Watersign's studio was created to go against the grain of experience I've had of many studios and engineers, where the studio can be intimidating and the engineer already knows everything. We designed and furnished the place to be inspirational and supportive of a high level of creativity. It is also our belief that the customer deserves our best work, and that includes supporting ideas that we don't always 'get' at first, because the artist often has insight that can only be imparted through actual creation.

The studio was built "inside out" due to space restrictions. We couldn't have a big "live" room so we made the drum room as big as possible. We picked a great sounding Pearl Session Custom kit for the variety of styles it can support. The cymbals were hand-picked to my taste but I'm happy to have players swap in their own cymbals and snare if desired. Having the drums in their own environment opens editing possibilities. Having them set up and mic'd just makes sense.

The main room is a combination control/screening/jam room where we often set up acoustic instruments or electric guitars and basses, and the effect is good line-of-sight with good separation.

The vocal booth can be used in a traditional way but it is also big enough for acoustic instruments or loud amps.

The large screen was installed to give a feeling of inclusion to all at the session and so that edits and adjustments could be explained and demonstrated clearly. This is especially helpful when editing voice over recordings or individual instrument parts.

We picked Pro Tools (TDM and later) HD Accel 2 as our multi-track system because we have found it to be robust and versatile, with third party accessories (plug-ins) of excellent quality. We have done sessions on other platforms though, with the artist or producer bringing their own laptop and monitoring through our screens and speakers.

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