PSR Recording Studio is the personal project studio of engineer/producer Paul Kraushaar, located in downtown Grass Valley, California. The studio offers a relaxed and intimate atmosphere that is fully loaded with state-of-the-art equipment.
The facility is typically used for overdubbing and post production- however, it is also well suited for tracking individual artists or small bands. The space features a control room, main room, drum room or multi-purpose iso room, and an amp iso room. For comfort and convenience, clients also have access to an outdoor deck with shaded seating as well as a restroom and kitchenette.
To further accommodate your production needs, PSR Recording studio offers an array of professional instruments including a grand piano, vintage drums, amps, classic guitars, electronic keyboards, synths, samplers, drum modules, loop libraries and soft synths.
When a larger studio is required for recording a live band or large ensemble, PSR offers the option of tracking at Ancient Wave Studios in Nevada City, California. Paul has worked as an in-house engineer and producer at AWS for many years. On several projects tracking has been done at AWS and finished off with overdubs and mixing at PSR. Having access to both studios ensures that the artist's needs are met and also helps reduce the cost by using both recording facilites.
Click here to visit Ancient Wave's website: AncientWaveStudios.com
Equipment:
Recorders
Mac Pro / 3.2 GHz Quad Core with 32 gigs of RAM
iMac 27” / 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 with 16 gigs of RAM
Operating systems / Catalina and Mojave
Focusrite AD / DA converters / 16 analog in and outs
Mixer
Mackie 32x8x2 ( Analog Console )
Mics
Condensers
Neumann TLM 170
AKG - C414 ( pair )
Audio-Technica - AT4033 ( pair )
Audi-Technica - AT2020 ( pair )
Octava - MC 012-01 ( pair )
Shure - BG4.1 ( pair )
Sony ECM-56F Vintage ( 1 )
Ribbons
Dynamic
Shure - B-52 ( 1 )
Shure - SM-58 ( 3 )
Shure - Sm-57 ( 4 )
Direct Boxes
ART Tube MP - DI & Mic Pre ( pair )
Stewart Active - DI ( pair )
Radial Pro 1 - passive DI
Golden Age Project R-1 active MKIII ( pair )
Outboard Processors
Universal Audio LA 610 / tube mic preamp with T4 optical compressor
Outboard Processors
MindPrint / En-Voice input channel strip w/ parametric EQ & Opto tube compressor ( pair )
ART Tube Mic Pre/DI ( pair )
Drawmer - DL441 Quad Compressor ( 1 )
Drawmer - Quad Gate DS-404 ( 1 )
DBX - 166 Dual Compressor ( 1 )
Outboard Effects
TC Electronic M2000 ( dual engine processor )
Yamaha SPX 990
Roland SDE 3000 ( delay line )
Alesis Quadraverb 2
DigiTech GSP 2101 Artist ( studio tube guitar amp / processor )
Audio Monitors
Logitec 5.1 surround system w/12" sub ( 500 w power amp )
Klipsch KG4 3 way full range ( 500 w Hafler power amp )
Tannoy Active / bi amped mid field
Audio Monitors
Alesis Monitor Ones w/RA-100 amp
Logitec 5.1 surround system w/12" sub ( 500 w power amp )
Klipsch KG4 3 way full range ( 500 w Hafler power amp )
Headphones
Sony MDR-V600 (4)
Sennheiser HD 280 pro (2)
Rane HC 6 / 6 ch headphone amplifier
Software
DAW / Logic Pro 9 X / Massive Waves Plugin collection / Extensive Sample and Loop Library
Pro Tools 12
Extensive - Native Instruments / Vienna Symphony and Big Fish / Sample Libraries
Kontact & Logic Soft Synths
Large Loop Library
Complete Waves Plugin Collection
Keyboards
Yamaha C5 Grand Piano 6'7"
Yamaha CP70 Acoustic/Electric ( piano )
Yamaha S90es ( 88 weighted key digital workstation )
Yamaha DX7
Yamaha TG77 tone generator
Alesis DM5 drum module
Guitars
1992 Fender American Stratocaster
1962 Gibson SG
Danelectro 12 string electric
Guild Heritage large body acoustic 6 string
Ibanez SDGR 4 string Bass with active EQ
Drums
Ludwig / Vintage 1968 8 piece with DW hardware, Zilgian & Paste cymbals
LP Congas
Timbales
Assorted hand percussion
Amps
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe ( all tube )
Music Man Vintage 65 watt combo
Carvin all tube 30 watt 1-12 combo
Marshall Origin 20 all tube head
Fender Mustang II w/amp simulation and multi fx