Second Story Sound Studios

Second Story Sound Studios is an analog and digital recording studio located just outside of Philadelphia in beautiful West Chester, PA. The studio is owned and operated by Mike Bardzik and Dave Free.

SSSS offers 16 track analog and 24 track digital recording as well as Digidesign ProTools.

There is a live room and three isolated rooms, as well as a comfortable lounge room with TV, video games, broadband internet, coffee maker, and refrigerator.

Second Story Sound Studios is a fun and comfortable place to make a record, so give Mike a call to discuss rates, recording, music, sideburns or pork barbeque.

(610) 996-0226 | email | myspace

Partial Client List

  • A Division
  • Adam to Earth
  • Balcony Boys
  • The Boils
  • The Bridge Band
  • Beneath the Tide
  • Burning Artist
  • Cardinals and Saints
  • Cannibal Cow
  • Count Von Count
  • Dirty Tactics
  • Hoots and Hellmouth
  • Jim Love and the Blue Groove
  • The Krays
  • Lauren Adams
  • L'envoi
  • Let Down
  • Lighten Up!
  • Madison Hotels
  • Mischief Brew
  • Murder Texas
  • Protagonist
  • Renegade
  • See Level
  • Split 2nd
  • Three and a Half Stars
  • Tommy Murray
  • Valerie Oswald

Consoles and Recorders

  • Amek/TAC Scorpion 28x8
  • Apple PowerMac G4
  • Mackie Digital 8 bus
  • Otari MX-70 1" 16 track
  • Scully 280-B ¼"
  • Mackie HDR24
  • Digidesign Pro Tools M Powered

Monitors

  • Mackie HR824 Active Powered Monitors
  • AKG, Sony, Sennheiser Headphones

Outboard

  • Bellari 583 Stereo Tube Limiter
  • Blonder Tongue Audio Baton
  • D.W. Fearn VT-1 tube preamp
  • DBX 160X (2)
  • DBX 263X
  • FMR RNC (2)
  • Homemade stereo tube preamp
  • Universal Audio 1176ln
  • Yamaha SPX 90 (2)

Microphones

  • ADK Area 51 tube mic
  • AKG C451B (2)
  • AKG C1000S
  • AKG D112
  • AT 4041
  • AT 4030 (2)
  • AT 4050
  • Audix D1 (2)
  • Audix D6
  • CAD Equitek E300
  • EV Pl20
  • Microtech Gefell UM70
  • MXL V67
  • Sennheiser 421 (2)
  • Sennheiser E604
  • Shiny Box 23 Ribbon Mic
  • Shure SM57 (5)
  • Shure SM58 (4)
  • Shure SM94 (2)

Instruments/Amps/Miscellaneous

  • Ampeg "Lee Jackson" VL1002 guitar amplifier
  • Ampeg V9 9x10 guitar speaker cabinet
  • BLB 2x12 Custom guitar speaker cabinet
  • Fender Rhodes Seventy-Three (sometimes)
  • G&L Legacy Special
  • G&L SB2
  • Gibson Les Paul Swamp Ash Studio
  • Hammond M3 w/ Leslie and instrument preamp
  • Harmonium
  • Jenco Vibraphone
  • Kurzweil M2500
  • Marshall Classic 4x12 guitar speaker cabinet
  • Mesa Boogie 1x12 open-back guitar speaker cabinet
  • Mesa Boogie 4x12 guitar speaker cabinet
  • Sundown guitar amplifier
  • Roland Juno 106
  • Roland KC500 keyboard amplifier
  • SansAmp Bass Driver DI

Drums and Cymbals

  • 1971 Gretsch Drumset
  • 1960's Gretsch 5"x14" snare drum
  • 1960's Hayman drumset (like Ludwig)
  • 1940's Leedy 6.5"x14" snare drum
  • 1960's Ludwig 5"x14" snare drum
  • Ludwig 6.5"x14" hand hammered black beauty
  • Premier Gen-x drumset
  • Premier Heavy Rock Nine snare drum (brass shell)
  • Premier Heavy Rock Nine snare drum (brass on birch)
  • Premier Project 1 7"x14" snare drum
  • Premier 2000 snare drum
  • Premier Black Shadow 7"x14" snare drum
  • Yamaha Stage Custom drumset
  • 13" Istanbul Agop hi hats
  • 14" Paiste Crunch hats
  • 13" Sabian Fusion hats
  • 14" Sabian AAX stage hats
  • 16" Paiste sig full crash
  • 18" Paiste Rude
  • 16" Zildjian K Custom crash
  • 16" Zildjian K crash
  • 18" Zildjian A Custom crash
  • 19" Zildjian A Custom Projection crash
  • 20" Vintage Zildjian Ride
  • 20" Vintage Zildjian Constantinople Sizzle ride
  • 20" Paiste Signature Dry Ride
  • 20" Sabian AAX Metal Ride
  • 18" Wuhan China
  • Various percussion

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