defMEDIAGROUP

defMEDIA

Recording Studio

I moved my company, defMEDIA to a new facility in 2015 where I am so excited to
produce albums and record drum tracks for
songwriters, bands, and producers all over
the world.

A good friend of mine once said, "It's not
always the gear, it's the talent and the ear!"

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I use Cubase software, Waves and Slate
Digital plugins, Focusrite Preamps & Interfaces,
Mackie & Presonus monitors, and most
importantly... my ears.

- Darrell Nutt

AUDIO EXAMPLES

Here are some examples of songs I have produced, mixed, and/or mastered at defMEDIA.

POP ROCK

SINGER/SONGWRITER

Produced, Edited, Mixed, Mastered by Darrell Nutt

Produced, Mixed, Mastered, Drums by Darrell Nutt

JAZZ

Edited, Mixed, Mastered by Darrell Nutt

BLUES

Produced, Edited, Mixed, Mastered by Darrell Nutt

Mixed, Drums by Darrell Nutt

Produced,  Mixed, Drums by Darrell Nutt

R & B

Produced, Mixed, Drums by Darrell Nutt

Produced, Mixed, Mastered, Drums by Darrell Nutt

Produced, Mixed, Mastered by Darrell Nutt

STUDIO SERVICES

PRODUCING

Producing is guiding the Artist through the various phases of the recording process. A Producer may help solidify a song arrangement, select the proper studio musicians, make sure the Artist is comfortable and "at ease" in the studio. Getting the best arrangement and recording of a song, and making the Artist happy is what I take pride in as a Producer. 

RECORDING

Recording has come a long way since "direct to vinyl" back in the 1940's. Today, almost every studio (and home studio) uses computers to record digitally. I started recording audio, overdubbing, and mixing when I was 12 years old with two cassette tape decks. I have recorded over 40 albums from all styles of music. Maybe you're next to record at defMEDIA?

EDITING

Editing in the DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) is pretty cool. I must say, I love editing! What is editing? Well, things like changing the arrangement or tempo of a song AFTER it has been recorded, removing lip smacking and heavy breaths from singers tracks. Fixing a bad bass note. Editing multiple drum tracks to "feel" right. It's amazing to hear "before and after" versions of songs. The "after" version usually sound tighter and cleaner but still has "the feel."

MIXING

One of my favorite jobs is mixing an album that I didn't record or have even heard before. I have several clients out of state that send me their tracks and I mix them. To me, mixing is mostly about tones and frequencies in the recorded tracks that sound pleasing to your ears (or NOT). Adding dynamics and space to different aspects of a song is part of it also. Mixing a song can take a couple of hours or weeks depending on the material. When it is done... boy does that sound sweet to the ear!

MASTERING

Mastering is the process of making your song or album sound as professional as possible. A collection of songs must flow from one to another without any strange things catching your ear. I use very sophisticated software to Master my clients works. Below are some of my clients.

SOUND DESIGN

Sound design is the process of specifying, acquiring, manipulating or generating audio elements. It is employed in a variety of disciplines including filmmaking, television production, theatre, sound recording and reproduction, live performance, sound art, post-production, radio, and video game software development. Okay, I lifted that from Wikipedia. But, now you know.

EQUIPMENT

DRUMS

YAMAHA STAGE CUSTOM
24", 22". 18" BASS DRUMS
8", 10", 12", 14" TOMS

YAMAHA MANU KATCHE KIT
16" BASS DRUM - 10", 13" TOMS - 12" SNARE

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VARIOUS SNARE DRUMS - 10" - 14"

CYMBALS

AMEDIA GALATA SERIES- 12", 14", 16" 16" FX, 19" CRASHES, 19" RIDE, 14" HATS

PERCUSSION

LP CONGAS & BONGOS

VARIOUS SHAKERS, TAMBOURINES,

BLOCKS, COWBELLS, SFX, CHIMES, DJEMBE

COMPUTER

iMac 3.4 GHz i7

SOFTWARE

CUBASE

PROTOOLS

SLATE DIGITAL BUNDLE

WAVES GOLD

WAVES SSL4000

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS KOMPLETE 8

PREAMPS & MONITORS

FOCUSRITE CLARETT 8PREX
FOCUSRITE CLARETT OCTOPRE

MACKIE HR824

PRESONUS ERIS E4.5

MICROPHONES

MANLEY REF C
AKG 414 B-ULS

AKG D112

AUDIO TECHNICA 4047

AUDIO TECHNICA AT3528 (2)
SENNHEISER MD421 (3)

SHURE BETA 52

SHURE SM57 (3)

OCTAVA MK-012-01

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I proudly endorse AMEDIA Cymbals!

I proudly play YAMAHA Drums and

GOODWOOD Drumsticks by Vater.

STUDIO RATES

FLAT HOURLY

EXPEDITED PREPAY

Payment is non-refundable if session hours are not used within six months from purchase.
(*) payment methods subject to 4% transaction fee.

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