“Manhattan Class” 24 channel studio built by Salvatto Sound.

Control Room design and installations by Tony Brett

Room treatments by Tony Duncan.

AMS NEVE Genesys Black console.

24 channels of NEVE 1073 preamps.

16 channels of 1084 EQ and VCA dynamics. 

ATC SCM45A, Yamaha HS-8 and NS-10 monitors.

Undertone Unfairchild, API 2500, DeMaria Labs CL-1500 compressors.

Benson Tallbird, AMS RMX-16, Ampex 251-2 outboard effects.

Hear Technologies Hear Back Pro Personal Cueing and Intercom.

Studio-grade ribbon, dynamic and condenser microphones.

TAB V72S, Forssell SMP-2, Great River MP-2 mobile preamps.

Multiple Pro Tools, Logic Pro X and Luna DAW licenses. 

UAD, Waves, Slate, Isotope, Soundtoys plug-in libraries.

Orion, RME and UAD DAW interfaces.

Comprehensive plug-in list available on request.

Library of vintage and modern

keyboards, percussion, guitars, amplifiers, and pedals.

Equitek conditioned power throughout.

10G ethernet, 802.11ac mesh wifi, 12 TB SSD NAS, 1G internet transit.

L4E6S mic, GS-6 instrument, 4S11 speaker, DA206 AES, Cat6 ethernet interconnects.

Reference edition mono and stereo vinyl library and playback systems.

Two bathrooms, shower, kitchenette. 

Air conditioned rooms.

Tournament grade ping pong table.


Example Release Recorded at Birs 360 Sound

In The Wee Small Hours

Carlos Franzetti

24 bit / 96k

The world at large has experienced a life altering event throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of which have touched nearly everyone in some way. There hasn’t been as far-reaching an event since the Second World War in terms of emotional impact on the population. Carlos Franzetti has turned to the optimistic torch songs of
24 bit / 96k

The world at large has experienced a life altering event throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of which have touched nearly everyone in some way. There hasn’t been as far-reaching an event since the Second World War in terms of emotional impact on the population. Carlos Franzetti has turned to the optimistic torch songs of the 1940s and 1950s to bring listeners out of their pandemic induced gloom on his new recording, In The Wee Small Hours.

The great Argentine-American pianist, composer, and arranger experienced the full brunt of COVID-19’s destructive energies during the pandemic. Franzetti contracted the COVID virus. One of the effects of his infection was a loss of coordination, leading to several falls. When he couldn’t remember the changes to “All the Things You Are”, he knew something was wrong. CAT scans showed a subdural hematoma.

Three brain surgeries and months of physical rehabilitation brought Franzetti’s coordination back. He also saw firsthand what the solitude of quarantine meant, as he wasn’t allowed to see anybody, including his wife, for 10 days while he recovered in the hospital.

Once he was able, Franzetti felt motivated to not only prove his musical chops were still there, but he also wanted to make music emblematic of the struggles that people had gone through during this unforgettable time. Franzetti brought longtime collaborator, bassist David Finck, and the excellent drummer Billy Drummond in for a recording session at 360 Sound Studio in Orange, New Jersey in late May 2021.

The material that Franzetti chose to record was a mixture of pieces that were evocative of longing and separation from the decades surrounding the Second World War. The pieces were composed during a troubling and confusing time but instilled bits of hope in their listeners, messages of reunions and overcoming obstacles. Many of the pieces are ballads, but they are not somber. Franzetti explored material that he typically wouldn’t choose to play but that felt right under his fingers and in their message.

The recording begins with a poignant take of David Mann and Bob Hilliard’s “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,” Franzetti showing off his delicate touch over the rhythms section’s subtle momentum. The performance of Eubie Blake and Andy Razaf’s “Memories of You” is inspired by Frank Sinatra’s timeless rendition, the trio’s easy swing is infectious. Irving Berlin’s “How Deep Is The Ocean” is quietly insistent as Drummond’s drums push the band. The Gershwin classic, “How Long Has This Been Goin’ On,” follows in a sultry but introspective vein, while Charles Strouse and Lee Adam’s “Put On a Happy Face” stirs up the positivity in a gleeful dance.

The rhapsodic take on Bill Evans’s “Time Remembered” is a perfect addition to the emotion filled program. The gorgeous version of Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal’s “I’ll Be Seeing You” is tearfully optimistic, while Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz’s “Alone Together” is bright and swinging. A second takes on “How Deep Is The Ocean” and “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning” show the depth of the trio’s depth of interpretation and interplay.

Carlos Franzetti put the program to In The Wee Small Hours together to inspire some much needed hope, and emotional balance, to listeners using the wonderful torch songs of the past. Hopefully, the songs will be able to deliver as much solace now as they did in their heyday.
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