Recording and producing great music takes a combination of things to get the mojo right. You need top end equipment, great people, the right environment and good vibes all round. The Porch Recording Studio has it all. Located on the outskirts of Hamilton in a serene rural setting, it has all you need to put everything else behind you and focus on the job of creating great music and sounds. We can write, compose, produce, arrange, engineer, record and enhance the vision you have for whatever soundtrack you are putting together.

Welcome to The Porch Recording Studio.

 

With over five years experience, Regan has developed a broad repertoire of work having freelanced his way through many of New Zealand’s top studios. He can cover all styles, has a great ear and a relaxed and creative approach to production. And being an accomplished musician means he can add value at every step. He has the ability to connect with artists and use his musical genius to produce world-class work.

Also See:

Resident Engineer Nathan Sowter

Session Musicians:  Patrick Kuhtze (Drummer), Luke Thompson (Guitar) Nathan Lawridson (Keys Bass & Guitar) Simon Hirst (Guitar & Piano) Regan Mckinnon (Guitar, Bass, Vocals and Programming)

TV/Radio

The soundtrack you put behind your business - be it voice over, dialogue, music bed, jingle, sound effects or a combination of some or all these elements will make a huge difference to how you position yourself. Don’t settle for a cheap soundtrack. With the right investment we can help you stand out. We have a wide range of production music at our disposal plus the talent and creativity to give you the edge through great original music and sound.

Albums/EP’s/Singles/Demos

We have worked in varying capacities on a very wide range of musical recordings. The best way to find out is to play some of our work and, if you are keen to bring your next musical creation to life with us, give Regan a call.

 

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The Porch Recording Studio was built and purposely designed for recording quality audio. Our large air conditioned control room makes for a comfortable and great sounding experience. Different parts of our live room offer alternative reflective wood surfaces and there are mid to high frequency absorption panels designed to control the response of the room. The Porch also offers an isolation booth large enough to record a drum kit.  The room is fully dead of reflections and great for vocals or anything requiring a dry signal.  

Microphones: Classic dynamics, sm57s, sm58s, Sm7 x1, Akg d112,  we can source more if need be. Condensors, 2 x Neumann TLM 103, AT4047SV, 2 x DPA 4090, 3x NT1. We can source more if need be.

 

 

 

 

 

Studio A

Studio A consists of a control room, live room and vocal booth. Gear avaliable in this space is described below;

Mixing Console:Our Mixing console is a 1982 Amek Angela Blue. Re Capped in 2006, the desk was imported and used for 4 years at Dudley Studios. Regularly maintained, this desk is regarded as one of Ameks best sounding consoles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rack: SOC 1.1 Buzz audio ST optical compressor, Chameleon Labs 7720 ST compressor, QSP Buzz 4 ch mic/line pre amp, Art pro mpa mic pre.

Conversion: Apogee rosetta 800 ADDA and clock. Digidesgn 96io and 888io

Computer: Quad core 2.66GHz, 6GB ram

Software: ProTools HD 8

Monitoring: KRK Rockit 8 with KRK sub

Headphones: HEAR Hub 8 ch monitoring setup. Mix your own headphones whilst your recording

Piano: Marshell and Rose 1973 Grand Piano

Also Available: A variety of percussion

 

Studio 

 

Studio B consists of two small but cosy rooms, a control room and a vocal booth. The Control room has;

 

Features Include:

Digi002 Interface 

iMac Quadcore 27" with 8GB ram  

Mackie Monitors

ProTools 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please call to organise a visit for a more detailed examination.

 

 

 

 

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439B Rotokauri Rd, R.D.9, Hamilton 3289, New Zealand 

 

 

 

Proudly supported by The Rockshop, The Porch Recording Studio Drum Workshop, seek to guide up and coming drummers in all aspects of their music. On the 3rd of December 2011 The Porch Recording Studio has managed to lure Patrick Kuhtze, session drummer, into hosting two intense four hour exclusive drum clinics. This is truly a once in a lifetime experience. 

Patrick has worked all over the world with amazing musicians includingMichael Jackson’s Drummer, Jonathan Moffat and Jerry Harrison from Talking Heads. He is an ideal coach for up and coming drummers.

This will be a great opportunity to understand drumming from a recording aspect with Regan Mckinnon, The Porch Recording Studios’ resident producer, identifying how recording studios work and the best ways to mic up our kit.

Participants will also have the opportunity to try out the Sonar 3007 drum kit, courtesy of The Rockshop.

Tickets are $50.00 with the first session starting at 9am and finishing at 1pm and the second session from 1:30pm - 5:30pm. There are only twenty places available.

The program will be updated shortly.

To Book:
CALL: 07 850 1145
TEXT: 021 264 0420
EMAIL: bronwyn@theporchrecording.co.nz

Payment will be required before the event date.

 

 

 

 

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