AMPLIFY Recording Studio
Amplify is a professional recording studio located inside of Nuçi’s Space, a musicians’ resource and mental health nonprofit in Athens GA.
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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.
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To book a session at AMPLIFY, email us at amplify@nuci.org.
Hourly rate starts at $32/hr including a Nuçi’s Space engineer.
Reservations are a minimum of 2 hours and a maximum of 10 hours.
50% deposit is required to book and is non-refundable within 48hours of the reservation.
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50% Deposit is required at the time of booking. The remaining balance is due at the end of your session.
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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
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Recording
Mixing
Mastering
Production
Audio Books
Podcasts
Rehearsal Recordings
Live Performance Stage Recordings
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Community engineers can rent out our studio space to record their own clients, while being a part of a network that includes Amplify customers and other engineers. Click here to apply to be a community engineer and/ or scroll below to learn more!
Photos by Justin Evans Photography
COMMUNITY ENGINEER PROGRAM
The focus of Amplify's Community Engineer Program is to create a network of engineers and artists. We provide the opportunity to creatives in our community to work in a professional and welcoming studio environment at an affordable price. Community engineers can rent out our studio space to record their own clients, while being a part of a network that includes Amplify customers and other engineers.
Through our application process, we will review candidates interested in becoming Nuçi’s Space-approved Community Engineers. Once reviews are complete, the engineer will be invited to an in-person studio orientation, held monthly or on an as-needed basis. We hope that the musicians and engineers who help us build this program will become the storytellers and teachers planting the seeds for healthy communities in Athens, GA and beyond.
For more information on Community Engineer Policies click here.
For more information about Amplify studio, please email us at amplify@nuci.org.