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!"
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
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
I proudly endorse AMEDIA Cymbals!
I proudly play YAMAHA Drums and
GOODWOOD Drumsticks by Vater.
DRUMSTICKS by VATER
STUDIO RATES
$
This option is an hourly rate of $60 and is suited for smaller projects.
Payment is due at the end of each session by credit card*, paypal*, venmo, facebook pay, cash, check or any online money transfer service*.
75/hr
$
This option provides you with
10 consecutive hours of studio time used within a two day period. This is commonly called studio lockout.
This pricing is only valid when prepaid $750 by credit card*, paypal*, venmo, facebook pay, cash, or check.
50/hr
$
This option provides you with 10 hours of studio time used in consideration of the schedules of the client and engineer and is valid for six (6) months from purchase. This is best suited for medium to large projects such as EP's & full length albums, audio book recording, mixing albums, etc. On the average, a fully produced song could take 10 hours from demo to master.
This pricing is only valid when prepaid $500 by credit card*, paypal*, venmo, facebook pay, cash, or check.
BEST PRICING PREPAY
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.
