The Foxtail's Technical Page

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We are flexible enough to serve any type of project. We can

Record up to twenty-four tracks simultaneously directly to the computer, with unlimited overdubbing.

Or record to digital sixteen-track tape, in-house or live on location. Following basic tape tracking, the best takes can be flown into the computer (exact digital copy) for mixdown there, or mixed in analog into up to eight tracks into the computer.

Overdub, Mix and/or Master your project no matter what its current format (ADAT^®, Pro Tools^®, Final Cut^®, etc) with never a lost bit.

Mixing within the computer (whether starting with tape or direct to disk) features

full automation of all mixing parameters, ie, channel level, pan, effects; everything
timing and pitch correction
quick and versatile editing
intelligent noise reduction
a wide array of digital signal processing
external analog or digital equipment may be included in the mix
video cueing and synchronization
MIDI instruments, including soft synthesizers, outboard synths and tone modules.

In recent years this has become by far the more popular option.

Mixing outside the computer (analog) features

the warmth of real analog circuitry
a variety of classic signal processing modules.
MIDI instruments, including soft synthesizers, outboard synths and tone modules, synchronized to the tape
In addition, all twenty-four outputs from the computer can be mixed in the Analog domain and mixed back into eight channels in the computer.

Measures we take to protect your hard work - all part of our service at no extra time or cost to you

Recording is performed directly to two discs so there are already two copies being made as you record!
If recording to tape, a computer copy is made as soon as time is available.
Each day's work is copied to a local external backup drive in its own dated folder
Each day's work is copied to data CD/DVD and stored off-site.
Archives of completed projects are maintained indefinitely, and we do not charge for retrieval
The privacy and security of your work is sacred to us; there will never be a bootleg from Foxtail Sound.

Recording Equipment (All this - at no extra cost)

Experienced Musician's Ears and Attention to Detail
Two TASCAM DA-78HR 24-bit/48kHz 8-track Digital Tape machines
Tascam HD-P2 Stereo Field Recorder
Mackie 48-input (24x8) Console
Mackie 1604-VLZ3 (16x6) Portable Monitoring Console
 Mac Pro with 300-GB Safe-RAID audio recording drive
 Logic Studio, Soundtrack Pro postproduction, Waveburner CD Mastering Software
Mark of the Unicorn Digital Performer 8 Audio Workstation Software
Mark of the Unicorn 2408mk3 24-channel audio interface
Mark of the Unicorn MIDI Timepiece AV-USB sync and MIDI interface
Avid Pro Tools 11
BIAS Peak Pro
Sony Digital Audio Tape (DAT), MiniDISC, Cassette
Effects Processors (TC Electronic M3000, ART, DigiTech DSP128, MXR)
Compressors (dbx, FMR, DOD)
Tube Preamps (Summit MPC-100, Focusrite OctoPre, ART Tube Channel, Aphex 207, Foxtail)
Wharfedale, Sears 4", and Mackie HR-824 Studio Monitors

Microphones

Instruments and Amplifiers

Hammond M-101 Organ (two manuals, pedals, tone wheels, tubes, and drawbars; ca. 1960)
Leslie Model 120 rotating speaker
Kimball Studio Piano (here's a short random sample, so you can hear it)
Rhodes Stage 73 Electric Piano
Roland JV-80 synthesizer
Yamaha DX-7 synthesizer and TX-81z tone module
Yamaha RX-17 drum module (with Latin percussion and those classic reggae hand claps)
Johnson J-Station amplifier and speaker emulator
High-string Guitar
Acoustic and Electric Guitars and Basses (Fender, Hamer, Taylor, Yamaha, Cremona)
Small and Large Amplifiers, tube and solid-state (Fender, Roland, Valco, etc)
Assorted Percussion (gong, bell tree, train whistle, etc.)

There's more, but you get the idea. If you prefer to bring your own (some of these people did), that's fine!