booking  Owner/Manager: Shay Scott (Southern Belle, Brad Brooks, The Hugs) Booking: 503 232-1206 | shayscott7@comcast.net | Please call or e-mail with any questions. Also, please read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) using the link on the main page.
house engineers
David Friedlander (Pink Martini, Prince, Amadan, Stephanie Schneiderman) 503 314-5282 | e-mail djsirround@gmail.com
 Jeremy Sherrer (The Kooks, J. Mascis, Raveonettes, The Dandy Warhols) 503 453-3436 | e-mail eatthebeat@gmail.com
Aaron Prellwitz (Neil Young, Sun Kil Moon, Hella) 415 577-5890 | e-mail scruffy48v@hotmail.com.  Also see his website.
rates Day rates are $250 for the studio plus an additional engineer rate, which you can negotiate directly with the house engineer. For sessions engineered by Shay Scott, the fee is $30 per hour inclusive, with no added day rate. Piano tuning is $100.
equipment list
CONSOLES:
- Neve Custom Broadcast Console
- 30 x 8 x 16 Bus. Split. Loaded
- 50 input - recapped in 2008
- Built for Central Independent TV near London in 1979
- Custom TT patchbays
-
Mogami wiring
- Soundcraft M12
MULTITRACK RECORDING:
- 2 Otari MTR 90 II 2" 24-track analog open reel decks
- Pro Tools | HD3 Accel System
- Digidesign 192s w/24 analog I/Os
- TDM plug in bundles include Sound Toys, Waves Platinum, Amp Farm, Sound Replacer, Antares Autotune, Sansamp, Bomb Factory, & Abbey Road Studios
MONITORS:
- Pro Ac Studio 100 passive
- Genelec 1030 active
- Genelec 7050A active subwoofer
- Avantone MixCubes active
- Klipsch GMX A-2.1 multimedia system
PRE AMPS & EQ:
- 26 Neve 33114 mic pre/eq
- 4 Neve 33115 mic pre/eq
- 2 Neve 1272 preamps
- 2 Neve 1073 preamps
- 4 API 3124+ preamps
- 2 Universal Audio 610 tube preamps
- 2 Universal Audio 2108 discrete class A preamps
- Avalon U-5 active direct box
- Presto mono tube mic pre ('50s)
- Ampex mono tube mic pre ('60s)
- GML 8200 Parametric Mastering EQ
DYNAMICS:
- Neve 33609 J/D stereo limiters/compressors
- 2 Neve 2264 limiters/compressors ('70s)
- API 2500 stereo compressor
- 2 Universal Audio 2-1176 limiters
- 2 Teletronix LA-2A leveling amplifiers
- 3 Gates Sta Level tube limiters ('50s)
- 2 dbx 160 compressor/limiters ('70s)
- 2 dbx 160x compressor/limiters ('90s)
- Meissner tube limiter ('50s)
- 2 CBS Labs 444 Audimax III tube limiters ('60s)
- 4 CBS Labs 4400 Audimax limiters ('70s)
- Drawmer ds404 quad noise gate
- Drawmer mx50 dual de-esser
COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE:
- Apogee Rosetta 200 24 bit 192 DA converter
- Mac Pro dual 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
- Mac G5 dual 1.8GHz
- Pro Tools HD3 Accel 7.5
- Peak 4.0 Stereo editing software
- Toast 6.0 and Jam 5.0
- Mini Mac w/MOTU Digital Performer 4.5
- Dell Dimension 8400 Pentium 4, dual 160 gig drives
- GigaStudio GS3 Orchestral Version & 30+ gig of streaming samples
- Echo Layla digital I/O
EFFECTS:
- 2 Lexicon MPX 500
- Effectron II digital delay ('80s)
- Line 6 Echo Pro Delay & Loop Sampler
- Meistro Echoplex ('70s)
- Ibanez Analog delay
- Electro Harmonix Memory Man delay
- Little Labs PCP Distro Box Rev. 3
MICROPHONES:
- Neumann u47 long body w/VF14 tube & k47 capsule (Klaus Heyne modified to "spectacular")
- Telefunken Ela M 251E
- Neumann u87ai condenser
- 2 Neumann km86i condensers
- 2 Neumann skm184 condensers
- 2 Neumann kms 105 super cardioid
- 2 Royer R-121 ribbon
- 3 Sennheiser MD421
- 2 Sennheiser 609e
- Sennheiser MD 504
- Audio Technica 4050 condenser
- Audio Technica 4030 condenser
- Shure SM 7
- Shure SM 57s (6)
- Shure SM 58
- 2 Electro Voice RE-20
- Electro Voice RE-15
- Shure SM 81 condenser
- Shure beta 91 condenser
- AKG d112
- AKG d12e
- Radio Shack PZM boundary mic
- Electro Voice Mercury 611 stage mic ('50s)
- Astatic Corporation DN HZ announcer's mic ('50s)
- Misc. low fi mics ('70s)
- 2 Starbird stage booms
GUITARS & BASSES:
