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The concept |
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It is well known that sound recording, as the stamp of every musician’s inspiration, imagination and creativity, has a vital impact on the final artistic result and the shape of the musical product. This is why it needs to be carried out in conditions conducive to inspiration and imagination, during the artists’ comfortable and luxurious stay in a quiet, beautiful natural environment with hi-end technology at their fingertips.
Rapid technological progress and the development of travel in the modern world mean that, on the one hand, the cost of such hi-fi equipment is no longer as prohibitive as it was a few decades ago - when recording studios were multi-million drachma investments available only to a select few - while, on the other, travel today is easier than ever. Thus the conditions described above, for decades the elusive dream of every composer and creative artist, have now become reality at “Mohlos Studios”, created specially for you.
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The reality |
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“Mochlos Studio” is situated in a pretty little fishing village on the north coast of east Crete, in one of the most picturesque landscapes of the Eastern Mediterranean. It is set on the ground floor of the villa nearest the sea, in the “Mochlos Villas” tourist complex (www.mohlos.com) of three villas. With a view over the endless blue sea, luxurious living conditions, comfortable rooms with planned and tested audio conditions, and state-of-the-art equipment including the best internationally-recognized audio recording and editing systems, it is definitely the ideal recording studio. With competitive prices compared to similar facilities worldwide, it is available for every artist and producer in the tough field of modern music production. |
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The studio offers a 25 m2 control room, a 35 m2 recording room, a machine room, a waiting room with internet access, a kitchen and a WC. A Mac Pro Quad 2.66 workstation hosts Pro Tools HD 3 Accel, with Mytek, Benchmark and Digidesign converters, and Avalon Design and Millennia Media preamplifiers. The microphone array features Schoeps, Neumann, AKG and Shure equipment. A wide variety of Soft (TDM) Plugins and external units (Lexicon PCM 91 Reverb, MX 400 XL processors) are provided for processing audio. Finally, there is also a PC with Cubase 4 and other software installed. |
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| Detailed equipment specifications |
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System |
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Protools HD3 Accel (v.7.3.1) hosted in a Mac Pro Quad 2.66 Xeon. (5 Gb memory, 1 Terra (2 x 500 GB ) data storage drives + External drive for backup.
Big selection of bundled TDM plugins + Audioease Altiverb TDM + Serato Pitch ‘n’ time pro.
(Cubase 4 and many other PC programs on a PC Dual core 2 GB memory and 350 GB data storage drive.RME multiface soundcard.)
Pro tools LE with m-box 2 on a Vaio laptop. |
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Control
Digidesign Icon D- Command for protools. Protools keyboard for the Mac. |
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Monitoring
ATC SCM 100 ASL Active stereo
Genelec 8050 active (stereo + 7070 APM sub)
Digidesign X-mon supports 2 separate cue mixes.
Sony 7506 and AKG Headphones
Samson headphone amps.
AD/DA
Mytek 8x192 (8ch AD/DA)
Benchmark AD-1 (2 ch)
Benchmark DA-1 (2 ch)
Digidesign 192 I/O with D/A expansion card |
Mic Preamps
Millenia media HV-3D 8 channels (connected to Mytek)
Avalon design AD 2022 2 channels (connected to benchmark)
Outboard
Lexicon PCM 91
Lexicon MPX 400 XL.
Audient Sumo Summing amplifier |
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Mics
Neumann TLM 170 R (2 pcs)
Neumann KMS 105 (2 pcs)
Neumann KM 184 (1 pc)
Schoeps CMC 5 Ug with cardioid capsules (3 pcs)
AKG D-112 2 pcs
Shure Beta 57 2 pcs |
Dimensions
Control : 6.20 x 4.20 m (variable height)
Recording : 9.15 x 4 m variable height.
Machine room : 1 x 2.50 m
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| All cables are by Mogami – Japan and all Jacks
by Neutrik (heavy duty) |
Air condition and ventilation in all rooms.
Big waiting area hosts a selection of stringed instruments and an office with free internet access.
Espresso machine and a fridge (full of beers) in the kitchen… |
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