Bass Hit Studios

04/20/2020

Carolina Calvache

Carolina Calvache

Here is the full video of my song "Te conoci de Nuevo" feat Rubén Blades. It is an honor to have him in my album and I will always be thankful for this. Big thanks to all the musicians that were part of this recording Samuel Torres Jonathan Blake Peter Slavov.

Pre-order the album:
https://bit.ly/2Vkm1NM
https://bit.ly/2RRe9RN
Follow Youtube:https://tinyurl.com/yb3bmfla

Listen to the song on:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2VBeJ7j
Apple https://apple.co/2XIlG9q

Produced by Achilles Liarmakopoulos
Engineers: Ruben Blades recorded by Daniel G. Sanint at Flux Studios NYC
Carolina Calvache, Johnathan Blake, Samuel Torres, & Peter Slavov were recorded by David Stoller at The Samurai Hotel Recording Studio

Mixed and mastered by David Darlington

Video assistant: Jhonathan Nelson Schwolsky
Video made by Stella K
www.carolinacalvache.com
www.sunnysiderecords.com Sunnyside Records Lydia LiebmanLydia Liebman Promotions Carolina Calvache Achilles Liarmakopoulos David Darlington
Bass Hit Studios David Stoller

03/28/2020

Max Plattner Trio

mpt studio diary #5
Dave Darlington 🎤👂

When it came to mastering the album, a dear friend of Max' gave him the great advice "Check out who mastered your favorite jazz albums!" So we did, and we found a delightfully smiling man, called Dave.

Dave is a real master of his craft.
The GRAMMY-winning recording, mixing and mastering engineer worked with some of our favorite artists, such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Sting, Esperanza Spalding, or the Austrian drummer Peter Kronreif. (the list of people he worked with is long, and at one point it says "Wayne Shorter"...)

We reached out to him, and he was happy to work with us on the album.
4 days after we sent the files to Bass Hit Studios, they already came back and what we heard made us so happy.
We hope all of you check out our album "II", and hear Dave's incredible work.
Hope it will make you happy as is made us happy!
Thanks Dave 🖤🖤🖤

#mptII #studiodiary #meetDave

01/28/2020

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Killer Band! Spanish Harlem Orchestra in the house!

In studio with Oscar Hernandez, Doug Beavers and Dave Darlington. Final mixes for our new album, #TheLatinJazzProject!

01/28/2020

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Killer Band! Spanish Harlem Orchestra in the house!

In studio with Oscar Hernandez, Doug Beavers and Dave Darlington. Final mixes for our new album, #TheLatinJazzProject!

01/26/2020

Congratulations to my dear friend Brian Lynch! Mixed and mastered at Bass Hit!

12/08/2019

Peter Kronreif

Mixing my new Wayfarers album - it’s get’n real 👊🙌✌️ band sounds killer, such a treat working with a genius like David Darlington!
.
.
.
.
.
.
#wayfarers #mixing #albummixing #jazzrecord #jazz #nyc #jazznyc #davedarlington #production #studio #drums #drummer #jazzdrums #aeronautics

10/11/2019

Mr Bongo

Back in the day....MAW!

During the compilation of our 30 year memories Dave Bongo unearthed a dusty VHS tape and discovered something very special… unseen footage of the Masters At Work at their NYC studio in the 90s!

In 1996 we had the privilege of commissioning remixes for Amtosfear’s anthemic ‘Dancin’ In Outer Space’. We called upon the legendary MAW and Dave was lucky enough to drop in on some of the sessions at Dungeon Tape (Brooklyn), and the Battery Studios NYC.

He captured some of the studio vibes during the making of what would become a classic in its own right.

03/19/2019

Sound Radix

"I gotta tell you, especially for rock, those drums just sat up straight in the chair; it’s unbelievable. They have this great feature that once they’re aligned then you can stagger, like you can take your room mics and move them one series of waves back, which gives you that kind of pre-delay thing which is awesome. So I’m completely addicted to that, like before I even listen to the drums I put it on."

- Legendary engineer Dave Darlington on Auto-Align

Read the full interview at https://www.soundradix.com/radical-feed/2019/03/06/dave-darlington/

03/07/2019

Thanks Sound Radix!

In his prolific career, Dave Darlington has mixed everyone from Chaka Khan to Sting to the Sonic The Hedgehog soundtrack - we got the lowdown on his experience and approach, plus his thoughts on Sound Radix plugins.

