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Music recording, mixing and mastering studio nestled in Newstead, just minutes from Brisbane’s bus

05/06/2023

On this day in 1991, the first version of what we think of as ProTools was released. Pro Tools was first developed by Digidesign (now part of Avid Technology) in the late 1980s, and quickly became one of the most widely used DAWs in the music industry. Its adoption fundamentally altered the way music is recorded, edited, and produced.

Early Pro Tools users marvelled at the non-destructive editing, and it's something that's taken for granted today, with a single instrumental track often containing hundreds of hidden edits.

Despite the obvious advantages of digital stereo and multitrack recording / editing, it wasn't until the release of Ricky Martin's 1999 hit Livin La Vida Loca that we heard the first commercial using ProTools exclusively.

Take a look at this 😍 dreamy interface 😍 from the good old days!

24/05/2023

Every now and then something so crazy happens at the studio that we’re lucky to have a polaroid lying around. We were beyond stoked to host a recording session with RZA, Capadonna and Masta Killa of
Wu-Tang Clan a few days ago. It was an honour to watch them rhyme, rap, and share a poké bowl with them. They are consummate pros with v high standards and we learned a lot.

Ft. yr boi Sam Hogg on the tools. Ask us to tell you the cake story next time we see you.

[Edit - Daniel Kassulke's been dreaming of this moment since he first heard RZA on the Kill Bill soundtrack that he heard at the screening he sneaked into underage].

18/05/2023

Steele is one of the busiest session musicians around but we managed to borrow him for a couple of sessions. If you have ears and live within the greater Brisbane area you have undoubtedly experienced him play with big hitters like Emma Louise, James Johnston Katie Noonan, Butterfingers, Resin Dogs, MKO sun and many many more. You know they're a keeper when the blinding polaroid flash doesn't derail the take.

14/05/2023

The Astatic Silver Eagle D104 makes itself known as possibly the most American-sounding and -looking microphone ever to have existed, star studded and adorned with a majestic eagle. As a talkback mic, it is the embodiment of perfection. It has a non-latching push-to-talk switch, saving yourself the frustration of hearing your hot-shot producer farting over the latched talkback 75% of the way through the best take you’ve attempted in hours. Warning: you will never cut hi-fi vocals using it. Submissions now open for creative ways to keep the mic active for a vocal take without using gaffer tape.

11/05/2023

Hacked into the mainframe to bring you these sweet bangers from near and far

06/05/2023

> Josephson e22s > Thermionic Culture Phoenix > Kush Tweaker > ears

*tears of joy*

02/05/2023

Recent recording sesh for thursday maybe's debut release. Lushest harmonies this side of town.

26/04/2023

Today is the anniversary of Oliver Lodge's groundbreaking loudspeaker patent. Lodge was a British physicist and inventor who is best known for his contributions to the development of the radio and wireless technology. On the 27th April 1898, he was granted a patent for a "loud-speaking telephone," which was one of the first designs for a loudspeaker. This patent was significant because it marked an important step forward in the development of audio technology and allowed for the creation of more efficient and powerful loudspeakers.

Lodge's patent was also one of the first to use the piezoelectric effect, which is the ability of certain materials to generate an electric charge in response to applied mechanical stress, to create sound. This technology is still used in many modern loudspeakers today.

TL;DR - recording to and listening back to your music on our ATC Loudspeaker Technology Ltd SCM25s is a revelation.

24/04/2023

When we are mixing, typically we'll do this alone to save people from the tedium of watching us tweak hardware and software until we think it's right. We are pretty accommodating if you want to do an attended mix session, but please don't hassle us about cleaning up the 50kHz region.

20/04/2023

Is it really guitarry anywhere else or just here?

16/04/2023

We recently hosted bona fide legends Roger and Buddy Knox at GW. Always lucky to hear their stories and see how good they are in studio sessions. This was actually their first recording here in 10 years, and they reunited with Rohin who engineered the session for old times' sake.

