Sabella Studios
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| Recording Studio Quick Facts | |
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| Sabella Studios | |
| Open Since | 30+ Years |
| Location | Roslyn Heights, NY |
| Head Engineer | Jim Sabella |
Sabella Studios is a professional recording studio located in Roslyn Heights, in Long Island, New York. Sabella Studios has been in operation for over 30 years, and has been featured in many professional audio magazines such as EQ & Mix Magazine. The studio is owned by engineer Jim Sabella, and has been used to record such hit songs as "Sex & Candy" by Marcy Playground, "Story Of A Girl" by Nine Days, and the entire Catch 22 Live! album, as well as many others.
Sabella Studios boasts a Neve 8068 Mark II Recording Console with Flying Faders Automation Technology, a Studer A80 24 Track Analog tape machine, and a variety of vintage microphones, outboard gear, and guitar amplifiers.
Jim Sabella, owner and operator of Sabella Studios, is also a very experienced guitar amp modifier, creating his own customized amplifiers for a completely customized sound which you can't find anywhere else.
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Major Credits to Sabella Studios
Public Enemy "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" (1988) Marcy Playground - "Marcy Playground" (1997) Nine Days - "The Maddening Crowd" (2000) Catch 22 - "Live!" (2004)
Studio Dimensions
- Control Room: 14 X 16 (Designed by Frank Comentale)
- Studio: 17 X 22 (Designed by Frank Comentale).
Equipment List
Mixing Console
- Neve 8068 Mark II with NEVE FLYING FADERS (Martin Technologies).
Tape Recorders
Monitor Amplifiers
- Perreaux 8000C Amplifiers (Mains)
- David Hafler 500 (Headphones)
- David Hafler 200 (Headphones)
- Dynaco Premium Ultras (Talkback).
Monitor Speakers
- Altec Big Red's w/custom construction
- Yamaha NS-10's Studio Monitors
- Tannoy PBM 6.5 Near Fields
- Auratone Nearfields
Computers
- Mac G5 w/Digidesign's ProTools V 7.1
- Steinberg's CuBase VST 24 Direct to Hard Disk Recording and Pro Digital Mastering.
Reverb & Delays
- (2) BELDelays (BD80 & BD240)
- TC Electronics TC-2290 & M-2000 digital multi-effects processor
- Lexicon PCM 41 & PCM 42
- EMT 240-Gold Foil reverb
- (2) EMT-140 Plate's (TimeLord Modified for stereo)
- EMT 251 Digital reverb (250 program)
- Eventide H-3000
- Marshall Tape Eliminator
- Quantec Room Simulator.
Microphones
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- Neumann U47 Tube
- (2)M49s
- M49B
- (3)U67 Tubes
- (2)U47 FETs
- (2)U87s
- KM86
- (2)KM84s
- Beyer Sound Star; AKG D12s
- 452s
- 414s
- 95) Shure SM57s
- Shure SM7s
- Sony C37 Tubes
- Sennheiser 421s
- (2)EV RE20
- Sen. MD504
- (2) Altec Saltshaker Microphones.
Compressors & Gates
- (2)Neve 2254 Limiter/Compressors
- (2)Neve 32-264 Limiter/Compressors
- (2)Urei 175-B Tube Compressors
- (4)Universal Audio LA-3a Compressors
- (2) Inovonics Compressors
- (2) Universal Audio 1176 Compressors
- (2)Neumann U473sp Limiter/Compressors
- (2) Empirical Labs EL-8 Distressors
- Altec 1591-A Compressor/Amplifier
- (1)Demaria 1000 Compressor
- (1) RCA BA6A Tube Compressor (modified by Matt Wells-NYC)
- (1) Gates SA-39b Tube Compressor (modified by Matt Wells-NYC)
- (1)Gates Stay Level Tube Compressor (modified by Matt Wells-NYC)
- (8) Drawmer Gates.
Other Outboard Equipment
- Avalon Vacuum Tube s737
- (9) Pultec Tube EQ's
- DW Fearn Tube Mic Pre-Amp
- James Demeter Tube Direct box
- (8) Simon Systems Direct Boxes
- (2) Acoustilog DI Boxes
- (4) Pro-Co Direct Injection Boxes
- Roger Mayer Supervibe
- Cimema Passive Pro EQ
- Antaries Autotune (rackmounted and plug-in).
Midi Gear
- Roland D-50
- Alesis D4 Drum Module
- Korg Wavestation AD
- Emax Planet Phat sound module.
Musical Instruments
Guitars
- Fender custom Stratocaster
- Fender PJ Bass
- [2] Gibson Les Pauls
- Rickenbacker Guitar
- 1964 reissue Danelectro Guitar
- Guild Acoustc Guitar
- Gretch Duo Jet
- VOX Spitfire
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Drums
- Ludwig Vista-Lite 5 Piece
- Complete Gretsch Kit Available
- Noble & Cooly Snare
- Gretsch Snare.
Amplifiers
- Ampeg B-15
- Ampeg Jet
- Fender Super Reverb
- Fender Tremolux
- Fender Bandmaster
- Fender Original 1959 Bassman
- Fender Princeton Reverb Amp
- Fender Fullerton California
- James Demeter Studio Series
- JMI 10 watt (VOX)
- Marshall 50 watt JMP
- Marshall reissue of Plexi
- Marshall JCM900 & 4 X12 Cabinet
- Selmer Truvoice Bassmaster Fifty
- Selmer Truvoice Treble-n-Bass Fifty
- Selmer Stadium
- Selmer Zodiac Twin Thirty
- VOX AC 30
- VOX AC 15
- VOX AC 10
- Watkins Dominator
- Watkins Westminster
- Watkins Joker
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