Check out the interview: https://www.soundradix.com/radical-feed/2019/03/06/dave-darlington/

11/26/2018

Etienne Charles

Etienne Charles

memories of the late great Lord Superior. this extempo session shot in 2010 at water music studios in New Jersey after we wrapped up recording Supie on my album Kaiso. 📽 Sasha Popov. #kaiso #calypso #extempo

11/03/2018

Waves Audio

Waves Audio

FROM DEMO TO MASTER - Take Your Music to The Next Level
Free mixing & production course with Grammy®
winning producer/mixer Dave Darlington
SIGN UP: waves.com/courses/demo-to-master

10/21/2018

Waves Audio

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who contributed their sonic creativity to create distinct and user-friendly presets for our new plugin, Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain.

Presets can be a perfect way to not just find a sound easily but to also learn more about the capabilities of the plugin too. They can also give you an insight into the sound of the person who made them too. So we urge you to experiment and explore the sounds created by everyone listed below for Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain. We will be adding even more presets for the next update too!

Learn more: waves.com/plugins/abbey-road-tg-mastering-chain

Abbey Road Studios
Adair Daufembach
Aran Lavi
Chad Olech
Dave Darlington
Dave Pensado
Drew Lavyne
Emre Ramazanoglu
Eran Ben Zur
Greg Woodford-Wells
Jim Ebdon
Jimmy Bralower
Joe Barresi
Lamps Lampadinha
Lu Diaz
Maor Appelbaum
Mark 'Spike' Stent
Mike Sapone (Official)
Piper Payne
Ken Pooch Van Druten
Stanley Soares
Yoad Nevo

06/30/2018

許郁瑛 yuying hsu

許郁瑛 yuying hsu's "HAPPENED, HAPPENING" won three 2018 Golden Melody Awards for──

■Best Instrumental Album Producer
■Best Instrumental Album
■Best Instrumental Recording Album

"HAPPENED, HAPPENING" 榮獲 2018 金曲獎演奏類三大獎項──

■最佳專輯製作人獎
■最佳專輯獎
■最佳演奏錄音專輯獎
________________________________

SONY MUSIC

https://SMET.lnk.to/happenedhappening
________________________________

All music composed by YuYing Hsu
Produced by YuYing Hsu

許郁瑛 yuying hsu／piano, rhodes
Alex Sipiagin／trumpet, flugelhorn
Donny McCaslin／tenor saxophone
Boris Kozlov／bass
Donald Edwards／drums

Recorded by Mike Marciano at Systems Two Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY
[#10] Recorded by Hao Wen Tay at Yamaha Artist Service Center, Taipei
Mixed and Mastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Studios, New York City

Release Date／October, 2017
________________________________

Cover Artist／Mel Hsieh [https://www.melhsieh.com/]
Graphic Designer／Jay Guan-Jie Peng [Project On Museum]

Photography by／Dennis Fei [IM-IJ]
Photography by／Mengling Hsieh Photography 謝孟伶
Styling／W Jenn Lee [JENN LEE]
Make Up／Sunny Hsu
Hair／Dennis Fei [IM-IJ Studio]

Visual Coordinator／Yi-An She
________________________________

picture by Taiwan Beats

03/30/2018

Heavy hitter in the lineup at Bass Hit today! Wynton blew us all away!!

03/01/2018

Noah Preminger-Frank Carlberg: Whispers And Cries

They almost never mention the technical side in reviews....thanks for the shout-out Dan Bilawsky!

Noah Preminger-Frank Carlberg: Whispers And Cries jazz review by Dan Bilawsky, published on March 1, 2018. Find thousands reviews at All About Jazz!

11/30/2017

Congratulations to my friends who came through Bass Hit on their way to the Grammys!

Category 44. Best Tropical Latin Album-Doug Beavers-"The Art of the Arrangement"
Master trombonist Doug Beavers assembled a cast of outstanding arrangers, players, soloists and vocalists for this set. Mixed and mastered at Bass Hit. Hey Doug, more congas?

Category 62. Best Instrumental Composition-The Le Boeuf Brothers and Jack Quartet-"Alkaline" from the album "Imaginist"
This is one of Pascal Le Boeuf's contributions to the album created with his brother Remy Le Boeuf, mixed and mastered at Bass Hit. It really is an incredible composition!

Category 71. Best Remix Recording-Loleatta Holloway-"Can't Let You Go" Louie Vega Remix.
This nomination is for Louie Vega and his remix which is really slammin'!
The original was done at Bass Hit produced by Yvonne Turner with amazing tracks by Alan Friedman. Yvonne, aren't you glad we were able to get that vocal off the 2" tape before it disintegrated? Loleatta never sounded better!

Good luck you all!

10/19/2017

Public speaking is not really my thing, but the folks at Waves are so supportive and the crowd was great at AES, NY. I actually found I was enjoying myself!

10/15/2017

Waves at AES 2017 | Waves

Calling all engineer nerds! Come ask me some softball questions at AES this week....(I know, it's early, sorry!)

Come meet the industry's top sound engineers as they present their mixing tips in person at the Waves booth: Eddie Kramer, Michael Brauer, Tony Maserati, Ryan West & more.

