Golden City Sound | Recording Studio Bendigo

Take your songs from idea to radio ready!

No matter what stage your songs are at, together we can map out the best songwriting or recording approach for you.

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Services

Recording

Record your single, EP or album in my digital recording environment using a Logic Pro X or Reaper.

Mixing

I use a mix of modern and vintage plugins and effects processors to give your tracks character and warmth.

Voice-overs

Your voice or mine.
Record tracks for your next audio book, stage show, TV ad or radio commercial in my acoustically treated room.

Demos

Show your family and friends (or record labels) how good you are, without going all-in on a fully produced track.

Songwriting

Use my collection of instruments, amplifiers, accessories, midi controllers and virtual instruments to build a killer track.

Digital Transfer

Preserve those precious memories on Cassette, Vinyl, Video8, VHS or Mini VHS as digital files.

About

My Home Studio is a digital recording environment. I record through ART Pro MPA II tube preamps into Presonus Studio 1824c interfaces and mix in Reaper or Logic Pro X. I work primarily in the box with some outboard signal and effects processors.

I enjoy working with artists from all genres and all walks of life and especially enjoy co-writing and collaboration.

I care deeply about songwriting. For me, it’s not just how I tell my story, it’s also how I understand the world around me and how I process and come to terms with events in my life.

I’m a songwriter at heart and I love working with other songwriters. A song is a window into the writer’s soul.

Samples of my work

Gear

Amplifiers – Physical

  • Vox AC30 C2 Guitar Amp
  • Two Notes OPUS (Pedal)
  • Sansamp RPM (Rackmount)
  • Fender Rumble 15 Bass Amp
  • Behringer Ultratone K900FX Keyboard Amp

Amplifiers – Virtual

Logic Pro
  • Amp / Bass Amp Designer (Logic Pro X)
Amplitube
  • Amplitube ’53 Fender Bassman
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Bandmaster
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Champ
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Custom Champ
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Custom Deluxe
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Custom Pro-Amp
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Custom Twin-Amp
  • Amplitube ’59 Fender Bassman LTD
  • Amplitube ’64 Fender Vibroverb Custom
  • Amplitube ’65 Fender Deluxe Reverb
  • Amplitube ’65 Fender Princeton
  • Amplitube ’65 Fender Super Reverb
  • Amplitube ’65 Fender Twin Reverb
  • Amplitube 360Bass Preamp (Acoustic 360)
  • Amplitube AD 200 (Orange AD200B)
  • Amplitube AD 30 (Orange AD30TC)
  • Amplitube AFD 100 (Slash Marshall AFD100)
  • Amplitube American Clean MKIII (Mesa/Boogie MKIII Combo)
  • Amplitube American Lead MKIII (Mesa/Boogie MKIII Combo)
  • Amplitube American Tube Vintage (Fender Bassman)
  • Amplitube American Vintage B (Fender Basman Silverface)
  • Amplitube American Vintage D Fender Dual-Showman)
  • Amplitube American Vintage T (Fender Twin Reverb Silverface)
