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MAGRANA STUDIOS is Joan Barbé's own recording studio where he works together with the sound technician, musician and producer Omar Gisbert, making musical productions both for his own projects and for other artists.

The Magrana Studios , led by musicians and producers Joan Barbé and Omar Gisbert , are located on the island of Ibiza (Balearic Islands, Spain), in a totally rural environment and an enviable tranquility. The two rooms that compose it (control room and recording room) are fully acoustically equipped and equipped with a modern design and ideal comfort for music creation.
We have professional technical equipment (Mac, ProTools, Neumann, AKG, Shure, UniversalAudio, Focusrite, SPL, Genelec ...), although, as musicians, we are not only concerned with the technical quality of your recordings, which is very important, but also the musical quality and the realization of your ideas in the way you prefer, adapting to any style (pop, rock, metal, jazz, Latin, classical, electronic).


This is where we do jobs such as:

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MUSICAL PRODUCTION
We carry out all the processes necessary for a production: pre-production, choice of repertoire and musicians to hire (when applicable), recording techniques, musical direction, track editing and mixing.

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DISC RECORDING
You can have both our facilities and our technical equipment for the recording of your album, with a fully qualified sound technician, if you need it.

RECORDING OF MODELS
If you are still not sure about recording a disc, or you do not have the necessary budget for it, we will record your demo obtaining an excellent quality-price result.

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COMPOSITION AND ARRANGEMENTS
If you have lyrics for your songs and you need to compose the music, or if you already have it but need musical arrangements of any kind (for string section, woodwinds, etc.) we offer you all of this plus the completion of the necessary scores and management of the musicians that are needed at the time.
In addition, we make music for television programs, soundtracks and, in general, for any audiovisual product.

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MASTERING
We take care of giving your mix the final optimization necessary in terms of volume and especially color, so that your recording has a competent aural presentation in the market.

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DUPLICATION MANAGEMENT
When your music is captured on a CD, we offer you the management of the ironing of the copies you need, working with any case format and always with professional factories.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

System of recording
* Pro Tools
* Optional: Nuendo, Samplitude, Logic

Controller
* Digidesign C24

Converters
* Apogee Rosetta 800
* Focusrite Octopre
* Digi 003

Monitors
* Genelec 1031A
* Spirit Absolute 2
* Infinity C336

Peripherals
* Universal Audio LA610

* Custom 1073 x 2
* Trident S100
* Focusrite Octopre
* SPL Qure Stereo EQ
* Avalon 737SP

Plugins
* Waves Mercury (API, Eddie Kramer, Maserati, JJ Puig, SSL, V-Series, IR1, L3, Renaissance ...)
* Timeworks Mastering Compressor
* Solid State Logic (Duende Classic)
* JoeeMeek (EQ & Comp)
* Digidesign (Ignition Pack 2)

Virtual instruments
* Native instruments (B4, Akoustic & Elektric Piano, FM7, Pro-53 ...)
* Digidesign (Boom, DB-33, Mini Grand, Structure Free, Time Warp, Vacuum, Xpand2…)
* M-Audio Oxygen 88 Master Keyboard

Microphone
* AKG C451
* AKG C-3000
* AKG 414
* SHURE BETA 52
* SHURE BETA 56
* SHURE SM81
* SHURE SM-57
* SHURE SM 58

* NEUMANN U-87

Headphones
* Beyerdynamic DT 100
* Sennheiser HD 600
* AKG 601

Drums
* Yamaha Stage Custom All Birch (22 ”BD, 10”, 12 ”, 16” TOMS)
* Sonor ProLite Stage (22 ”BD, 10”, 12 ”, 16” TOMS)
* Zildjian K Custom Series

(16 ”18” Crash, 20 ”Ride, 14” Hi-Hat, 8 ”10” Splash, 17 ”China)

* Zildjian Avedis Series (14 "Hi-Hat, 16" Crash, 20 "Ride, 10" Splash)
* Zildjian A Custom Hybrid (16 ”18” Crash, 20 ”Ride, 14” Hi-Hat)
* Ludwig Acrolite Snare - Black Galaxy
* Ludwig Supraphonic Snare Drum
* Sonor 14x5 ProLite Snare
* Sonor 14x8 ProLite Snare
* Optional:

DW Collector's Series Rock Set (24 ”BD, 13” and 16 ”TOMS, 14” SD)

Percussion
* Shaker, tambourine, bongos, djembe, cajon, derbuka, congas, timpani.

Guitars, basses, others
* Gibson Les Paul Custom USA
* Gibson Les Paul Standard USA
* Fender Stratocaster USA
* Fender Telecaster USA
* Epiphone SG Les Paul Custom
* Washburn J28 acoustic guitar
* Alhambra C3-CW spanish guitar
* Fender Jazz Bass USA
* Yamaha Bass BBN5
* Fender Mandoline FM53S
* Framus 12 Strings Acoustic Guitar
* Optional: Gibson Sheryl Crow acoustic guitar, Ken Smith BT5G Bass, Gibson SG Standard, Gretsch White Falcon, Ibanez RG420.

Amplifiers
* Vox AC30 TB
* Fender Twin Reverb 65
* Line 6 Pod XT Pro
* Ampeg SVT 4 pro
* Optional:

Marshall JCM2000, Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier, Fender Hot Rod DeVille.

Guitar pedals
* Boss: OD3, GE7, CS3, CH1, TU2
* Ibanez: TubeScreamer TS9
* Dunlop: Slash Wah
* Electro Harmonix: Memory Man Deluxe, Tube Zipper
* TC Electronic: Vintage Delay, Vintage Distortion, Vintage Compressor
* Line 6: Pod XT Pro

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