RUDYS STUDIO DENVER COLORADO RECORDING

SONG LIST: ALL SONGS RECORDED,MIXED AND MASTERED BY RUDY'S STUDIO
1. Contra COME FORTH BY DAY
2. Tree SUBLINGUAL
3. ColdWar REDLINE DEFIANCE
4. Fire and Flame REDLINE DEFIANCE
5. Black Nail Polish SAVING VERONA
6. Murder Of A Masquerade COLD BLOODED COLLAPSE
7. The Graves Of Silence COLD BLOODED COLLAPSE
7. Arrows Of Arrogance COLD BLOODED COLLAPSE
9. Shoreline NO FAIR FIGHTS
10. Show me the edge NO FAIR FIGHTS
11. By My Side THE FLASH MOB
12. Unbroken WITHOUT THE INNOCENT
13. Honesty SAVING VERONA
14. Right to swing SAVING VERONA
15. Daisy SAVAGE HENRY
16. Down to this SAVAGE HENRY
17. My Place in the sunshine SAVAGE HENRY
18. Set the tone RANSOM
19. All the lies DRUG UNDER
20. Anger management DRUG UNDER
21. Never again DRUG UNDER
22. Psychosis HEDON
23. Sold your soul HEDON
24. Washed away HEDON
25. By My Side THE FLASH MOB
26. All I see KRONOW
27. Ripped away KRONOW
28. Holy Water TYFOID MARY
29. Missin' somethin' TYFOID MARY
30. Pit BONECASE
31. CASTICIDE
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RUDY'S STUDIO is a recording studio, mixing and mastering facility located in DENVER COLORADO. We are celebrating our tenth year in business! Rudy's has a reputation for a cool vibe, incredible gear and for having passionate producers and engineers who are dedicated to providing a great working environment for professional musicians. We have finished well over 100 projects, and are eager to continue to make new musical associations with dedicated and creative people! We are currently taking on new projects!!.
RUDY'S STUDIO WORKS IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH DRAGON STUDIO'S JUSTIN G. PRESTON! www.myspace.com/dragonstudios
RUDY'S STUDIO has recently finished a major upgrade to its recording facilities, including the jump to PROTOOLS HD3, a DIGIDESIGN ICON D-COMMAND, API 24 CHANNEL ANALOG SUMMING, APOGEE AD & DA CONVERTERS, the incredible ADAM S3-A AUDIO MONITORS, and a slew of MICROPHONE PREAMPS, TRANSDUCERS and musical instruments . We mix the best of the digital world with the best of the analog! In 1999, Mark Obermeyer teamed up with Justin G. Preston of Dragon Studios (also of Denver) ,and has since played host to some of Colorado's top talent.
" The studio is set up to be competitive with the finest rooms in town, at a lower price point and we have been steadily booked since 1997!! We take pride in the relationships that we have built with the Denver music scene! Our approach is to really try to understand what is is the artist is going for, and then help guide them to make sure they are doing something unique and new! We are known in the Denver music community for really pushing bands to become more than the sum of thier parts! Many of Rudy's clients are 3rd and 4rth timers! We consider our clients like family, and we really want to help them succeed. We like to view our role in the Denver music scene as a unifiying force, bringing people together. We want nothing more than to see our music community gain national attention!!!"
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We would love to help you finish projects that you might have started on your own or somewhere else but werent happy with the progress or the finished result. We can help you finish tracking, mix, and master just about any project to your satisfaction- Pushing it past what you might have thought possible!
To book time or take a tour of our recording,mixing,mastering facillity contact:
Mark Obermeyer
[email protected]
STUDIO RATES: $65 an hour for recording and mixing, $70 a song for mastering. WE PRODUCE RECORDS!
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Guitar Lessons also available from Mark Obermeyer - 25 years experience, College educated. No beginners please. Only advanced players who really want to hone their skills! $60 an hour $35 for half an hour. I can teach you how to improvise in the right key ,play scales (modes), chords, arpeggios, songs, technique,recording techniques, ear and vocal training, and general shredding!
