EQ Magazine - October 2008 - (Page 72)

ROOM w/a VU by Angelina Skowronski STUDIO NAME: Slack Key Studio LOCATION: Nashville, TN CONTACT: www.myspace.com/slackkeystudio KEY CREW: Randy Kohrs MICS: Vintage AKG 414EB, AKG 451; Audio-Technica 4060, 4033; Earthworks QTC1; vintage Fostex 330; Lauten Audio LT-381 Oceanus, FC-357 Clarion, ST-221 Torch (2), Horizon Tube; Mojave Audio MA200 (2); Neumann KM84 (2); Octava M-L52, MK-012 (2); Peluso P28 (2); vintage RCA 44BX; Røde K2 (2), S1; Royer R-122, S1 (2), 121; Shure 57 (8), 58 (5), KSM 27; Violet Design Dolly condenser, Black Finger, Flamingo OUTBOARD: Demeter HXC-1 Hx Series Tube Optical Compressor, Real Reverb; dbx 266 Compressor; M-Audio Trigger Finger; Stage Ninja Retractable XLR Cable Systems, Instrument Cable Systems PREAMPS: Ampex 601 (2), 451; ART Pro MPA (2); Forsell Technologies JFET, SMP2; Great River MP-2NV; Telefunken V72 (2); Universal Audio LA610 CONVERTERS: Apogee DA 16X, AD 16X ; Lucid AES AD9624; MOTU 896HD DA MONITORS/HEADPHONES: ADAM A7; AKG 141 (2), 240 (2); Equation Audio RP-21 (7); Hear Technologies Hearback System; Mackie 824 Nearfield monitors w/sub; Roland DS90; Sennheiser 280; Ultrasone 2000 PLUG-INS: Kjaerhus Audio; Sonnex; Universal Audio; Waves INSTRUMENTS: Alvarez Denver Bell 5-string banjo; Amistar Randy Kohrs Signature tri-cone model; 1982 Bob Reed resonator guitar; 1989 G&L Telecaster; Gibson Dobro resonator guitar; Johnson tri-cone guitar; Melobar lap steel; Meredith Cherry resonator guitar, Maple resonator guitar; Mike Long D-18 Dreadnaught Guitar; 1935 Oahu lap steel, Diana model lap steel, 1930 small body Hawaiian, 1935 large body Hawaiian; Rayco Weissenborn; 1932 Regal Dobro, 1930 resonator mandolin; Scheerhorn #210 (L-Body #1) maple resonator guitar, Hawaiian Guitar #405C, reso-electric guitar, lap steel, #547 maple resonator guitar; 1970 ShoBud Pro II custom; Taylor 710 guitar; 1880 violin made in France. NOTES: Nashville country and bluegrass name Randy Kohrs appears on more than 500 albums alone, but his fame transforms into infamous when it comes to his own studio—Slack Key Studio has already landed him a Grammy for producing, engineering, and mixing Jim Lauderdale’s last bluegrass CD, The Bluegrass Diaries. “My goal is to be recognized as one of the top recording facilities in Nashville based on the products that come out of it,” says Kohrs—and he has stayed on top of stateof-the art gear with endorsements from several top companies in the recording industry including Røde, Apogee, and Violet Design. For vintage-sounding sessions, Kohr sticks to using hard-to-find vintage gear including six different custom-built preamps by Natale Tomiano. The studio had its genesis in Kohrs’ work as an acoustic session player; he figured it was a better investment to spend money on gear than hours in someone else’s studio. Over the last ten years, the studio has evolved into a facility suited for any genre of music (despite Nashville’s heavy country music concentration), and features two newly-built isolation booths. “I’m fortunate to get called to do many resophonic guitar overdubs for other artists’ projects in my studio, as I’ve worked hard to get the right sounds out of my instruments here,” says Kohrs. Recent work includes overdubs for a Willie Nelson and Melonie Cannon duet, as well as recording for hit songwriter and artist Larry Cordle’s new album. Aside from the extensive set of recording tools, A-list of musicians, and awards won, one of Slack Key Studio’s main attractions is its ’50s Americana diner-style kitchen and green room. But aesthetics are secondary to the gear and music. As a home studio recordist himself, Kohr has advice for other musicians building their own studios: “I recommend getting one pair of matched microphones and one pair of matched preamps to start with, then spend your money on quality analog-to-digital converters. One stereo signal chain that sounds amazing is much better than having five that sound terrible.” HEY, EQ READERS. WANT US TO FEATURE YOUR STUDIO? SEND PICS AND INFO TO eq@musicplayer.com. 72 EQ OCTOBER 2008 www.eqmag.com http://www.myspace.com/slackkeystudio http://www.eqmag.com

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