StarMount Studio started as the "24 hours convenient store" for recordings. We would get recording sessions at 3am in the morning, or go around the clock from midnight until the next sunrise for bands/ musicians that were so inspired to capture the spark of magic after a great gig (sometimes redemption after a bad gig works too)
Showing posts with label Recording. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recording. Show all posts
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
FUGU for Mrs K @StarMount Studio
FUGU, an improvisational music duo of theremin and violin was here to record music excerpts for "Mrs K" a film by Director Ho Yuhang.Starting with the strings, we mic up the quartet players in a line formation from frist violin to cello. sE 3as were used for first and second violin, about 2 ft above the player's head, Akg C451B on viola and JZ V11 on cello. With a pair of sE RT1 in Blumlein for the overall ambient microphone, lush strings sounds were captured.
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
《给它一个家》Awareness Campaign for the Abandoned Companions
The studio was star studded for 3 full days consecutively. We had 22 Malaysian artistes lending voice and their kindness towards the awareness of abandoned pets, especially the strays on the streets.
Its such a great experience where the the studio was charged up with positive vibes, seeing artistes from various labels getting together for a good cause. The crews were working tirelessly taking footages as we were recording. It was exciting and challenging at the same time, as we had back to back schedules to fit and we had to get the best tone in such a short time frame.
2 mics, sE Gemini Mk2 and JZ v11 were put to the tasks. We had an all tube setup and a transformer charged channel to handle different tones and projections from the artistes.
The sE Gemini was paired with Tree Audio Branch, and JZ v11 went through Chandler TG2 with Neve Portico 5043 Comp. This was an interesting pairing where the sE GeminiMK2 gave a crisps presence, only set back was the limitation of SPL handling. On the other hand, JZv11 through the transformer chain gave a warm, big sound which fits perfectly for the powerhouse vocals.
We had over 120 vocal tracks in the end, and the Pyramix DAW was handling well without any glitches or any signs of latency albeit having a few plugins on each channels. This was a first for us to put the DAW to test and we were very happy with its performances.
StarMount Studio is grateful to be given such opportunity to host the recording of this project. Heartfelt thanks and congratulations to Bocai and team for bringing such heart warming campaign into Malaysia!
Here's the artistes rosters, and the official music video of the theme song, launched recently on the 17th Oct.
张祖诚，Jaclyn Victor，林德荣，罗忆诗，Beeman @ Manhand，Alvin鍾瑾桦，谢婉婷，林健辉，Geraldine颜慧萍，方炯嘉，Apple 邱诗凌，刘界辉，龚柯允 ，Alycia ，Ribbon黄若熙，Jin薛炳进，Juwei Teoh，马嘉轩，王明丽，赵洁莹，Von @Manhand，Zen 俊倩
Its such a great experience where the the studio was charged up with positive vibes, seeing artistes from various labels getting together for a good cause. The crews were working tirelessly taking footages as we were recording. It was exciting and challenging at the same time, as we had back to back schedules to fit and we had to get the best tone in such a short time frame.
2 mics, sE Gemini Mk2 and JZ v11 were put to the tasks. We had an all tube setup and a transformer charged channel to handle different tones and projections from the artistes.
The sE Gemini was paired with Tree Audio Branch, and JZ v11 went through Chandler TG2 with Neve Portico 5043 Comp. This was an interesting pairing where the sE GeminiMK2 gave a crisps presence, only set back was the limitation of SPL handling. On the other hand, JZv11 through the transformer chain gave a warm, big sound which fits perfectly for the powerhouse vocals.
We had over 120 vocal tracks in the end, and the Pyramix DAW was handling well without any glitches or any signs of latency albeit having a few plugins on each channels. This was a first for us to put the DAW to test and we were very happy with its performances.
StarMount Studio is grateful to be given such opportunity to host the recording of this project. Heartfelt thanks and congratulations to Bocai and team for bringing such heart warming campaign into Malaysia!
Here's the artistes rosters, and the official music video of the theme song, launched recently on the 17th Oct.
张祖诚，Jaclyn Victor，林德荣，罗忆诗，Beeman @ Manhand，Alvin鍾瑾桦，谢婉婷，林健辉，Geraldine颜慧萍，方炯嘉，Apple 邱诗凌，刘界辉，龚柯允 ，Alycia ，Ribbon黄若熙，Jin薛炳进，Juwei Teoh，马嘉轩，王明丽，赵洁莹，Von @Manhand，Zen 俊倩
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Get That Piano Recorded in October!
Up to 50% off from our studio hour rate(terms and conditions apply) for piano recording done by the talented and certified team of engineers from StarMount Dynamics for the month of October!
Best time to record your piano materials with this introductory price, to try out (if you haven't heard of) the awesome Horus converters and latest Pyramix Masscore 9.1 by Merging Technologies. Of course, with the goodness of other outboards available from Neve Portico Designs, Tree Audio, Chandler Limited, Audient and more....
Contact us now at info@starmountstudio.com for this fantastic offer in October!
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Strings in StarMount Studio
Ken Hor, one of the talented composer/ music arranger has brought his project in again. Which means more fun and more experiments in the studio!
We utilize the other studio downstairs ( very near to the coffee and baked goods), its more reflecting surfaces for the music.
We tracked the guitars with extra reflection boards ( like the reflectors in photography), amping the electric guitar signals at the hallway (so that the aroma from kitchen can get into the room) and trying different microphones on the violin and viola.
Looking forward to the next one...
We utilize the other studio downstairs ( very near to the coffee and baked goods), its more reflecting surfaces for the music.
We tracked the guitars with extra reflection boards ( like the reflectors in photography), amping the electric guitar signals at the hallway (so that the aroma from kitchen can get into the room) and trying different microphones on the violin and viola.
