About Us:
The benderstudio is a three-room audio processing facility with separate;
> control/monitoring room
> tracking room
> lounge
It is located in Annville, Pennsylvania. Annville is a small, quaint town in central Pennsylvania between Hershey and Lebanon. It is approximately 30 minutes EAST of Harrisburg and approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes WEST of Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. Its engineers, circuitry design, and sound has met the needs and has exceeded the expectations of many clients from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia.
Although space is not in abundance at the benderstudio it can accommodate multi-instrumentalist ensembles in a multi-track recording environment. The benderstudio is best suited for recording professional demos and smaller scale EP projects. Larger record productions can benefit by using the benderstudio as an overdubbing studio for guitar, bass, vocals, foley work, post, etc. Projects utilizing the studio for this purpose will not suffer from quality loss due to the use of sub-par audio equipment and electronics. Understanding that our signal path is only as strong as its weakest link every aspect of our studio circuitry is professional grade and has been selected for a specific purpose, project type, and sound. For further details check out Our equipment or contact us.
The AE Team:
Jim Romano - Owner and Audio Engineer
Jeff “Otis” Linn – Producer, Audio Engineer
About Us:
The benderstudio is a three-room audio processing facility with separate;
> control/monitoring room
> tracking room
> lounge
It is located in Annville, Pennsylvania. Annville is a small, quaint town in central Pennsylvania between Hershey and Lebanon. It is approximately 30 minutes EAST of Harrisburg and approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes WEST of Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. Its engineers, circuitry design, and sound has met the needs and has exceeded the expectations of many clients from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia.
Although space is not in abundance at the benderstudio it can accommodate multi-instrumentalist ensembles in a multi-track recording environment. The benderstudio is best suited for recording professional demos and smaller scale EP projects. Larger record productions can benefit by using the benderstudio as an overdubbing studio for guitar, bass, vocals, foley work, post, etc. Projects utilizing the studio for this purpose will not suffer from quality loss due to the use of sub-par audio equipment and electronics. Understanding that our signal path is only as strong as its weakest link every aspect of our studio circuitry is professional grade and has been selected for a specific purpose, project type, and sound. For further details check out “Our equipment” or contact us.
Additional Accommodations:
We have been fortunate enough to attract, accommodate, and exceed the expectations of many clients from outside the state of Pennsylvania. In addition to our Pennsylvania based cliental, we have clients in about ten states including many from New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. If your band is based near the mid-Atlantic region please feel free to inquire about our discounted out-of-state booking rates and the general procedure. Over-night lodging information can be emailed upon request.
Equipment:
Please note that an inspired performance is the most crucial part of any signal path. This point alone means more to the music you create than any of the gear listed below.
| Audio Engineering Equipment: |
| Our Tools: | Input to Output |
| Microphones: |
| Crown PZM | 1 |
| Neumann U-87 (please request if necessary) | 1 |
| Sennheiser e604 | 5 |
| Sennheiser 421 | 2 |
| Shure SM7b | 1 |
| Shure SM81 | 2 |
| Shure KSM 27s | 2 |
| Shure SM57s | 3 |
| Microphone Pre-amplifiers: |
| A-Designs EM Blue | 1 |
| API 512 | 1 |
| Black Lion Audio Pres (002) | 4 |
| dbx 386 Dual Tube Preamp | 2 |
| Great River MP-500NV | 1 |
| Panda Pres Dual Custom 312 | 2 |
| Maple Analog Tech. Custom Pres w/ EQs | 2 |
| Dynamics Processing: |
| Chandler Limited Germanium Compressor | 1 |
| dbx 166 Compressor | 2 |
| Emprical Labs EL-8 w/British Mode Mod | 1 |
| Solid State Logic XR618 Compressor (9K) | 2 |
| Additional Outboard: |
| Aphex Aural Exciter |
| BBE Sonic Maximizer |
| Tech 21 SansAmp RBI |
| Multi-Track Recording Devices: |
| Digital Audio and other Non-Linear Recording Systems: |
| Computers: |
| Power Mac G4 Digital Audio (Dual 1.4 MHz) ProTools LE 5.2.cs1 (Digi001) |
| ProTools LE 7.0 (Digi 002 w/Black Lion Audio Signature Series Mod) |
| Power Mac G4 Mirror Door (Dual 1 GHz) |
| ProTools LE 7.0 (Digi 002) |
| Power Mac G4 Quicksilver (single 933 MHz) |
| ProTools LE 5.2.cs1 (Digi001) |
| ProTools LE 7.0 (Digi 002) |
| Additional Digital Audio Recording Systems: |
| Alesis ADAT xt |
| Systems include the following plug-ins and software: |
| Anteres Auto-Tune |
| McDSP Bundle |
| Drumagog |
| Various Waves Bundles |
| Sound Replacer |
| Bombfactory |
| Ozone |
| Etc. |
| Additional Editing Stations: | Dell with Nuendo 3 |
| Analog/Digital Converters: | Black Lion Signature Series |
| Digital/Analog Converters: | Black Lion Signature Series |
| Summing Matrix: | Solid State Logic X-Logic 8 Input Summing Module |
| Monitoring Environments: |
| Monitoring/Control Room: |
| Solid State Logic Master Module in conjuction with Presonus Central Station for speaker selection. |
| Speakers: |
| Main: | Event Electronics Studio Precision 8s |
| Critical: | Adams S1As |
| Reference 1: | Yamaha MS20S |
| Reference 2: | (anywhere where there is a speaker) |
| Tracking Room (Cue System): |
| Stewart 4-channel Headphone Amplifier |
| AKG 240s |
| Sennheiser HD 280s |
| Studio Instruments: | (that are around the studio and free of cost unless otherwise noted) |
| Drum-Kits: |
| Pearl Export Series 5-piece kit |
| (receives fresh heads and turn-up on every session used, if requested) high-end cymbals available at studio to use free of cost.) |
| Electric Guitars: |
| PRS CE-22 w/ Dragon I pick-ups |
| Epiphone Les Paul Standard |
| Guitar Amplifiers: |
| Marshall JCM 800 2204 |
| Sovtek MIG-50 |
| Speaker Cabinets: | 1x12” Open-back cab w/ Celestion Vintage 30 |
| Bass: | Fender Jazz Bass (MIM) |
| Available, but must be requested before session and additional fees may apply: |
| Marshall JCM 900 |
| Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier 2-Channel |
| Fender Deville 2x12 |
| Fender Twin Reverb |
| ENGL Fireball Speaker |
Like many studios and professional audio working environments the benderstudio is always in a state of flux: ins and outs. Feel free to contact us about the latest gear updates and upgrades. If there is a piece of gear you would like to have us use during your sessions feel free to let us know. We want to provide our current clientele with the materials and recourses they need to express their art through sound.