- Gibson Les Paul classic gold top
- 1974 Fender Telecaster
- American Fender Stratocaster
- American Fender Jazz bass
- Rickenbacker 4003 stereo bass
- Rickenbacker 360 stereo electric guitar
- Rickenbacker 360-12 stereo electric 12 string
- Martin acoustic D-18GE 1934 "Golden Era"
- 1970 Martin N-20 nylon string classical
- Francesca 12-string acoustic
- Hawaiian Concert Ukulele
- 1959 Supro Lap Steel
AMPLIFIERS & CABINETS:
- Vox 1967 AC 30 Top Boost
- Vox 1964 AC 10
- Vox AC 15 (reissue)
- Fender 1965 Twin Reverb (blackface reissue)
- Fender 1966 Showman (blackface)
- Fender '60s cabinet 1 x 15"
- Marshall 1987 Plexi head (50 watt, reissue)
- Marshall 1960 4 x 12" slant cabinet w/25 watt greenback Celestions
- Orange AD30 Twin Channel
- Orange 4 x 12" cabinet w/vintage Celestion 30s
- Supro 1 x 10" tube amp (sweet!) ('50s)
- Leslie 251 (modified for 1/4" inputs)
- Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier (150 watt) head
- Mesa Boogie 2 x 12 Rectifier cabinet w/vintage 30s
- Ampeg SVT Classic tube bass amplifier
- Ampeg Classic 2-10 bass cabinet
- Vox mini AC-1 (9 volt)
- Danelectro (9 volt)
- Orange Micro Crush (9 volt)
- Kalamazo tube amp ('60s)
PIANOS & ORGANS:
- Steinway Model L grand piano (1984)
- Antique upright piano (1878)
- Kawai Marco Polo (student size, roadhouse sound) ('70s)
- Hammond M-1 rotary drawbar organ (1958)
- Farfisa duo professional organ (1964)
- Antique pump organ (1860s)
- Wurlitzer A200 electric piano (1964)
- Thomas electric organ ('70s)
KEYBOARDS:
- GigaStudio GS3 Orchestral
- Emu ESI 4000 sampler
- Roland ED PC-70 Midi keyboard controller
- Yamaha P120 digital piano and controller
 PERCUSSION & BRASS:
- Gretsch vintage red wood grain 5 piece drum kit ('70s)
- Zildjian K Series Constantinople Cymbals & Hats
- Gong (from Tibet)
- Various hand percussion
- Custom welded cowbell
- Hohner melodica
- Wooden flute
- Plastic student recorder
- Misc. toy instruments
- Getzen Doc Severensen Eterna - Silver Trumpet
STOMP BOXES:
- Big Muff pedal (Russian reissue)
- Big Muff (vintage)
- Tone Bender Fuzz by Sola Sound (UK vintage '60s)
- Dunlap Tremolo pedal
- 2 Boss TU-2 tuners
- Ibanez TS9 turbo tube screamer
- MXR distortion+
- MXR micro amp
- MXR Phase 90
- MXR Phase 100 ('70s script logo)
- Ebow
- Electro Harmonics Slapback
- Electro Harmonics Phaser
- Electro Harmonics Holy Grail
- Voodoo Labs Micro Vibe
OTHER TAPE DECKS:
- Tascam DA-30 Mk II DAT recorder
- JVC dual cassette tape deck
- Fisher Price tape recorder w/microphone
PLAYBACK & HEADPHONES:
- Philips CD Player 910
- Bang & Olufsen Beugram FX turntable
- Gerrard turntable RC 121 Mk II ('50s)
- Kenwood AM/FM stereo receiver ('70s)
- 3 AKG 240M headphones
- 3 Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones
- 3 Metrophones Studio Kans isolation headphones
about
Located in the heart of Portland, Oregon in historic Irvington, KBC Records is a production company and recording studio owned by composer/pianist and attorney Shay S. Scott. KBC Records offers both professional 2 inch, 24-track analog tape and digital Pro Tools HD3 Accel recording formats along with rooms full of new and vintage gear and instruments.
The studio is nestled inside an historic, oversized six bedroom colonial home, fully remodeled back to the 1920s, and features a guest wing for lounging musicians and guests. The home was featured in the 2007 historic Irvington Home Tour. The main floor above the studio hosts a newer Steinway Model L grand piano.
The top fourth floor overlooking the neighborhood houses an art studio and Mac Pro production station for those who want to paint between tracking sessions. The studio was designed purely as a creative hideaway with all of the bells and whistles of larger commercial recording studios, but in a much more relaxed setting and at a fraction of the price.
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