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Philosophy Jollylands is a project based Studio situated on
the Ballycorus road about half way between Kilternan & Rathmichael. Ideal for singer songwriters, traditional
musicians, Jazz heads and engineers or producers who would like somewhere
nice to get away an do the odd bit of work without going into a “big”
professional studio. Of course bands
are also welcome! Jollylands is open and bright with lots of natural
sunlight and wood. Many studios block up widows to improve sound isolation
and keep unwanted sounds out. But lets face it we
all feel more comfortable in spaces bathed in bright natural light as opposed
to artificial light. That’s not to say
sound isolation is unimportant (our main recording room has quadruple glazing!).
However we feel having a nice environment to work in, especially at the demo
phase of a project is kinda nice no? Ya can get a bit
hung up with the ‘perfect’ sound etc etc. The studio The Studio is
based around Protools (32 Audio tracks and 256 The vocal room
is equipped with a 15’ monitor and wireless keyboard and mouse for
controlling Protools remotely for artists who do
not require and engineer or who like working alone. Equipment
list: Microphones: AKG C 414 B, D112, Sure Sm57/58, Rode Nt1, NT1A,
NT2000 DAW: Pro Tools LE 7.1. Mac G5 (Dual core 2 Ghz,
2Gb Ram, 2X 250Gb external hard drives), Command 8 control surface and a
comprehensive range of plug-ins (inc Reason, Sampletank,
Ableton, Waves etc.) Monitors: Genelec 8040A’s
& Yamaha NS10’s Outbouard: Focusrite trackmaster pro
preamp/compressor, TC-Helicon Quintet vocal harmonizer/reverb, Fostex D5 Digital Master DAT, Behringer
quad headphone amp, Samson C-Control, Technics
SLP-550 CD, Sony MDS JE520 Minidisc Instruments: Fender strat (American
de-luxe), Tanglewood
TW-155ST cutaway acoustic, Alvaro 70 Spanish classical, Studio logic TMK-88
(88 note weighted midi control keyboard), MidiMan
Oxygen 8 midi controller. There are
also two practice amps-a 15 watt The studio also
has a 3Mb/s connection to the internet and a wifi
hotspot for handy access to email and file transfers etc. The Session Preparation Getting the best
out of your recording session takes preparation. Fail to prepare? Then
prepare to fail! Practice is the key
to making your studio time a pleasure as opposed to a nightmare even if it is
just a simple voice over. However
booking studio time to experiment with some ideas can also lead to some
pretty amazing creativity sessions! The important thing is to know what you
want to achieve and approach your project in that way. Services We provide the
following services: Ø Recording Ø Mixing Ø Production Ø Composition Ø Voiceovers Ø CD & CD cover artwork Ø Small print runs (less than 10 CD’s) Rates We have a number
of competitive rates depending on what your requirements are. The cost will all boil down to how much
studio time is required. The following are
a few guidelines to give you an idea of how long it takes to record a 3
minute song. Times can vary greatly depending on how well the artistes know
the material and what level of production is required (loose demo to very
tight professional product ready for the shops and the airwaves). Estimated recording times Vocal with backing track Depending on how
well the artistes know the song/material it will take an average of 1-2 hours
to record and roughly another 1-3 hours to edit and mix. Guitar & vocals Depending on how
well the artistes know the song it will take an average of 2-3 hours to
record and roughly another 2-3 hours to edit and mix. 3 instruments & vocals (excluding drums) Depending on how
well the artistes know the song it will take an average of 4-5 hours to
record and roughly another 2-3 hours to edit and mix. The following
are the basic rates: Hourly rate
including engineer: 75 Day package (6hr
recording session with engineer)- 300 3 Day package
(6hr/day recording session with engineer)- 800 5 Day package
(6hr/day recording session with engineer)- 1250 We also do a per
song singer package where we will prepare and record a backing track for the
song(s) of your choice so it will be ready for you when you arrive. Then you can
spend what ever time is needed to get a good take on the vocals, you can also
add some harmonies. We mix the song adding effects as required and then burn
and print a CD ready for you to take home.
The price is for half day (~2 tracks) € 150 + € 7.50 per CD Contact Feel free to
call us to discuss your project. Our
number is: +353 86 8331908 Or you can email
us at studio@jollylands.com And lastly for
you analogue folk the snail mail address is: Jollylands
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