Peter Nagy and Rolf Gjelsten

Recording Studio

Bob's professional recording studio in Nelson, New Zealand, also offers location recording and a full CD production service.

Bob has 30 years of production experience with a wide variety of music genres including folk, jazz, classical and contemporary music. As a recording musician, engineer and producer he has been involved in projects ranging from orchestras to bands, soloists and choirs. As well as considerable engineering experience, Bob has developed cutting edge recording facilities to provide outstanding sonic quality which has been critically accliamed in the media.

Bob’s positive, supportive approach along with a relaxed studio environment means the process of recording can be enjoyable as well as successful!

Esoteric Facilities

Either in the studio or on location, Bob uses state-of-the-art equipment.

Microphones: Neumann TLM 193 (x4), TLM103, KM183 (x2) and KMS105, AKG C414, Micro Gefell M300 (x2), Crowley and Tripp Naked Eye ribbon, Sennheiser e602, e935, e840 (x4), e614 (x5), e906 and B604, Electrovoice RE510 (x4), N/D468 (x2), Rode NT1000 (x2), NT5 (x2) and NT1 (x2), Samson VR88 ribbon, CAD M9 Valve, Shure SM7B, SM58 (x4) and SM57 (x2).

Preamps: Focusrite ISA428 (x4) including digital converter card, M-Audio DMP3 (x4).

Outboard: Drawmer MX30 compressor/limiter, Lexicon MPX100 effects, Joe Meek Mequaliser, Alesis Microverb, TC Electronic M350.

Onboard: MOTU 8pre and 828 audio interfaces (using the Focusrite converters) into an Apple MacPro.

Software: Logic Studio 8 including Space Designer convolution reverb, Autotune and Universal Audio UAD-2 card including Pultec Pro, Precision EQ and Cambridge EQ plus Fairchild 670, Urei 1176LN, Precision Buss Compressor, Neve 88R, Precision Limiter and Tectronix LA-2A compressor vintage analogue emulations.

Studio

Todd Valley Studio

Location Recording

Bob's recording equipment is fully portable and can be used for location recording of concerts or in larger venues more suited to a music genre. In recent years he has recorded the Adam Chamber Music Festival, the Adam Chamber Music Summer School, Fiona Pears and her band, Te Tau Ihu Kapahaka Groups and Mosaic Choir on location in a wide variety of venues.

Production Assistance

In addition to engineering and mastering, Bob can assist with the production of your CD including artwork, advice on copyright and information on manufacturing the CDs.

Bob uses Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, In Design) for CD artwork and can take digital photographs for use in artwork.

Students from the Adam Summer School

Reviews

Here’s what the media have said about CDs that have been recorded by Bob:

“A stand-out recording amongst New Zealand produced Celtic music.......”
NZ Musician

“The technical production is big and generous-sounding with a lot of warmth.......”
NZ Musician

“The result of the recording, with its careful mix, is a full and rich sound with crisp definition.......”
Christchurch Press

Student Discounts

Bob offers special discounts to students who wish to create demo CDs.

A Musical Community

During the last ten years Bob has recorded, mastered and/or produced CDs for a wide variety of Nelson artists including:

The New Zealand String Quartet, the Michelangelo Quartet, the New Zealand Trio, Dierdre Irons, Peter Nagy, James Campbell, Cairde, Mosaic, Richard Nunns, Duo Jackson, Jane Pujji, Paul Bond, Alex and Duncan Davidson, Te Tau Ihu Kapahaka Groups, Brian Flintoff, Ian McDonald, the Nelson Symphony Orchestra, Gaelynne Pound, plus a variety of students from the Nelson School Of Music.

CD Projects

Select to view CD projects Bob has produced in recent years:

CD Production Guide

If you are interested in learning more about the process of producing your own CD, contact Bob for a copy of his informative CD production guide or download a PDF version here:

Splash

Select to download copies of Bob's studio newsletter 'Splash':