Chris Dunnett

The Dojo

Welcome To The Dojo
"DO"- Japanese for "the way" or "path to enlightenment." "JO"-"surface." Thus, "DOJO" is a surface where the way to enlightenment takes place. I chose this name for my studio as I feel, for me, recording is a "way to enlightenment" (sometimes lots of frustration, as well). Nonetheless, it is always a learning experience. Another reason for using "DOJO" as the name is that originally, one of my isolation rooms actually was a "DOJO", which is commonly used as a name for a martial arts school.

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Formats
   Sonar 6.0 Producer Edition
   Sweetwater Creation Station
   Roland VS-2480
   Sony Sound Forge 9.0
   Waves Native Power Pack as well as many other plug ins including the Universal Audio UAD card
   Audio interface: Presonus Firepod

MIDI Gear
   Ensoniq SQ 1 plus keyboard
   Roland Juno 106
   EMU Proteus 2000 with the Protozoa card installed
   Ensoniq Mirage sampler
   Ensoniq SQR sound module
   Roland JV 2080 with 7 expansion cards (World, Orchestral, Session, Orchestral II, Techno, Asia and Vocal Collection)
   Roland MBD-1 Bass and Drum module
   Alesis QSR sound module with the Latin and Classical expansion cards
   Boss DR-770 drum machine
   Sonic Foundry's ACID
   MIDI gear runs thru a Midi Man 8x8 MIDI patch bay
   Racks are custom made by Stu Henderlich of "Thunder Manufacturing" in Cleveland

Mixers    Mackie 1402 VLZ 3 as a sub mixer for sound modules
   VS 2480 for mixing also

Monitors    Event TR-8 True Reference monitors.

Outboard Gear    Universal Audio 2-610 mic pre
   Universal Audio 1176 Compressor
   Avalon U5 DI Preamp/EQ
   Focusrite Voice Master mic pre
   Joe Meek ThreeQ Channel Strip
   2 VS8F-2 FX card in the VS-2480
   Yamaha SPX90
   Presonus Blue Tube mic pre
   ART DST4 Guitar Processor
   TECH 21 Sans Amp
   HHB Fat Man compressor
   ALL Monster and Furman power conditioning
   Monster Cable Studio grade mic cables through out the signal chain

Microphones
Large Diaphragm Condensers:    Rode NT 2
   CAD E 300 ZM
   MXL V 12 Silicon Valve
   MXL GC-1

Small Diaphragm Condensers:    2 Octava MC012's (matched pair)
   2 Neuman KM 184's (matched Pair)

Dynamic Mics:    Sure SM57
   Sure Sm58
   2 Audix OM2's

Mixdown    CD mastering
   DVD Audio

Guitars    Taylor 514 CE with Fishman Blender preamp
   Ramirez nylon string made in Spain with Fishman Blender preamp
   2 Fender 80's Metal Squier Strats powered by EMG pickups (81 and 85)
   Fender American Start
   Fender American Standard Tele
   Godin Multiac
   Gibson Sonex 180
   Alvarez 12 string
   Peavey Foundation Bass

Other Goodies

Soft Synths:
   BFD (with many kits including the Andy Johns Collection)
   Native Instruments Battery
   EZ Drummer (Standard Kit, Nashville Kit, and Drumkit From Hell)
   Native Instruments Kontakt 3 Sampler
   Celemony Melodyne 3
   Several East-West & Quantum Leap sample libraries
   Many other assorted sample libraries
   Line 6 Gear Box Gold
   Amplitude

Amplification:
   Peavey Renown thru a Peavey 4x12 with Scorpion speakers
   Fender Princeton Chorus
   BOSS GT 8 Guitar Processor

Other Instruments:
   Kentucky Mandolin
   A "Dulcilina" (strung and tuned like a dulcimer, but designed like a guitar)

Rate info... The main difference between The Dojo and other recording studios is that I am not set up to record full bands at the same time. This is a decision I made years ago. So, I don't need 18 of everything and I don't have the overhead and expense that some studios do. My standard rate is $25/hr.

For a limited time, if you happen to decide you would like me to play guitar, the guitar tracks are FREE! No charge for my performance, no charge for the session time! I am offering this simply to get my playing out there more too so it is a win-win situation.

     Chris Dunnett
     P.O. Box 128316
     Nashville, TN 37212

    


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