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About Cat’s Away Studio

We are located in the central Piedmont of North Carolina, near the Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill “Triangle” region.

Our studio plans adopt a single room approach, with the main room being approximately 700 square feet in size with a 12’ ceiling. Our goal is to provide a space where musicians can comfortably play and record together, as a band, in the same room.

The shell was built in early 2006, and while interior construction hasn’t yet begun, we’re already doing useful work. Great Big Gone’s first studio album, “Threadbare Heart”, was recorded here and released on the 4th of July 2008, The Second String Band has recorded demos here and will begin working on an album this fall, and progressive rock band Kill Tim’s Grass are currently mixing and recording final overdubs for their upcoming album here.

Our equipment includes a Mackie 24.8 console and HR824 monitors housed in a custom desk, an Alesis HD24 recorder, and a DAW running XP Pro and Adobe Audition with a Mark of the Unicorn 828mk2. We have several high-quality outboard microphone preamps from Hamptone and Auble Systems, as well as a custom LA-2A Leveling Amplifier. The mic locker includes Audio Technica, Shure & Oktava condensers, a pair of Beyer M260 ribbons, an EV RE-20, and a selection of Shure dynamics.

To see a few pictures of the studio in its current state, click here.