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the civil defense

we're a recording studio!

About Me

a sweet space in the heart of williamsburg brooklyn. we bring you a comfortable recording/experimenting environment, some great gear, experience with a lot of sonic directions, flexibility, and a commitment to not let stuff escape here without sounding good, whatever the budget. low pressure and a lot of options--bring your tracks here to mix, track here and mix elsewhere, whatever.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/12/2006
Band Website: thisiscivildefense.com
Band Members: Chief Engineer:
Jeremy Scott

with help from:
Jason Holmes
Peter Woods
Equipment..................................
Console:
Soundcraft 600. Master section by Jim Williams.(32x16)
Tape machines:
Tascam MS-16 (1" 16 track)
Studer B67 (1/4" 2 track)
Monitoring:
Speakers--Mackie Hr824s, Yamaha NS-10ms
Power amps--Crown
Headphones--Sennheiser, Beyerdynamic, and AKG headphones, Alto 6ch headphone amp

Digital:
Black Lion modded Motu 24io 24 channels 24/96. BLA Microclock. Dual G5 w/ 5gig ram running Digital Performer 5 and 4.6. ProTools 7.4 via Digi002. Altiverb, Universal Audio plugs, lots of other good stuff.
Mics:
AKG c28 (6072 version) w/ Lomo large diaphragm cap
AKG c-414 eb (x2) (w/ brass ck-12 capsules)
797 audio cr-176 (late 70's "copy" of something cool. sounds great!)
Akg D112
American d-44
Ampex (like sm57)
Beyer m201
Beyer m260 ribbon ('DX' modded w/ rca ribbon)
Beyer m380
Beyer m500 ribbon 'DX' modded
Electrovoice 635a
Electrovoice RE20
karma micro (x2)
Oktava mc012 (x5) (2 matched pairs, 1 w/ omni and cardiod)
RFT dm 622
Sennheiser md 421 (x3)
Shure sm57 (x3)
Shure sm58 (x2)
Shure sm7b
Shinybox ribbon
Tape Op ribbon (x2)
Uher dynamics (x2) (sorta like rolled off 50s versions of md 421s)
Various junk mics, telephone mics, etc.

Outboard:
(pres)
ADM 780 (2ch w/1540 eq)
Ampex 350 (1ch -- hopefully running soon)
API 312 (2ch)
Chameleon labs 7602 mic pre/eq (2ch)
Chandler Germanium preamp
Hamptone HVTP2 tube preamp, (2ch)
OSA MP-1c (old version w/api opamps and transformers) (2ch)
Paia tube pre, modded (2ch)
Sytek (4ch)
Soundcraft 600 (32ch)

(dynamics)
Art pro VLA
Daking 91579 Fet Compressor/Limiters (x2)
DBX 160vu
DBX 163x
Drewtronics Sherlock (level-loc clone)
LPB broadcast limiter
McMartin broadcast limiter
RNC (2ch)
Universal Audio 2-1176
Valley People Dyna-mite (2ch)
(Reverb/Delay)
Audio Designs 3ch audio delay
Ibanez analog delay + reverb
Lexicon LXP-15
Multivox multiecho (tape delay and spring reverb)
TC Electronics M-300

(other)
Premier Signia drums, some cool snares, lots of keyboards and synths (moog source, korg ms-20, juno 60, etc.), tons of pedals, samplers and drum machines, amps and cabs (fender, roland, acoustic, ampeg, univox, magnatone, etc.), and other good stuff.
Location............................
Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Bedford/Lorimer L.

Rates...........................
we can work on project rates as well as daily and hourly rates. get in touch to discuss what would make sense for your record.
day rate:$300 (up to 10 hrs, addtional time at hourly)
hourly:$40/hr for bands, $50/hr for voiceover
5 days gets you an extra day or something.
All of the above include engineer. Open to working with freelancers, but please call to discuss details.
I will also do project rates, discounts for booking larger amounts of time, and try to work with your budget limitations. Get in touch to discuss!
Sounds Like: Achten (s/t LP)
All Strangers (CD)
Antler
Brasilia (A Life Desired)
City Limits
Cuddle Machines
Darren Kucera ("I'll Fly Away")
Dessert Storm
Fiya
Flaws (Erect Nation)
The Good Good (Api Uiz split, Furrows, a few more bits and pieces)
Gunners
Holopaw (forthcoming)
Lidia Stone (Civil War)
Lungs of a Giant (Headfirst Handshakes)
Mahogany (Connectivity!)
Meneguar (Strangers in our House)
Miami Ice Machine
Miracles
More Teeth
No Omega
Pterodactyl
Putting on the Ritz (CD)
Taigaa! (Off CD and s/t EP)
The Mercury Program
These are Powers (Terrific Seasons, Taro Tarot)
Tropics
Vivian Girls (Wild Eyes single, s/t LP, I Can't Stay 7")
Voice in movies and animation, and you. We've done a lot of stuff outside of this space, so get in touch if you care.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

please read before add requesting

hey folks,please don't be offended if we don't add you if you're a random band or studio...we will definitely add you if you recorded with us, might work with us, have been here, or know us personally...
Posted by the civil defense on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:06:00 PST

Thanks Dave!

Tons of thanks to Dave Penn for coming over unprovoked and helping make and install a ton of acoustic panels for the drum booth. Word!
Posted by the civil defense on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:02:00 PST