There's not a problem that we can't fix, because we can do it, in the mix!
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Our avatar photo is our standard Surround recording microphone setup. At the mix it falls into an awesome stereo image. And when you would need a surround mix of the same recording, it would be there too! ;-)
At Ambrosia Studios, we offer a wide range of audio visual production, consulting and teaching services for more than 16 years. Since 1996, we have 12 years of web presence, that is ancient in internet time :-)
Audio Visual Productions
We have a good selection of microphones, including vintage Telefunkens from the 60s, as well as exotic and hand built ones. State of the art equipment - 56 channels of digital audio input / output (192kHz / 24bit) with unlimited mix channels. 40 channels of analogue mix summing is also available, including a Revox Studer reel to reel 1/4'' tape machine.
We can go for an ultra clean sound for classical and ethnic recording, to punchy sound for pop, rock and dance, or to vintage and lo-fi (low fidelity) sound with true vintage equipment. We can also orchestrate your demo at any musical style.
For most of our services (mixing, (re-) mastering) we can work over the internet for very competitive prices. You get a quote, upload your files to our ftp server, you pay with Paypal, Kagi, Western Union, we do our work, you approve it and you download back your finished song or album in an .iso format that you could burn to a CD and send directly to the reproduction factory.
Please check our services page.
Consulting and Teaching services
We have been involved in audiovisual and IT consulting for more than 12 years. Clients include "Geniki Bank of Greece", "Emporiki Bank of Greece", "Petropoulos S. A.".
We have been teaching music technology, sound engineering and computing for 12 years, in establishments as the University of Athens, SAE institute of Athens and others.
We will be glade to offer you our services, specialized to your needs.
Audio Production
* Original Composition for songs, radio jingles, advertasing, theatrical plays, TV, documentaries, cinema movies, web sites and computer games in any style. Our credits speak for themselves.
* Recording vocals, voice over, acoustic instruments at our project studio or as an guest engineer at a studio of your choice.
* Location recording at your performance place (we travel). Multitrack, surround, high definition recording for stereo and later surround release is our standard.
* Mixing of the above recording or from your recordings from another studio.
* Sound Design for TV, cinema movies, web sites and computer games.
* Mastering for CD, DVD, multimedia and web release.
* Remastering and restoration with specialty tools.
Video Production
* Location shooting
* HD Video Editing
* Animation and Special Effects
* Mastering for DVD, multimedia or web release.
Tools / Equipment
Some of our tools include:
Studer Revox PR99 MkI 1/4'' reel to reel, 80s vintage
RME Fireface 800
Microphones:
ribbon:
1x Bang & Olufsen Beomic BM 5, stereo ribbon - from 1967 (The original predecessor to the ROYER SF-12)
1x Beyer M160
1x Beyer M500N, from the 70s
2x Octava ML52, modified and matched pair
condenser:
1x Studio Projects T3 - large tube condenser (C12 sound)
1x handmade U47 clone - large tube condenser
1x Blue Baby Bottle - large condenser
1x Blue Bluebird - large condenser
2x Octava MK-319 - large, modified and matched pair
1x Line Audio QM12 - large condenser
dynamic:
3x Blue Ball - phantom powered dynamic
2x Sennheiser / Labor W (with Telefunken logo!) MD4, dynamic, from the mid 50s
2x Sennheiser MD416, dynamic, from the 70s
4x Sennheiser MD421, dynamic, (3 cream without bass roll off and 1 black), from the 60s and 70s
2x Sennheiser MD441, dynamic, from the 80s
2x UHER M-534, dynamic stereo set, from the 70s
3x Telefunken TD300, dynamic - from the 60s
1x Grundig GDM15 (Telefunken TD9A clone), dynamic - from the 60s
1x Shure SM57 - dynamic
Microphone preamps:
6x Telefunken V672 - "The Cream", one of the best mic pre amps with a TAB N324/4A power supply (all from the 60s)
2x tube mic pre amps from the Peavey VMP-2
4x RME, from the Fireface 800 - clean neutral sound
8x Studio Projects, from a SP828 - clean and warm sound (latest rev of Burr Brown IC's)
Keyboards - Synthesizers - Samplers:
Analogue:
ARP Solina String Ensemble - the best strings keyboard ever - 70s vintage, great for retro style
Korg MS20 - mono analog, late 70s vintage, with Kenton MIDI
Roland MC202 - mono analog, early 80s vintage
Digital:
Roland S770 sampler - fully loaded, early 90s
Kurzweil K2000 - sampler keyboard, early 90s
Outboard and effects
Reverb and multi-effects:
2x Live chambers for reverb (both tiled)
AKG BX5 - analog spring reverb, 70s vintage
Roland DEP3 - 12bit vintage digital multi effects 80s vintage
Boss SX700 - digital multi effects, including RSS algorithms
EQ:
2x Neumann W491a - High End mastering EQ, 80s vintage
2x Filtek Mk3A - High End mastering EQ, 70s vintage
1x Telefunken W695, presence EQ, 60s vintage
2x White Instruments 4220 - passive EQ, 80s vintage
2x tube program EQ from the Peavey VMP-2
Dynamics:
DBX 160X - dynamics, 80s vintage
DBX 166XL - dynamics
FMR RNC 1773 - Really Nice Compressor - dynamics
FMR RNLA 7239 - Really Nice Leveling Amplifier - dynamics
Symetrix 488 - 8 channel compressor - dynamics
DSP
Focusrite Liquid Mix (32 channels of vintage and modern dynamics and eqs)
The full equipment list has been moved to the Blog, please check it out.