Looking forward to the next one...
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| Lo on the guitars |
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| The creative team |
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| Yu Heng and Lo |
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| Angela on violin and viola |
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| Freshly brewed cappuccino during session!(scones too) |
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Joi Noir Debut Album@StarMount Studio
Joi Noir came at the right time to be the first rock band recorded with our new Pyramix system. We were all excited to see how much of a difference, given the huge amount of headroom would benefit in the genre of rock music.
The whole tracking process had been a fruitful journey for both the band and the studio. Both were pushing to get the best performance from the session. Often scaling on the edge and sometimes over the edge to be a little bit more interesting and experimental, the sessions had been all about challenging the dynamic range of the converters, getting the most organic sound from the drums, electric guitars and bass.
We kept the signal flow as short as possible, from the mics to the mic pres of Audient Zen mixing console, into Horus premium converters. Microphone placements and pairings were the variables we used.
And now the band has almost done mixing the album and is about to get the tracks mastered. This is a true international project as the band traveled around the globe to pick their flavors. Tracking was done in Big A Productions and StarMount Studio (Malaysia), Mixed by Gareth Jones (UK) and will be mastered by Marc Antonio Spaventi in Amsterdam.
The band has started a campaign at Indiegogo to fund for this debut album. We are definitely looking forward to the completion of Joi Noir's debut album!
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| Olga on the lead with authority |
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| Legendary Pairing |
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| The Band Rocking out Live |
Saturday, 3 January 2015
Thank You 2014, Cheers to 2015!
Its been an exciting year to StarMount Studio. We made new friends, expanded into new territories, major changes in the studio, new addition of facilities and all other special little moments that enriched our year.
Just a quick recap, we now have 2 working studios - Studio HD and The Upstairs.
Studio HD
Housing ProTools HD 8 and packed with the color palette from Lavry, RME, Tree Audio, Chandler Limited, Rupert Neve Designs and Audient, we have wide selection of tone colors for vocals and acoustic instruments recording.
Monitoring options are Yamaha MSP7, Adam F7 and Solitaire 5a.
The room was made rather reflective, as we were looking at a more natural and lively recordings as oppose to a damped room. Dampening options are available with reflexion filter, drapes and pads if necessary.
The highlight of Studio HD is, the price. We intend to make the rates affordable for everyone. Do hit us up to check on the studio rates and packages for your project needs.
The Upstairs
We are delighted to introduce Pyramix 9 Mass core with Horus interface (DSD) in The Upstairs.
The never ending crave for good sound has led us into this system and although the learning curve is really a painful one but all is worthwhile for its quality. We are now capable of going up to 384khz in PCM format, and DSD256.
Come and experience the joy and pleasure together with us as It never stops to impress after months of having the new system!
Just a quick recap, we now have 2 working studios - Studio HD and The Upstairs.
Studio HD
Housing ProTools HD 8 and packed with the color palette from Lavry, RME, Tree Audio, Chandler Limited, Rupert Neve Designs and Audient, we have wide selection of tone colors for vocals and acoustic instruments recording.
Monitoring options are Yamaha MSP7, Adam F7 and Solitaire 5a.
The room was made rather reflective, as we were looking at a more natural and lively recordings as oppose to a damped room. Dampening options are available with reflexion filter, drapes and pads if necessary.
The highlight of Studio HD is, the price. We intend to make the rates affordable for everyone. Do hit us up to check on the studio rates and packages for your project needs.
The Upstairs
We are delighted to introduce Pyramix 9 Mass core with Horus interface (DSD) in The Upstairs.
The never ending crave for good sound has led us into this system and although the learning curve is really a painful one but all is worthwhile for its quality. We are now capable of going up to 384khz in PCM format, and DSD256.
Come and experience the joy and pleasure together with us as It never stops to impress after months of having the new system!
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| Cheers to 2015! |
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| New addition: Fender TwinReverb @The Upstairs |
Sunday, 22 December 2013
MandyStar@ StarMount Studio
MandyStar (Amanda) is a regular of StarMount Studio. She's talented with her voice, guitar and drums and we're up for another round of cover songs for her online video contents. We are glad to be part of her musical journey as in StarMount Studio, we appreciate the opportunity to grow together with the clients, (especially new talents) and its always rewarding to be appreciated and know that we are helping them getting better.
Originals are coming up next. We've recorded some really nice demos and music arrangement is in the process. ( we do offer music arrangement and other music creation related services as well, drop us a line for the rates)
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| Sebastian on guitars |
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| MandyStar |
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| She plays the guitar too. |
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| Group pic. |
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
FUGU@ StarMount Studio
It was midnight and we had FUGU, consist of Chern Hwei(Electric Violin) and Chor Guan(Theremin) visiting to have their electrifying moments recorded in StarMount Studio.
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| All set for Round 1 |
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| StarWars |
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| Killing the set |
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| Electrifying session |
Friday, 28 September 2012
One Thing - Faris 'aka' Freeze @ StarMount Studio
We had one of the youngest client in the studio during the Raya Month. "Coolest Faris" aka "Freeze" was here for his recording of " One Thing" by One Direction. It was amazing to see how well prepared and well composed Faris was throughout the session. It was definitely an inspiring recording session for everyone in StarMount Studio.
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| All set to start recording |
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| Laying down the beats on the Artisan |
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| Faris and Family |
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| Listening to his playback... |
Sunday, 3 July 2011
Studio B
After a long night of soldering, we finally got Studio B patched up for multi tracking!!
Getting your materials recorded with high end gears has never been so affordable right now. Promotional rates will be up soon. Please contact us for more information.
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