Moondance Estates

Recording Projects at Moondance Studio

Moondance Studio is located in Moondance Estates, minutes away from Santa Cruz in the hills above Soquel. With beautiful gardens and a view of the magnificent Monterey Bay, Moondance offers Gary, Chansonette and their family a perfect and natural creative stimulant for all of the musicians in our family.

We are currently working on several family projects, including two CD productions for Chansonette. In addition Chansonette's daughter Mahli has just completed her new CD "Mahli" produced in Hollywood, CA. Click here to hear samples of recordings by Mahli and friends, featuring musical influences ranging from R&B, Soul, Blues, hip hop and last but not least, classic Rock and Roll. Or check out Mahli's MySpace site www.myspace.com/mahlismusic. For additional information please contact studio@Moondance.ws.

House Gear - Onsite Studio Equipment List

Microphones

Mic Mix XL305

AKG AT 4047/SV

EV ND767a (2)

Shure (2) SM54, (2) SM56, (4) SM57, (4) SM 58

Unique III Dynamic

AKG (1) C451

24 Track Digital Mixer

Roland VS 2480 24 track

The VS-2480CD 24-track Digital Studio Workstation is the first self-contained recording workstation to offer 24-track/24-bit digital recording with 64-channel digital mixing, onboard effects processing and onboard CD burning. This revolutionary workstation also boasts 17 motorized faders, plus a VGA Monitor output for software-style control using a mouse and optional ASCII keyboard. Rock-solid hardware with the flexibility of software.

Headphones

(10) Beyers DT-100

(5) Sony V6

Maxell HP 550 (1)

AKG K240 Studio

Sony MDR V250, Sony MDR V300, Sony MDR V600

Sennheiser (2) MD441

Equalizers

Peavey Q215 FX Equalizer

Q215 features an 80 Hz low-cut filter to reduce rumble caused by DJ turntables, plus balanced TRS and RCA I/O and an RCA record output for connecting to any system. The Q231 includes variable third-order, 18 dB-per-octave high cut and low cut, a range switch (+6 /+12 ) with LED indicator for accurate adjustments and balanced XLR I/O and RCA unbalanced outputs and constant Q equalizers.

REVERB and SOUND EFFECTS

Roland VS 2480 Sound Effects

Berringer Virtulizer Pro 29 Bit Dual Engine Digital Effects

Cassette Tape Recorder

Yamaha MT4X

The MT4X offers three-band equalization controls on each channel, incorporating shelving high and low bands and a peaking mid band that offers precise control over the critical midrange frequencies at which vocals and many other lead instruments are centered. You can individually modify the sound of each signal while recording the original tracks, and again when mixing down for extensive tonal control. Dual Auxiliary Sends & Assignable Stereo Returns.

Headphone Amps/Mixers

QZ Audio Qmix HM6 Headphone Matrix Amp

The Q-Mix HM-6 effortlessly allows up to 6 musicians to create their own custom headphone mixes.

EURORack MX 602A 6 Channel Mic/Line Mixer

MX602A takes compact mixing a step further, offering audio quality and flexibility you’d never expect in such a miniscule package. With two mono mic/line and two stereo channels, all with great-sounding 3-band EQ’s, a 2-track input and output, phantom power, phones output, balanced inputs and true main mix and control room outputs, it’s equipped to handle the most demanding of situations where few inputs are required. And thanks to its ULN circuitry, INVISIBLE MIC PREAMPs and impeccable construction, it’ll deliver professional results every time.

Keyboards

Korg OM 1 / Pro

Aprofessional 62-voice TRITON-based sound engine designed for composition and live performance.

Roland Fantom

A sturdy, no-nonsense workstation full of quality sounds and a 64-voice multitimbral synth based on XV-Series architecture. Built-in D-Beam controller, an arpeggiator and drum pattern generator, plus a 76-note keyboard and onboard effects.

Drums

AT Drum set

((1) Kick (2) Snare

Monitors

Roland DS-90-A

The DS-90A's are the world's first 24-bit digital reference monitors, employing digital inputs and high-quality built-in amplifiers for transparent monitoring especially designed for today's digital studios. The DS-90A's also perfectly complement the COSM® Speaker Modeling found in Roland's newest V-Studios and V-Mixers.

Computer Workstations and Software

Waves L1 Ultramaximizer

The L1-Ultramaximizer combines lookahead peak limiting with advanced requantization. This gives maximum level and highest resolution for all audio applications, from CD mastering to multimedia. L1 can be used as a mono or stereo limiter, with or without IDR processing, as well as the 'original' L1. TDM users can place the L1 limiter on a vocal track, for instance. You can also place the IDR plug-in at the end of a chain of plug-ins or on your master fader.