Ben's Studio recently had quite the facelift, with the addition of this classic API 3232 console! With 32 channels of API 312 mic pre's & 550A EQs, 4 patchable 560 EQs, and 2 onboard classic API compressors, how can you go wrong? I'm telling you, this console sounds amazing!
We are very proud to call Ben's Studio home to this magnificent piece of audio history.
We've managed to muster up some old photos from the previous incarnations of our recording space. Above is one of the earliest... the original console and one of Chet Atkins' guitars. Check out our photos page to take a deeper peek into the then and now.
The Blind Boys of Alabama "Take The High Road" recorded at Ben's Studio
Look for the upcoming release from Stoney Larue!
Musiq Soulchild video shoot
Ben Folds gets "Sleazy"!
Our YouTube channel
STUDIO PHOTOS
Ben's Studio is a place to come make a record. We'd love to have you!
We are one of the largest and most historic recording spaces in Nashville. After almost a decade of dedicated private use, we have recently re-opened to the recording community for commercial sessions.
Whether you are looking for the convenience of a modern ProTools recording session or a 2" analog recording experience, a day for tracking or a month to make a record - we've got who and what you need to make it happen. Have instruments? Great! Want to try what we've got? Feel free! We have a plethora of pianos, keyboards, drums, cymbals, basses, and guitars that are yours for the tinkering while you're here.
Many studios can offer "world class services", but we can offer those same services without the price or hassle - and with an amazing vibe to boot! It's about how you feel when you walk through our doors.
A WORD FROM BEN...
"I moved into the historic RCA Studio A in 2003 for the express purpose of making my own records. I was not interested in making it into a business - my record budgets covered all costs. We started with a few mics in this huge recording space and each time I produced or recorded a new record we added equipment. I've made and mixed all my records since 2003 in this studio along with a handful of other projects from William Shatner's "Has Been" to Amanda Palmer's "Who Killed Amanda Palmer".
Now we're all grown up and fully equipped and as I looked around last year I realized most of the other studios of this size and quality had disappeared. Especially the kind of studios set up for large ensembles and live recording. I'm spoiled now because when I record in other studios we have to spend loads of time placing mics and EQ-ing and I'm used to just setting up and recording in my studio. We've done live videos in this space with full film crew, band and live audience with room to spare. We've recorded full orchestras with ease, as this was what the studio was designed for. There's a lot of air around the sound without the annoying Men's Room reverb you normally get in a studio that size. In other words, its very well designed. As rare a studio as it is I wouldn't feel right if it wasn't available to those who need this kind of classic recording space during the times that I'm on tour and not using the space."
MIC PRE'S
2x NEVE 1081
2x NEVE 1084
2x NEVE 1073
7x UA 610 (1 w/1176)
2x UA 2108
2x V376
2x AEA TRP ribbon mic pre
COMPRESSORS/LIMITERS
2x LA2A
2x UREI 1176
1x UA 2-1176
1x UA 1176 (w/610 mic pre)
2x ESOTERIC AUDIO RESEARCH 560
2x DBX 165
1x ALLEN SMART SSL STEREO COMPRESSOR
EQS
2x AENGUS
2x W695
1x PULTEC EQP-1A31
FX
LEXICON 200 DIGITAL REVERB
PCM 41 DELAY
MACHINES
32 I/O PROTOOLS 8
MCI JH-16 w/16 and 24 trk headstack
AMPEX ATR 102 1/2" 2 trk
AMPEX ATR 104 1/2" 4 trk
ALESIS MASTERLINK
MICROPHONES
1x Neumann U 47
4x Neumann CMV 563
4x Neumann M582
6x Shure SM-7
1x Shure SM-81
2x Shure SM 57
1x Shure SM-58
1x Shure Beta 57
5x Shure Beta 58
1x Shure Beta 56
3x Shure Beta 52
1x Shure Beta 98
1x Shure Beta 91
2x Shure KSM27
1x Shure KSM137
1x Shure KSM313
1x AKG C414 EB
1x AKG C414 B-ULS
2x Audio Technica 4040
1x Audio Technica 4080
1x Audio Techinca 4081
1x Audio Technica AE2500
4x Sennheiser 421
1x Sennheiser 441
1x Grundig GBM 125
2x Coles 4038
1x AEA R88
1x AEA R84
1x AEA R92
1x Royer SF24
1x Korby w/47 capsule & 251 capsule
1x Octava MK219
1x Octava MK220
1x Octava MA 52
4x Quantum MDB-101 Direct Box
1x Countryman Direct Box
Contact
Studio Manager
Sharon Corbitt-House
sharon_bensstudio.com
(615) 742-1998
(615) 260-8877
Operations/Technical
Leslie Richter
leslie_bensstudio.com
where to reach us
30 Music Sq W
Nashville, TN 37203
Tel.: (615)742-1998
E-mail: sharon_bensstudio.com
