New Year, actions and plans for 2012

So far this year has seen a few improvements at the studio.  Much of the clutter has been eliminated or stored.  Many new tools added in the past few months mostly software.

• Waves H-EQ
• Waves Helios Channel & PIE Compressor
• Waves DeEsser
• Waves C6
• Waves API 550a/b
• Waves Aphex Exciter
• Softube Trident A-Range EQ
• Softube Dyna-mite Limiter
• Nomad Labs Magnetic II
• Cytomic – The Glue
• Overloud Mark Studio 1 (Bass amp sim of Mark Bass amps and cabs, Very Nice)
• Izotope Ozone 4
• Audio Damage ADverb
• Audio Damage EOS
• Audio Damage Kombinat Dva
• Valhalla Room
• IK Multimedia Amplitute 3 Custom Shop (Orange, Trace Elliot, Mesa)

The past year also showed the growth of Dirge’s mic locker.

• Shure SM57 (Now x3)
• Shure SM57 Beta
• Sennheiser e609
• Cascade Fathead
• Cascade M39 SDC
• Audix D6 (Now x2)
• MXL R144 (purchased on a SOS recommendation, nice cheap ribbon)

Miscellaneous Musical Equipment.

• ESP LTD M-200FM Red Floyd Rose Licensed set neck Riff machine
• Schecter Damian 6 Floyd equiped as well (God I love restringing these, not really)
• Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Devilston put it on the market and I took it off)
• Ibanez WD7 Weeping Demon
• Fulltone OCD
• Fulltone GT-500
• Way Huge – Green Rhino
• MXR Zack Wylde Chorus
• MXR Micro Flanger
• Snark Headstock Tuner – They are cheap on amazon.com (buy a couple they rock)

The plan for 2012 is to complete Black Hand’s Debut, Dead Walk the Earth, Pale Existence, and Altar of Dagon (Main focus after Cepholopod Records 2011 bands finish their releases.)

Also excited to hear that I’ll get a chance to work with AoD’s former drummer with his side project including his talented brother.

The Beer Chasers recorded their three song demo in an afternoon September 2010

Two Bottles of Wine by DirgeStudios

More of The Beer Chasers can be found at their MySpace site.

My Version of It recorded their Are You Sure? EP at Dirge in Winter 2011

Here is a link to their free download of the EP, http://tinyurl.com/MVOIareyousure . They also have the EP for sale at Amazon.com.

The Keefs recorded a quick cover of The Replacements – Bastards of Young @ Dirge early Summer

Blackhand just finished their EP and here is the pre-mastered mix of Blood Debt

BEELZEFUZZ recorded 3 Songs at Dirge this Year here are 2 of them.

World Lost recorded their Empowered CD last Spring @ Dirge Studios

Low, Triumph through Tragedy, and Militia were recorded @ Dirge Studios late Winter and early Spring and are part of their full length release Empowered.

Released in Early September Altar of Dagon’s Crawling Chaos EP




Slipperman’s 10 commandments of AE beatdown

World Lost – Militia

Militia 090110 531 by DirgeStudios

In early September 2010 World Lost came in for a quick demo recording to feel out Dirge Studios.  Although this rough demo was done quickly they were happy with the process and were eager to join forces with Cephlopod Records.  The song was recorded in roughly 4 hours including overdubs.

World Lost can be found on Facebook and at Reverb Nation.