D'gamma Studios
A Music & Recording Studio
in Pontotoc, Mississippi

D'gamma Studios

Welcome to my recording & mixing studio!



I mix primarily in the box with plugins from some of the best brands, including SSL, Waves, Brainworx, Lindell, Melodyne, and Black Rooster Audio. I have plugins emulating gear that have made their way to countless platinum records, including Neve, SSL,and API gear, the gold standard 1176 and LA-2A compressors, and much more. My hardware highlights a dozen mics, including a modded large diaphram tube mic (check it out below), a Beyerdynamic M 201 TG (a detailed a clear dynamic mic for vocals, voiceovers, and instruments), a tube channel strip for that coveted warm sound, and more. I also have several virtual instruments, including Synthmaster 2, Playbox, studio quality sampled pianos, orchestral instruments, drum kits, UJam's Carbon (virtual guitarist), UJam's Rowdy (virtual bassist), and more.

The wood panel walls give my studio energetic, clean recordings, and my monitors and subwoofer are calibrated and opimally placed for the best mixing environment. I might have enough space to squeeze a small band in, but it would be better to take my 16 channel audio interface and remotely record in a bigger space. In studio, I'm best equipped for recording just a few tracks at a time.

I don't adverstise anymore but I still do this on the side because I love making music. So unless I get too booked, I'll run some discounts for now. In most cases, prices are by project.

Per Song:
Recording* | $480 ($200 when I can) | Up to 8hrs studio time/song
Mixing | $240 ($100 when I can) | Up to 8 mixes per song
Mastering | $120 ($50 when I can) | Up to 3 masters per song

Additional Discounts:
EPs 4 to 6 songs | Additional 10% off project cost
Albums 7+ songs | Additional 20% off project cost

Hourly rates, when available, are $60/hr ($45/hr if discounted)

Contact me at d.gammastudios@gmail.com to book today!


* Book recording time in 4 and 8 hour blocks. If you book recording 8 songs, you have 64 hours of studio time available. If you don't use all the time, it'll still cost 8 songs. If you need more time, feel free to book additional recording time as additional songs ($480 for 8hrs, or $200 if I can manage it). I may be able to book additional time to finish recording songs in cheaper 4hr blocks, but that will only ocassionally be available.

Available Studio Equipment


Hardware


Modded Large Diaphram Condenser Tube Mic
In my studio, this wonderful mic is the centerpiece. The mods improved the warmth of the mic, improved it's frequency response, and reduced noise. It hosts the same 6072 type vacuum tube found in mics like the AKG C12 and the Telefunken Ela M 251E, and it hosts a 32mm capsule with the same style as the Neve U67. The result is a warm, detailed mic, with an incredibly smooth frequency response, a beautiful richness, and a hint of air.

AT2020 Medium Diaphram Condenser
Heard on Ocean Eyes by Billie Eilish, this mic is transparent, with an interesting and modern sheen
Line Audio CM4 x2 Small Diaphram Condenser
These Swedish mics are some of the most natural and balanced mics out there
Beyerdynamic M 201 TG Dynamic mic
Great for vocals, voiceovers, and instruments,
this less known gem is often preferred over classics like the SM7b and the RE20
SM57
This classic mic is in countless hits and records
Modded SM57 clones x3
SM58
Another classic mic found in countless hits and records
PGA48
Vintage Realtic Highball Dynamic Vocal Mic
Behringer ECM 8000 x2 Small Diaphram Condenser Calibration Mics

PreSonus 16.4.2 - 16 channel digital soundboard
Tascam US 16x08 - 16 channel audio interface
Mackie 1604-VLZ Pro - 90's 16 channel console with great preamps
PreSonus Studio Channel - Tube Channel Strip, with an upgraded vacuum tube
Behringer MIC100 - Tube Preamp w/an upgraded vacuum tube
Presonus BlueMax - Stereo Compressor
Radial ProD2 - Stereo Direct Box
Art HeadAmp6 Pro - 6 Channel Headphone Amplifier
Roland A49 MIDI Keyboard
Yamaha MX49 Music Synthesizer

Software

This list is incomplete

PreSonus Studio One 6.2 Professional
And the entire PreSonus plug-in, sample, and loop libraries including:
professional sampled instruments and drum kits
I finally learned ProTools at my dayjob. I prefer PreSonus Studio One.
Synthmaster 2
Native Instruments Playbox - Synth
UVI Model D - German Concert Grand Piano
UJam Carbon Virtual Guitarist
UJam Rowdy Virtual Bassist

Brainworx SSL 9000 J Console
Bx_Console N 2000s Neve Console
Lindell 80 Series Neve 1073 & 1084 Console
Lindell 50 Series API Console
Waves Scheps 73 Neve 1073 Channel Strip
Waves REDD 17, 21, & 51 Abbey Road Channel Strips

Brainworx Opto Compressor
Black Rooster Audio (BR) VLA-2A & 3A LA-2A & LA-3A Compressors
BR VLA-FET, BlueAsh, BlackAsh 1176 and VCA Compressors
BR KH-Comp1 Flexible Compressor
Waves H-Comp RComp & RVox

Waves Smack Attack Transient Shaper
SPL Transient Designer Plus Transient Shaper
Brainworx Townhouse SSL Vintage Buss Compressor
SSL Native Buss Compressor 2 Modern Buss Compressor

SSL Native X-EQ 2
BR VEQ-1P & VEQ-5 Pultec EQs
Waves REQ
Brainworx Digital V3 Mastering Mid/Side EQ

iZotope Trash 2 Saturation & Distortion
Klanghelm SDRR Saturation & Distortion
BR Magnetite Magnetic Tape Model
Softube Tape Magnetic Tape Model

Convolution Reverbs Lexicon 480, EMT 140 Plate & more
Waves Abbey Road Chambers
Waves TrueVerb

bx_delay 2500
Waves H-Delay
BR TD-201 Tape Delay

Waves Doubler
SoundToys Little AlterBoy Monophonic Voice Manipulation

Melodyne Autotune
Waves Tune Real-Time Autotune

iZotope RX 10 Standard Audio Cleanup Toolkit

I have a few more pieces of equipment laying around, I may get more equipment not listed, and equipment may suddenly become unavailable, but I'll do my best to communicate with you and make sure we have everything to get the job done right. I'm also working on the repair of a few vintage pieces of equipment, and I will try to update this once those repairs are complete. I'm working on a Tascam m-216 from the 80s right now. It sounds great in mixdown, but a few channels need work. I have more plug-ins too.

First Ridgeland Christmas 2021

I mixed the Christmas songs for First Ridgeland Baptist Church in 2021. We recorded on a Monday and Wednesday like it was live, with about 3 takes for each song. I finished mixing by that Friday night to run on local TV, so it was rushed with plenty of mistakes to hide. This marks one of my steps transitioning from working as a live sound engineer into the world of the recording studio.

While I'm not currently advertising myself as a producer, I do have experience in songwriting and sound design. I made the following track for fun several years ago using my piano plug-ins, synths, and a drum sampler.
Instrumental Track