Artsound studios

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Artsound Recording Studios is a recording/mix studio located in the north-east of Belgium.

Geschiedenis

Artsound Recording Studios is a recording/mix studio located in the north-east of Belgium. It offers both digital and analog recording possibilities, an excellent live room and a fine selection of quality equipment. Artsound is the perfect place to record, mix, edit and master your album, commercial, jingle, demo, voice or soundtrack for film.

The 2 studios are based around a 60 channel NEVE VX and a 96 channel SSL AxiomMTplus console. The outboard gear consists of high quality digital and analog devices, an excellent range of microphones and three sets of speakers. It is also possible to do surround mixes for DVD!

Recordings can be made on either warm sounding 2 x 24-track analog tape dolby SR, crystal clear digital (2 x 96 track digidesign ProTools systems) or on a combination of both. Keyboard players who share Jean-Pierre's love for vintage analog instruments can use a Yamaha C3 grand piano, Hammond B3 organ and/or a Rhodes Piano free of charge. A range of synthesizers and samplers are also provided.

Located in a quiet residential area, yet close to two international highways, the studio is very easy to reach by car from Belgium, Holland and Germany with ample parking close to the studio entrance. Hotels and restaurants can also be found locally.

engineers/ producers/ arrangers:

- Jean Pierre Kerkhofs ( studio owner)

Jean-Pierre Kerkhofs, the studio owner and main engineer was a professional keyboard player before he became a full-time audio producer / engineer. Twenty years experience in the recording industry means he understands how stressful it can be and firmly believes therefore, that a friendly, relaxed environment is important when making a good production.

- Marc Tee Thijs:

our engineer Marc TEE Thijs has been working in the Roots field for more than 20 years and produced records for roots, blues, soul and pop bands.
He worked with the Cream of the American Blues-scene and became a highly respected producer and musician across the ocean!
He was also responsible for award-winning and 5 star review-recordings for...The Hoodoo Club, Noordkaap , The Scabs, Soulwax, The Internationals... and countless national and International Artists and Bands.

- Rob Vanspauwen:

Either at the recording session, or at the mixing stage, our engineer Rob Vanspauwen is always looking to bring creativity to session.
Well versed in contemporary genres & recording techniques, his aim is to stay true to tradition in a modern day world.


Gear:

Mixing Console
NEVE VX60recall
NEVE moving fader automation
NEVE total recall
60 neve mic-amps

Monitors
Main: ATC SCM 200 active
Nearfields: ADAM A8X active
Nearfields: Yamaha NS10

Reverbs & Fx
Lexicon 960L full option
Lexicon 300L
AMS RMX 16 full option
AMS DMX 15-80S full option
Eventide DSP 4000
Eventide H3000DSE
EMT 140 tube plate
AKG BX 15 spring reverb

Compressor/limiters
Tube Tech Cl1b
Tube Tech SMC 2b
Tube Tech LCA 2b
Urei 1176
Avalon VT 747
LA Audio LA 610
2 X EL8 distressors
Manley ELOP
DBX 160 XL
Drawmer 1960
Waves Maxx BCL
96 x SSL Axiom dynamics
SSL Axiom master bus compressor
SSL 4000 series master bus compressor
Manley Slam
Manley Vari-Mu
2 X purple audio MC77

Recorders
Protools HD3 with plenty plugs
4 X prismsound ADA8 full option
OTARI MTR90III

Mixing console
SSL Solid State Logic AxiomMT 96 channels
24 SSL super mic pre's
total reset, full automated
96 EQs, 96 dynamics, 12 aux, 48 busroutings

EQ and filters
Orban 622B analogue
2 x Trident CB9066 analogue
Electrix Filterfactory analogue
SSL Axiom MT EQ
– SSL 4000 E/G
– SSL 9000J
– SSL Axiom MT
– SSL Standard mastering

Monitors
Main: TAD systems is OK
Nearfields: ADAM A8X
Nearfields: Quested VS2108active

Outboard
Apogee AD/DA
Manley VARI-MU
Manley Slam
Tube-tech CL1B
3 X Universal Audio LA610
2 X Urei 1187
Tube Tech CL2B
API 2500
SSL Mic pre's
Lexicon 960L
Lexicon PCM 96
2 X TC 4000
Ursa Major Space Station
Yamaha SPX 1000
Yamaha SPX 90
AMS NEVE 1880 + harmonizer
Otari 24 track analogue + dolby SR

Recorders
Digidesign Protools HD4
Apogee convertors
Otari MTR90III + Dolby SR analoge

Instruments
Yamaha C3 Grand Piano
Hammond B3 + leslie 122 tubes
Emulator LV
Yamaha CP 300
Alesis fusion88
Roland JP8000
Roland-Korg-Akai S6000-Samplers
Extern PC for synths and plugs

Mics
2 X Neumann TLM 149
Neumann TLM 147
Neumann TLM 193
Neumann KM 184
Neumann KM 184
Neumann SM 2 stereo tube mic
Neumann U 87
2 x Manley tube mics
2 x Sontronics Sigma
2 x Sontronics Apollo
2 x Sontronics STC 1
2 x Sontronics Omega
10 x Shure SM 57
4 x Sennheiser 421
4 x AKG 451
2 x AKG C 1000
2 x AKG 414 ULS
6 x Shure SM 58
EV RE 20
VTL ST 1
Sennheiser 509
AKG D 112
Shure Beta 91
2 x Audio Technica 4050
4 x Sennheiser 504