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- How to record a rock song with high energyA high-energy rock recording should feel physical before it feels polished. The listener should sense the drummer’s impact, the guitarist’s attack, the bass…
- How to Choose the Right Studio for Your ProjectChoosing a recording studio is a creative and practical decision. The room affects the sound, the engineer influences the process, and the available equipment…
- How to Record a Podcast With a Telephone InterviewA telephone interview can be a practical way to bring a distant guest onto a podcast. It removes travel requirements, works with familiar technology, and makes…
- How To Clean Up Noisy Audio Tracks Without Losing Their CharacterA noisy recording can make an otherwise strong performance sound distant, amateur, or difficult to understand. Hiss, electrical hum, computer fans, traffic,…
- How to Capture a Jazz Trio With Natural SoundA jazz trio can sound deceptively simple: piano, bass, and drums sharing a room, responding to one another in real time. In practice, that simplicity demands…
- Creative Sidechain Compression Techniques for Modern MixesSidechain compression is often associated with the familiar pumping effect in dance music, where a bass or synth dips whenever the kick hits. That is only one…
- Recording a Band in Limited Space Without Losing ImpactA small room does not prevent a band from making a powerful recording. It does, however, remove some of the distance between instruments, microphones, walls,…
- How to record a voice-over for a corporate training videoA corporate training video depends on more than accurate information. The narration must guide employees through new procedures, explain unfamiliar concepts,…
- The Difference Between a Demo and a Mastered TrackA demo and a mastered track may begin with the same song, performance, and creative idea, but they serve very different purposes. A demo captures direction. A…
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Professional multi-track recording with world-class gear at affordable hourly rates.
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Recording System
Custom-built PC DAW with Sonic Core XITE-1 DSP interface and 16-channel AD/DA converter. Primary software: Reaper and Samplitude.
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Studio Gear
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Why LnL Recording
Built for Serious Sound
A studio designed around a custom PC platform — not an off-the-shelf solution — with decades of hands-on engineering experience behind every session.
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Custom DAW
A purpose-built PC workstation configured specifically for multi-track audio production, not a generic computer.
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Pro Mic Locker
AKG C414B-TLII, Shure KSM32/SL, SM57, SM81, Sennheiser e906, AKG D112, and many more — the right mic for every source.
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Instruments & Amps
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, Ibanez 540S, Marshall JVM410, Vox AD100VT, Korg Triton Pro, Kurzweil SP88, and a full drum kit.
The Equipment
Studio Gear
A comprehensive collection of microphones, preamps, outboard processing, instruments, and monitoring — all detailed on the Studio Gear page.
Microphones
- AKG C414B-TLII — Large-diaphragm condenser
- Shure KSM32/SL — Studio condenser
- Shure SM57 & SM48 — Dynamic workhorses
- Shure SM81, AKG C1000S — Small-diaphragm condensers
- CAD Equitek E-100 — Supercardioid condenser
- Oktava MC012 — Multi-capsule condenser
- Sennheiser e906, E602 — Guitar cab & kick drum
- AKG D112, EV N/D 468, Audix Fusion 6
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Preamps & Processing
- Mackie MS1642-VLZ4 mixer
- Black Lion Audio Auteur Quad preamp
- Black Lion Audio B173 preamp
- Joe Meek VC1QCS channel strip
- ART TubeMP tube preamp
- Radial J48 active DI
- Rocktron Intellifex effects processor
- BBE 462 Sonic Maximizer
- Rolls RA62HA — 6-output headphone amp
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Artists and bands who have recorded at LnL Recording.
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Dead Man's Hand
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Sean Begora
The Olsen & Pahl Project
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