Wellspring Sound Recording Studio

Hey Friends, Louise Grasmere and I. have been pals for over 25 years, and her talents and power continue to amaze me. Lots of you may know her as the featured soloist in decades of Mystic Chorale concerts, where her big-as-a-mountain voice fills any room she's in, but I'm here to tell you about one of her hidden super powers: she's a wonderful songwriter! We're doing a concert in Acton at 7 PM on Wednesday, October 23 for Asheville flood relief ( all proceeds go to Hearts With Hands in Asheville), and you'll get a chance to hear some of her amazing songs, along with some of mine, for a great cause. Accompanying us on percussion will be the unstoppable Linda Shoemaker. The concert is being held at the New View Common House, 25 Half Moon Hill, in West Acton. There's a suggested donation of $20, more or less as you're able. Hope you can make it !!

We recently did a listening test/shootout between our 1961 Neumann U-47, which we’ve had since 1989, and the Heiserman H-47, which we’ve had since last week. The results weren’t surprising: the old guy had more low-end richness, and the H-47 had more sizzle/clarity up top. Which one won? I’d say it depends on the singer,and it depends on the application, but the two of them together sounded amazing!

We love the new remixed-for-stereo version of Sgt Pepper, and we've decided to host a listening party on some really nice speakers at the studio in about 2 weeks. We're still working out the date, so please message us if you're interested and we'll let you know! You can also leave a message on the studio's phone at 978-263-9246. Light refreshments will be served....

Phantom -powered ribbon microphones have been around a little over 10 years, and we've got a few of them, but until recently, we've never had a stereo ribbon mic. This new Royer SF24 sounds amazing on pianos , violins, anything with strings, and we can't wait to try it on horns! The other cool thing about phantom-powered ribbons is that they have as much output as a normal condenser microphone, so there's there's no more having to crank the preamp on quiet instruments to get enough level from them