Solid Sound Studio profile picture

Solid Sound Studio

About Me

It's rare to find an environment that aids in fostering an artist's creativity.
By simply pulling up the long evergreen lined drive that leads to the studio, you’ll sense the stresses and worries that plague the creative process drain away. Stepping out of your vehicle you’ll feel transported to a quiet, remote, northern escape. However, this oasis is completely outfitted with state of the art technology you’d only expect to find in New York, L.A. or Nashville.
Built in 1975 the studio’s exterior was trimmed to merge with the natural surroundings. Inside, it was custom built to famed acoustician George Augspurger’s strictest specifications. Solid Sound is staffed by people who love their work.* They have chosen to live and work in a smaller city because it enables them to structure their lives and work to get the most enjoyment out of it. Their enjoyment shows in a friendly and relaxed style that rubs-off on musicians and singers. Being musicians ourselves we’ve experienced what it’s like to be the recording artist. This knowledge allows us to make the recording process all the more comfortable.
Over 30 years have passed and Solid Sound is still the premier facility for those who will accept nothing less than the best for their art.
* To us "work" is a four letter word; we're part of the lucky minority that sees what we do as getting paid to have fun.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/24/2006
Band Website: www.solidsound.net
Band Members: Robert Martens: President
[email protected]

Eric Wojahn: Chief Engineer
[email protected]

Jeff Stuzman Staff Engineer
Sounds Like: Equipment Pool:
Control Surfaces:
Digidesign ProControl w/FaderPak
Digidesign Command 8

Tape Recorders:
Alesis ADAT M20 (32 Tracks) w/CADI Remote
Tascam DA-88 (8 Tracks)
Tascam DA-38 (8 Tracks)
Tascam DA-30 (3)
Tascam DA-P1 Portable DAT
3/4" video deck with BVU timecode

Hard Disk Recorders:
Digidesign ProTools HD3 Accell System (Control Room)
Digidesign ProTools HD3 Accell (Edit Suite)
SADiE PCM4 Digital Editing/Mastering system (up to 8 tracks),
SADiE Classic Editing/Mastering system (up to 8 tracks),

CD/DVD Recorders:
Alesis ML-9600 Masterlink (3)
MediaFrom CD-5400
Pioneer DVD-A104 (2)
Pioneer DVD-A107 (2)
Plextor PlexWriter
Yamaha CDR-102

Monitors:
Genelec 1037A
Genelec 1030A (3)
Auratones

A/D/A Converters:
Aardvark Aardverter
Apogee AD-8000 (8 Channels)
Digidesign 96 (16 Channels)
Digidesign 192 Digital (32 Channels)

Monitoring:
We offer 8 stations of individual headphone mixes (2 headphones per station) based on the Furman HDS-6 system. These systems provide the artists with exactly the mix they need to get their best performance.

Headphones from AKG, Fostex, Sennheiser and Ultrasone.

Microphones:
AKG C-61 (2)
AKG C-414-TLII (2)
AKG C-414-EB (Stephen Paul Audio modified) (2)
AKG C-451 (omni and cardioid capsules) (2)
AKG C-24 stereo tube microphone (SPA modified, 1 micron capsules)
AKG D-12E (2)
B&K 4006 (2)
Brauner VM1 (3)
Coles 4038 (2)
Crown CM-700 (2)
Crown PZM (2)
Elation KM201 (2)
Electrovoice RE-20
Electrovoice RE-2000
Neumann M49 (3)
Neumann U47 (Korby modified)
Neumann U48 (SPA modified)
Neumann U48 (Korby modified)
Neumann U67 tube (SPA modified) (2)
Neumann U87 (SPA modified) (2)
Neumann KM-84 (3)
Neumann KM-86 (2)
RCA 77DX
RCA 74
Royer R-121 (3)
Royer R-122
Royer SF-1
Royer SF-24
Sennheiser 441 (4)
Sennheiser 421 (2)
Shure SM-57 (3)
Shure SM-58 (2)
Shure SM-81
Shure KSM-141 (2)
Sony C37P (2)
Soundelux 195(2)
Soundelux U95s (4)
Soundelux U99 (2)
Soundelux R1
Soundelux ELUX 251

DI’s:
Countryman
Little Labs
ProCo EDB

Amplifiers:
Crown
Hafler
Yamaha

Compressor/Limiters:
Amek 9098
Focusrite Red 3
Manley "El-Op" (LA-2A style) Tube Limiter
Empirical Labs EL8(2)

Outboard EQ:
Medici by Amek (Rupert Neve designed)
Neve 1073 (8 Channels)

Outboard Effects:
Lexicon PCM80
Yamaha SPX-90

Pre-Amplifiers:
Amek 9098 (2 Channels)
Avalon 737sp
Millennia Media HV-3B (2 Channels)
Millennia Media HV-3D (4 Channels)
Manley “VOXBOX”
Neve 1073 (8 Channels)
Telefunken V76 (8 Channels)
True Systems Precision 8 (16 Channels)
TubeTech MP1A (2 Channels)
Vintech 1272

Reverb:
Roland SRV-330
Sony DRE-S777 Sampling Reverb
TC Electronic M5000 (two DSPs)
TC Electronic M2000

Miscellaneous:
Our piano is a wonderful Yamaha C-7 Concert Reserve model.
Dennon DN-600F CD Player (2)
Friendchip Digi-Max 16 (Digital Patch Bay)
Magnavox CDB-560 CD Player
MOTU 896
MOTU 828MKII
NEC Video Monitors
Sony TC-K615S Cassette Deck
Z-Sys Z-8.8A (Digital Detangler)
Z-Sys Z-Link (Real Time Sample Rate Converter)

DeLonghi Magnifica Espresso Maker (twenty seconds to one of Solid Sound’s individually brewed cups of coffee, latte, cappuccino or a good ole shot).
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Solid News - February 07

Solid News  February 07 Volume Two  Issue One Hey everyone, The New Year brings fresh projects, new friends and scary heating bills&  Here are some recent highlights and happenings at Solid ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:31:00 GMT

More September Updates!

Hey everybody! Solid Sound is now officially at ProTools vr 7. 1 We always take our time adapting new technology and software.  It keeps things running smoother.  This new version of...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:56:00 GMT

SOLID NEWS - SEPTEMBER 06

SOLID NEWS - SEPTEMBER 06VOLUME ONE - ISSUE TWO   Hey everyone, Its been a busy summer.  Heres a few of the recent highlights._________________________________________________ _____ S...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 13:06:00 GMT

SOLID NEWS - MARCH 06

SOLID NEWS - MARCH 06 VOLUME ONE - ISSUE ONE Hey everybody, This here is Solid Sound's inaugural myspace newsletter. Enjoy! ______________________________________________________ Session Notes: ___...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:26:00 GMT