audio recording | engineering | mixing | consultation
Trucker Studio is a fully equipped analog/digital studio that is set in Chicago’s Humboldt Park. Trucker is designed to create an atmosphere in which artists can comfortably capture the important moments of the creative process. Born out the desire to provide professional recordings without the pressure of high dollar “by the hour” studios. At Trucker, quality recordings that meet your individual standards matter above all else.
The Studio
Studio Features
- 1 – 13′ x 20′x 10′ sound treated live room
- 2 – 6′ x 8′ x 8’ isolation booths w/vision-lite doors
- 1 – 13’ x 13’ x 9’ isolation booths
- 1– 15’ x 18’ x 10 sound treated, and bass trapped control room.
- Mogami cabling used throughout
- Balanced power iso-transformers
- Separate grounded circuits
- CCTV allows viewing between the live room and control room
Gear + Equipment
Console and Outboard
CONSOLE
- AUDIENT ASP 8024 – 24 Channel in-line console w/discreet Class A Preamplifiers
OUTBOARD
- (2) WA 1176 Compressor Limiter
- (2) EMPIRICAL LABS Distressors
- (2) DBX 166 compressor / limiters
- (1) DBX 160XT compressor / limiters
- (2) API 550 eq
- (2) Neve 1073 eq
- (1) Hairball Audio Massive Passive
- Antelope Audio – Orion 32
- Hear Technologies Hear Back Amplifier
- (3) 96-point Patchbay
Microphones
- (2) Shure SM 58
- (1) Shure SM Beta 58
- (6) Shure SM 57
- (2) Shure SM7B
- (2) sE Electronics sE8
- (2) AKG C214
- (1) AEA R84A
- (1) AEA N22
- (1) Audix D6
- (1) AKG D12
- (4) Sennheiser MD 421-II
- (1) Peluso P-47
- (1) Peluso P-67
- (2) Neumann KM 84
Monitors
- ATC SCM25A
- Focal Shape 50
- Subwoofer Pros Studio Sub2-12C Powered Studio Subwoofer
- (5) Sony MDR-7506 Studio Headphones
- (5) 8-channel Personal Monitor Mixer
DAWs
- Avid Pro Tools
- Logic Pro for Apple
- Plug-Ins (Multiples)
Computing
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Apple iMac M3 chip with 8‑core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, 10‑core GPU, and 16‑core Neural Engine
Music Equipment
- 2021 Upright Piano
- 60s Ludwig Drumset
- VOX AC 30 amp
- 60’s VOX Cambridge
- 60’s Marshall 50-watt amplifier Plexi head
- 59 Fender Bassman
- Fender Deluxe Reverb
- Ampeg SVT
- Ampeg XXX
- Sans Amp Bass DI
- Marshall 4 x 12 cabinet
- Ampeg SVT Bass Cabinet
- (2) 70’s Telecaster(s)
- 90’s Gibson Les Paul Studio
- 90’s Gibson SG
- 70’s Gibson J-100
- 60’s Fender Jazz Bass
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