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****DARC has moved****
But, don't worry it's just a few blocks over.
We've done it! It's time for a victory lap. We've re-opened our studio in a great new location just behing Big City Bread. We finally finished the damn building part and we are open for business in our new location. Come on by and check us out sometime. We've devoted all of our energies into making the studio a better sounding and much more comfortable recording experience. Our control room is huge! Plenty of room to spread out and get comfy. We finished out the rest of our 1200 sq. ft. with a large live recording room and a few smaller iso/vocal booths. Our new location is just behind Big City Bread on Finley st. with easy access to places like the Grit, Daily Co-op and the Go Bar. Plenty of parking and quite possibly the easiest load in in town are two other things kicking ass about our new location.
MMM Smells Like Bread!
Analog versus Digital??? Our answer is both. We use the best of the analog legacy and combine it with the versatility of modern digital recording. We have an MCI 400 analog console, with a fully integrated patch bay. It’s fast and streamlined and has a really warm punch. We track to ProTools. We use nice mics and good cables.
A good band will shine throughout the murkiest of recordings, a good song will stand out even on the lowest-fidelity equipment right? If you practice and work hard it doesn’t really matter does it???
Well it might be good, or it could be great! That’s where we come in.
We capture audio on a computer through an analog interface. Analog vs. Digital? Both.
Our website tells it all. www.darcsound.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/11/2005
Band Website: www.darcsound.com
Band Members: Asa Leffer and Eric Friar and new guy engineer Jeff Cobb.

New equipment just in!
We are now tracking everything onto a brand new Mac G5 dual 2.7Ghz with 6.5 gigs of RAM. This sucker is fast and it almost never crashes.

Added to the rack is Great river 1N-V, a pair of brand new Distressors, a Groove Tubes Brick bass DI and a Valley Dyna-Mic Dyna-Mite combo. It's a cool little drum squash box that seemed pretty rare so we just had to pick it up.

New to the mic closet is the Lawson L47 multi pattern tube mic. It's soft and silky with just enough highs to be present in a mix without the brittle harshness associated with cheaper tube condensers. We're liking this one alot.

We also had the anti-suck field generator (our secret weapon) modded to take higher end opamps and it is pulling out the suck even more than ever.
Influences: Eric. - "I grew up on a diet of Patti Smith and AC/DC. These two influences are still the primary factor in influencing my musical choices to this day. I think that old Billie Holiday records sound really great and I think that Ted Leo's Hearts of Oak is one of the best recordings made in my generation. I love big drum sounds, like that Queens of the Stone Age sound from a few years back, classic Bonham or Back in Black and I will tune a drum mercilessly until we find it. Brian Eno knows how to treat a stereo mix and is always a reminder to try something on the edge"

Asa. - " My recording career started at age 15 with a Fostex X-28 4 track, recording demos for my highschool friends and my band wunderkind. In 1994 I moved to athens, GA to attend college at UGA. I honed my mixing skills engineering "Live In the Lobby" a live local music show on 90.5FM WUOG. After college I spent three years touring as the live sound engineer/road manager for heavy metal band Jucifer. During that time I also joined veteran Athens band Michael on guitar, recording one album with them at Sony studios. I stay busy in the studio most of the time these days but I still occasionally tour. Between recording gigs I run front-of-house sound at the 40 Watt club and Tasty World nightclub. "

Jeff Cobb - "Jeff hasn't filled out his bio yet but he loves classic rock tones and gets some of he best guitar tones we've ever heard."
Sounds Like: Good audio recording for the athens music community.

American Cheeseburger
Jeff Andrews
An Epic At Best
Sean Arington
Athens Genesis
the Athens King
Athens Voices of Truth
Ayo Tinubu
the Bet
BlackWater
Brer Render
Brown Frown
the Carry-Ons
Cave Wizards
Carrabelle
Carrie Nations
Carla and the Rays
Ceramic Dvck
Cigarello
Colostomy Bag
Community Chaos
Critical Darlings
DJ DangerMouse
Dark Meat
Dirty Sanchez and Ponco Villas
Dirty Mittens
Donkey Punch
Doomsayer
Down with the Woo
the Dumps
the Emergency
Todd Ferry
Freeze Tag
Gates Of Berlin
Ginger Envelope
the Greatest
Golden Boy
Heist
Heros Severum
the High Caliber
Hot New Mexicans
Iron Hero
Jazztronic
JJ Maj and Unpolished Brass
Jumpin' Jesus Christer's
Kamikaze Headband
Kilroy
Bill Kirch
Lake City
League of Evil
Les Napoleans
Let's Surf
Lost Art
Malachi Dolls
Peri Mason
Mayhem Hero
Misfortune 500
the Mighty Lonesome
Morning State
Mr. Move
Mutual Admiration Society
NO!
Nocturne For a Dying Planet
Our Beds are time Machines
Omari Lewis
Parade
Parker & Lily
the Pendletons
Perverado
Psychic Hearts
Reading
Joshua Reed
Rhabdophobic
Sailor Winters
San Ferry Ann
Sci Fu
Sharks and Minnows
Short Road Home
Sosterion
SoundWar
Split Side Anna
Stories Below
Summer Hymns
Theomataris
ThunderChief
Tracer Matula
Trans-Fatty Playboys
USSR
Virgin BoxSet
the Whigs
the Workouts
Zumm-Zumm
2 Live Crew

Corporate Clients
the Adsmith
Troy Aubrey
John Barrow (U.S. house representative)
Imperial Records
Jonathan Katz (from TV)
The Men Who Had Blue (film foley)
Two Sheds Records
WNGC 106.1

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

2008-09 Athfest Special Discount

Hello DARC friends,The annual Athfest compilation CD is accepting submissions soon. So, just like last year, the studio is offering a special rate to bands who want to get a song professionaly recorde...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:33:00 GMT

Studio time for only $25 per hour! What the F**K???

Hey guys, heads up!If you're on a budget but you still need to get outta the basement and into a real studio we've got your answer. DARC is now offering overnight, off-hour sessions with our newe...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:42:00 GMT

Now taking VISA, MaterCard and Discover!

Too Legit to Quit. Goin' big time. We now take credit cards. Visa, Mastercard and Discover to be exact. Movin' on up in the world...Eric
Posted by on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:41:00 GMT

MMM SLB!

****DARC has moved**** But, don't worry it's just a few blocks over. We've done it! It's time for a victory lap. We've re-opened our studio in a great new location just behing Big City Bread. We fin...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:13:00 GMT

DarkMeat is storming up the CMJ charts!

Universal Indians, the new record by Athens all-stars DarkMeat is currently at number 27 on CMJ with lots of time left for it to climb even higher. The album was produced by Asa with both Asa and Eric...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:24:00 GMT

Check out this event: Athfest CD Submission

Hosted By: DARCWhen: Tuesday Jan 31, 2006 at 7:00 PMWhere: DARC312 E Broad St.Athens, GA 30601USDescription: DARC Click Here To View Event I've got it on super-secret authority that this years Ath...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:50:00 GMT

A few MP3's

Here's a few mp3's to check out. Of course streaming these songs denies you the full quality, but most folks know what these would really sound like right?One of each mixes from We Versus the Sha...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:49:00 GMT

What makes a good recording???

Analog versus Digital??? Our answer is both. We use the best of the analog legacy and combine it with the versatility of modern digital recording. We have an MCI 400 analog console, with a fully inte...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:52:00 GMT