The Studio
We've combined the expertise of two industry specialists, studio builder Chris Harmaty (Converse Rubber Tracks/Jungle City Studios) and technical consultant Brian Dorfman (Orchard Design, LLC) to make the 825 Records facility a premiere, state of the art, full service production establishment; Moreover, an upgraded, private home-base for Grammy Award winning engineer Butch Jones, producer Matty Amendola, and all of our current and future clients alike.
With significant gear upgrades in 2014, including that classic super-analogue SSL sound on every channel, as well as other modern and boutique outboard equipment, our control room driven by a true modular hybrid design is only the tip of the iceberg. Our dedicated live room is packed with Amendola's personal collection of drums, amps, mics, and guitars. An added photography/video suite with built in ceiling lighting, backdrops of all sorts, and a wide array accessories are setup at all times for visual projects of any size. Clients from out of town will be happy to know our facility also provides room and board services, including an eat-in kitchen, bathroom, and private bedroom.
MATTY AMENDOLA AND/OR 825 RECORDS ARE AFFILIATED WITH & PROUDLY ENDORSE:
Photos by Paul Gelsobello
Rooms, Interface & Desk:
Floating Live & Control Rooms by
Chris Harmaty (Audio Structures)
Tuned Control Room by
Brian Dorfman (Orchard Design)
Additional Photo/Video Studio
(w/ built in lighting & equipment)
(3) Universal Audio Apollo
(Cascaded for 52x68 I/O)
D-Box A/D Converter + Summing
Black Lion Micro Clock MKIII
Avid Control & Artist Mix
Softube Console One MKII
UA Console & Console Recall
Sterling Modular Custom Desk
DAW:
Logic Pro X
Pro Tools 12
Monitoring:
Dangerous Music D-Box
Hafler P3000 Power Amp
Crown D75 Power Amp
Focal Solo6 Monitors
Yamaha NS10m Monitors
Auratone Monitors
Telefunken Isolated Headphones
ISO Acoustics Monitor Stands
Computer:
Late 2013 Mac Pro 6 Core
(64 gigs RAM)
2014 Mac Mini (Remote Server)
Lacie 5Big External HD (20TB)
Lacie Big Disk SSD (1TB)
27” Thunderbolt Display
40” LCD Display
(2) Apple iPad
Microphones:
Telefunken AK47
Telefunken AR-51
(3) Telefunken M60 FET
(2) Telefunken TK60, TK61, TK62
(3) Telefunken M80
(3) Telefunken M81
Telefunken M82
(2) Coles 4038 Ribbon
Aston Spirit
Slate Digital ML-1
(4) Slate Digital ML-2
Senheiser 421 II
Electro-Voice RE-20
(2) Earthworks SR40
(2) Earthworks P30HC
(2) Earthworks FlexWand FW730
(2) Royer R-101 Ribbon
Shure SM7B
(5) Shure SM57 & SM58
Shure 55SH II Dynamic
(2) Cascade Fathead II (Lundahl)
(2) 12 Gauge RED12 Omni
(2) 12 Gauge GREEN12 Cardiod
12 Gauge BLUE12 Condensor
12 Gauge BLACK212 Stereo
(6) Audix Dynamics
(2) MXL 990
(2) MXL 991
Microphone Preamplifiers:
SSL Alpha VHD (4 Mic Channels)
Avalon Vt737SP (Channel Strip)
(3) UA Apollo (16 Mic Channels)
UA 4710-D (4 Mic Channel)
UA LA-610 (Channel Strip)
Various UA Unison Preamps
Controllers:
Fishman Triple Play
Komplete Kontrol S25
Slate Batch Commander
Plug-Ins & Software:
Waves (Full Bundle)
UAD (Various Plugins)
UAD Unison (Various Plugins)
SSL Duende (Full Bundle)
Softube (Full Bundle)
Overloud (Various Plugins)
FabFilter (Mixing Bundle)
Melodyne 4 Studio
SoundToys (Full Bunde)
Kush Audio (Full Bundle)
NI Komplete Ultimate 10
Slate Trigger 2
Slate Digital (Everything Bundle)
Slate VMC (Full Bundle)
Sound Radix (Various Plugins)
Boz Digital (Various Plugins)
Ivory II Grands & Uprights
Valhalla Vintage Reverb
PSP (Various Plugins)
EastWest (Various Bundles)
IK Multimedia (Full Bundle)
IK Multimedia Sample Tank 3
Wavesfactory (Various Plugins)
Lexicon (Various Plugins)
and more...
Outboard:
SSL Fusion
(2) SSL X-Rack
(3) SSL E Series Dynamics
(3) SSL Analogue Dynamics
SSL Stereo Bus Compressor
(4) SSL E Series EQ
(4) SSL X-Rack EQ
(4) 1176 Style Compressors
UA LA-610 (Comp. & EQ)
(2) Empirical Labs Distressor
Yamaha SPX90 Reverb/Delay
TC Electronic 2290-DT
TC Electronic 8210-DT
TC Electronic 1210-DT
Tech 21 Sansamp PSA 1
Instruments:
Gretsch Broadkaster Drum Kit
Gretsch Brooklyn Drum Kit
Sugar Percussion EV Drum Kit
Lugwig (Vintage) Drum Kit
Various Snares, Cymbals, & Perc.
LP Congas (Custom Built)
LP Laptop Congas
Gibson ES-335 Custom Shop
Gibson 1974 Les Paul Special
Gibson 1976 Les Paul Deluxe
Gibson 2014 Les Paul Standard
Gibson 1959 Melody Maker
Gretsch Electromatic
Fender Strat (Custom 1962 Reissue)
Fender Baritone Blacktop Telecaster
1964 Silvertone 1478 Model
Fodera Custom Bass
Taylor GS Mini (Acoustic)
Epiphone DR-12 String (Acoustic)
Yamaha F325D (Acoustic)
Kala U-Bass
Rickebacker 4003 Bass
Epiphone Violin Bass
Danelectro 12 String
Danelectro 59’ Reissue
Yamaha Arius 162 Digital Piano
Amps, & Pedals:
Vox AC315 (Celestion Greenbacks)
Marshall JMP1H
Orange PPC 112 (Celestion V30)
Fender Blues Junior (Celestion A)
Fender Original 65’ Super Reverb
Harmony 400C 1965 with:
(8"Jensen Blue Label Speaker)
Hotone SM (Mesa Boogie Emu)
Hotone PW (Marshall Plexi Emu)
Ampeg Micro SR & SVT210AV
Nemphasis Guitar Pedals
Extensive collection of Stomp Boxes
PRODUCTION
From project to product, 825 offers full-service production for artists of any genre. Our team is available from the songwriting process to mastering, and everything in between.
TRACKS VIA FTP
Collaborate with pro session musicians for your project anywhere in the world. We offer live individual instruments, full band instrumentation, and sampled orchestral arrangements
MIXING & MASTERING
There's a difference between a good mix and having a product sound like a "record." Mixing, editing, and mastering is always available from a handful of select mix engineers here at 825.
ROOM & BOARD
Coming from out of town? Stay at 825 during your project's duration with a private bedroom, eat-in kitchen and backyard access. Contact us for rates and availability.
SOUND DESIGN
Whether it's an original composition or dynamic soundscape, 825's experienced production team can bring your visual content to completion.
SONGWRITING ASSISTANCE
If you're a solo artist full of ideas and can't quite get them out on an instrument, need help revising lyrics or creating a solid melody, 825 has years of experience working with budding songwriters, helping raw natural talent develop their passion.
