FAQ
FAQ:
1. How far in advance do we book sessions?
Generally about 4-6 weeks, but call, even if you need to get in on short notice.
2. What is a Day Rate?
A rate the books the entire day. Because the studio is located in the Irvington neighborbood, sessions need to end at 11 p.m. But you can start as early as your engineer will agree to.
3. Is all of the equipment available?
Certain equipment is excluded: vintage u47 and c12 microphones, '60s Vox AC 4, AC 10 & AC 30 amps, Echoplex, guitars and basses, Mellotron, Baldwin Electric Harpsichord, and Constantinople Cymbals and Hats. However, this gear may be available for an extra fee. Because the Steinway is on the main floor above the studio, we need a little advance notice of when you'll need to record the piano.
4. Can we tour the studio?
Sure. Call for details, but please read all of these FAQ first. (503) 232-1206.
5. Is the studio calendar available on-line?
No. It changes, often daily. But call the main number, or contact a house engineer directly. We all have access to it and can book for you. You'll need to pay a deposit to confirm your booking, though. See below.
6. Payment policies
Payment is due at the end of each session for the time booked. We accept cash or checks. You may also use PayPal, provided you ask for details and pay in advance. We do not "bill" or "invoice" bands or record companies for completed sessions and then wait for payment, unless those arrangements were agreed to at the time you booked your sessions. If you are paying hourly and run over, added time is pro-rated at $25 per hour.
7. Deposit policies
To confirm days on our busy calendar, we need a $100 deposit (payable to Shay Scott) for each day booked. If you are paying hourly, we need a deposit for 50% of the time booked. Bookings are not confirmed until your deposit is received unless prior arrangements are made. Please send to:
Shay Scott
P.O. Box 12309
Portland, OR 97212
8. Cancellation policies
If you need to cancel more than a month in advance of your booking, we will refund your deposit in full. If you cancel a month or less in advance of your booking, your entire deposit is lost. Sorry, but that's the way it is!
9. Where do we get tape or hard drives?
We have new reels of 2-inch RMGI SM900 ($235) and Oxford 911 160 gig hard drives ($140), both available at cost.
10. Where is Klickitat Band Camp?
On Klickitat Street in NE Portland, Oregon in a secret location beneath a big house with barking dogs and not one, but two security systems. Call for more info. (503) 232-1206. Directions are available from your engineer.
11. What else should I know?
Questions about the session, start time, preproduction, etc., will be handled by your engineer.
12. Can we bring our own engineer?
Because this is a boutique studio, it is limited to our list of approved house engineers.
13. Do you rent gear?
No.
14. Do you have mastering equipment?
Yes. We have a GML 8200 Parametric Mastering EQ, an api 2500 stereo bus compressor, Neve 33609 J/D limiter/compressors, Neve 32264a limiter/compressors, 24 bit/192 DA converters, Peak stereo editing software, and a state-of-the art Pro Tools HD3 accel system.
15. What is the most important thing to know?
This is a neighborhood, so respecting our neighbors is a must. Be as loud as you want in the studio - literally, like a freight train, but please when you are outside: (1) Only park in front or on the side of our house. (2) Be extremely quiet, especially after dark. (3) No loitering and chatting by your cars when you leave, especially after dark - just depart quietly. (4) It's fine to smoke in our driveway, but don't pace up and down the sidewalk on your cel phone. And lastly (5) Bandmates and an occasional friend are welcome, but leave your hoards of friends and entourage at home. If this were a commerically zoned area, this wouldn't be an issue. But it's a neighborhood.
16. What's the deal with Klickitat Band Camp; why such low prices?
Our goals are to: (1) have a studio with the best new and vintage recording equipment ever manufactured in any decade in the world; (2) at a fraction of what other studios would charge. We want to serve musicians, bands, and songwriters, with no other studio able to touch what we can offer. We want this place to be a fantasyland candy store with ridiculously low rates, and if you know your equipment, you know that it already is.
17. Are you accepting any new freelance house-engineers?
Not at this time.