  • Amplitube Bassman 300 (Fender Bassman 300 PRO)
  • Amplitube British Blue Tube 30TB (Vox AC30 Blue Panel)
  • Amplitube British Copper 30TB (Vox AC30 Copper Panel)
  • Amplitube British Lead S100 (Marshall 1959 JTM100 Super Lead)
  • Amplitube British Tube Lead 2 (Marshall JCM900)
  • Amplitube Champion 600
  • Amplitube Custom Modern Hi-Gain (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Custom Solid State Clean (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Custom Solid State Fuzz (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Custom Solid State Lead (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Dual Rectifier (Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Head)
  • Amplitube Dual Terror (Orange Dual Terror Head)
  • Amplitube E650 (ENGL E650 Head)
  • Amplitube Green BA250 (Trace Elliot AH250)
  • Amplitube HiAmp (Hiwatt DR103)
  • Amplitube JCA100H (Jet City Amplification 333 JCA100H)
  • Amplitube JCA20H (Jet City Amplification 333 JCA20H)
  • Amplitube JCM Slash (Slash Marshall JCM SLASH 2555SL)
  • Amplitube JH 1200 (Sunn 1200S)
  • Amplitube JH Gold (Marshall JTM 45)
  • Amplitube Jazz Amp 120 (Roland JC-120)
  • Amplitube MAZ 18 Jr. (Dr Z MAZ 18 Jr.)
  • Amplitube MB 150 S (Gallien-Krueger MB150)
  • Amplitube MH-500 Metalhead (MH-500 Metalhead)
  • Amplitube Mark III (Mesa Boogie Mark III)
  • Amplitube Mark IV (Mesa Boogie Mark IV)
  • Amplitube Metal Clean T (Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier)
  • Amplitube Metal Lead T (Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier)
  • Amplitube Metal Lead V (Peavey 5150)
  • Amplitube Metal Lead W (Randall Warhead 300)
  • Amplitube Modern Tube Lead (Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier)
  • Amplitube OR 50 (Orange OR50H Head)
  • Amplitube OR 120 (Orange OR120H Head)
  • Amplitube Powerball (ENGL® Powerball Head)
  • Amplitube Fender Pro Junior
  • Amplitube Red Pig (Marshall MajorTM Head) 
  • Amplitube RockerVerb 50 (Orange RockerVerb 50 MKII Head)
  • Amplitube Soldano SLO-100
  • Amplitube SVX-15N (Ampeg HERITAGE B-15N)
  • Amplitube SVX-15R (Ampeg B-15R Portaflex “Flip Top”)
  • Amplitube SVX-4B (Ampeg V-4B)
  • Amplitube SVX-500 (Ampeg BA500)
  • Amplitube SVX-CL (Ampeg SVT-CLASSIC)
  • Amplitube SVX-PRO (Ampeg SVT-4PRO)
  • Amplitube SVX-VR (Ampeg SVT-VR)
  • Amplitube SilverTwelve (Silvertone Twin Twelve 1484)
  • Amplitube Solid State Bass Preamp (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Fender Super-Sonic
  • Amplitube Fender TBP-1 (TBP-1 Bass Preamp)
  • Amplitube THD Bi-Valve (THD BiValve)
  • Amplitube Thunderverb 200 (Orange Thunderverb 200 Head)
  • Amplitube Tiny Terror (Orange Tiny Terror Head)
  • Amplitube TransAtlantic TA-30 (Mesa Boogie TransAtlantic TA-30 Combo)
  • Amplitube Triple Rectifier (Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier Head)
  • Amplitube Tube Vintage Combo (Supro ’50s)
  • Amplitube V3M Carvin V3M Head)
  • Amplitube Vibro-King (Fender Vibro-King Custom)
  • Amplitube Vintage Metal Lead (Marshall JMP100)
  • Amplitube Z Wreck (Dr. Z Z Wreck Head)
Two Notes Genome