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RECORDING TIPS:
These are tips that might help you and your band prepare for the next recording session. These are not rules but guidelines! Most come from years of experience!
GUITAR PLAYERS: If you have two guitar players, take the time to compare notes. Make sure that you are playing the songs correctly. Help fill in the gaps in each others styles. Map out your parts so when in the studio, nothing gets forgotten, and your tracks get recorded efficiently. As for guitar tone, this applies to live as well as in the studio! Cut the harshness on your amp!!! So many guitarists have a really harsh tone, and then the sound man just exaggerates that harshness! Most of the time they just shove a mic right into the center of one of the speakers in your cabinet- aiming it right into the brightest most harsh part of the speaker. The outside of the cone hase more tone-the center is where all of the high end harshness occurs. Most local Soundmen rarely help you with your tone, onstage or out front. If you can not put your ear right up against the grillcloth of your cabinet ,with out totally cringing, IT IS TOO HARSH! A warm sound with alot of tone, not fuzz, or buzz - one that is not too bright or woofy will come across the best out front through the PA system. Most local sound men wil let you sound bad, they do not really care if your band sounds great -they get paid the same either way. Cut the high end - You might even save you- and your fans hearing in the process!!!
BASS AND GUITAR PLAYERS: Get your guitars set up! Good intonation is never more important than in the studio. Setting your own intonation is easy: Use a good tuner - Play each strings harmonic at the twelfth fret and then compare it to the fretted note on the same string at the twelfth fret. If the fretted notes pitch is higher(sharp) than the harmonic, detune the string, move the saddle away from the nut (toward the bottom of the guitar) a little bit and then check again with a tuner. If the fretted notes pitch is lower(flat) than the fretted note, then move the saddle closer to the nut(the headstock). Check again, and adjust until harmonic is same pitch as fretted note at the twelfth fret. Heavier strings get more tone, buzz less and record better because they have less travel (retain more tension). Bring extra packs of the strings you use to the studio - you never know how many you will go through. Many strings are defective and put out more than one note. Really listen to each string ring- and if it warbles and puts out more than one pitch, it is probably bad. This is more common with the wound strings. Bass players need to be sure to bring a new 9-volt battery if the use active pickups. New strings on the bass also sound better for recording.
DRUMMERS: New drum heads are a must. We like Remo pinstripe heads for toms, Remo ambassador coated for snare, and Remo power stroke 3 kick heads. Just our preference (for most rock projects). Single ply heads dent fast and will not last through a long session. Heavier drum sticks will typically sound punchier than lighter sticks. Drummers using felt beaters should turn them around! Felt should only be used for jazz. plastic hitting the head is where all of the attack comes from- with felt it comes out blurry. Try the DW beaters, they have allot of mass and sound great! Moon jelly is great for dampening resonant drums. Do not choke off your drums with tape and dead ringers. Let them breath. We like to tune the bottom head to the same ,pitch as the top head. Again- Just our preference! The higher the cymbals are placed off of the toms, the better they and the toms will sound. When cymbals are right over and next to the toms, they bleed right into the mics and make it harder to eq cool high end needed for the toms. Try playing a little lighter on the cymbals and a little harder on the kick, toms and snare! I have said this too many times to count! Figure out your tempos and tempo changes with a click track before you come into the studio. Map it out on paper if necessary! Time is money! Same with arrangements. Come in prepared with fills planned, and experience with a metronome. Every drummer should practice with a metronome a few times a week at least! Practice makes perfect. Especially if we are using one to record the project with. Some drummers listen to a metronome when they are not even playing. Drummers should get a practice pad and learn all of the fundamental rudiments. If you are a double bass drummer, try to apply the rudiments to your feet as well as your hands. Learn to play all of them on demand.
SINGERS AND VOCALISTS: Get a keyboard and sing with it every day! Learn the major scale on the keyboard (c d e f g a b c)and sing with it. If you play all of the black keys, you get a pentatonic scale-which is the basis for the blues. Singers should AT LEAST Master these two scales. Singers should get vocal training. There are some great teachers around, and your voice is worth preserving. Singing or screaming incorrectly will damage your voice, and the older you get the better you get, so think about the future and keep your voice. If it hurts and you are hoarse at the end of the night- you pushed it to far or you are doing it wrong. How many famous singers were amazing when they were younger, but seemed to lose it as time went on and the were gaining success. Brutal is cool, but not if you lose your voice in the end. A voiceless screamer does not sound very brutal!
