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Nestled on a beautiful suburban wooded property just outside of Atlanta, Inhesion Studios was built as a home addition for producer, engineer, songwriter, label owner, and technologist Jeremy Grelle. Jeremy engaged Wes Lachot Design Group early in the process of searching for a suitable house to contain his new studio, and he calls the end result, "a years-long dream in my head brought to life in a way that actually exceeds what I thought possible." From the street outside, the studio addition perfectly integrates into the architectural style of the mid-1970's contemporary house and looks as though it were meant to be there from the start.
The tracking room incorporates floor-to-ceiling windows that give an idyllic view of the outside surroundings and create an inspiring and comfortable environment in which to create. The sound of the live room matches its visual beauty with a natural live sound and smooth decay reminiscent of a larger space.
This is achieved through the liberal use of ceiling and wall diffusive elements as well as careful attention to modal ratios. The acoustics of the room can be further manipulated via gobos that are absorptive on one side and diffusive on the other.
The control room is designed as a fully reflection free zone behind the console, and measures very flat in the critical bass region. The main monitors are an in-wall pair of ATC SCM150s, tri-amped, with ATC discrete analog amps and crossovers. The control room rear wall contains broadband and tuned basstrapping as well as Brett Acoustics Slatffusor diffusors.
The studio's technical design is a reflection of Jeremy's production style which often combines acoustic instruments with software-manipulated soundscapes as it embraces both classic analog and the power of modern DAWs.
The console is a 32-channel modular hybrid design built around SSL's Matrix2 and Sigma for hands-on DAW control and DAW-driven analog mixing automation with digitally controlled recall-ability for efficient switching between tracking and mixing sessions. The summing system is complemented by four SSL X-Racks filled with a mixture of EQ and compressor modules as well as a selection of mic preamps and processors from API, Rupert Neve Designs, Crane Song, and Louder Than Liftoff for a versatile analog tonal pallet that integrates seamlessly with in-the-box DAW processing. The credenza houses a further selection of both analog and digital gear from Universal Audio, Focusrite, Lexicon, Apogee, Kemper, and Flock Audio.
The bulk of the build-out was done by Sam Tidwell and his crew from John Tidwell & Sons with the final acoustic treatments and custom studio furniture provided by Brett Acoustics.