Preamps

  • Foundry (Californian clean tone, pristine high-headroom)
  • Peggy (Classic 60’s bass with complex harmonic overtones)
  • Albion (Rich roar with ample gain)
  • Foxy (Chime, smooth presence, airy highs, pleasing breakup)
  • NiftyFifty (High gain, rich harmonics, suit metal and virtuoso)
  • Tanger (British crunch, punchy cleans, high gain tones that verge on fuzz)
  • Eldorado (Classic high gain, hard rock & metal)
  • Aviator (Modern contempoary bass)
  • FlatBack (Hi gain, harmonic overtones, modern rock & metal)
  • Gemini (Clean tone, warm breakup, suit overdrive pedals and spring revebs)
  • FlatBackV (Hi gain with relentless power and precision)
  • Foundry Bass (Pristine clean with warm saturation)

Tubes

  • EL84 (Class A, Class A/B, Pentode/Triode)
  • EL34 (Class A, Class A/B, Pentode/Triode)
  • 6L6 (Class A, Class A/B, Pentode/Triode)
  • KT88 (Class A, Class A/B, Pentode/Triode)

Cabs

  • Diverse collection of 48 Two Notes Genome DynIR dynamic impulse response speaker cabinet emulations for guitar and bass.
Logic Pro
  • Amp / Bass Amp Designer (Logic Pro X)
Amplitube
  • Amplitube ’53 Fender Bassman
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Bandmaster
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Champ
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Custom Champ
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Custom Deluxe
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Custom Pro-Amp
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Custom Twin-Amp
  • Amplitube ’59 Fender Bassman LTD
  • Amplitube ’64 Fender Vibroverb Custom
  • Amplitube ’65 Fender Deluxe Reverb
  • Amplitube ’65 Fender Princeton
  • Amplitube ’65 Fender Super Reverb
  • Amplitube ’65 Fender Twin Reverb
  • Amplitube 360Bass Preamp (Acoustic 360)
  • Amplitube AD 200 (Orange AD200B)
  • Amplitube AD 30 (Orange AD30TC)
  • Amplitube AFD 100 (Slash Marshall AFD100)
  • Amplitube American Clean MKIII (Mesa/Boogie MKIII Combo)
  • Amplitube American Lead MKIII (Mesa/Boogie MKIII Combo)
  • Amplitube American Tube Vintage (Fender Bassman)
  • Amplitube American Vintage B (Fender Basman Silverface)
  • Amplitube American Vintage D Fender Dual-Showman)
  • Amplitube American Vintage T (Fender Twin Reverb Silverface)
  • Amplitube Bassman 300 (Fender Bassman 300 PRO)
  • Amplitube British Blue Tube 30TB (Vox AC30 Blue Panel)
  • Amplitube British Copper 30TB (Vox AC30 Copper Panel)
  • Amplitube British Lead S100 (Marshall 1959 JTM100 Super Lead)
  • Amplitube British Tube Lead 2 (Marshall JCM900)
  • Amplitube Champion 600
  • Amplitube Custom Modern Hi-Gain (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Custom Solid State Clean (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Custom Solid State Fuzz (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Custom Solid State Lead (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Dual Rectifier (Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Head)
  • Amplitube Dual Terror (Orange Dual Terror Head)
  • Amplitube E650 (ENGL E650 Head)
  • Amplitube Green BA250 (Trace Elliot AH250)
  • Amplitube HiAmp (Hiwatt DR103)
  • Amplitube JCA100H (Jet City Amplification 333 JCA100H)
  • Amplitube JCA20H (Jet City Amplification 333 JCA20H)
  • Amplitube JCM Slash (Slash Marshall JCM SLASH 2555SL)
  • Amplitube JH 1200 (Sunn 1200S)
  • Amplitube JH Gold (Marshall JTM 45)
  • Amplitube Jazz Amp 120 (Roland JC-120)
  • Amplitube MAZ 18 Jr. (Dr Z MAZ 18 Jr.)
  • Amplitube MB 150 S (Gallien-Krueger MB150)
  • Amplitube MH-500 Metalhead (MH-500 Metalhead)
  • Amplitube Mark III (Mesa Boogie Mark III)
  • Amplitube Mark IV (Mesa Boogie Mark IV)
  • Amplitube Metal Clean T (Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier)
  • Amplitube Metal Lead T (Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier)
  • Amplitube Metal Lead V (Peavey 5150)
  • Amplitube Metal Lead W (Randall Warhead 300)
  • Amplitube Modern Tube Lead (Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier)
  • Amplitube OR 50 (Orange OR50H Head)
  • Amplitube OR 120 (Orange OR120H Head)
  • Amplitube Powerball (ENGL® Powerball Head)
  • Amplitube Fender Pro Junior
  • Amplitube Red Pig (Marshall MajorTM Head) 
  • Amplitube RockerVerb 50 (Orange RockerVerb 50 MKII Head)
  • Amplitube Soldano SLO-100
  • Amplitube SVX-15N (Ampeg HERITAGE B-15N)
  • Amplitube SVX-15R (Ampeg B-15R Portaflex “Flip Top”)
  • Amplitube SVX-4B (Ampeg V-4B)
  • Amplitube SVX-500 (Ampeg BA500)
  • Amplitube SVX-CL (Ampeg SVT-CLASSIC)
  • Amplitube SVX-PRO (Ampeg SVT-4PRO)
  • Amplitube SVX-VR (Ampeg SVT-VR)
  • Amplitube SilverTwelve (Silvertone Twin Twelve 1484)
  • Amplitube Solid State Bass Preamp (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Fender Super-Sonic
  • Amplitube Fender TBP-1 (TBP-1 Bass Preamp)
  • Amplitube THD Bi-Valve (THD BiValve)
  • Amplitube Thunderverb 200 (Orange Thunderverb 200 Head)
  • Amplitube Tiny Terror (Orange Tiny Terror Head)
  • Amplitube TransAtlantic TA-30 (Mesa Boogie TransAtlantic TA-30 Combo)
  • Amplitube Triple Rectifier (Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier Head)
  • Amplitube Tube Vintage Combo (Supro ’50s)
  • Amplitube V3M Carvin V3M Head)
  • Amplitube Vibro-King (Fender Vibro-King Custom)
  • Amplitube Vintage Metal Lead (Marshall JMP100)
  • Amplitube Z Wreck (Dr. Z Z Wreck Head)
  • Fender Squier 60’s Classic Vibe Precision

Toontrack EZ Bass

Bass production tool for songwriters which includes two carefully sampled bass guitars.

  • Vintage (Fender Jazz Bass)
  • Modern (Alembic Bass)

IK Multimedia MODO Bass

14 physically modeled iconic electric basses in a hyper-realistic virtual instrument.

