Midas Touch Studios

Studio Setup

The Control Room

The control room provides a relatively even listening environment between the client couch and the console mix position. Acoustically treated, the control room exhibits reduced reflected energy at both positions; the room is not so absorbent as to seem acoustically "dead." The control room is approximately 15 feet wide and 10 feet deep, with plenty of room for a compliment of interesting people to relax and listen to music. There is a large, comfortable leather sofa at the back of the room. Overhead and ceiling-mounted control room lights are on several different switches, providing a variety of lighting options independent of the fascinating lights on the equipment itself.

Tracking Room/Vocal Booth

The Workstation

The Augmented desktop runs on Intel Core 2 Duo Processors for that unparalleled performance. Sporting two 500GB Hard Drives and 4GB DDR3 RAM, the workstation really delivers at the touch. The Flat Screen display is powered by NVidia’s 512MB GPU card for enhanced visual performance on sequencers. Running on Windows 7.

Onboard are the latest DAW softwares, sequencers, sound banks & VSTi’s including

• Steinberg Cubase 5
• Sony Acid Pro 7
• Cakewalk Sonar 8 Producer
• FL Studio 9.5 XXL Edition
• Propellerhead Reason 5

Audio is routed and processed through the firewire M-AUDIO PROFIRE 610 audio interface for pristine quality. It boasts the following details:

• Up to 24-bit/192kHz for high-definition audio
• Flexible onboard DSP mixer
• 2 preamplifiers with award-winning M-Audio Octane technology with phantom power, 20dB pad on each preamplifier, signal/peak LED indicator lights
• 6 inputs including: 2 XLR/TS combo jacks for microphones or instrument level inputs, 2 1/4" TRS balanced line inputs, Stereo S/PDIF
• 10 outputs including: 8 1/4" TRS balanced line outs, stereo S/PDIF out
• 2 1/4" TRS headphone outputs
• built-in 1 x 1 MIDI interface
• 2 FireWire (IEEE 1394) ports
• JetPLL jitter elimination technology
• Standalone operation as 2 mic pre/2-channel AD/DA converter
• User-assignable master volume knob
• Powered via FireWire bus or external power supply
• Half-rack-space form factor fits in Universal Rack Tray
• Compatible with most major audio software

The Microphone

The M-Audio Solaris is a large diaphragm condenser microphone designed for project and professional studio recording applications. The Solaris features a 1.1 inch evaporated gold diaphragm that produces a linear 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response with no more than +/-1dB of deviation across the entire 20Hz-20kHz frequency range. User selectable cardioid, omnidirectional and figure 8 Multi-pattern architecture provides flexibility that makes it ideal for just about any recording situation. The Solaris has a low-frequency roll-off switch which eliminates wind, hum and proximity effect noise. An -10dB Pad switch increases headroom when capturing loud sources and Class-A FET electronics provide low noise whilst maximizing output gain.

• Features:
• 1.1 inch evaporated gold diaphragm
• Ultra-sensitive 3-micron diaphragm
• Large all-brass capsule
• Cardioid, omni and figure 8 polar patterns
• 20Hz-20kHz frequency response
• +/-1dB tolerance across entire frequency range
• Class A FET electronics w/ output transformer
• -10dB attenuation pad
• Low frequency roll off switch (6dB per octave @ 125Hz)
• Great for vocals, guitar, piano, drums and live events

The Studio Monitors

Recording professionals around the world rely on M-Audio Studiophile™ reference monitors for exceptional sonic accuracy. The Studiophile BX5a Deluxe monitors update our bestsellers with new waveguides and enhanced driver integration for a cohesive and refined sound. 

The 5” low-frequency driver cones are crafted from Kevlar, an extremely resilient material. Curved cone design coupled with high-temperature voice coils and damped rubber surrounds deliver excellent fidelity and durability. 

The 1” waveguide-loaded, high-frequency drivers are made of magnetically shielded silk domes for a crisp top end that’s gentle on the ears. 70-watt bi-amped power and expertly tuned crossovers round out a first-rate pair of reference monitors with a footprint small enough to fit just about anywhere.

The Lounge

To ensure maximum comfort while waiting or recording with us, all our clients have access to the lounge area which includes:

• Comfortable Leather Sofas 
• 21" TFT TV 
• DSTV
• Playstation 2 (PS2) Console
• 5.1 Surround Sound Home Theater
• Wireless Internet (3G)