About KMH Creative Media

Owner/Engineer
Keith Harancher

At the forefront of today's modern recording, Keith Harancher, founder and owner of KMH Recording Studio, recognizes the ever demanding role that today's engineers play in creative music production. With one foot in old-school equipment, simplicity, and style and the other on the bleeding edge of digital technology, Keith has established himself as an expert.

Keith's passion for music and recording technology, 20+ years of advanced electronics training, and leadership experience are the key ingredients in the great success of the studio, and the force that continues to propel the studio to new heights. His attention to detail and creative input is highly evident through his extensive body of work that spans a wide range of musical styles.

Additionally he has spent time teaching high school Students Audio Engineering as part of the Community Mentorship Program for Southern Maryland.

The Studio

The studio began in 1987 as a personal project studio in Maine, moving to Sicily in 1990, Maryland in 1994, Sardinia in 1997, and officially established in 1999, here in Lusby Maryland's southern peninsula along the banks of the Chesapeake Bay & Patuxent River. Keith's dedication to quality and customer service, resulted in the studio becoming a favorite in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Today the studio is equipped with a diverse blend of state-of-the art recording and mastering equipment, as well as a nice selection of instruments, including some vintage guitars and amps. The studio specializes in providing a comfortable atmosphere, uncompromising quality, all at a price that makes the artist more at ease so they can really perform at their best. Our unique collection of outboard gear and sophisticated Digital Audio Workstation attracts the regions most renowned recording artists as well as many prominent newcomers.

Equipment

CONSOLE: Allen & Heath GL2400 34 Channel

RECORDERS: OTARI MTR-90 MKII 24 Track reel to reel ( Big Fat Analog 2 Inch Tape)

Main Studio Digital Audio Workstation: MAC PRO 8 Core system, NUENDO 4 or CUBASE 6 featuring 4 UAD–2 Quad Powered Plug-in Card, MOTU 24 I/O, M-Audio MIDI sport 8X8, Sony VEGAS PRO 11, Sound Forge, CD Architect, DVD Architect, Adobe Audition.

Photography/Video Workstation/Mastering: MAC PRO 2.8 Gigahertz, 8 Core system, featuring Final Cut Pro, Aperture and Adobe Photoshop CS4, Various Photo Plug-ins, Bias Peak Pro.

Mobile Recording: Asus laptop PC, Alesis HD24, CUBASE 6, MOTU 8-PRE (24Channels)

PRES: API 3124+, SSL Alpha VHD, Manley Langevin DVC, Two Universal Audio 6176's, ART MPA Gold, ART PRO Channel X4, dbx 376, Mackie ONYX 800R.(16 Channels)

MONITORS: Mackie HR824s, Klipsh Synergy F-3's (real world reference), Mix Cubes.(Small Speaker Check).

OUTBOARD:Yamaha REV 500, .

MICS: C418, D112, Audio Technica 4051a's 33r's, ATM 25s, Audix D-6, D-4, Micro-Ds, Rode K2, NTK, NT1s, NT1-As, NT2-A, NT1000s, Neuman KSM105, Sure SM7, SM57s, Beta 58, Sure Controlled Reluctance, KSM 32, SH55, Senheisser 421B, Heil Classic.

PLUG-INS: Universal Audio Plug-ins Various, WaveArts Power Suite, OZONE 3, Trash, Spectron, Drumagogg (with Steven Slate Signature Series), Antares Auto-tune EVO, Harmony Engine and more,Celemony Melodyne, Soundsoap Pro, NI Guitar RIG, NI submersible Drumcore, IK-Multimeda Amplitube 2, AMPEG SVX, T-Racks, Classic Studio Reverbs.

Virtual Instruments: Native Instruments Akoustik Piano, NI Electric Pianos, NI B4 II, Steinberg Grand 2, Groove Agent, HALion Player, MOTU Symphonic Instrument, EASTWEST Bosendorfer 290, Toontracks Superior Drummer with various kits, EMU-Emulator X Vintage Pro Volume 1, 2 & 3, Virtuoso.

Keyboards: Alesis QS8.2.

MISCELLANEOUS: ART SGX-2000 Express, SANSAMP, POD PRO, Marshall JCM 2000 TSL60 AVT 150H, Carvin x-100 tube amp, Epiphone Valve Jr., Fender 57 Tweed Deluxe (Hand Wired), MESA Dual Rectifier, Tech21 60 watt, GIBSON GA-30 (1948), Supro (Circa 1960s), Peavey Wiggy Stack, TRAYNOR Custom Vintage, Pearl Export series with Zildjian Cymbals