  • 60’s P-Bass
  • 60’s P-Bass (Fender Precision, Alder body)
  • 70’s J-Bass (Fender Jazz, Alder body)
  • 70’s P-Bass (Fender Precision, Ash body)
  • Bass Man 5 (Music Man StingRay 5-string)
  • Devil Bass (Gibson EB-0)
  • Flame Bass (Warwick Streamer)
  • Imperial Bass (Fodera Custom 6-string)
  • Japan Bass (Ibanez Soundgear)
  • Metal Bass (Dingwall Combustion NG2 5-string)
  • Modern J-Bass (Fender Jazz, Alder body)
  • Rick n’ Bass (Rickenbacker 4003)
  • Studio Bass (Yamaha TRB5P)
  • Thunder Bass (Gibson Thunderbird)
  • Violin Bass (Hofner Violin)

5 Piece Yamaha DTX8K-M

  • Snare: XP125SD-M (12 inch) Mesh head 2-zone pad.
  • Tom 1, 2: XP105T-M (10 inch) Mesh head 2-zone pad.
  • Floor Tom: XP105T-M (10 inch) Mesh head 2-zone pad.
  • Bass Drum: KP90 (7.5 inch) rubber head with Multi layer cushion.
  • Hi-Hat: RHH135 (13 inch) 2-zone pad.
  • Crash Cymbal 1: PCY135 (13 inch) 3-zone pad.
  • Crash Cymbal 2: PCY135 (13 inch) 3-zone pad.
  • Ride Cymbal: PCY155 (15 inch) 3-zone pad.
  • Hi-Hat Stand: HS650A.
  • Rack System: RS8.
  • Drum Module: DTX-PRO.

Superior Drummer 3

  • 7 kits, 25 snares, 16 kicks
  • 7 Clean Presets
  • 14 Blues/Jazz/Funk Presets
  • 32 Metal Presets
  • 23 Pop/Rock Presets
  • 12 Roomy Presets
  • 13 Tight/Dry Presets
  • 8 Signature Preset Sets

EZDrummer 3

  • Main Room: Contains kits suitable for pop, rock, country, and singer-songwriter styles, offering a versatile, “flawless” drum tone.
  • Bright Room: Features kits for rock, hard rock, and metal, recorded in a bright room to achieve a more piercing and hard-hitting sound.
  • Tight Room: Includes kits perfect for modern pop, punchy rock, hip-hop, and vintage pop, providing a tighter, less ambient sound. 

EZDrummer 2

  • Alt-Rock
  • Indie Folk
  • Modern
  • Nashville
  • Pop!
  • UK Pop
  • Vintage

EZDrummer MIDI packs

  • Acoustic Songwriter Grooves
  • Monster MIDI Pack 4 Fills Odd Meters
  • Session Drums
  • UK Pop Grooves

Analogue

  • Gulbransen Player Piano (Circa 1918, tuned to a semitone below concert pitch).

Digital

  • Roland FP-4

Virtual

  • EZKeys
  • Mellotoon
  • Vintage Upright

EZKeys MIDI packs

  • Keys & Strings
  • R&B

SampleTank

  • Alan Parsons Imperial Grand (Bösendorfer® Model 290)
  • Art Deco Piano (1930’s Blüthner® PH Grand Piano)
  • Electric Grand C70P
  • Electric Piano Bass
  • Fractured Piano
  • Shipwreck Piano
  • Stage 73 Mark V
  • Brandenburg Piano (1958 Bechstein 6’8”)
  • Wurly Model 120

Acoustic

  • Cole Clark Fat Lady FL1A
  • Tanglewood TW45-FC4

Electric

  • Epiphone Les Paul Studio
  • Fender Squier Classic Vibe 60th Anniversary Stratocaster
  • Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

Bass

  • Fender Squier 60’s Classic Vibe Precision
  • AKG K240 MKII
  • Samson SR850 (x3)

Condenser

  • Behringer B-1
  • Jeanne Audio JA87F Fet
  • Samson C01 (x2)
  • iRig Studio XLR

Dynamic

  • Electro-Voice N/D967
  • Shure SM57 (x2)
  • Shure SM-58 (x2)
  • AKAI MPC Studio 2
  • Arturia Beatstep Black Edition
  • Fender Mustang MIDI Guitar Controller
  • M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3 (61 semi-weighted keys)
  • Midibox 4×4 USB MIDI Thru/Merge
  • Roland FP-4 (88 weighted keys)
  • Yamaha DTX8K-M (see Drums)

