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.
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