first SSL 9K in San Fran + $200 per day protools HD studio

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first SSL 9K in San Fran + $200 per day protools HD studio

Post by tonyespinoza » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:54 pm

STUDIO A:
first major recording studio to open in SF in over 20 years, featuring a new SSL 9K plus extensive vintage outboard and major microphone collection.

read more about it:
http://www.sfsoundworks.com
http://www.sfsoundworks.com/studioa.htm
http://www.solid-state-logic.com/news/n ... .php?id=70

STUDIO B:
the best deal in town on a high end ProTools HD room

$200 per day includes overdub room w/ sliding glass doors

recorder: protools HD3, 192 I/O, 24 fader procontrol in argosy console

outboard: Neve 1095 pair, Telefunken V72 pair, API 3124 MB+, Avalon 2022, Pendulum MDP-1, Empirical Labs Fatso Jr, Joe Meek SC3, Night Pro EQ3D, Sintefex CX2000, various effects

monitors: dynaudio bm15a's, soffit mounted 15" JBLs

microphones:
(1) AKG C12 TUBE (ORIGINAL)
(1) AKG C24 TUBE (ORIGINAL)
(2) AKG 414 B/ULS
(2) AKG 451B
(1) AKG D112
(2) NEUMANN KM84
(2) NEUMANN KM56
(2) NEUMANN M269c
(1) NEUMANN TLM 103
(1) NEUMANN TLM 170
(1) NEUMANN U47 TUBE
(1) NEUMANN U47 FET
(1) NEUMANN U67 TUBE
(2) NEUMANN U87
(2) CROWN PZM
(2) EARTHWORKS QTC1
(1) ELECTROVOICE RE-20
(2) ROYER R121 RIBBON
(1) ROYER SF12 STEREO RIBBON
(2) SCHOEPS CMC6/MK41, MK2, MK4S
(2) SENNHEISER MD421 MKII
(2) SHURE SM58
(5) SHURE SM57
(1) SOUNDELUX ELUX 251 TUBE
(2) SOUNDELUX U195
(1) SOUNDELUX U95S TUBE
SAN FRANCISCO SOUNDWORKS
www.sfsoundworks.com

415.503.1110 vox

the ultimate SSL 9K mix room
and we support independent music
[imagine that]

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Re: first SSL 9K in San Fran + $200 per day protools HD stud

Post by Shawn Simmons » Tue Sep 02, 2003 5:44 pm

Nice place. Nice gear list. I am guessing that S.F. is getting better than it was a few years ago? Good luck.

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Re: first SSL 9K in San Fran + $200 per day protools HD stud

Post by Al?cio Costa - Brazil » Tue Sep 09, 2003 4:35 pm

congratulation sir!
Wow, for $200 a day it is unbeatable. If you need an aux rec engineer, just call me
lol
Nice week
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Re: first SSL 9K in San Fran + $200 per day protools HD stud

Post by tonyespinoza » Wed Sep 10, 2003 11:48 am

hey thanks!!!

yeah, i do need more engineers and interns around the studio! the whole idea is to establish a community of talented folks.

at $200 per day for the B room, the hope is that a few folks can really build a career around using the room. of course the A room costs cosiderably more, but i'm considering a "frequent flyer" program so folks who use the B room regularly can book nights and weekends in A as a bonus.

if you're interested in being involved, get in touch!
SAN FRANCISCO SOUNDWORKS
www.sfsoundworks.com

415.503.1110 vox

the ultimate SSL 9K mix room
and we support independent music
[imagine that]

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Re: first SSL 9K in San Fran + $200 per day protools HD stud

Post by tonyespinoza » Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:30 pm

just came out in billboard this week...

-tE

THIS WEEK'S BILLBOARD IN THE MAGAZINE

September 13, 2003
New Golden Gate Studio Rivals Big Guys
BY CHRISTOPHER WALSH

The dotcom revolution of the 1990s dealt a heavy blow to many Bay Area audio professionals and musicians. Soaring real-estate costs forced several recording and rehearsal facilities to close and encouraged an exodus of bands, individual artists and audio pros to more affordable cities.

Three years after the dotcom boom crested, however, there are signs of new life. San Francisco Soundworks, located in the city's downtown area, is a new facility designed to accommodate both big- and small-budget, major-label and indie projects.

San Francisco Soundworks features three Pro Tools HD-equipped studios catering to demo production and writing as well as tracking, overdubs and mixing, according to founder Tony Espinoza.

While such an array is typical of modern studios?both commercial and personal?San Francisco Soundworks' primary space is a more traditional, full-blown studio featuring a Solid State Logic (SSL) 9072 J Series console and a full complement of vintage outboard equipment and microphones.

Securing larger-budget projects while participating in artist development through a fledgling production company will keep the facility humming in the midst of a prolonged music industry contraction, Espinoza says.

"There's been a continual drain of facilities and talent from the Bay Area for a long time," he says. "I'm trying to provide a place where people can build their careers around a facility that's going to have everything to compete with the studios in L.A.

"Trying to cross-pollinate the major-label guys who can afford to work in the SSL room with some of the up-and-coming folks who are designing beats and doing more creative songwriting in the smaller rooms is part of the magic we're trying to draw upon that you really can't get unless you have a studio as a center of a community," Espinoza adds. "A bunch of disparate Pro Tools home studios doesn't accomplish that."

A recent project illustrates the allure Espinoza believes his facility has for artists, producers and engineers: John Cale tracked and mixed in the SSL studio with engineer/producer Mikael "Count" Eldridge (see story, page 43). Espinoza feels an SSL J Series console on the West Coast that is not in Los Angeles is a valuable asset.

"John Cale came here instead of going to L.A., where he could have gone to a million of these things. Partly, he came here because there was a talented guy he wanted to help produce this record. There are guys like Count who have to travel to do their work, but they're residents here. Their inspiration and whole life is centered in San Francisco. The investment in the console in a room like this creates that center for them to do real work here and bring projects to the city."

With an SSL J Series, three Pro Tools HD-based production studios and loft-style residences for clients, Espinoza is confident in the facility's future. "There has been an interesting switch," he observes. "There was this initial wave of people really falling in love with home studios, building really fancy Pro Tools rooms in their houses, and now things have evolved enough that people know what the limitations of a system like that are. So they know what key things they have to go into a studio to do."
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and we support independent music
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Re: first SSL 9K in San Fran + $200 per day protools HD stud

Post by SirDonut » Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:24 pm

tonyespinoza wrote:STUDIO A:
first major recording studio to open in SF in over 20 years
wasn't tiny telephone opened less than 20 years ago? :suspect:

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Post by Al?cio Costa - Brazil » Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:55 pm

wow, I have not received any response from the email I sent ya. Seems you guys are too busy with Top Class proes...
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Re: first SSL 9K in San Fran + $200 per day protools HD stud

Post by boonespooner » Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:53 am

SirDonut wrote:
tonyespinoza wrote:STUDIO A:
first major recording studio to open in SF in over 20 years
wasn't tiny telephone opened less than 20 years ago? :suspect:
Well, yes. Tiny Telephone is an awesome place. It is very indie oriented, which is a good thing, and fairly small. I suppose that there would be some debate as to its "major studio" status. Futhermore, they can only offer one great tracking room and a great tracking board. Their limits are what establish them as a focal point of San Francisco Indie Culture, just as those same limits keep them from being, or becoming, a large "major" studio.

I think that you misunderstood the difference between an "important" studio versus a "major" studio. SF Soundworks is a major studio hoping to become important, while Tiny Telephone is an important studio without any desire to become Major...

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