09/20/2017

It's not every day that a legend comes in to Bass Hit, but today was really a high-water mark. Hangin' with the most recorded jazz bassist in history, who I'm now proud to call my friend, the maestro, Ron Carter!

08/08/2017

Mixing 808s – Tips from Top Producers & Mixers | Waves

Happy 808 Day! 8/08/17

Seven leading producers, mixers and DJs share their tips on how to get the most punch, clarity and low-end impact out of your 808 drums and bass lines.

01/08/2017

Waves Audio

Waves Audio

Get your headphones ready — Mixing engineer Dave Darlington (Avicii, Sting) dives deep into the Abbey Road Studios Vinyl plugin. Watch Dave critically explain and demonstrate how to use the plugin and why it is so vital if you’re making music within the digital realm.

11/01/2016

The one and only Tom Harrell killing it at Bass Hit today!

09/14/2016

Waves Audio

Waves Audio

Legendary recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Blue Note) recently passed away. Dave Darlington (Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter) fondly remembers his impact on jazz and beyond.

05/01/2016

Studio love from the Brazilians! What a group of world class musicians...Romero Lubambo, Felipe Salles, moi, and Chico Pinheiro......for those who know...'nuf said!

03/21/2016

Tom Harrell

Finishing the mix of my new recording, "Something Gold, Something Blue," featuring Ambrose Akimusire, Charles Altura, Ugonna Okegwo and Johnathan Blake at Bass Hit Studios. Omer Avital also plays oud on one track.

03/21/2016

Tom Harrell

Finishing the mix of my new recording, "Something Gold, Something Blue," featuring Ambrose Akimusire, Charles Altura, Ugonna Okegwo and Johnathan Blake at Bass Hit Studios. Omer Avital also plays oud on one track.

03/09/2016

I know we've lost a lot of musical heroes lately, but this news really hit me hard.
When I was a younger, very green engineer, I was lucky enough to work at Air Studios, Oxford St. in 1989. Before my session started I asked the receptionist if Sir George might be around and that if so, I would love to meet him and tell him how much he influenced me. She said she would pass along my request.
Sure enough, right at 4 o'clock (teatime, of course), the phone chirped and a voice said, "Sir George will see you now in Studio A".
I was allowed access to his custom designed domain and got to watch him mix, musical score strewn across the Neve, for a few minutes. When he finished, he spent an hour with me chatting about the business, telling stories about recording "Live and Let Die", and being the consummate polite English gentleman that he truly was.
We are all so very lucky that he lived in our times, and gave us so much.

Thank you Sir George.

03/07/2016

Video day at Bass Hit! More Waves tutorials on the way.........

01/28/2016

Adison Evans

Hero is finalized with Cdbaby! It is Mastered for iTunes, thanks to Dave Darlington, and will be available there Feb 5, 2016! You can find physical copies on cdbaby, Amazon, and google music soon! Will keep you all posted! What a whirlwind!

11/09/2015

Scott Tixier

Just Finished a great session at Avatar Studios with a dream team of Glenn Zaleski , Luques Curtis, Justin Brown, Pedrito Martinez Group, Yvonnick Prene, Donald Brown, Dave Darlington, Franck Bohbot Photography and Francois Zalacain (Sunnyside Records)

10/09/2015

300 Free Plugin Presets from Top Producers & Mixers | Waves

300 Free Plugin Presets from Top Producers & Mixers | Waves

To celebrate Plugin Day, we’re offering 300+ new presets from top producers, mixers and DJs. Just fill out a short survey to download them all for free!

09/27/2015

I was lucky enough to have the greatest singers on the planet in my studio today. These folks have been on more hit records than you can imagine and I'm proud to call them my friends for many years. Thanks producer Danny Madden for bringing such love to Bass Hit! Cindy Mizelle, Keith Fluitt, Audrey Wheeler...it doesn't get any better! #goosebumps #Ilovemyjob #Springsteentour #SteelyDantour #ChakaKahntour

09/04/2015

A nice featured interview by Paul Watson at Headliner, UK.

Here's a link to the full text:

http://headlinermagazine.net/magazine/mixing-in-manhattan.html

07/08/2015

Less is More - Mixing Jazz

Nice mention on Jason Lyon's blog....thanks!

Been busy working on a little mixing duty recently and thought I'd share a few observations about recording and mixing jazz. The usuals apply – use the best and most appropriate mics you can; get y...

07/06/2015

Mixing Engineer Dave Darlington on His Favorite Waves Plugins

Mixing Engineer Dave Darlington on His Favorite Waves Plugins

In this video, Grammy®-winning recording, mixing and mastering engineer Dave Darlington (Avicii, David Guetta, Sting, Oz) takes a look at the plugins he uses...