RCA TYPE
44-BX

TELEFUNKEN M 10 and M 15 Recorders

BERLANT, NEUMANN and T & S Microphone pre - amps,

NEUMANN U 473A Compressors .

T&S V 376b mic pre- amps,

GROMMES 6-channel tube mixer

ENB 12 - channel radio mixing console.

Effects:
Slapbck echo from reel to reel tape recorder and

EMT 240 - Reverb unit.

Mixing:
The sound will be mixed and ready before the first take.No post-production possible exept for leveling, editing and eq.






WESTERN ELECTRIC 639B

NEUMANN/GEFELL
CMV 563

NEUMANN
UM57

ELECTROVOICE MODEL 666

RCA TYPE
77-D

ELECTROVOICE MODEL 654-A

SHURE
MODEL 535

 


First recording sessions were held in July 2003 and since then we had the opportunity to record great musicians such as Huelyn Duvall, Glenn Honeycutt, Charlie Gracie, Rayburn Anthony, Dough Wilshire, Hank Ray and Eddie Clendening plus some of today´s finest R´n´R and Rockabilly bands like The Chrome Daddies, The Round up Boys, Eddy and the Backfires, Ike and the Capers, The Mad Men, Ray Allen & the Hi-Fi´s, Mississippi Queen, Cherry Casino & the Gamblers, Jesse Al Tuscan, Little Neal & the Blue Flames, Spo-Dee-O-Dee and Randy Rich & the Poor Boys just to name a few...
Lightning Recorders is based on the first floor of a nice 1930´s factory building and consists of two rooms, recording room and control - room. The recording room is about 80 sqm and the control room is about 20 sqm. The rooms are bright and the sun comes through the windows in the morning hours, nice! We have a coffee - maker. You can go to the next hot - dog stand in breaks (three minutes walk) for lunch.There´s a gas station next door. Clean restroom at the studio and free parking right in front of the building. Like so many studios in the world we have a staff bunch of studio musicians available for your sessions.They will work out arrangements and patterns with you.
 

We use vintage RCA, Western Electric or Neumann - Gefell broadcast microphones, Electro-Voice dynamic microphones on most of our sessions. Ribbon microphones give a very warm and natural sound and are especially useful when recording vocals, claps, bass-fiddles and electric guitars. Modern microphones provide a much bigger range but they fail to reproduce the natural input.

 
Pricing is something we are very sensitive to. For years we worked as musicians and we´ve seen the costs of a quality studio go only one direction, UP. That's the reason we decided to team up with Rhythm Bomb Records. With the great help of Label owner Ralph Braband we found ways to build our own facility. The overhead for LIGHTNING RECORDERS is quite a bit lower than most facilities. This way we can keep the prices low for our clients. You know, it's your recording that is important to us. When appropriate, and if the project allows, we use the studio here as much as we can to keep within budget. Many of the clients we serve can't spend a whole lot of money, and feel they have to compromise the quality of their recording to fit their budget. Not here at LIGHTNING RECORDERS! Clients get top notch quality and attention to detail they can't get anywhere else, at a price they can afford!

 
Turn your Vinyl records into CDs!

 

listen to your old recordings again! We can transfer your cassette tapes, 45s, LPsto CD!
Contact us for more info

 
 
Pre - Mastering at LIGHTNING RECORDERS!
 
We prepare your pre - masters/CD compilations for the pressing plant or private use.Please send us your material and include a tracklist and all necessary info.Pre - mastering is possible from cassette tapes, CD-R, DVD, 45s and LP.
 
 
Design and Layout!
 
We work with you to develop compelling visual concepts and an attractive and professional look for your CD packages and printed matter. With experience in both publishing and the music business, we assist in organizing images and written material to present a dynamic and coherent design for each project.

 

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