customers have all access (free of charge,) to a myriad of our instruments, as we have one of the largest on site selection of amps, guitars, and effects pedals, in the world, as far as studios are concerned.
Available Amplifiers -
Marshall 1959 100 watt Plexi,
Marshall Vintage Modern 50 watt head
Marshall JVM 100 watt head
Marshall Handwired 1974X 18-watt combo with an aged speaker
VOX AC30
VOX AC15
VOX Tony Bruno 18 watt boutique with 6v6 tubes moded like a Fender
VOX modeling amps including the Tonelab floorboards
Blackstar Handwired Artisan 30 combo
Blackstar Series 1 200 watt KT88 Head
Blackstar Series 1 100 watt 6L6 Head
Blackstar Series 1 100 watt EL34 Head
Blackstar Series 1 50 watt Head
Blackstar Series 1 45 Watt combo
Blackstar Venue Stage 60 combo
Blackstar HT 5 watt combo
Blackstar HT 1 watt combo
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Tremoverb
Mesa Boogie MKIII combo
National combo from the 1940s
Lab Series L-5
Fender Princeton
Trace Elliot Bass pre-amp
Hartke 5000 Bass Head
GK 800 RB bass head
Ampeg B-60 Combo
Available Speakers -
Selection multiple 4X12, 2X12, and 1X12 speaker cabinets loaded with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers, aged Greenbacks, GT12s, and 70/80 speakers.
Available guitars-
Gibson 1961 re-issue SG
Gibson Angus Young signature model Back in Black SG
Gibson Les Paul 1977
Fender 40th anniversary Stratocaster
Fender hot rodded American Stratocaster with point classic trem
Fender Strat American
Paul Reed Smith 24 fret with hot rodded trem
VOX Series 77 semi-hollow
VOX Series 55 with triple element pickups
Lag Acoustic 400 Series
Lag Acoustic 200 Series
Lag acoustic Nylon classical
Godin Nylon Acoustic electric
Martin D16 Dreadnaught
Fender Telecaster American
Washburn/Oscar Schmitt Delta King
Fender Electric/Acoustic cutaway
Yamaha Classical
Fender Precision Bass 1977
Ibanez 5 string
Ibanez BTB 5-string
Ibanez Soundgear 5-string
Guild Pilot
Technology Instruments -
Korg M50 synthesizer
Korg Kaoss pads 3 versions
Korg Kaoscialtor
Korg Wave Drum
We have over 40 guitar and bass new and vintage effects pedals at your disposal.
Enginers Freddy DeMarco and Doug Jenkins
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