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Professional-quality recording and production
services are available on the premises, should you want to record
yourself or your band for a demo, or even your own CD album, which
can be mastered, pressed and duplicated here. Ethan has written
and produced original music for advertisements for such clients
as JVC, Time/Life Books, Ebonaids bandages, Paine Webber, Sports
Illustrated, Rodale Books, and T. Rowe Price, and also mixed and
edited the soundtrack to the award-winning short film Turnstiles.
Ethan has also recorded and edited voice-overs and dialogue.
He has been a freelance composer for the music houses tomandandy
and Man Made Music, and has had song demos commissioned
for Hollywood film ("The Rules of Attraction" with James
van der Beek). Be it song, scoring, sound/ ad, film, video, multimedia,
or website work, call Ethan for any of your audio production needs.
May 2003: Rapper Treach from Naughty by Nature
(O.P.P, Hip-Hop Hooray) came in to lay down some tracks. It's
beginning to become hip-hop central around here...
Spring 2004: Ethan scored the short film "Alaska"
from director Al Davidian, which appeared at the Columbia University
Film Festival.
Winter 2004-5: Sony and AOL Time Warner
have been clients of the studio.
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to Ethan’s new original track “Rumors Part 2”
on a radio station near you. The song is a collaboration
with rapper T.O.N.E., released on the Select Records label
(of Jerky Boys fame) and features Ethan’s guitar, bass,
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State-of-the-art Digidesign Pro Tools hard disk
recording system (Pro Tools
24/ Mix running on a Mac G4 867 Mhz "Quicksilver");
Apple 22in. Cinema Display monitor; various effects plug-ins;
Opcode Studio Vision Pro sequencing/hard disk recording software
(no longer used); Digidesign samplers; Roland, E-mu, and
Korg synthesizers (see below); Sampletank XL, Ivory (30gig+ for
Steinway, Bosendorfer, and Yamaha pianos!), Trilogy, Atmosphere,
and Virus virtual synths; Mackie mixing board; Panasonic DAT;
AKG 414, 535, D112 and D950 and Shure professional microphones
(see also below); Lexicon, Roland, Alesis (including the Vocal
Zapper), Line 6, and dbx effects processors; Line 6 Guitar and
Bass PODs; Fender and Marshall guitar amplifiers; super high-quality
Avalon 737 tube mic preamp/compressor/equalizer for that ultra-professional
vocal sound, among other uses; and FMR Audio Really Nice Preamp
(RNP) and Really Nice Compressor (RNC).
Sound expansion cards for the Roland JV-2080 synthesizer: Bass
and Drums, Session, Country, Vocal, Keyboards of the ‘60s
and ‘70s, Orchestral II, Techno, Dance (discontinued by Roland).
Sound expansion cards for the E-mu Proteus 2000 synthesizer: Composer
(included), Proteus 1/2/3, World Expedition, Pure PHATT.
Numerous sample libraries and custom samples are also on hand
for Digidesign SampleCell II and Soft SampleCell samplers, and
for direct use in Pro Tools.
Also the studio has gotten hold of a custom kit-modified tube
Neumann-copy large-diaphragm condenser mic designed by microphone
guru David Royer (similar to what was used on Christina Aguilera’s
“Genie in a Bottle” for vocals).
Almost all types of guitars are available for use by the recording
artist, as well as electric bass, mandolin and charango. The studio
is equipped to record both live and electronic drums, and synchronize
to video.
New for 2007: EARS ANM-1 Stereo mic-pre/EQ...
2 channels from a $275k Amek/Neve console. Also, full drum kit
and Lexicon PCM81.
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Ethan has recorded audio and MIDI (electronic)
songs and compositions by a wide variety of American and international
clients. Using the state of the art Digidesign Pro Tools
system, Ethan can provide better than CD- quality, completely
recallable and updateable mixes. Pro Tools also allows for
cutting and pasting of parts, and the Auto-Tune plug-in for Pro
Tools can correct vocal intonation virtually seamlessly.
Ethan's role varies from simply engineering to being an active
producer. Listen to the album "Timbre" from Japanese
singer-songwriter Yumi Kano on the Victor-Japan label to
hear Ethan’s wide-ranging skills-- It includes Ethan's producing,
mixing, engineering, guitar playing and lyric writing. More
recently (2002), check out Ethan’s collaboration with rapper
T.O.N.E.-- “Rumors Part 2” on Select Records--
which features Ethan as instrumentalist, co-writer and co-producer,
and mixer. Also hear Ethan's guitar playing/tracking on San Francisco's
Martin Dory's album "The Vanishing Act."
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Learn how to get that professional sound...
Ethan will get you up to speed on Pro Tools, related software,
and general recording techniques and concepts. Private and
group instruction are available.
Ethan Fiks Music can output sound in the necessary
formats and sample rates for web use. The growing list of
available formats includes Sound Designer II, AIFF, .WAV, MP3,
Resource, Quicktime and Dolby Drive.
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Ethan has access to to New York City's best
musical talent should you require session musicians for your recording.
For typical projects, Ethan handles any additional parts.
