Philippine Recording Studio in Makati. Sound Weavers Manila.

Drawmer Dynamics. Limiter Compressor Gate.

Gerry — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:21 +0000

I promised no more sound recording equipment purchases this year BUT this was too good of a deal to pass on....

8 channels of Drawmer dynamics processing. DS404 Gate with external sidechain. DL 441 Limiter Compressor.

LA 2A (LA-2A) Limiter & PE 1C Pultec style EQ

Gerry — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:35:50 +0000

We�d like to share our joy with these new analog equipment acquisitions. A 2nd PE 1C tube eq to make allow for stereo tube EQ applications and our first LA-2A, a reissue LA 2A tube compressor limiter to allow warm and classic sounding recordings on our Pro Tools HD based digital recording system. These will be our last few equipment purchases this year until the economy changes for the better, read gas prices plunge and recording budgets increase. (dream on)�

Mark Harada Australian Singer/Songwriter

Gerry — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:55:02 +0000

Mark Harada is a singer/songwriter from Sydney, Australia who spent 1 week at our recording studio in Makati recording drums, bass, guitar and vocals for his original compositions.

Mark's tunes can be called folk/alternative, singer/songwriter style ala Wilco, Pete Yorn... melancholic, happy, earthy, real and authentic. Lots of vibe in the songs, really really nice to listen to.

Inside, you can watch a video clip of Mark Harada in the studio and listen to clips of his original song compositions.

This 8 year old Filipina girl from Batangas CAN sing

Gerry — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:55:15 +0000

Last March I had the pleasure of recording a tiny 8-year old Filipina girl form Batangas Philippines. She was a small and sleepish child when I walked in to start the recording session. Her benefactors arranged for a day of recording and wanted the session video-taped. Lucky us, they gave us permission to share the videos on our web site. Without further ado, let us introduce to you Beverly Arce, a small girl with a big voice. Click on the photos to watch her singing live on youtube videos.

Mridangam, Drum from South India played by Canadian Singer/Songwriter

Gerry — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:13:38 +0000

We would like to share these session photos of James Roop playing the Mridangam, a two sided drum/percussion instrument used in South Indian music. During the session, we called the instrument either bongos or drums, but we were all curious what this drum instrument is really called.

Thanks to Wikipedia, now we have an idea...

The mridangam is a double-sided drum whose body is usually made using a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood about an inch thick. The two mouths or apertures of the drum are covered with a goat skin leather and laced to each other with leather straps around the circumference of drum. These straps are put into a state of high tension to stretch out the circular membranes on either side of the hull, allowing them to resonate when struck. These two membranes are dissimilar in width to allow for the production of both bass and treble sounds from the same drum.

James is a Canadian singer/songwriter currently based in the Philippines. Click the title for more information about this South India drum recording session.

Foley sounds: Fireworks and firecracker explosions in the Philippines

Gerry — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:00:19 +0000

Free foley sounds of fireworks and firecracker explosions in Makati, Philippines. I received the M-Audio microtrack II just in time for the New Year festivities, thus here are sounds of the fireworks and firecrackers exploding all over Makati, Philippines during the last hour of 2007 and the first minutes of 2008. These sounds may hint at a warzone like Iraq or Sulu but NO, it's from a country of people fond of celebrating the New Year with a BIG BANG! Check them out.

API Plug-in Bundle: 550A, 550B, 560 Equalizers & 2500 Stereo Compressor

Gerry — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:49:19 +0000

We are proud and excited to announce the acquisition of Wave’s API Plug-in Bundle (Native RTAS). This set of plugins from Waves emulates the signature analog sound characteristics only possible with API signal processing devices. API is short for Automated Processes, Inc. These set of API EQs and Compressors will complement the four (4) API [...]

Live Remote Recording with Macbook Pro and Digi 003Rack

Gerry — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:05:00 +0000

I received my brand spanking new MacBook Pro just a day before the Blueskrieg Blues Night special at 19East - this is a special concert production for us coz of Binky and Lampano Alley in the artist lineup - I've always intended to record and video the gig since getting the date confirmed 10 days ago.

Anyway, I trust Mac's with ProTools so much that I went ahead with the live remote recording intent despite limited runtime with the Macbook Pro (a 2.4 Dual Core with 4Gigs of RAM). I recorded 8 tracks from the Midas Legend 3000 board's direct out...

Inside, hear the mixed audio tracks

Royer SF-12 stereo ribbon microphone for easy Blumlein & MS recordings

Gerry — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:13:40 +0000

We're excited to enter the wonderful world of easy* stereo recordings � with excellent analog sound quality � as the Royer SF-12 stereo coincident ribbon microphone can deliver. We put up the Royer SF-12 as overhead mic on drums � which in hindsight was appropriate for the session � a punk (speed punk) style of drumming with lots of hits (LOTS of hits) � from the kick drum to the snare to the cymbals. Here are some photos of the drum microphone setup for that session with the Royer SF-12 about 6.5feet high in the middle of the drum kit. Just one more sound weaving options for drummers � only at Sound Weavers. Enjoy the drum recording session photos inside.

Recording in the trenches, haul the studio out to record a baby grand piano

Gerry — Wed, 02 May 2007 11:01:46 +0000

One lazy Wednesday afternoon in April, I was thrilled and challenged by a rather unique call - for Sound Weavers to record a baby grand piano concert to be performed at a particular residence. Hmmm, ok. So I have always thought that such a remote recording requirement will come, and I have been surely preparing for - ensuring that our recording studio staff and equipment will be ready for such task when the opportunity, time - and the call - comes knocking. Here's how we did it, recording in the trenches baby!