Professional recording live room at Alpenglow Sound Studios in Bellingham
Control room
Recording a grand piano.
Recording vocals.
Voiceover and ADR recording.
Drum recording.
Recording a rhodes.
Recording a guitar amp.
Recording a Hammond.
Tracking drums in a studio.
Recording studio layout.
Recording congas.
Tracking drums in a studio.
Tracking drums in a studio.

SERVICES

Music Recording & Mixing

Isolated rooms. Full bands. Singer-songwriter. Quality instruments and gear. There is a 3 hour minimum for music sessions. Email for details.

Narration, Voiceover, ADR, Voice to Picture

Experienced. SourceConnect. Zoom. Sessionlink. Clients include PBS, Disney, Lionsgate, Warner, Sony etc. Email for details.

CONTACT

Email: contact@alpenglowsound.com

Phone: ‪(425) 679-9341 (text or leave voicemail)

Hours of operation: By appointment only.

Any project may be declined for artistic, scheduling, or personal reasons.

Bill Simpkins

Bill Simpkins (Engineer | Producer | Owner) - Enjoying this since 1993. My Blog

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GEAR

Recording and Monitoring

  • Pro Tools HD/Ultimate (current version)
  • 32 Channels Antelope Conversion
  • 8 Channels Apogee Conversion
  • Focal Twin 6BE monitors with sub
  • Yamaha NS10-M monitors with Bryston amp
  • Avantone Mix Cube monitors
  • Coleman Audio M3PHMKII Monitor Controller
  • TubeTech SSA-2A 20 Channel Tube Summing Amplifier
  • Dangerous Music Mid/Side Processing

Microphones

  • Neumann U67 Tube
  • Neumann U47 FET
  • Upton ELA M 251 Tube
  • Neumann U87 (3)
  • Neumann U89 (3)
  • Neumann TLM 67
  • Neumann KM184 (2)
  • Neumann KM183 (2)
  • Telefunken ELA M 260 Tube (3)
  • Neumann RSM 191 Stereo
  • Custom Built SM-2 Stereo Tube
  • RCA 44BX Ribbon
  • RCA 77DX Ribbon
  • RCA SK-46 Ribbon (2)
  • Royer 122 Ribbon (2)
  • Beyerdynamic M160 Ribbon (2)
  • Peluso SR14 Stereo Ribbon
  • Oktava mk-012 modded (4)
  • Lauten LS308 (2)
  • (4) Sennheiser MD421 N
  • Shure SM7B
  • Shure Beta 52A (2)
  • Shure Beta 91
  • Unidyne III SM57 (5)
  • Shure SM57 (4)
  • Shure SM58 (3)
  • Shure Beta 58
  • Shure Super 55
  • Sennheiser 416
  • Sennheiser e609 (2)
  • Electrovoice 635A (2)
  • AKG D112
  • Audix D6
  • Audix D4 (3)
  • Audix D2 (2)
  • Audix D3
  • Audix D1
  • Deep Kick Subkick
  • Sennheiser ME2 Lav
  • Astatic Crystal Microphone (2)
  • Turner S98

Preamps and DI's

  • API (14 channels)
  • Vintech X73i (4 channels)
  • Millennia (4 channels)
  • Trident S20 (4 channels)
  • Phoenix Audio Ascent (2 channels)
  • Summit MPC-100A
  • Teletronix modded preamp
  • Focusrite ISA One
  • Stromberg Carlson 4x1
  • (2) Countryman Type 85 active DI
  • Radial ProD2 Stereo Passive DI
  • Rapco passive DI
  • (2) Radial Reamp box
  • Radial EXTC Stereo Effects Reamp box
  • Cloud CL-1
  • Cloud CL-2

Compressors

  • UA 1176 LN (2)
  • 1176 Rev A (Hairball) (2)
  • UA LA3A (2)
  • LA2A - (Skibbe Red Stripe)
  • EL8 Distressor (2)
  • Vintech 609CA (stereo)
  • SSL G Series Stereo Buss Compressor
  • API 225L in API 7600 Channel Strip (2)
  • G384 Stereo Buss Compressor (custom)
  • DBX 160X (2)
  • DBX 902 Deesser (2)
  • Summit MPC-100A
  • TL Audio C3021 (stereo + DI)
  • Level-Loc (2 channels)

