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Check Out These Recording Studio Tips

By Ozone | Published: February 15, 2010

The other day I picked back up on writing out a series of articles on recording, mixing, and mastering, with an article called: Recording Studio Tips – What The Artist Needs To Know Before Entering The Studio.

If you have or have not ever been to a recording studio, you should give this a read. This is all pretty basic stuff, but it is surprising how often I have to bring some of these things up.

I will be adding to that post over time and will keep you updated when I do. Be on the look out for my next article about the Mixing process.

- B

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Ozone Lair Launch 2010!

By Ozone | Published: May 19, 2009

Hey everyone,

Thank you for checking in on the launch of the revamped Ozone Lair website(functionality wise at least, we are working on a new design and branding as well) and web presence as a whole.

We are going to try and take it up a notch this year to hopefully take this ball we’ve started rolling over the last year, and send it blasting down the road!

That being said, we can really use YOUR help getting the word out. We need you to tell all of your friends and your family about our services.

We have set up several different easy ways for you to stay posted, including the Ozone Twitter and Facebook. If you use either of those services, follow us and tell your friends too!

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Saturday December 13th. Gunslinger and 13 Day Mission @ Ozone Lair

By Ozone | Published: December 3, 2008

We are throwing a little party here at the Ozone Lair in celebration of the holiday season and our good friends Gunslinger coming down from Tennessee.

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Live Recording @ Wonder Root – ATL – August 23rd 2008

By Ozone | Published: September 8, 2008

Let us start with the fact that we were hoping to have 16 channels to record with, instead we only had 8. This is not bad for 3 of the 4 bands that performed, but even still, we made it work. For any Horns, Keys, and Vocals, we ran some mics through a PA for the live sound, and then I put a mic in front of the PA instead of running direct out from the PA because that was not working out.

Here was the general setup:

Drums
- 2 DR-HX1 Condensers – Overhead
- 1 SM57 beta – Snare
- 1 DR-KX1 kick drum mic

Bass
- SM58

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Art and Music show coming up

By Ozone | Published: July 16, 2008

We are going to be recording live at the Wonder Root in Atlanta for

13 Day Mission
Beatrix Kiddo
Miles from Pangaea
The Jungle

Come out and enjoy some local awesomeness

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Weekend Jams

By Ozone | Published: July 14, 2008

Bret of 13 Day Mission
Dave of Miles from Pangaea
Marty of Sound the Surrender

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Zechs Marquise Live @ Ozone Lair

By Ozone | Published: June 30, 2008

Zechs Marquise, along with 13 Day Mission, performed live at the Ozone Lair for a slew of Atlanta area fans. This was the first real show that Ozone Lair hosted and we definitely tracked it. Unfortunately the 13 Day Mission set audio did not turn out so great, and we did not get any video. We did however get some really great tracks for Zechs Marquise.

For a review of microphones and other ideas used, read on

Before the show I decided to hit up the music store and pick up a few more stands, wires, and a new mic that I had been eyeballing and hearing good things about. The Sterling ST51. It’s nothing too fancy but received quite a bit of good press throughout the internet and was definitely in my budget. Come to find out it is not the greatest at recording toms like I had hoped it would be, based on my previous use of the M-Audio Nova that seems to be a bit warmer. The Sterling is very bright and somewhat crackly the way that I used it for this recording. I look forward to testing the Sterling out with some vocals, and I am positive it would do better as a room mic for the drums than pressed right up near the toms.

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Attila

By Ozone | Published: April 9, 2008

I had been talking to Attila for some time about coming out and recording some jams…and they finally have.

Last night we managed to track drums, guitar, and bass for 2 songs to be used for an upcoming demo. Normally I do not like to do recording on weeknights, I like to leave enough time for everyone to be comfortable and not rushed doing their thing, it helps the creative process. I am glad we got this worked out though regardless of what night it happened on.

They showed up a little later than we had agreed but were prompt in setting up their gear, knocking out some rehearsals of the songs, and being ready to record. Within an hour of their arrival we were tracking drums.

He blasted everyone in the studio for a while but laid down some really solid drums. I opted not to use a room mic and instead used a mic on the beater side of the kick in hopes of a more awesome kick on the final mix.

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Willis Wilson Jazz Group

By Ozone | Published: December 8, 2007

A few months ago I put up an ad about free studio time for jazz groups, to try and get some working jazz in the studio that I could record live instead of track by track. Willis Wilson hit me up about his group. We scheduled some time and then he broke his hand….

He has finally healed and brought the group to the studio. I was a little uneasy at first because the drummer, being the first one here, told me he had never met Willis or played with his group. Fortunately all 4 of the musicians that recorded were very professional and had no problem clicking together.

The guys got set up and worked out the first song, Red Clay. We tracked Drums, Bass, Trumpet, and Trombone first, then Willis and Davey went back over that with keys and guitar. Once they were satisfied we moved onto Tell Me a Bedtime Story. For this we tracked Bass, Drums, Keys, and Guitar, then Willis went back over it to lay down the trumpet.

The two tracks came out sounding great just as a raw mix, I was even a bit shocked myself at how good it sounded. With some quick mixing of EQ and some light effects the final mixdowns already sound pro. I think everyone had a good time and we were able to record some really good tunes. Willis is a beast on the trumpet, I would really like to hear him do some straight ahead jazz and let it all out, and the other musicians were all on top of their game as well. I look forward to doing more recording with each of them.

Drum Mics
- 2 DR-HX1 condensers overhead
- 1 DR-STX1 on snare
- 1 DR-KX1 kick drum mic

Bass – He played an Upright acoustic w/ a pickup attached going into a combo amp
- Direct line from combo amp
- DR-STX1 on amp

Guitar Mics
- SM58

Horns
- 1 M-Audio condenser

Keys
- Direct line from Hartke 3500 head

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Miles from Pangaea

By Ozone | Published: October 15, 2007

Miles from Pangaea stopped into the Ozone Lair yesterday for a really great session. This was our first time working with this three piece, but they all showed up ready to work and very professional.

They set up and rehearsed a few songs while we started putting mics all over, things were already sounding pretty good. Once they got ready we started with the drum tracks(more info below), Jared started off a bit tense but ended up dominating the set over all.

Frank then tracked his bass, after having just done the reference tracks with Jareds drums. He tore it up though, I wanted to stand up and start cheering during the break down in The Green Door, he KILLED it. We took a food break then Dave laid down the guitar, and I have to say I am very happy with the tone that came through, it sounds really good.

Drum Mics
- 2 DR-HX1 condensers overhead
- 2 DR-STX1 under toms
- 1 DR-KX1 kick drum mic
- 1 M-Audio condenser on the snare/hi hat

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