AMPLIFY Recording Studio

The opportunity for Nuçi’s Space to offer recording services to the Athens community began with a donation of recording studio equipment and fixtures by Ryan and Jill Kelly of Mule Train Records in 2015. Under the guidance of then-employee and freelance studio engineer Chris Byron, Nuçi’s Space opened Amplify recording studio in February 2017. Its first location was in the former PigPen Recording Studio at the Oneta Warehouses in Athens, GA. 

Following a three-year fundraising campaign, Nuçi’s Space completed a new construction project in 2020 at our current site that included a permanent space for a dedicated recording studio that is now the new home for Amplify. 

Amplify is an extension of the work we have invested into our music community since 2000. Our vision for this program is to use Amplify as a community space, as a teaching tool to expand our Camp Amped Programs, and to provide an opportunity for young musicians to experience their first recording sessions at a discounted price. 

We chose the name Amplify, intending to “amplify” the mission of Nuçi’s Space to other communities. We hope that the musicians and engineers who help us build this program will be the storytellers and teachers who plant the seeds for healthy communities beyond Athens, GA. 

To book a session at AMPLIFY, email us at amplify@nuci.org. 

The cost of a recording session at AMPLIFY is the day rate plus engineering, or other services if requested. 

So, what is “a day” of recording time? Sessions involving a house engineer shouldn’t run longer than 10 hours as a general rule. Nuçi’s Space charges by the day so that we can keep our rates low and maintain a high-quality experience for all of our visitors. 

Studio Day Rate is $150 (contact Studio Coordinator to negotiate half-days if requested)

50% Deposit is required at the time of booking. The remaining balance is due at the end of your session. 

DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION / HARDWARE

• Pro-Tools - DAW Software with 64 channels of I/O, 256 Audio Tracks, 1,024 MIDI Tracks

• MOTU 828es 28x32 Thunderbolt / USB 2.0 Audio Interface

• Mac-Mini (need specs)

• PLUG-INS

• SoundToys 5 

• Waves

CONSOLE / MONITORS

• Yamaha HS8 Powered Studio Monitors

• Avantone Pro Active MixCubes 5.25 inch Powered Studio Monitor Pair

• Heritage Audio Baby RAM 2-channel Monitoring System

MONITORING SYSTEM

• Hear Technologies Hearback Monitoring System

• Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Closed-back Studio Monitoring Headphones

• Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Closed-Back Studio and Live Monitoring Headphones

OUTBOARD GEAR

• Heritage Audio HA73EQ ELITE Microphone Preamp & EQ (4)

• Universal Audio 6176 Vintage Channel Strip

• Chandler Limited TG2 Abbey Road Special Edition 2-channel Microphone Preamp

• API 3124V 4-channel Microphone Preamp

• Langevin Dual Vocal Combo 2 Channel Microphone Preamp

• Focusrite ISA428 Mic Preamp

• Universal Audio 1176LN Classic Limiting Amplifier

• Manley Variable Mu Stereo Compressor Limiter

• Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Compressor/Limiter

• DBX 160XT Compressor 

• DBX 903 Compressor

• DBX 902 De-esser

• Urei/JBL 7110 Compressor (2)

• Drawmer DS201 Dual Gate (2)

• Yamaha E1010 Analog Delay

• MICROPHONES

• Neumann TLM49

• BeezNeez Isobel

• Cascade Elroy Tube Mic

• Audio-Technica 4033 (2)

• Shure SM81 (2)

• Cascade Fathead Ribbon Mic (2)

• Shure SM57 (8)

• Shure SM58 (2)

• Shure Beta 52

• Shure SM7b

• Electro-Voice 635a

• AKG D112 

EFFECTS PEDALS

• Boss BD-2W Waza Craft Blues Driver Pedal

• Electro-Harmonix Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator Pedal

• MXR CSP026 '74 Vintage Phase 90 Pedal

• TC Electronic June-60 Vintage-Analog Chorus Pedal

• EarthQuaker Devices Sea Machine V3 Chorus Pedal

INSTRUMENTS

• Guitars & Basses

• Gibson Les Paul Studio

• G&L ASAT Telecaster

• Gibson Nighthawk 

• Fender Jazz Bass

• Seagull Acoustic - Peppino D’agostino Signature Series

• Amps

• Fender Hot Rod Deville 

• Ampeg Reverberocket

• Bugera Vintage 55HD

• Farfisa TR60 Deluxe

• Eden Road Runner 600 (bass)

• SWR 550x (bass)

• Vintage Fender Twin Reverb

• Vintage Roland Jazz Chorus

• Peavey Classic 50

• Musicman 212

• Fender Hot Rod Deluxe

• Cabs

• SWR Goliath 6x10

• Fender 1x12

• Demeter ISO Cab

• Drums

• Ludwig Custom 7 piece (made in NC)

• Mapex Saturn Series 7 piece

• Snare Drums

• Legend Phosphur Bronze 6.5 x 14

• 70’s Ludwig Supraphonic 5 x 14

• Ludwig Centennial 6.5 x 13

• Pearl Mirror Chrome Steel Shell 5 x 14

• Mapex Saturn Series 5 x 14

• Pearl Maple Shell Piccolo 2.5 x 14

• Ludwig Custom 5 x 14

• Keyboards

• Triton

• Piano

• Organ

• Recording

• Mixing

• Mastering

• Production

• Audio Books

• Podcasts

• Rehearsal Recordings

• Live Performance Stage Recordings