BANDS: Master your instruments! The most frustrating moments in the studio are when the musician can not nail his part. Patience goes a long way in the. Frustration is very contagious. It is always fun when people stay positive and do not get too excited about things. Preparation is the cure for frustration. If you are really ready, you will not struggle in the studio, or live or anywhere. DO YOUR HOMEWORK! Practice!
Become an educated musician. Learn music. Learn how to count rhythm. Learn music theory- notes,intervals,scales,chords,arpeggios,progressions,the history behind what you are playing! Take ear training classes- anywhere! Train your ears free online - Google - free online ear training . Practice everyday! The top players play everyday, and many hours a day! Try to get with people who are as dedicated if not more than you are! You will learn more if you work with people who are truly dedicated. Take pride in learning your instrument be it guitar, drums or vocals. Help your singer! Most bands are afraid to really tell the singer what they know about music. Exchange knowledge, especially with your singer. Many times the do not play an instrument and need a little help. Record your rehearsals. Do as much pre-production recording on your own as possible. It may even eventually become your career!
Songwriters: everyone who plays music should write their own music as well! Get a drum machine or drum software. Learn how to program beats, keep it simple at first. Try even and odd time signatures. Try to come up with something new everyday and record it. Even on a little portable cassette player will work. Build up a collection of parts and ideas and exchange them with the other guys in your band. You will be surprised how good it feels when someone in your band discovers a diamond in the ruff on your demo tape and gets excited about it-when you might not have even remembered writing it. Many times it takes others to recognize the coolness of a part. Become a prolific songwriter! Write music as often as possible. I would put my money on a band that could write one hundred songs over a band that has just ten. Write thirty and pick the best twelve or so and record them! Write more material than you need for each recording.
Eat before arriving at the studio. It seems kind of obvious, but you would be surprised how many people show up with an empty stomach because they were running late. Hungry musicians seldom make the best music that they can, and usually get frustrated pretty quickly. Snacks are also good, they keep the work going! Alcohol is usually not a good thing in the studio. Strongly discouraged! Have your money together before you book time! Too many bands try to leverage others in the band into paying by forcing the project into the studio when the finances are not there. It usually backfires. Don’t waste your time or the studios. One person should represent the band when it comes to keeping schedules and paying the bill. The studio should not have to chase down individual members of the band to get paid. The band is one entity, and all are equally responsible for payment. If member does not pay, the others are liable and expected to cover payment at the end of the session. I hope this helps. More later.....
______________________________CABINET MODS: WE CAN MODIFY YOUR GUITAR CABINETS! $50 a cabinet -includes all materials. Many 4X12 cabinets,especially Marshalls have cheap speaker cable inside of them. On top of that, they often install cheap stereo to mono switches making the cabinet sound even worse. A cabinet that has been wired with 16 guage cable inside -and one without those cheap stereo switches will sound way better than a stock cabinet. Not all cabinets are bad: -Mesa cabinets have nice cable inside of them. Here is an analogy: consider your guitar tone like a gallon of milk. Try pouring the gallon through a straw,and then try pouring it through a big piece of PVC pipe. It flows through the PVC pipe with out any resistance. Your guitar tone is the same: it will sound much cleaner and powerful with larger cables! Let your amp breath and sound as good as it possibly can! _____________________________
GUITAR INTONATION SETUP: I can set up your guitar's action and set the intonation. $50 a guitar. Includes truss rod adjustment if needed, intonation, string height and strobe tuning. I have been known to make a guitar play better! - I spend time getting to know the instrument before I start adjusting it. After I do some adjustments, I play it for a while and make sure it is up to spec! I have been pulling apart, building, modifying and rebuilding guitars for over 25 years! I also have many good referalls for more invoved setups including repairs, fret jobs and crowning.
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