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"odark30studio" is the studio of Producer/Engineer/Bassist ~ Brad Cobb


In the Studio:
Comfortable tracking spaces, with modern microphones, line-gear, individual
headphone mixes and solid-sounding live-mixes… all connected with Dante.

Outside the Studio:
Recordings of Opera, Jazz, Classical Music and Film Scores, in fixed halls and as remote-records.

Editing and Mixing:
Yes. Stereo and 5.1, There’s 16 channels of passive summing, with Focusrite ISA, or Ascent Two-EQ.

Mastering:
Digital and Analog gear is used to make your mixes louder, wider and more detailed.
Most of all, I make them more consistent from system to system.

Remote Recordings:
(3) 72 Channel Dante Record Rigs, which can be extended to 128 channels with rentals.

Remote Sessions:
Sessions can be attended on Sessionwire, with great sounding playback, talkback and sight-lines to players.

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Preamps: Phoenix DRS-8 and Ascent Two-EQ, Focusrite ISA 828mk2 and 48 Channels of RedNet MP8Rs (6) - Compressors: Empirical Labs: EL8s (2), EL7x, Bystrom C4 (4). Microphones: - Tubes: Pearlman: TM2 (2), MJE: 1050 (2), Stellar: CM5 (2), Rode: K2 ~modified (3) - Ribbons: Coles: 4038 (2),  AEA: R92 (2), GA: R1mk2 (4), Mark Fouxman: ML-52, Cascade X-15 w/ShinyBox Ribbon, LR100 (8) - LDCs: Neumann: TLM 193 (3), Violet: Amethyst Vintage (3), ADK: Frankforts (2), Dizengoff: LD1948 (2), Vanguard v4 (6) - SDCs: Sennheiser: MKH-80 (2), Josephson: e22 (2), MJE: 384k (4), LineAudio: cm3s (6)/cm4s (18)/ om1s (6), Assorted 12Gauge Mics - Dynamics: AKG: D-222, Heil: pr48, Audix: d2 and d4, Avantone: MONDO (4), Shure: SM7 (2) , Beta 52 & SM57s - Mixing/Mastering/Archiving Gear: BLA Sparrow A/D and D/A, Lynx: Hilo, (3) Aurora 16 w/Dante Cards (3), RedNet PCIeR Cards, Ampex: ATR 104 (2), Dolby: 363 (2), SSL UF8s (2), Softube Console 1 and a DIYre Summer. Balanced Power: Equi=tech. Software and Plug-ins: - Pro Tools Ultimate, Studio One, Reaper, Hofa, ddp-maker/player ... and tons of great plugs. Monitoring: Quested: V2108s, w/NEAR: 10Ms-LS/RS w/Sub and LFE. Monitor Controllers: NOS MC1 Active, Coleman Audio SR-5.1. Guitar-Amps: Fender Pro Jr. 15 watt tube amp, M-Price 15-watt Brit-Clone, TC-BQ250 - Cabs: Pro Jr. 10”, RSA, 12" Celestion, TRM w/12” Scumback. Pedals: Sansamp, Dark Glass Deluxe Vintage, Vodoo Labs Tremolo, Lovepedal Gen5, JHS: Charlie Brown, Plasma Pedal, Tech 21 Q/Strip, NUX Atlantic, Jensen DI (8), Pueblo: Olla DI. Headphone Amps: Rane HC6S for 6 discrete stereo mixes, with RedCo and Furman remote-volume-stations. Keys: 1963 Kawai 48" Upright Piano, Rhodes Mark I Stage 73, Hammond L-103 w/Motion Sound Leslie.
Drum Kit: 1980s Ludwig: 26" Kick, 14" x 6.5" Black Beauty Snare, Mounted 13" and 15" and 18” floors and plenty of Zildjian Cymbals.

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I'm a bassist and playing bass brought me to Los Angeles from Baton Rouge in the 1980s. I also play the piccolo bass; a hi strung bass that sounds like a thick guitar. It can be played acoustically or through guitar amps. This instrument has become a unique sound in my productions. Since the early 90's I've recorded, mixed, mastered and/or produced many different artist. My desire for good recordings has brought me to what odark30 is today. I’ve played bass with artists including Tommy Tutone, Tori Amos, David Cassidy, Stryper, Wendy Maharry, Thompson Twins, Eric Carmen, Leroux and Cory Sipper. Commercial recordings include:  Coke, "ABC 7" Chicago, General Mills, Asics, Kawasaki, Outback Steakhouse, Saturn and Korean Airlines. I also have background in Analog Tape-Archiving and building
“Super-Pro-Tools Rigs” for Film Orchestra Dates. Analog Tape Archiving Gigs: The Police, Sting, Sly and Robbie, No Doubt, Prince, Andy Kaufman, Kate Bush, The Dandy Warhols, Barbra Streisand, Sheryl Crow, Dionne Warwick, Janet Jackson, Perfect Circle, Krishna Das, Mick Jagger, Aaliyah, Baby Face, Rufus Wainwright, Michael Jackson, Hans Zimmer, Samantha Mumba, Commodores, Christina Aguilera, DTS, Ashford and Simpson, Peter Murphy. Pro Tools Support for Live Orchestra Dates: T3, Radio, Looney Tunes, Cat in the Hat, Identity, Anger Management, Big Fish, Big Bounce, Angles in America, Hidalgo, The Duplex, Moose Port, The Passion, Brother Bear, Haunted Mansion, Scary Movie 3, The Missing, Jersey Girl, Cheer Up, Radio, Troy, Collateral, The Forgotten, Team America, MI-3, NBC News Theme, Monster House, The Incredibles, Munich, Chicken Little, Memoirs Of A Geisha, Cars, Freedom Land, King Kong, Spiderman 3, The Interpreter, War of the Worlds, Eagle Eye, Syriana, Pursuit of Happiness, Click, Monster House, Ratatouille, American Gangster, Wall-E, Leatherheads, The Soloist, Indiana Jones, Miracle at St. Anna, Benjamin Button, Star Trek, The Tale of Despereaux, Public Enemies, Toy Story 3, The Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Red Dawn, Troy, The A-Team, War Horse, Masterpiece Theater, Tin Tin, Lincoln, John Williams’ NBC Themes.