STUDIO

SmithTrax Recording Studio has a reputation of providing high quality music recording and production. Being musicians themselves they understand the unique position a studio has and gratefully lend their over 40 years of expertise and talents to help artists express themselves unencumbered by the high technology of the studio environment. At SmithTrax, we use the latest digital recording and editing techniques to create a second to none recording environment. The comfortable atmosphere is something that our clientele enjoy and often comment on. We strive to maintain an intimate, personal feel. Whether you need to record your band's next demo or you need a studio to produce your next full-length CD, SmithTrax Recording Studio can and will exceed your expectations and stay within your budget.

With the engineer being a performing musician definitely makes a difference when an artist needs to describe what he/she wants and why they want it. Should the artist need musical assistance and/or additional studio musicians, they've come to the right place. SmithTrax has access to some of the finest musicians in the business. We have an incredible group of local musicians we use on a regular basis. And thanks to the Internet we are connected to Houston, Atlanta, Nashville and Branson for those overdub parts we need to sweeten the tracks for those hard to come by musicians.

Backup Policies and Storage:
In the new age of digital recording, audio file and session file storage has become a major issue for studios and clients. Due to this, SmithTrax Recording Studio does not guarantee the safe storage of these large files. During extended cd projects, SmithTrax Recording Studio will at the end of the day backup the latest session files to its backup drives until the completion of the cd project. After which it is the clients responsibility to provide storage for all the session files to be backed up on. All short one day session projects, it is the clients responsibility to provide storage to be backed up on the day of your session. The options are as follows: 1) Bring your own compatible external hard drive or USB thumb drive (32GB to 64GB USB 3.0 recommended) to the session and request for your audio and session files to be transferred. File transfer/backup time is billable at normal studio rates. 2) Authorize SmithTrax Recording Studio to burn your files to DVD at a cost of $5.00 per DVD. Failure to make arrangements regarding file storage will result in your audio and session files being deleted from our server/drives.

Once your audio and session files have been transferred to the media of your choosing, SmithTrax Recording Studio no longer assumes responsibility for the safe keeping of this data. SmithTrax Recording Studio assumes no responsibility and makes no representation either express or implied regarding safety and replacement of any hard drives, masters or other audio files, or any types of recordings. If you choose NOT to backup your data you know and understand, you have released SmithTrax Recording Studio from any and ALL liability of the responsibility of the care and safety of your data.

The Gear

(Click on each category to view the gear..)

Recording:


Computers:
Apple MacBook Pro 16" M2 Max chip
Apple M1 Max chip with 12-core CPU,
38-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
1TB Internal SSD HD
96GB unified memory

Apple MacBook Pro 16" M1 Max chip
Apple M1 Max chip with 10-core CPU,
32-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
1TB Internal SSD HD
64GB unified memory

Hardware:
Sonnet Echo 15+ Thunderbolt 2 Docks
OWC miniStack STX
(2) Sonnet Echo 11 Thunderbolt 3 Dock
ECHO-DK11-T3
Many Samsung SSD Hard Drives
OWC Thunderbay 4 RAID 24TB

Interfaces / Mixing:


Interfaces:
(2) Universal Audio Apollo x8p's
Universal Audio Apollo x6
Universal Audio Apollo Twin Quad

Mixing:
Solid State Logic UF8's
Solid State Logic UC1
Solid State Logic UF1

Mic Pre's:


Focusrite ISA 828 MKII w/Dante A/D option
(2) Avalon VT-737sp Tube Mic Preamp's

Microphones:


(4) Shure SM57
Shure Beta 58
(5) Shure KSM32 Large-diaphragm Mic
Shure SM7B with Cloudlifter
(4) Sennheiser MD 421-II
Universal Audio Sphere DLX
Neumann U-87
Neumann KMS 105
(2) Audio Technica AT4033
Warm Audio WA-47 Large Diaphragm Tube Condenser Mic
Shure SM81 Small-diaphragm Condenser Mic
Rode NT5
Sennheiser e 602-II
AKG D112
(2) Shure Beta 52A
Shure Beta 91A

Speakers:


Focal Twin6 Be
Focal Sub6 11in Studio Subwoofer
TOBY D6 Speakers
Avantone Pro 5.25" Active MixCubes

Other Gear:


