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 projects, including two CD productions for Chansonette. 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. To hear sample recordings of Aaron Mostow's and learn more about his and Metamorphs' projects visit: http://profile.myspace.com and http://www.metamorphshiphop.com.  If you have any questions, or would like to join us in our studio, or receive additional information, please contact studio@Moondance.ws.

Practice Room
Rate: $20/hr, 2 hour minimum. Available 7 days a week, by appointment only.

Cancellation Information: We take studio reservations seriously and your reservation constitutes a contract. If you wish to cancel or reduce the amount of studio time you have reserved, we require 48 hours prior notification (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays). A client who does not notify us at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled session start will be subject to a 50% cancellation fee. Any client who is a “no-show” will be time for 100% of all time reserved.

Hours: Office: noon to 6pm Monday through Friday. Studio: 7 days, 24 hours (by appointment only).

Limits of Liability:
The use of all Moondance Recording Studio equipment and facilities shall be undertaken at the clients’ sole risk. Moondance shall not be liable for any injuries or personal property loss, claims or damages of whatever type or nature and client shall indemnify Moondance therefor. Moondance is not liable for any consequential damages resulting from equipment failure, rented or otherwise, such as compensation payable by the client to personnel during any delay. Moondance shall under no circumstances be liable for or assume responsibility for any loss or damage to musical instruments, any related musical equipment, recorded tapes, or personal property of client. Client's tapes will be the client's sole risk. It is the client’s responsibility to obtain insurance against these risks.
Moondance reserves the right to make any changes in policy in its sole discretion at any time, without prior notice.

Note: All rates are subject to change without notice. All services will be subject to engineer and studio availability and consistent with the current policies and rates.

Equipment listing and studio policy content of this page is for reference only and may not necessarily reflect the current equipment and policy for Moondance. If you wish to receive the most current listings and policies, please check with us before you reserve the studio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  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.
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