09/04/2023

Josephson are a boutique American microphone manufacturer headed by David Josephson in California. They make extremely versatile microphones, machined with medical-grade precision and genuine innovation. Their large diaphragm C715 is a stellar microphone that has become a Gasworks favourite for vocal tracking, and the midrange warmth and smooth high frequencies have seen success on stringed instruments, amplifiers and more.

One of the defining features of this mic is the metal ‘foam’ grille. It is Josephson’s own patented design, with an unusual acoustically diffuse grille designed to eliminate internal resonance from within the grille itself. The resonance heard in standard microphone designs can be flattering or unflattering depending on the source, but it can never be removed, and can be a problematic issue to deal with. Josephson’s grille allows sound to arrive straight at the capsule without the unintended sonic interference of the microphone’s body. In practice, the C715 is fantastic at taming sibilance and high frequency harshness, and positions a source so squarely and realistically between the speakers you’ll think you’re hallucinating.

02/04/2023

We were totally charmed by Declan Ryan's music when he reached out to us. We mixed and mastered his beautiful forthcoming EP, and recently he released the first single from it - Light Will Leave. For fans of Nick Drake + Jon Brion + Steve Reich

18/03/2023

Some studio pics of S L O W C U T in the studio earlier this month, giving our new acoustic diffsorber panels a work out, making the drums sound huuuuuge.

28/02/2023

Our engineers are stoked to have played a small part in engineering some of the beautiful music made recently by this year's QMA nominees Nonsemble, Libby Myers and Monique Clare. Also delighted to see friends and local legends Freight Train Foxes, Sophie Min, Asha Jefferies, Camerata - Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra and Pink Matter getting recognised.

19/02/2023

Salt and pepper is only going to get you so far. Inevitably though, you'll need more spice, viola da gamba might be the tickety-boo. 📷 Recording last weekend with

06/02/2023

What we've been listening to here at Gasworks this January.

Who would have thought Taylor Swift and PRIMITIVE MAN would ever end up on a Top 20 list together. 🤷

02/02/2023

Great session at the tail end of last year tracking drums for two different projects in one day!

If you’re looking to record with us get in quick, our next few months are looking pretty busy!

27/01/2023

Please welcome our newest member of the studio team, Max Tudéeaux!

23/01/2023

A great couple of days recording with Connor D'Netto and Jason Noble recording Clarient for Connor's next album. Can't wait for this one to be out in the world!

08/06/2022

We are all delighted to welcome Benjamin Gibson to our Gasworks fam. Besides the studio essentials, Benno is your guy for fun+weird experiments in synthesis and outboard FX units, and he also happens to be one of the lovely people worth spending quality and/or quantity time with in the studio. We also say goodbye to the wonderful Sam, who is convinced he left his wallet at a bus stop outside Air Studios in London. We think he’ll be gone at least 6 months trying to find where he left it. Love you, Sambo. Brisbane just lost a bit of sunshine.

06/05/2022

The Josephson E22s is a side-address, small diaphragm condenser designed by Josephson in collaboration with Steve Albini, who needed an unobtrusive microphone that could nestle itself between components of a drum kit, and could withstand being struck by a drumstick without being damaged. You would be safe to assume that this mic can do both those things, but it is easily one of the most versatile microphones in our stable. We have found success with this microphone paired with vocals, drums, acoustic and electric guitars, drums (as spots, but they are spectacular on overheads), pianos, woodwinds and strings. They became so useful that we invested in 4!

You can expect the e22s to stand up to the sonics of your favourite vintage European mics, but with none of the maintenance issues, and with the bonus of being able to close mic a drum kit with them without overloading vintage capsules. Culinarily they resemble a lollipop but won’t meet your nutritional needs.

Everyone please thank uncle Steve and uncle David .engineering for this modern classic.

08/04/2022

The wonderful second full length album has been out in the world for a little over a week now. We are very proud to have played a small part in its creation. 9 of the 11 tracks were mixed here by our very own .hogg

12/03/2022

We were very lucky last week to have the rising floodwaters just miss our little slice of heaven. We took apart the entire studio and took a lot of gear out as a precaution, but after a couple of days of work last weekend we are well and truly up and running again.