Behringer Powerplay P16-I 16 Channel Headphone Distribution System
(5) Behringer Powerplay P16-M 16 Channel Personal Digital Mixers
(2) Behringer Powerplay P16-HQ 16 Channel Personal Digital Mixers
(5) Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Closed Back Studio Headphones
Tascam CD-A580 CD/Cassette Player w/USB Dubbing
VocoPro DKPMIX Digital Karaoke Player
Coleman Audio SPK5+1 Speaker Switcher
Ashley 16 Channel Line Mixer
(2) Countryman Type 85 1-channel Active Instrument Direct Boxes
Countryman Type 85S 2-channel Active Instrument Direct Box
(2) Radial J48 1-channel Active 48v Direct Boxes
Whirlwind IMP 2 1-channel Passive Instrument Direct Box

Instruments:


Roland A88 controller keyboard
Yamaha Baby Grand Piano
NI Komplete Kontrol S61 Smart Keyboard Controller
NI Maschine MK3 Production and Performance System
Pearl Custom Masters Drum Set
Ludwig Black Beauty Snare Drum
Zidjian Cymbals
Roland TD-30 Electronic Drum Kit

Computer Virtual Instruments:


Native Instruments:
Komplete 14 - Collector’s Edition, Session Bassist, Elektrik Piano, & much more..

Spectrasonics:
Keyscape, Omnisphere 2, Trillian, Stylus RMX

UVI:
Falcon 2 & (all) UVI software instruments

IK Multimedia:
Hammond B-3X

Slate Digital:
Steven Slate Drums 5 (all), Steven Slate Drums Trigger 2 (all)

Toontrack:
Superior Drummer 3, EZDrummer 3, EZKeys

Roland Cloud:
D-50, JV-1080, Jupiter 8, SRX Brass, DW Soundworks

Vir2:
Acou6tics Acoustic Guitar

Audio Imperia:
Areia Lite Edition

Universal Audio
Waterfall B3, MiniMoog, Ravel, Polymax, Opal, Electra 88

Much more…

Processing:


Universal Audio:
UAD 3 Complete Bundle (All UAD plug-ins)

Waves:
Mercury + Studio Classics, Waves Abbey Road Bundle, Infected Mushroom Pusher, Waves SSL 4000 Collection, CR8 Creative Sampler, and more…

Metric Halo:
Metric Halo Production Bundle, Sonetec MES-432D9D, Make Believe Bundle

Avid:
Complete Plug-in Bundle

Eventide:
Anthology XI Bundle • Eventide Elevate Mastering Bundle

FabFilter:
Pro-Q4, Pro-R2

Strymon:
Cloudburst Ambient Reverb Plugin, BigSky Reverb Plugin

UVI:
All UVI Keyboard & FX processing plugins

LiquidSonics:
Reverb Foundry Plugin
Seventh Heaven Professional Plugin

Antares:
Auto Tune 8, AVOX Choir, AVOX Duo, AVOX Punch

Celemony:
Melodyne 5 Studio

iZotope:
iZotope Everything Bundle

Serato:
Pitch ’n Time Pro 3.1.0

SSL:
LMC+, Channel Strip 2, 4K B, Meter, Buss Compressor 2, X-Limit, X-Delay, X-Gate, GuitarStrip, Fusion Vintage Drive, Native FlexVerb, Native X-Echo, Native X-Comp, Native X-EQ 2, Native X-Phase, Native X-ValveComp, Native X-Saturator, Native Vocalstrip 2, Fusion HF Compressor, Fusion Stereo Image, Band Plug-in Bundle, Drumstrip, X-Comp, and more…

Plugin Alliance:
ADPTR AUDIO Metric AB, AMEK EQ 200, Bettermaker EQ232D, Black Box Analog Design HG-2, Black Box Analog Design HG-2MS, Brainworx bx-boom!, Brainworx bx-console AMEK 9099, Brainworx bx-crispytuner, Brainworx bx-digital V3, Brainworx bx-limiter True Peak, Dangerous Music BAX EQ, Knif Audio Soma, Lindell Audio 50 Series, Maag EQ4, PA Free bx_cleansweep V2, PA Free bx_masterdesk Classic, PA Free bx_rockrack V3 Player, PA Free bx_solo, PA Free bx_subfilter, PA Free Double MS, PA Free Free Ranger, PA Free niveau filter, Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Class A, much more…

Black Salt Audio:
Silencer, Drum Buss

Phil Speiser:
The_Instrument, The Strip 2, The Balance, Essential Drumkits

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