ENGINEERING
PRODUCTION
MIXING
Nu House Studios is located in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, minutes outside of Worcester and less than an hour from both Boston and Providence.
While officially established in 2020, we (Aki McCullough & James Goldmann) have written, produced and engineered music together for more than 12 years.
Our services include remote and in-person engineering, production, mixing, and mastering, and we specialize in remote session drumming for all genres.
Our aim is to create a safe and comfortable space for all local musicians to create the best version of their art.
We especially wish to create a safe space for queer musicians and musicians of color, who are severely underrepresented and need their voices amplified.
In an industry dominated primarily by cisgendered, straight, white men, our studio is co-owned by a trans woman.
We are acutely aware of the struggle queer, POC and trans musicians encounter in our scenes, and strive help alleviate it any way we can.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, studios are adjusting the way they operate, and we are no exception.
We place a special emphasis on safety while still providing a personalized experience for every artist, whether remote or in-person.
Our live room is completely isolated with a separate entrance and is sanitized between each session with a minimum 24 hour break between projects.
For session work, or if other members of your band would like to join us remotely, we offer direct audio streaming via Zoom.
For a more specific outline of our COVID-19 safety practices, please refer to our booking & rates page.
Our main facilities include:
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An acoustically treated live room with Pearl MCX Masters drums, Sabian Artisan cymbals, and top-of-the-line Tama & DW hardware.
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Pro Tools HDX, Antelope Audio's Orion Studio Synergy Core, and 16 channels of Focusrite preamps, for a total of 28 channels.
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A large collection of analog rack gear, tube amplifiers, cabinets, instruments, pedals and more - see our full equipment list below.
MASTERING
EQUIPMENT
HARDWARE
Antelope Audio Studio Synergy Core Thunderbolt 3 Interface
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 (2nd Gen)
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (3rd Gen)
Focusrite Saffire Pro 40
Apogee Duet
Warm Audio WA273-EQ 2-Channel Mic Preamp & EQ
Warm Audio WA-2A Tube Optical Compressor
ART Pro VLA II 2-Channel Tube Compressor
Lexicon MX200 Dual Reverb Effects Processor
Yamaha SPX90 Multi-Effects Processor
Tascam Model 24 Mixing Board
SOFTWARE
Avid Pro Tools
Cubase Pro 8.5
Ableton Live 10 Standard
Antelope Audio Synergy FX
Native Instruments Komplete 10 Ultimate
iZotope Ozone 9 Advanced
Waves Gold
Waves JJP Bass
Waves JJP Drums
Slate Virtual Mix Rack
Celemony Melodyne 5 Assistant
MICROPHONES
AEA R84 Passive Ribbon
AKG D112 MKII Cardioid Dynamic
AKG P220 Large-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser
Blue Baby Bottle SL Large-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser
Blue enCORE 200 Active Cardioid Dynamic
EV ND44 Cardioid Dynamic (3x)
EV ND46 Supercardioid Dynamic (2x)
EV ND68 Supercardioid Dynamic
Heil Sound PR-40 Cardioid Dynamic
Rode NT5 Small-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser (2x)
Samson CO2 Small-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser (2x)
Sennheiser e609 Supercardioid Dynamic
Sennheiser MD421-II Cardioid Dynamic
Shure Beta-57A Supercardioid Dynamic
Shure Model 450 Vintage Omnidirectional Paging Dynamic
Shure SM7B Cardioid Dynamic
Solomon SubKick LoFReQ Sub
Warm Audio WA87 R2 Large-Diaphragm Condenser
COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS
Intel i9-9900k Coffee Lake 8-Core 3.6ghz Processor
64GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 RAM
GIGABYTE Z390 Designare Thunderbolt 3 Motherboard
2TB Western Digital Black NVMe M.2 SSD (2x)
2TB Western Digital Blue SATA III SSD
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1650 OC
MONITORING & MISC
Focal Alpha 65 6.5" Active Studio Monitors
Avantone Pro Mixcubes 5.25" Active Studio Monitors
