Alta Mira Studios
Alta Mira Studios
Alta Mira Studios is Joe May’s recording studio in Charlotte, NC equipped with state of the art recording equipment and myriad musical toys to inspire creativity and curiosity.
“In pursuing my debut album, I wanted to create a space where I could have fun with the recording process and also serve as a conduit for others to do so, connecting with the local music community. Through continually cultivating this space, I ended up with a retro-inspired recording studio capable of tracking and mixing anyone’s dream album, using outboard analog audio gear to capture that vintage warmth we all grew up loving. “ -JM
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Song/album recording sessions
Mixing
Full band tracking
Instrument and vocal overdubs
Keyboard session musician
Podcast post-production
Adding analog warmth to digital recordings with outboard gear
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Alta Mira is tucked into a newly renovated 1942 cottage in Charlotte’s historical NoDa arts district.
Mixing Room: A cozy acoustically-treated space to refine tracks, record isolated parts, and polish a track
Live Room: Can fit a 6-piece band, with gobo’s to keep drums out of your mic and ears
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Full-day recording session: $500
Half-day recording session: $250
One song mix: $200
One song live video edit: $150
Recording Equipment:
Instruments:
1970’s Wurlitzer 200A Electric Piano
1972 Rhodes Stage 73 Electric Piano
1970’s Hohner Clavinet D6
Nord Stage 3 HP
Nord Electro 5D
Squier Classic Vibe Jazzmaster
Fender Blues Deluxe
Pearl Export Series Drum Kit
Preamps:
2x BAE 1073 MPL
2x CAPI VP312 Heider
Universal Audio 4-710D (Tube/Solid State Blend)
Audio Scape Golden 58 Stereo Tube Preamplifier
Audio Scape V108 JFET
Cranborne Audio Camden
Warm Audio WA412 (API Clone)
2x Cloudlifter CL-1 Mic Activator
Compression:
Audio Scape Stereo Bus Comp (SSL)
Audio Scape 76A (1176 Rev A)
Audio Scape Opto-Comp (LA-2A)
4x UA 710D ‘76 style comp
EQs:
2x AudioScape EQP-1A (Pultec)
Microphones:
Mojave 301FET Large-Diaphragm Condenser
Warm Audio U47Fet
2x Beyerdynamic m160 Ribbon
Alder Audio H44 Ribbon
2x 1980’s Audio Technica ATm33a Small-Diaphragm Condenser
2x Lauten Audio LA120 Small-Diaphragm Condenser
Shure SM7B
2x 1980’s Shure MD421
EV 635a
Sennheiser e609
3x Shure SM57
sE Electronics v7x
2x Shure SM58
3x sE Electronics v7
Audix ADX60
Audix D6
2x Audix D4
2x Audix D2
Monitoring:
Focal Solo6 Studio Monitors
Effects:
1970’s Mutron III Envelope Filter [THE Jerry Garcia sound]
Electro Harmonix Memory Man Analog Delay
Dunlop Classic Wah
Ibanez Tube Screamer
MXR Phase 90
MXR Uni Vibe
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR Carbon Copy Delay
TC Electronic Spark Boost and EQ
TC Electronic Juno Chorus
Electro Harmonix Hum Debugger
Universal Audio Dream 65
A/D Conversion:
Motu 828ES
UA 4-710D ADAT
Behringer x32Rack for live applications
Plugins:
Oeksound Soothe2
Soundtoys 5 Bundle
UAD PulTec collection
UAD LA-2A collection
UAD 1176 Collection
UAD API Vision Channel Strip
UAD Century Tube Channel Strip
UAD Oxide Tape Recorder
UAD Pure Plate Reverb
UAD Galaxy Tape Echo
UAD Studer A800
Oxford Inflator
Izotope Ozone Suite
Izotope Neutron Suite
Izotope Nectar
Celemony Melodyne Essential
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Waves Scheps 73 Equalizer
Wavesfactory Trackspacer
Ableton Suite Library