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Audio Engineering

tracking 
mixing
mastering
restoration  producing
bands-solo artists 
voice-over projects  
film and archival services.

SERVICES

TRACKING:

The Studio has capacity to record 16 tracks simultaneously with high end pres, eqs, and compressors, and the Behringer Powerplay monitor mix system allows you to make your own mix in your headphones on the fly.  The studio is treated with sound absorption and diffusion panels, and there is a wide variety of high-end microphones from AKG, Sennheiser, Peluso, FLEA, Josephson, EV, and Beyerdynamic.

MIXING:

ProTools is the brains of the studio with an outstanding supply of plugins from Izotope, Waves, Fabfilter, UAD, Melodyne, Massey, and Vocalign.  Reamping and using outboard gear is a staple of the mixing process, and you can check out the gear list to see what's available, or feel free to bring whatever gear you want and plug into the patchbay.

MASTERING:

Besides using the large assortment of plugins available in Ozone 7 Advanced, the Studio is equipped  with an API 2500 and an Audioscape D-Comp Compressor.  Additionally, an API 5500 mastering EQ allows for honing a perfect mix.   

AUDIO RESTORATION AND ARCHIVING:

Already have recorded material that needs digitization and a little polishing? With Izotope's RX 9 Advanced restoration software, tape hiss, background noise, clipping, plosives, and wind noise are all a thing of the past, and by using high quality mastering gear, you'll know that your recordings are being transferred at the highest resolution possible. 

FILM PRODUCTION:

Whether it's ADR, voice-over, sound design, or other post-production needs, I can wrap up your film or commercial's audio quickly.  With VocAlign Ultra, replacing old dialogue and syncing it to the video is a snap. 

Services
Tracking
Mixing
Mastering
Restoration
Film
THE STUDIO

THE STUDIO GEAR

Microphones:
FLEA 48 (Neumann U48 Clone)

Peluso P414 (Matched Pair)

Peluso P84 (Matched Pair)

Josephson C42 (Matched Pair)

Beyerdynamic M88

Peluso R-14 Ribbon Mic
Oktava MK-319 modded
Sennheiser MD421 x2

Sennheiser e902

EV RE-20

Shure SM7B
SM-57 x2

Shure 545 x2
Shure Beta 52
 

Convertors:

Universal Audio Apollo Quad Interface
Universal Audio Apollo X6

Preamps:

Chandler TG 500 

API 312

Heritage Audio 73 Jr x2

Ampex 600 Custom 2 Channel tube preamp

Shadow Hills Mono Gama x2

Maag PreQ4

Compression:

Audioscape D-Comp

Audioscape LA2A

API 2500

EQ:

API 5500 Stereo EQ

Great River 32eq

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System:

Protools 2021

Universal Audio UAD plugins

Waves: Gold, Studio Classics, Abbey Road Collection, Classic Compressors, Waves Tune

Soundtoys 5

FabFilter Total Bundle

Steven Slate Trigger 2

Melodyne Studio 5

VocAlign Ultra

iZotope RX9 Advanced

iZotope Ozone 7 Advanced

Massey TapeHead and L2007

Headphones:

Sony MDR 7509HD x2

Sennheiser  HD 280

AKG  240 MKII

Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro

Monitoring: 

Focal Solo6 BE

Yamaha HS8S sub

Sonarwork Sound ID Reference

Mogami Cabling



​Instruments:
Martin D35 (2021)

Martin M36 (1979)
Gibson ES-125 (1954)

Fender Jazzmaster (1994)

Fender Telecaster (Player Series 2021)

Fender Stratocaster (Player Series 2020)

Fender Jaguar HH FSR (2018)
Gibson Slide Guitar (circa 1950)

Fender Squier P-Bass (Fralin Pickups)

Tama Rockstar Drum Kit

Zildjian A Series Cymbals

Chris Hein Solo Strings

Omnisphere 2

 

​Pedals:
Subdecay “Liquid Sunshine” overdrive

API TranZformer GTR
DMB “Stellar” higher gain overdrive
Take Flight Pedals “The Goose” fuzz
4ms “Tremolus Lune” tremolo
DMB “Bumble” bass fuzz

BYOC Little Beaver 

Amps:

1978 Fender Vibro-Champ

Marshall 1974X

Vox AC15HW

Fender Princeton Reverb '64 Custom (Handwired)

STUDIO GALLERY

ABOUT

BRANDON ISAAK

Back in 2014, my wife, two dogs, and I hopped in a moving truck and drove to Washington DC, where I would get my Master's degree in Audio Technology from American University, which has one of the best and oldest recording programs in the nation.  I was privileged enough to study under famous audio engineers that worked with a wide range of artists from David Bowie and Bob Marley to Jay-Z, Madonna, and The Bravery, only to name a few.  While in DC, I interned at BIAS recording studio, home of legendary big band, jazz, and folk audio engineer, Bob Dawson (Grammy Award Winner). Also, after my first year, I interned at Capital Audio Post, learning how to engineer post-production for film and TV.

 

In the fall of 2015, Kendra and I welcomed our daughter, Abby, and by the next year, we decided to hit the road again and move back to Oklahoma to be closer to family and friends.  That's when I seriously started putting together a studio at our house.  Don't be mistaken though, this is no ordinary home studio.  I put my knowledge of acoustics, audio engineering workflow, and studio design to work.  With the help of my friend, Ethan, and wife, Kendra, we made a custom designed mixing console that houses 2 bays of 19" rack space.  Roxul and Owens Corning sound absorption panels line the walls of the studio spaces, and the listening position and speakers have been placed perfectly, using the 38% real trap configuration. 

I won't go into too much detail about the gear and what it can do here.  You can check out the list on the Gear page of the website, but I will say, I made sure to get the best quality equipment with a wide variety of types, especially microphones: figure 8, cardioid, omni, tube, FET, ribbon, dynamic...you name it.  .  

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