Three Springs
Studio
Most of our music for film and
regular music CDs are recorded and mixed in house
at Three Springs Studio. When we have special
mastering and conversion needs we use
Ardenwood Sound &
DVD.
When we have special recording needs we use
Cobalt Recording Studios.
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Logic 9
is our Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) of
choice because of its long list of great
integrated plug-ins and wonderful
composer's environment for complex midi
and audio editing. We run logic node on
our 3 computers so they can be separate
workstations or grouped together to
create a powerful integrated workstation.
We have the equipment to compose and mix a project in stereo (i.e. Timeless City) or 5.1 surround (i.e. Living Death Valley).
A list of our pertinent gear:
Computers – 24” IMAC-2.8GHz Intel Core2 Duo, and 2 Macbook Pros-2.33Ghz Intel Core2 Duo
Interfaces – MOTU Ultralite for 5.1 surround, Apogee Duet for high quality stereo
Monitors – BlueSky mediadesk stereo and 5.1 surround monitoring
Microphones - we have an array of quality large & small diaphragm mics
We have the equipment to compose and mix a project in stereo (i.e. Timeless City) or 5.1 surround (i.e. Living Death Valley).
A list of our pertinent gear:
Computers – 24” IMAC-2.8GHz Intel Core2 Duo, and 2 Macbook Pros-2.33Ghz Intel Core2 Duo
Interfaces – MOTU Ultralite for 5.1 surround, Apogee Duet for high quality stereo
Monitors – BlueSky mediadesk stereo and 5.1 surround monitoring
Microphones - we have an array of quality large & small diaphragm mics
We have a wide array of synth and sampler
plugins for Logic that gives us a rich
sonic palette to work with. Click on the
icon below for more details.
Sometimes many of our film scores and
other music tracks are completely real
instruments and sometimes they are
combined with virtual instruments to
create interesting hybrids. We strive for
all of our music to sound natural and
organic even when we combine these
diverse elements. When using real
instruments below are the sources we draw
from:
John Kilburn – 7 string classical, acoustic, electric & jazz guitars, 10 string lapsteel, electric bass, mandolin, mandola, cavaquinho, ukelele, native flutes, piano, vocals
When projects call for soloing instrumentalists, John works with a number of players:
Woodwinds (Gene Doi & others) - soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, flute, clarinet
When budget projects call for real classical instruments, we use players from The Fresno Philharmonic:
Woodwinds – flute, alto flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, english horn,
Strings – violin, viola, cello, bass
Percussion & Drums –we have 2 great drum kit, djembe, tablas, various percussion players on call.
Vocals & percussion - in house we have Paola Staeblein – vocals, Brazilian percussion (pandeiro, tamborim, berimbau, shakers) and Sofia Nazaretian – vocals, djembe, various percussion
World Instruments – we have access to a variety of world instrument players including Middle-Eastern, Asian, and Southeast-Asian instrumentalists
John Kilburn – 7 string classical, acoustic, electric & jazz guitars, 10 string lapsteel, electric bass, mandolin, mandola, cavaquinho, ukelele, native flutes, piano, vocals
When projects call for soloing instrumentalists, John works with a number of players:
Woodwinds (Gene Doi & others) - soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, flute, clarinet
When budget projects call for real classical instruments, we use players from The Fresno Philharmonic:
Woodwinds – flute, alto flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, english horn,
Strings – violin, viola, cello, bass
Percussion & Drums –we have 2 great drum kit, djembe, tablas, various percussion players on call.
Vocals & percussion - in house we have Paola Staeblein – vocals, Brazilian percussion (pandeiro, tamborim, berimbau, shakers) and Sofia Nazaretian – vocals, djembe, various percussion
World Instruments – we have access to a variety of world instrument players including Middle-Eastern, Asian, and Southeast-Asian instrumentalists