Sterling MX3 3" Active Studio Monitors
Bose Soundbar 700 + Bass Module 500
Harbinger VARI V2312 Powered PA Speakers
Audio-Technica M50X Studio Headphones
Beyerdynamic DT 770 80 Ohm Studio Headphones
Vic Firth SIH2 Isolation Headphones
Radial ProDI Passive Direct Box
Behringer GI100 Ultra-G Direct Box
GUITARS & BASSES
Gibson Les Paul Studio Deluxe (2001)
Fender Special Edition Custom FMT Telecaster (2014)
Fender Standard Jazzmaster HH (2018)
G&L ASAT Classic Thinline Semi-Hollow Telecaster
Ibanez RGA462FM w/ Valhalla Pickups (2009)
Agile Scepter 7-string (2013)
PRS SE Angelus A30E (2016)
Takamine G Series GJ72CE (2013)
Juan El Caeula Hand-Made Classical Guitar (2019)
Concovarte Etude 141E
Fender MIM P-Bass (2019)
Schecter C4 Apocalypse EX (2019)
Peavey T-40 (1982)
Squier Bass VI (2015)
AMPLIFICATION & CABINETS
Peavey 6505+ 120W 2-Channel Tube Amplifier
Vox Night Train G2 50W Tube Amplifier
Orange Micro Dark 20W Tube Hybrid Amplifier
Darkglass Microtubes 900 v2 Bass Amplifier
Roland Jazz Chorus 120 2 x 12" Combo Amplifier
Fender Super Champ x2 1 x 10" Combo Amplifier
Mesa Boogie 4 x 12" Guitar Cabinet
Paul & Vaos 1 x 12" / 1 x 15" Guitar Cabinet
Ampeg 410HLF 4 x 10" Bass Cabinet
Ampeg 1 x 15" Bass Cabinet (Eminence Speaker)
PEDALS
Boss CH-1 Super Chorus
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal Distortion
Boss LS-2 Line Selector
Boss RC-30 Loop Station
Boss TU-3w Waza Craft Tuner
Boss VE-1 Vocal Echo
Deadbeat Sound Thank You Distortion & Sustain
Digitech BP80 Bass Multi-Effects Processor
Dunlop DVP4 Volume (X) Mini Volume Pedal (2x)
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Fuzz
Electro-Harmonix Freeze Sound Retainer
Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Polyphonic Pitch Shifter
Electro-Harmonix XO Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazarai Delay
Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword v2 Overdrive Fuzz
Fender Reflecting Pool Delay & Reverb
Fuzzrocious Cat King Dual Distortion
MXR M234 Analog Chorus
MXR M303 Clone Looper (2x)
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro Compressor
Pyle-Pro PPDLSM Super Metal Distortion
Strymon blueSky Reverberator
TC Electronic Brainwaves Pitch Shifter
TC Electronic Ditto Looper
TC Electronic Polytune Noir Mini 3 Tuner
TC Helicon VoiceTone Single T1 Adaptive Tone & Dynamics
Xotic BB Preamp Overdrive
Xotic EP Booster Mini Boost
DRUMS & CYMBALS
6-Piece Pearl Masters Studio 6-ply Birch Shell Kit
( 7" x 8" / 8" x 10" / 9" x 12" / 11" x 14" / 13" x 16" / 18" x 22" )
5" x 14" Pearl Masters Studio 6-ply Birch Snare
4-Piece Pearl MCX Masters 6-ply Maple Shell Kit
( 8" x 10" / 9" x 12" / 16" x 16" / 18" x 22" )
6.5" x 14" Pearl MCX Masters 6-ply Maple Snare
5.5" x 14" Pearl Sensitone Steel Snare
4" x 13" Mapex Steel Piccolo Snare
Sabian 14" AAX X-celerator Hi-Hats
Sabian 19" & 20" Artisan Crashes
Sabian 22" Artisan Medium Ride
Sabian 19" AA Holy China
Sabian 10" & 12" HHX Evolution Splashes
Meinl 16" Byzance Trash Crash
Meinl 20" Byzance Thin Crash
Meinl 20" Byzance Medium Crash
Meinl 22" Byzance Medium Jazz Ridc
Meinl 16" Byzance Dual China
Zildjian 10" Trashformer Splash
Agazijarian 16" China
HARDWARE & AUXILIARY PERCUSSION
Pearl Redline Eliminator Double Bass Pedal
DW 9500TB 2-Leg Hi-Hat Stand
Roc-n-Soc Nitro Pneumatic Drum Throne
DW, Pearl & Tama Stands & Mounts
PDP Two-Sided Drum Rack
Schlagwerk ))) X-One Cajon
Meinl Box-Style Bongos
Meinl Sand Shaker (2x)
Meinl Cabasa
Meinl Recording-Combo 2-Row Wood Tambourine
Meinl Castanets (2x)
Meinl Large Rainstick
Remo 16" Buffalo Drum
Baja Cowbell (3x)
LP Aspire Claves
LP Sleigh Bells
LP Vibra-Slap II
Toca TSPS Seed Pod Shaker
SYNTHESIZERS, SAMPLERS & CONTROLLERS
Roland RD2000 Digital Stage Piano
Korg MS-20 Mini Analog Monophonic Synthesizer
Korg Minilogue Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer
Roland SPD-SX Percussion Sampling Pad
Arturia KeyLab Essential 49 Midi Keyboard
Akai Professional APC40 MKII Ableton Live Controller
OTHER INSTRUMENTS
Andreas Eastman Bb Trumpet
Challenger Antique Bb Trumpet
Allora ATB-450 Vienna Series Trombone
Custom 4/4 Violin (Aubert Bridge)
Savannah SF-100 F-Style Mandolin
International Music Corporation Hammered Dulcimer
Smith-Corona Model 3L Electric Typewriter
Otomatone Deluxe Neo-Electronic Synthesizer
STUDIO