Pedals

  • Boss CE-5 – Chorus ensemble
  • DigiTech JamMan Stereo – Loop Station
  • DigiTech Screamin Blues – Overdrive/Distortion
  • Hotone Omni AC – Acoustic Simulator
  • Ibanez OD850 – Fuzz/Overdrive
  • Two Notes OPUS – Amp Modeller & Cab Sim
  • Way Huge Supa-Puss – Analog Delay

Multi-effect boards

  • Boss ME-50 – Guitar effect board

Plugin bundles

  • Arturia Creative Suite
  • IK Multimedia Total Studio 2 Max
  • IK Multimedia MixBox
  • Plug & Mix VIP Bundle

Multi-Effect

  • iZotope Nectar 3
  • iZotope Neutron 3 Advanced
  • iZotope VocalSynth 2
  • SoundSpot Nebula
  • SoundSpot VoxBox
  • SoundToys Little AlterBoy
  • SoundToys PhaseMistress
  • SoundToys Tremolator

Pitch correction

  • iZotope Melodyne 5 Essential
  • iZotope Nectar 3 Plus

Reverb, Echo & Delay

  • D16 Repeater
  • IK Multimedia TR5 Fame Studio Reverb
  • IK Multimedia TR5 Space Delay
  • IK Multimedia TR5 Sunset Sound Studio Reverb
  • IK Multimedia TR5 Tape Echo
  • K Multimedia TR5 The Farm Stone Room Studio Reverb
  • Lexicon MPX Native
  • SoundToys Little MicroShift
  • SoundToys Little Plate
  • ValhallaDSP Freq Echo

Preamps and Channel Strips – Physical

  • ART Pro MPA II (x2)

Preamps and Channel Strips -Virtual

  • Arturia Pre Trida (Trident A Range console)
  • Arturia Pre 1973 (Neve 1073)
  • Arturia Pre V76 (Abbey Road REDD console)
  • IK Multimedia British Channel (SSL 4000)
  • IK Multimedia EQ 73 (Neve 1073)
  • IK Multimedia EQ 81 (Neve 1081)
  • IK Multimedia EQ PA (API 550A)
  • IK Multimedia EQ PB (API 550B)
  • IK Multimedia EQ PG (API 560)
  • IK Multimedia White Chanel (SSL 9000)

Digital Audio Workstations

  • Apple Logic Pro X
  • Akai MPC 2
  • REAPER 6

MPC Studio Expansions

  • Dynamic Soul
  • F9 Instruments
  • Fire Alert
  • Funkorama
  • Giltterball
  • Golddust
  • Lofi Vibes
  • Lowrider
  • Pad Thai Deluxe
  • Pad Thai Deluxe 2
  • Pad Thai Deluxe 3
  • Soulful Instruments
  • Neo Soulquest
  • Neo Sunset
  • OB Rising
  • Pure Platinium
  • Sleazy Beats
  • Soul Provider 2
  • Soul Provider 3
  • Tape Series
  • Vintage Legends
  • Presonus Eris 8XT Pair

Virtual

  • Miroslav Philharmonik 2 (over 2,700 high-definition instruments)
  • Sonivox Orchestral Companion Strings

Virtual

  • Air Music Technology Hybrid 3
  • Air Music Technology Xpand!2
  • Syntronik – 99 (Yamaha SY99)
  • Syntronik – Blau (PPG Wave 2.3)
  • Syntronik – Bully (Moog Taurus I, II and 3)
  • Syntronik – DCO-X (Roland JX series)
  • Syntronik – Galaxy (Alesis Andromeda)
  • Syntronik – Harpy 260 (ARP 2600)
  • Syntronik – J-60 (Juno 60)
  • Syntronik – J-8 (Roland Jupiter series)
  • Syntronik – Minimod (Minimoog, Modular and Voyager)
  • Syntronik – Noir (Moog Prodigy, Micromoog and Multimoog)
  • Syntronik – OXa (Orberheim OB-X and OB-Xa)
  • Syntronik – Polymorph (Polymoog, Opus 3, Moog Rogue and Realistic Concertmate MG-1)
  • Syntronik – Pro-V (Prophet-5 and Prophet-10)
  • Syntronik – SAM (Oberheim SEM)
  • Syntronik – String Box (ARP, Elka, Honer and Roland string machines)
  • Syntronik – T-03 (Iconic bass sounds of the Roland TB-303)
  • Syntronik – V-80 (Yamaha CS-80, GX-1 and CS-01)
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