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Sound Services Studio

Recording + Mixing + Mastering
Year Founded: 1988


For more information contact:
Mark Hewitt
Sound Services
1701 Kings Row
Slidell, LA 70461
Tel: 985.960.3108
e-mail: mosound@aol.com
Last updated: 4/28/08

Company Description:

Professional digital recording via Pro Tools HD with Apogee 16x and Rosetta converters, Professional 2 inch 24 track analogue recording via Studer A80, Harrison automated console, Digital Mastering, Yamaha C7 7'4 grand piano, 2 Hammond B3 organs, 7 piece Ludwig maple shell drum kit, Samplers, Synths, Drum machines, SMPTE/MIDI, Computer sequencing, Guitars, Amps large selection of Neuman / AKG / Sennheiser / EV / Shure microphones, large "live" room. Quality recording and service at a reasonable price. The Recording room is set up and ready to record saving set up time, Mixing can be done with in Pro Tools or output to the Harrison console or a combination of both to give a large warm sound.

Marc Hewitt owner of Sound Services has been in the studio business as an engineer / producer for18 years. Sound Services Studios has been at the current address for the past 15 years. He has worked with Artist and Record Companies such as:

Allen Toussaint, Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Wardell Quezergue, Marva Wright, Eddie Bo, Wild Magnolias, Jean Knight, Eric Burden, Dr John, Garth Hudson (The Band), Rick Danko, Irene Sage, Brian Stoltz, Red Hot and Blues, Benny Turner, Capitol Records, Sammy Berfect, Atlantic Records, Davell Crawford, Russel Batiste, Sequel Records (England), Cyril Neville, Aim Records (Australia), Michelle Shocked, Marc Broussard, Sonny Landreth, Dixie Cups, The Subdudes, Jeremy Davenport, Art Neville, Irma Thomas, Wayne Toups, Ingrid Lucia, Aaron Neville, Sunshine Productions (England), Sugar Pie DeSanto, Appaloosa Records (Italy), Wanda Rouzan, Dancing Cow Records (Denmark), Teddy Royal, Joker Records (Denmark), Rockin Dopsie, Timothea, Bill Solley & Kim Prevost, CoCo Robicheaux, Alligator Records, Terrance Simien, Mardi Gras Records, Tone Cool Records, Don Vappi, Rounder Records, David Torkanowski, Big Easy TV series, Jive Records, Mystikal, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, D.J. Jimi, J Monque, Andy Forrest, Ruf Records (Germany), Dmitri Resnik, Leslie Smith, Jamil Sharif, Willie Tee, Racquel Turbinton, Kidd Jordan, Otis Grand, Andrew Eastmond, Guitar Slim Jr., Kippori Woods, Victor Sirker, Paula And the Pontiacs, Boondoggles, Isaacs Guns

Room Dimensions:

Control Room 18x22x11, Studio (main) 33x36x11 w/ 7x9 iso booth, Studio (small room) 16x12x11, Studio B 14x12x11

Staff:

Mark T. Hewitt

Equipment
  • Console & Recorders
    • Harrison 2824 automated console
    • Pro Tools HD w/Apogee 16x and Rosetta converters / digi02 / Mac G4
    • Command 8 control surface / digi02 control interface
    • Studer A80 MKIV 24trk analogue recorder
  • Outboard Gear
    • Urei 1176 LN compressors (2)
    • Urei LA4A compressors (2)
    • Urei LA3A compressors (2)
    • Drawmer DL241 2 channel compressor w/ gates / Alesis 2 channel compressors (2)
    • Presonus ACP22 2 channel compressor w/ gates
    • Eventide compressor / Invonics compressor
    • Gates Tube limiter
    • Aphex 107 tube mic pres (2) / Altec tube mic pres (5)
    • ADR compressor
    • ADR F300 expander/gates (4)
    • ADR sweep EQ's (2)
    • ADR auto panner
    • ADR flanger
    • ADR vocal stressor
    • Eventide flanger
    • Eventide 910 harmonizer
    • Lexicon Prime Time delay
    • Lexicon digital reverb
    • Yamaha SPX90's (3)
    • Alesis microverb
    • Alesis midiverb;
    • EMT 140 stereo plate reverb / AKG BX10/II reverb
    • Aphex C2 aural exciter
  • Monitors & Amps
    • Altec 604E
    • Tannoy System 8 NFM II/Tannoy 6.5 w/ subwoofer / Yamaha NS-10M
    • Crown, BGW, Urei, Yamaha amps
  • Microphones
    • U87 (3), U47, AKG 414w/C12 caps (2), AKG 451 (2), KM84 w/ 83 caps (2), MD421 (4), RE20 (2), SM57 (2), SM58, SM61 (2), SM53 (3), AKG 330, AKG D1000E, AKG 190, AKG D112, AT450, RODE NTK, AUDIX 111
  • Instruments
    • Yamaha C7 7'4" grand piano
    • Hammond B3 organ w/ leslie 122
    • Hammond H series organ w/ tone cabinet-
    • Fender Rhodes 88 w/ stereo pre-amp2
    • EPS 16 Plus sampling/sequencer keyboard&
    • E-mu Emax sampling keyboard
    • Yamaha DX7
    • Prophet 5 synth
    • Roland Jupiter 8 synth
    • Yamaha MSS1 smpte/midi sync
    • Mac G4 w/ Pro Tools HD w/ various instrumet plug ins
    • Fender Tele/ Strat guitars
    • Rickenbacher 360 guitar
    • Gibson Les Paul guitar
    • Alverez Yari acoustic guitar
    • Alverez Yari classical guitar
    • Norman acoustic guitar w/ fishman pickup
    • Ludwig 7 piece maple wood shell drum kit
    • LP congos
    • LP timbales
    • various percussion items
  • Amplifiers
    • Fender Bassman 10 / Fender Twin Reverb / Fender Pro Reverb (black face)
    • 2 Fender Deluxe Reverb (black face / silver face)
    • Fender Super Reverb ( black face )
    • Fender Bandmaster ( black face )
    • Marshall 50 watt head/cabinet
  • Digital Editing/Mastering
    • Pro Tools HD / Pro Tools Digi 002
    • Sound Forge / Cool Edit Pro / Wave Lab / Cubase / CD Architect


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