Alpaca Ranch Recording

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Alpaca Ranch Recording

Organic Recording in the Midwest Mobile production with home bases around the Chicago and Milwaukee Area. Have gear. Will Travel. By appointment only.

We also offer Mastering, Editing, Mixing and On-Location recording services.

07/14/2023

I am not a robot. Beep boop.

04/03/2023

Gangs all here.

03/28/2023

02/25/2023

The legend. Making good points from day 1.

"I took a length of 4 x 4 pine, put an Epiphone neck on it, wound a couple of homemade pickups and mounted them on the wood. Then I added a bridge and a Vibrola tailpiece, strung it up, and I had the Log. It was crude, but when I plugged it into an amp, it worked.

On a Saturday night, I took it to The Sheik, a little club in Sunnyside, where I played the same songs (on the Log) with the same trio I often jammed with, and nobody gave much notice to it. I was getting a very cool, unusual sound with this electric Log ... A piece of lumber being played as an electric guitar was something nobody had ever seen before, or even thought of, but it didn’t seem to make a big impression.

So I went back to the Epiphone factory, took the sound box of an old Epiphone archtop, and sawed it in half right down the middle. Then I braced up the halves so they could be attached to the sides... With wings attached, I took the Log back to the same club, and jammed again with the same trio.

And to my surprise, there was a great reaction. Everyone started talking about the unusual sound and asking questions about the guitar and my amplifier. There was a positive reaction to the sound I got that night, which was the same sound the same people had heard before. So I came to the conclusion that people hear with their eyes.” --Les Paul

02/17/2023

It was an absolute blast mixing this one.

"Past the Midnight Hour" turns 3 years old today! Making this solo LP was a great experience. I'll throw the link in the comments for easy streaming if you'd like to give it a listen today!
We're hard at work on Sunset Electric's debut album so brace yourself for an aggravating amount of updates.

This week:
Weds/Tonight: our usual open mic at Markoh's on Main, signups 6:30, music 7pm-9pm
Saturday: Wachusett Brew Yard in Worcester solo acoustic 1pm-4pm
Also Saturday: Husky's Pub in Worcester with Sunset Electric, playing with our friends Futon Lasagna. Music starts at 8pm, we play at 9pm.

01/23/2023

Checking out control room A at . They made us record in the basement...

01/22/2023

. Wherever I need it to be.

01/21/2023

Channelstrips in an art film.

01/15/2023

The part tells you want it needs.

01/01/2023

The only question now is. How much delay do we put on it.

12/31/2022

Man. Editing with a mouse is weird.

12/17/2022

Reunited and it feels so good.

12/06/2022

Recap time.

11/30/2022

They said I was crazy. But now, it's alive.

09/10/2022

I guess my next YouTube video will be about how to prepare your files to go to another engineer.

09/07/2022

I got interviewed about music !

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81YjE3ODY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/MmQ2NDgyZjEtMzlmZi00MTM3LWI4MjctN2M1NWVkOGMxNzE2?ep=14

08/05/2022

Finally!

Congrats to Hannah Stokes on the release of Hollow Bones. Mixed at Alpaca Ranch Studios. Mastered at Treelady Studios

07/01/2022

It's out!

Album · 2022 · 5 Songs

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Videos

Yeah there's a track called "Siamese Dream Harmonica" what do you want me to do about it? #mixingengineer #recordingishard

Sorry about the camera audio. BEHOLD the drum setup for 69 Fingers from their album "goodbye" Recorded by Myself, Chris Short at the old studio in Altamonte Springs. Still have most of the gear tho. Love working with those guys. Mics and > Preamps are as follows: Kick In: Sennheiser 602 > API 312 Kick Out: Solomon Lo Freq' > API 312 Snare Top: Shure SM57 > Chameleon Labs 7602 Mk 2 Snare Bot: Sennheiser 906 > Chameleon Labs 7602 Mk2 Tom Tops: Sennheiser 421 > Daking Mic Pre IV Tom Bot: Sennheiser 609 > Sony MXP 3000 Preamps Overheads: Groove Tubes MD1As > Presonus ADL 600 Hats: AKG 451 > Focusrite ISA 828 Ride: Audio Technica ATM450 > Focusrite ISA 828 Room Mics (mono overhead) Pearlman TM-1 > Focusrite ISA 828 Stereo Rooms: Cascade Fathead 2 > A Designs MP-2A Relatively big setup for a 3 piece drumset. But Lucas is such a killer drummer we could have probably used a Nokia Phone from the 90s on speaker. Such a good session. Cant wait to get to Nashville. TN next week to record a 9(!) Piece kit for The Band Incursion. More mics is better right? #sennheisermicrophones #rock #doanothertake #livedrums #recordingishard #livedrums #midwest #midwestmusic

Working on @timewalkmusic while sipping from a @theblumesmusic mug. Not a bad day. #protools #tcelectronic #avid #presonus #livedrums #windycitymusic #mixingengineer #barefoot #recordingishard

How We Work. AKA: Why vocals take so long.

Working on the verse 1 harmonies for @slowtownechoes first single "Get what I want" Which is finally off to mastering.

When good music is flowing through your ears, all that’s left to do is vibe out and dance to it. Any of y’all have some hidden signature dance moves? Mine will remain a secret... it’s too spicy 🌶

Favorite instrument to play // track 👇🏼

When you’re happy, we’re happy 🤘🏼

Creating more magic with @theblumesmusic . Where do you create magic in your life?? Share it with us in the comments 🙏🏼

Finish this sentence: Setting up a tracking session is like _______

“Please, no pictures”... Gatas is the master behind the mixes but she doesn’t care much for the limelight.

Re-Sharing from | @atomicswampwitch You can also frequently find me creeping around at @alpaca_ranch_recording ! • • • • I just love peepin’ on people creating & loving what they do! • • • • A specific thanks to @don_ugly & @deanodrums for letting me be a little studio mushroom for the day! #orlando #orlandodoesntsuck #orlandomusic #supportlocal #studiotime #localmusic #drums #drummer #jointheherd #canon #sigma50 #jam #latergram

Episode 5 of Hit Record is all about setting up a mix that ain’t yours and how to create better workflow. To watch it, you can click the link in our bio :) PS. lil shoutout to @rodemic (we <3 you)