Craft Your Sonic Masterpiece
Welcome to AuraTone Studios, where India's vibrant musical soul finds its voice. We provide an unparalleled recording experience, blending legendary analog warmth with cutting-edge digital precision. Whether you are a solo artist, a full band, or a film composer, our spaces are engineered for creative perfection.
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Pristine Acoustics
Our studios are acoustically designed by world-renowned acousticians, featuring variable room acoustics to suit any project. From the tight, controlled sound of our vocal booths to the expansive, rich reverberation of our live rooms, every space is a finely tuned instrument. We've utilized a combination of diffusion, absorption, and bass trapping techniques, employing materials like rockwool, custom-built wooden diffusers, and fabric paneling to eliminate standing waves and flutter echoes, ensuring that what you record is the true sound of your performance, untainted by room coloration. This meticulous attention to acoustic detail provides a transparent canvas for your creativity, allowing for cleaner mixes and more impactful final masters.
Iconic Analog Gear
Experience the magic of analog with our curated collection of vintage and modern equipment. At the heart of our control rooms lie legendary consoles like the Neve 8078 and SSL 4000 G+, famed for their character, punch, and musical EQs. Our racks are filled with coveted outboard gear, including Urei 1176 compressors, Teletronix LA-2A leveling amplifiers, and Pultec EQP-1A equalizers. This equipment is not just hardware; it's a part of music history, having shaped the sound of countless classic albums. We ensure every piece is meticulously maintained and calibrated by our in-house technicians, giving you reliable access to the authentic sounds that digital plugins can only aspire to emulate, adding depth and dimension to your sound.
Digital Powerhouse
We seamlessly integrate the best of the analog world with state-of-the-art digital technology. Our studios are equipped with the latest Pro Tools HDX systems, high-end Apogee and Burl converters for flawless audio capture, and a comprehensive suite of plugins from Universal Audio, Waves, FabFilter, and Soundtoys. This hybrid approach offers limitless creative possibilities, combining analog warmth during tracking with the precision, flexibility, and recall capabilities of a digital workflow during editing and mixing. Our systems are powered by Mac Pro workstations, ensuring robust performance even with the most demanding track counts and processing chains, so your session runs smoothly without technical interruptions.
Engineered for Excellence
Microphone Locker
Our microphone collection is a treasure trove for any vocalist or instrumentalist. It features timeless classics like the Neumann U 47 and U 67, known for their rich, warm vocal sound, and the AKG C414 for its versatility on everything from pianos to drum overheads. For dynamic punch, we offer Shure SM7Bs and Electro-Voice RE20s, staples for broadcasting and aggressive vocals. Our ribbon mic collection includes the Royer R-121 and vintage RCA 77-DXs, perfect for capturing the natural sound of electric guitars and brass. Each microphone is a tool with a unique character, and our experienced engineers are on hand to help you select the perfect one to capture the essence of your performance, ensuring every nuance is faithfully translated into the recording.
Monitoring & Playback
Accurate monitoring is non-negotiable for critical listening and mixing decisions. Our control rooms are equipped with industry-standard main monitors like the ATC SCM200ASL Pro, providing unparalleled accuracy and dynamic range. For near-field monitoring, we offer a selection including Yamaha NS-10Ms, Genelec 8351Bs, and ADAM Audio S3Vs, allowing you to reference your mix on different systems to ensure it translates perfectly to the outside world. All our rooms have been calibrated using Sonarworks SoundID Reference to create a flat, trustworthy listening environment. This commitment to monitoring accuracy means you can mix with confidence, knowing that what you hear in the studio is what your audience will hear everywhere else.
Our Creative Process
Consultation & Pre-Production
Every great record starts with a great plan. Our process begins with an in-depth consultation where we discuss your artistic vision, sonic goals, and technical requirements. We delve into your influences, desired sound palette, and arrangement ideas. This pre-production phase is crucial for maximizing your studio time. We help with song mapping, tempo decisions, and instrumentation choices. Our engineers will collaborate with you to devise a comprehensive recording strategy, including microphone selection and signal chain planning, ensuring that from the moment you press 'record', every decision is purposeful and aligned with your creative objectives. This preparation phase demystifies the technical process and builds a strong foundation for a successful and efficient session.
Tracking & Recording
This is where your music comes to life. With the groundwork laid, the tracking phase is all about capturing the definitive performance. Our engineers are masters of creating a comfortable and inspiring atmosphere, allowing you to perform at your best. Whether you're tracking a full band live off the floor to capture raw energy or meticulously overdubbing layer by layer for a polished production, we have the space, gear, and expertise to facilitate your workflow. We focus on getting the sound right at the source, using our premium microphones, preamps, and compressors to shape the tone on the way in. We meticulously manage gain staging and signal flow to ensure pristine audio quality, free from noise and distortion, preserving the integrity of every single take.
Mixing & Post-Production
The mixing stage is where we balance, sculpt, and polish the raw tracks into a cohesive and emotionally resonant song. Our engineers use a hybrid approach, combining the sonic character of our analog consoles and outboard gear with the surgical precision of digital tools. We carefully balance levels, pan instruments to create a wide stereo image, and apply EQ and compression to ensure every element has its own space in the mix. Creative effects like reverb, delay, and modulation are used to build atmosphere and depth. We provide attended sessions where you can give real-time feedback, as well as remote mixing services with revision rounds, ensuring the final mix perfectly matches the sound you hear in your head.
Mastering & Delivery
Mastering is the final step, the crucial quality control process that prepares your music for distribution. Our mastering engineers take your final mix and apply subtle adjustments to optimize its loudness, dynamic range, and tonal balance for all playback systems—from high-end stereos to earbuds and streaming platforms. Using a dedicated mastering suite with specialized EQs, compressors, and limiters, we ensure your music sounds polished, professional, and competitive. We create final master files in various formats (WAV, MP3, Apple Digital Masters) and provide you with ISRC code embedding. This final touch ensures your artistic vision is translated with maximum impact and clarity to your listeners worldwide.
What Artists Say
"AuraTone isn't just a studio; it's a creative sanctuary. The moment I stepped in, the vibe was perfect. The engineers are not just technicians, they are musicians who understand the artist's journey. The Neve console gave my tracks a warmth I've only dreamed of. An absolutely transformative experience for my debut album."- Priya Sharma, Indie-Folk Artist
"As a producer, the hybrid workflow at AuraTone is a game-changer. Tracking drums in their massive live room and then being able to tweak everything with their extensive plugin collection gave us the best of both worlds. The technical support is top-tier. We achieved a massive, punchy sound that we couldn't get anywhere else in India. Highly recommended."- Rohan Mehta, Music Producer
"We recorded the score for our latest film here. The acoustics in Studio A were phenomenal for our string section, and the ability to sync to picture was flawless. The team was professional, efficient, and incredibly accommodating to our tight schedule. The final sound was immersive and cinematic, beyond our expectations. A truly world-class facility."- Vikram Singh, Film Composer
Our Creative Spaces
"Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents."
- Ludwig van Beethoven