RENT-A-SONGWRITERª
Need a special gift for a birthday, holiday, wedding or other
special occasion? Give the gift of a personalized pop song! With
Rent-A-Songwriterª, you can have a personalized pop song written
for someone you love or even someone you want to roast! The subject
of the song can be how wonderful your loved one is OR something
exciting, funny or memorable that has happened to someone you
know that just HAS to be captured in song. Anything goes!
Check out http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/421/rent-a-songwriter.html
for more information and to listen to examples of songs written
for other Rent-A-Songwriterª clients. Or e-mail rentasongwriter@hotmail.com
All Rent-A-Songwriterª songs are recorded at the Ethan Fiks Music
Studio.
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How long does it take from start to finish
to record and mix a song?
It depends in large part on the instrumentation of the song and
the production value you want to achieve. For example, it
will definitely be quicker to mix a guitar and vocal track than
a full band track. Also, it will be faster to mix a song
as a demo than as an album cut because you can be less specific
with reverb and EQ, and maybe a little looser with timing, intonation
and levels. The tracking (recording) of parts will probably
go quicker on a demo too. I always try to keep things moving.
How many tracks do you have?
Pro Tools 24/ Mix is an up to 64-track 24-bit (better than CD-quality)
system. The track count depends on various factors such
as how many hard
drives are connected and how. However, there are various
ways to get around
any track limitation if necessary, so unlike before the digital
age, there
will be no constraints on track count. FYI A basic full
band demo will
usually require about 16 tracks, but for complex arrangements
or pieces with
multiple stereo synthesizer sounds, more tracks may be needed.
How good is your soundproofing?
The room has double walls, ceiling, and floor. The door is treated
with a soundproofing kit. There is only one window. Complete soundproofing
is hard to come by, but the setup here works great for recording
purposes.
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Can I record live drums at your studio?
Yes, there is a Pearl Masters Studio kit with top-of-the-line
Zildjian cymbals. The drum set is fully mic-ed with up to 8 microphones.
Do you do drum programming?
Yes, it's a specialty.
Can I record a full band live at your studio?
Yes, absolutely, although there may be some "bleed"
depending on the instrumentation.
How long does it take to learn Pro Tools?
Learning Pro Tools is an ongoing process, just like learning a
musical instrument. One can gain basic competency within
a few years and then keep moving from there.
Can I get a CD master of my recording?
Yes, of course.
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Can I duplicate CDs at your studio?
Yes. Small or large runs are do-able. For very large
quantities, Ethan Fiks Music has an agreement with Disc Makers
and one other facility, which entitles us to discount rates.
What equipment is available for use at the studio?
The studio has the state-of-the-art
Digidesign Pro Tools hard disk recording system (Pro Tools 24/
Mix running on a Mac G4 867 Mhz "Quicksilver"); Apple
22in. Cinema Display monitor; various effects plug-ins; Opcode
Studio Vision Pro sequencing/hard disk recording software (no
longer used); Digidesign samplers; Roland, E-mu, and Korg
synthesizers (see below); Sampletank XL, Ivory (30gig+ for Steinway,
Bosendorfer, and Yamaha pianos!), Trilogy, Atmosphere, and Virus
virtual synths; Mackie mixing board; Panasonic DAT; AKG 414, 535,
D112 and D950 and Shure professional microphones (see also below);
Lexicon, Roland, Alesis (including the Vocal Zapper), Line 6,
and dbx effects processors; Line 6 Guitar and Bass PODs; Fender
and Marshall guitar amplifiers; and FMR Audio Really Nice Preamp
(RNP) and Really Nice Compressor (RNC). The
studio has acquired the super high-quality Avalon 737 tube mic
preamp/compressor/equalizer for that ultra-professional vocal
sound, among other uses. Almost all types of guitars are
available for use by the recording artist, as well as electric
bass, mandolin and charango. The studio is equipped to record
both live and electronic drums, and synchronize to video. Call
Ethan at (212) 643-9261 for questions about particular pieces
of gear.
Sound expansion cards for the Roland JV-2080 synthesizer: Bass
and Drums, Session, Country, Vocal, Keyboards of the ‘60s
and ‘70s, Orchestral II, Techno, Dance (discontinued by Roland).
Sound expansion cards for the E-mu Proteus 2000 synthesizer: Composer
(included), Proteus 1/2/3, World Expedition, Pure PHATT.
Numerous sample libraries and custom samples are also on hand
for Digidesign SampleCell II and Soft SampleCell samplers, and
for direct use in Pro Tools.
Gear update 2002: The studio has gotten hold of a custom
kit-modified tube Neumann-copy large-diaphragm condenser mic designed
by microphone guru David Royer (similar to what was used on Christina
Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle” for vocals).
New for 2007: EARS ANM-1 Stereo
mic-pre/EQ... 2 channels from a $275k Amek/Neve console. Also,
full drum kit and Lexicon PCM81.
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What forms of payment are accepted at the studio?
Cash or check. We hope to accept credit cards
in the future.
How much does studio time cost?
Call Ethan anytime at (212)-643-9261 to discuss rates, which vary
according to the needs of your project.
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