The lake experience

Enhance your creativity

Our studio is located on the most beautiful lake in CT, in the foothills of the Berkshires. Peaceful breezes in Summer keep the area cool and white tranquility in Winter promotes a pensive mood. In Spring and Fall the beauty of the lake is enthralling!

The studio was designed using best acoustic practices from major venues and studios. Vaulted wood-paneled ceilings provide for optimum acoustics for tracking, All rooms have acoustic treatments.

Our studio has a great collection of vintage instruments - a 1907 Steinway B, fully restored in 2017, 1961 Hammond A100 (B3) in mint shape with a late 60s Leslie cabinet, a rare 1984 Rhodes MkV piano, 1965 Fender Showman amp, Gretsch Renown drums. Track your music on the finest instruments to make you album stand out.

Take a break from tracking and mixing to hop on a kayak, canoe or paddleboard, take a quick swim, or take a ride on the SS Haven - our 18 foot pontoon boat.

We believe that the environment and the instruments stimulate your creativity to the fullest!

Studio Gear

Instruments, Microphones and Processing

1907 Steinway B - fully refurbished in 2017
1961 Hammond A100 (B3) with 1968 Leslie 145
1984 Rhodes MK V
Korg Kronos 88 key workstation
Prophet Rev 2 analog synth
Moog Subsequent 37 synth
Access Virus Polar synth
Gretsch Renown drums with Zildjian ride
1965 Fender Showman amp with Ashdown cabinets
1968 Fender Custom Pro Reverb

Microphones
Neumann TLM102
Neumann TLM103
Mojave MA200 pair
AKG 414 pair
Neumann KM184 pair
Electro Voice RE16 pair
Audio-Technica AT3035
AKG D320B
Shure SM57, SM58
AKG D112
Audix Drum Mics

Processing
Neve 1073 mic pres
API mic pres
Avalon 737p tube channel strips
UA 710D pres
UREI LA4 compressors
Lindell 1176 compressors
WARM Audio Pultec tube pre
Harrison EQs
AML Triden EQs
Chase Bliss Lexicon CXM76 reverb
Allen & Heath 16 channel mixing board
SSL 4KE virtual mix platform
Avid Protools

Iterative process

Your album is our priority

Creating a great album requires a tight connection with the artist. We work with you to try and attain your vision accurately.

The process starts with an interview to determine what your goals, what sound you’re seekling, which reference albums most reflect your vision in terms of sound characteristics, mood and mix.

We plan the tracking date thoroughly with the goal of getting ideas down immediately. Mics are setup in advancem routed to the approriate pre-amps, The protools session template is ready and the musician isolation config is complete so you can walk in and start recording.

After tracking, we typically get rough mixes to you within a couple days for review. We then begin the process of mixing the album based on your feedback and best practices to align with the initial vision and reference you discussed prior.

Additional tracking sessions are scheduled as needed to complete the project and ensure that all performances are optimum .

Once the mix is complete, we cann then proceed with the final mastering which you can then use for streaming process or printing your album to physical media.

Throughout the process, we aim for fast turnarounds. Momentum is key.