30/01/2022

Several generations of the family practicing social distancing in our lush mic locker

02/01/2022

We hope you all had and continue to have a fantastic holiday, but when that musical egg you've been incubating needs hatching in 2022, we're ready. 🐣

23/12/2021

Had a lot of fun spending time with one of Brisbane's finest shredders , who's been recording her debut solo album. Some weird/wonderful/exciting works by and

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12/12/2021

We’re super excited that dear friend of the studio has just released his touching new song “Live & Let Die”. Mixed at GW by our very own Sam Hogg (.hogg)

01/12/2021

Everything new at Gasworks Recording Studios:
+ New website! www.gasworksrecordingstudio.com
+ New pairs of Beyer DT770s for your comfort in long sessions
+ New swish curtains for on/off sightlines to the live room

22/08/2021

We are very lucky to have a pair of SCM25As guiding us through every recording and mixing session.

ATCs produce the components of their speakers in-house to maintain a level of manufacturing consistency that wouldn’t be possible if sourced elsewhere. Working on these feels like cheating, and it’s wild how quickly problem areas reveal themselves throughout the entire frequency spectrum, especially the midrange.

The 25s have extremely low distortion, making minute changes more audible and reducing the likelihood of overcooking any processing, and it’s a breeze working longer sessions on these monitors. These are a nice complement to our classic alt monitors, the Yamaha NS10s.

01/08/2021

The best compliment for Connor’s horror score is a constant sense of unease while listening to the takes. 👻

09/07/2021

Emerged out of lockdown here in Brisb better for having heard these.

06/07/2021

Our friends invited long-time friend in to serenade us and the internet at large in another livestream concert run straight from our control room.
Once again, was managing all the video content and got these sweet snaps of the day!

27/06/2021

A couple of weeks ago we had the wonderful and his band in for a livestream gig run by our friends over at
Shout out to on the video and photos!

18/06/2021

Recently hosted the inimitable Caleb Colledge and friends for a control room fiesta. 📷

16/05/2021

The Historical Neumann SM2

We have a small stake in recording history at Gasworks; our vintage Neumann SM2 is the first stereo condenser microphone ever made. The upper capsule rotates 270 degrees to offer all permutations of coincident stereo techniques, from X-Y through to M/S and Blumlein. The valves offer very pleasing saturation and subtle transient softening, and this should be among your first choices for sources needing a sense of width and a larger-than-life stereo field.

The SM2 (essentially two Neumann KM56s in one body) was a staple in Motown vocal recording, but has been in high demand for its flexibility for string ensembles, drum overheads and piano.

We’d think you are probably a massive genius if you used just one of these stereo capsules to record vocals with.

Massive thanks to Gunter Wagner who worked his magic to troubleshoot some issues we had with our power supply. We’re very lucky to have a Neumann guru so close by in Sydney. There are very few techs worldwide who have the experience or know-how to get vintage Neumann mics back on their feet.

02/05/2021

Sunny Flynn Hugo in the studio with ultrasonic consultant Dr Bill.

25/04/2021

635-A
The humble Electro Voice 635a dates back to the 1960s. It occupies an unusual position within microphone technology, as a dynamic microphone with an omnidirectional polar pattern. It has long been a favourite of news correspondents for its ruggedness and forgiving nature. Those features make it a great workhorse, and an alternative to the similarly priced SM57.

Consider the EV635-A when looking to tame cymbal overtones or any strident source, make background vocals recede into the distance, or if you want to transport your recording session back to the days of valves, reel-to-reel recorders and audio engineers in lab coats. We have 2 for your stereo needs.

This mic has been getting a real workout as a vibey mono colour mic on drum kit recently.

20/03/2021

Tunes getting a spin at gasworks this week 🎧

Address

83 Doggett Street
Brisbane, QLD
4006

Website

http://www.gasworksrecordingstudio.com/

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