Equalizers

  • (2) Trident CB9066
  • (2) A-Designs Hammer Stereo Tube EQ
  • (2) API 550A in API 7600 Channel Strip
  • Phoenix Audio Ascent Two Pre/DI/EQ (2 channels)
  • (2) ADM 1541
  • (2) ADM 1551
  • (2) N.I.H. Labs PE30
  • (4) Vintech X73i
  • (2) AudioTech Vocal Exciter

Effects

  • (2) Bricasti M7 Reverb with M10 Remote
  • Master Room XL-305 Stereo Spring Reverb
  • (2) Master Room XL-121 Spring Reverb
  • Roland Dimension D
  • Yamaha REV 5
  • Yamaha SPX-90ii

Plugins

  • All Waves plugins
  • All Soundtoys plugins
  • All Izotope plugins
  • All Avid HD Plugins
  • SPL Transient Designer
  • Sound Radix Drum Leveler
  • McDsp Filter, Compressor, Analog Banks
  • Slate VCC, FG-X, Trigger 2
  • Lexicon PCM bundle
  • many more ....

Other

  • Switchcraft and ADC TT patchbays
  • (3) Avid Artist Series control surfaces
  • (2) Chandler Tube Driver (rack)
  • Motu 8x8 Midi Express XT with SMPTE and MMC

INSTRUMENTS

Keys

Drums

  • 1968 Ludwig 4 piece drum set (22x13x16) (gold)
  • 1986 Yamaha Recording Custom 5 piece drum set (28x14x16) (black)
  • 6"x14" Ludwig Supraphonic snare drum
  • 6.5"x14" Ludwig Black Beauty snare drum
  • 5"x14" Ludwig Acrolite snare drum
  • 5.5"x14" Ludwig Acrolite snare drum
  • 6"x14" Mapex Blank Panther maple snare drum
  • 7"x13" Orange Country maple snare drum
  • 14"x14" Ludwig Marching snare drum
  • Zildian K Hybrid cymbals
  • Zildian A Custom cymbals
  • Congas, tamborines, shakers etc...

Guitars

  • Gibson Les Paul Standard
  • Fender American Standard Telecaster
  • Fender Standard Stratocaster
  • Fender American Jazz Bass
  • Fender American Precision Bass (5 string)
  • Ibanez Destroyer
  • Gibson WM-45 Acoustic Guitar (1974)
  • Taylor 214CE-N nylon string guitar
  • Silvertone Acoustic 619 Archtop guitar (1950s)
  • Yamaha 12-String Acoustic (1981)

Amps

  • Marshall JCM-900 50 watt guitar amp
  • Fender Deluxe Reverb guitar amp
  • Vox AC15 guitar amp
  • Orange Tiny Terror 15/7 watt guitar amp
  • Roland Jazz Chorus JC-120 guitar amp
  • Johnson Loredo T25-R amp
  • Vox Pathfinder 10 amp
  • Marshall 1965A 4x12 cab
  • Traynor 1x12 cab with Celestian Greenback 25w
  • Orange 1x12 cab with Celestian V30
  • Ampeg SVT-350 bass amp with 4x10 and 1x15 cabs

Pedals

  • Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9 distortion
  • Boss OD-1 distortion
  • Boss DS-1 distortion
  • Boss DD-5 delay
  • Boss RC-20 looper
  • Boss Chromatic Tune
  • BAE Hot Fuzz
  • MXR Distortion+
  • EH Big Muff Pi (wicker)
  • EH Memory Man analog delay
  • Whirlwind Orange Box (the BEST Phase 90!)
  • Boss Tremelo
  • Boss tuner
  • Danelectro Delay
  • Crybaby Wah
  • Budha Wah/Volume
  • DOD Wah/Volume
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