J R Utopian Studios
The Studio
J R Utopian Studios is a semi-pro project studio. It best suits clients who want the convenience of proximity with the environment of a friendly project studio run by musicians.
The studio is located in northeast Mesa, Arizona. You can get here easily off the Red Mountain freeway AZ202. The studio is located in a private home, which we think presents a friendly, customized atmosphere and warm vibe.
The primary sound room is carpeted, furnished, and sized sufficiently for nothing larger than a 4- or 5- piece band. To minimize channel crosstalk, overdub recording often works best here. The room is acoustically treated for a clean semi-dry sound that can be tailored to suit the artist.
The studio's control room is coincident with its primary sound room. This means that the sound engineer and artist(s) may choose to occupy the same room during recording. The control console equipment is ultraquiet by design, engineered and fabricated by PC Audio Labs and Argosy.
Our mic closet contains industry standards, including those from Shure (SM57, Beta52A), Audio Technica (4040, 2020, 2021), Studio Projects (C4), and Sennheiser (e835) to address most project needs.
The heart of the recording engine is PC-based running Steinberg's Cubase. A full suite of Native Instruments virtual instruments (percussion, guitar rigs, orchestral instruments, synthesizers, pianos, winds, brass, special effects), MIDI & audio real-time and post process effects, and dozens of plug-ins are available.
In terms of instruments, the studio includes a Roland Fantom S-88 synthesizer/sampler, Alesis Quadrasynth QS6 synth, and separate MIDI controller keyboard for use with the virtual instruments. In the 1Q of 2009, JRUS added a 5-piece PDP studio drum set. The sound room houses an acoustic Yamaha U2 upright grand piano.
Solo pianists will want to note that an adjacent room houses a magnificent Fazioli F278 9-foot concert grand piano, one of the finest and most expressive pianos made.
Studio playback is accomplished through Event TR8 tuned reference biamp powered studio monitors. The studio uses dual 24" Samsung Syncmaster 242MP flat panel monitors for an extra wide on-screen control of audio and video.
Additionally, Adobe video editing and DVD authoring tools are available for small video projects, video transfers, slideshows, and personal video authoring.
Contact Information
Phone 480-375-1953
Email info@jrutopianstudios.com