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Alpenglow Sound Studios — Recording Studio in Bellingham, WA

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

Recording | Mixing | Mastering

Features: Four isolated rooms, two drum kits, grand piano, Hammond with Leslie, Rhodes, guitars, basses, a lot of amps, a deep mic locker and the best outboard gear.

Clients: Matthew Castle, AeTopus, Grails, Stereo Donkey, Dr Chrispy, Done to Death, Brian Thao, Pineja, Eden, Skeptoid and many more.

House Engineer Music Credits (Bill Simpkins): Muso.ai

Recording & Mixing Email: contact@alpenglowsound.com

Mastering Contact: Click Here

Voice and ADR for picture

Clients: PBS, Disney, Lionsgate, ABC, CBS, Sony Pictures, Audible, Simon and Schuster, and more.

House Engineer (Bill Simpkins) Film Credits: IMDb

Email: contact@alpenglowsound.com

CONTACT

Email: contact@alpenglowsound.com

Phone: 425-679-9341 (Please leave a text or message — I’m usually in a session.)

Hours of operation: By appointment only.

Projects may be declined for artistic, scheduling, or personal reasons. This studio is commited to authentic, human-made music (no AI generated music, compositions or lyrics).

Bill Simpkins

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

My Blog · Muso.ai Credits · IMDb

LISTEN

Here are some songs recorded, and/or mixed, and/or mastered, and/or performed on by the house engineer, Bill Simpkins.

SERVICE AREA

Based in Bellingham, Washington. Serving Whatcom County and the greater Pacific Northwest, including Ferndale, Lynden, Blaine, Mount Vernon, Burlington, Anacortes, and Seattle. Remote mixing, mastering, and voiceover/ADR projects are also available.

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
  • Dangerous Music 2-BUS Summing Amplifier
  • Dangerous Music Mid/Side Processing

Microphones

Preamps and DI's

  • API (18 channels)
  • Vintech X73i (4 channels)
  • Millennia (4 channels)
  • Focusrite ISA 428 (8 channels)
  • Phoenix Audio Ascent Two Channel (2 channels)
  • Teletronix modded preamp
  • Focusrite ISA One
  • Trident S20 (4 channels)
  • Stromberg Carlson 4x1
  • Countryman Type 85 active DI (2)
  • Radial ProD2 Stereo Passive DI
  • Rapco passive DI
  • Z-Tone DI
  • Radial Reamper (2)
  • Radial EXTC Stereo Effects Reamper
  • 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)
  • Level-Loc (2 channels)

Equalizers

  • Trident CB9066 (2)
  • A-Designs Hammer Stereo Passive Tube EQ (2)
  • API 550A in API 7600 Channel Strip (2)
  • Phoenix Audio Ascent (2 channels)
  • ADM 1541 (2)
  • ADM 1551 (2)
  • Rupert Neve Designs 5014 Stereo Field Editor
  • N.I.H. Labs PE30 (2)
  • Vintech X73i (4)
  • AudioTech Vocal Exciter (2)

Effects

  • Bricasti M7 Reverb (2) with M10 Remote
  • Master Room XL-305 Stereo Spring Reverb
  • Master Room XL-121 Spring Reverb (2)
  • Roland Dimension D Chorus
  • 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
  • Chandler Tube Driver (rack)
  • Motu 8x8 Midi Express XT with SMPTE and MMC

INSTRUMENTS

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
  • 14"x14" Ludwig Marching snare drum
  • Zildian K Hybrid cymbals
  • Zildian A Custom cymbals
  • Congas, bongos, 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)
  • Gibson WM-45 Acoustic Guitar (1974)
  • Taylor 214CE-N nylon string guitar
  • Silvertone Acoustic 619 Archtop guitar (1950s)
  • Yamaha 12-String Acoustic (1981)

Guitar Amps

  • Marshall JCM-900 50 watt guitar amp
  • Fender Deluxe Reverb guitar amp
  • Fender Princton guitar amp
  • Vox AC15 guitar amp
  • Orange Tiny Terror 15/7 watt guitar amp
  • Roland Jazz Chorus JC-120 guitar amp
  • Marshall 1965A 4x12 cab
  • Traynor 1x12 cab with Celestian Greenback 25w
  • Orange 1x12 cab with Celestian V30
  • Ampeg SVT-Classic tube bass amp with 4x10 and 1x15 cabs
  • various guitar pedals
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