find your sound

Since 2001, Clearwave Recording Studio has been a sanctuary for the creative spirit. Sessions at Clearwave are private, focused, and fun — the kind of sessions where ideas come to life and performances find their magic. This isn’t a museum, a recording school, or a studio in some weird guy’s house. It’s a freestanding converted warehouse tucked away in the gritty down of Decatur, Alabama — close to area bars, barbecue joints, and a place for bands to crash when the night runs long.

Inside, the studio feels lived-in and inspiring. You can feel the ghosts of great players who came before, chasing the same thing. It smells like tubes, tape, and classic instruments — instruments that invite you to pick one up and see what happens.

The space is designed to record bands live for that raw, electrifying feel, or one instrument at a time when precision matters. The gear is based on a holy grail of an analog foundation, supported by digital tools to push you music into the future — the best of both worlds.

Musicians flock to Clearwave for the vibe, the privacy, and most importantly — the sound.

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Clearwave is a private recording studio, not open to the public. We will happily show the studio and discuss future projects by appointment only. Please respect our privacy, the privacy or our neighbors, and the privacy of our artists. Please don't show up at Clearwave unannounced. We hate that. Contact us at clearwavestudio@me.com to make an appointment.

gear

INSTRUMENTS/AMPS

Hammond B3 with 122 Leslie and PR20 tone cabinet
Yamaha Birch Custom recording drums-20" ,16", 13", 12", 10".
Pearl Masters Birch-22"x 18"
Gretsch USA Bell Brass Custom Snare 14 x 6.5
Ludwig Black Beauty snare 14 x 6.5
Gretsch Hand Hammered Snare Custom 14 x 6.5
Tama Maple snare-14 x 5.5
Ludwig Acrolite Black Galaxy 14 x 5.5
Zildjian A Custom 14" Hats, 17" Crash, 19" Crash
Zildjian Adedis vintage ride
Friedman PT20 "Pink Taco"
Marshall 100 watt plexi amp
Marshall 4x12 Slant
Marshall 212
Fender Pro tweed 1951 amp
Fender Pro Reverb 1968 amp
Yamaha p255 digital piano
Ampeg V4B 1971 bass amp
Ampeg SVT II 1989
Ampeg 4x10 Cabinet (2)
Ampeg 1x15 Cabinet
Solar Powered Skin Flute
Wurlitzer 200b 1977 Electric piano
Farfisa Music Chord
Federal Lap Steel Guitar
National Accordion
Spector NS-2 bass
Fender P bass USA
Fender Jazz Bass USA
Fender P Bass 1954 Reissue
Modulus 5 String Bass
Kawai fretless bass
Apollo beatle bass japan
Fender Deluxe guitar amp
Gibson Super Goldtone 212

PEDALS

EBS COMP
EarthQuaker Acapulco Gold
MXR Octave
MXR Envelope Filter
MXR Sub Machine
Fulltone OCD
Glittery Box Guitar Player Impresser
Fulltone Tremolo
Ampeg SCI
MXR Flange
MXR Carbon Copy
MXR Phase 90
T.C. Electronic Spark
Turbo Rat Vintage
Demeter Tremlator
Dunlop WAH
Digitech Wammy

DAW

2021 16" MacBook Pro M1 Pro (portable)
Logic Pro
ProTools 2025
Final Cut Pro
Universal Audio Apollo X16
Universal Audio Apollo X8p
Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO Thunderbolt 3
24 Inputs 28 Outputs
1.21 Gigawatt 88mph Flux Capacitor
SSL Motorized fader Automation

DAW PLUG-INS

Universal Audio UAD complete
Plugin Alliance MEGA pack
Fabfilter
Soundtoys
Softube Weiss Mastering Suite
Waves
Mine Sweeper
Solid State Logic

CONSOLE

Otari Status 18r 96 input analog console
Eagle analog automation and full recall
Mogami wired patchbay

RECORDING MACHINES

MCI JH24-2 inch/24 track analog tape machine
Otari MTR 10-1/4 inch 2 track master analog tape machine
Universal Audio Apollo X- 24 track HiRes digital

MIC PREAMPS

API 3124+ (4) 16 channels
Heritage Audio 1073 4 channels
Chandler Limited TG 2 Abbey Road
Langevin AM4 channel strips (2)
Nichols Custom Transformer Balanced mic pre (2)

MONITOR SECTION

ATC SCM12 PRO mixing monitors
Dynaudio BM6a active monitors
KRK 8000 passive monitors
Yamaha NS-10 passive monitors
Acoustic Research AR18s monitors
JBL LSR308 active monitors
Crown Macro Reference power amp
Crown Macro 2400 modified power amp
Hear Technologies Hearback Octo-6 stations
OZ Audio Q mix (6 headphone mixes)
Sony V6 headphones (2)
Sony MDR 7506 (8)
Sony v700 Headphones
Mega Blaster-producer bullhorn
Fostex t20 (2) headphones
AKG 240 (2) headphones
Sennheiser HD598 headphones

ROOM DIMENSIONS

Control Room 12x14x10
Tracking Room 22x18x10
Vocal Booth 10x12x8
Drum Booth 12x14x8
Guitar Amp Closet 5x10x10

VIDEO

Canon R8
Canon EOS DSLR (2)
GoPro HERO (3)
Newer LED light tree (3)
Canon 1.4 5o mm lens
Canon 1.4 24 mm lens
20x20 Green screen

PROCESSING

Retro Instruments Sta-Level compressor
API 2500 master bus compressor
API 5500 master bus/track EQ
Purple Audio MC77 compressor
Tube-Tech PE 1C tube equalizer
Empirical Labs Distressor (2)
DBX 160 x (2)
SPL Transient Designer
Urei LA 4
Valley People 610 vintage analog compressor
BSS DPR 402 compressor
Blackout Technologies Sassy Drummer Taser (2)
Aphex 612 noise gate
ART Pro VLA compressor

EFFECTS

Lexicon 300 reverb
Lexicon PCM 90 reverb
Yamaha D5000 delay
Yamaha D1500 delay (2)
Yamaha SPX 990 effects
Yamaha SPX 90II effects
Yamaha Rev 7 reverb
LoVerb Flatuence Generator
T.C. Electronic D Two delay
ADA TFX4
Accuverb Analog spring reverb
Hammond custom spring reverb
Ibanez/Sony SDR-1000 reverb

MICROPHONES

Alder Audio h44 ribbon (4)
Flea U47
Neumann U87ai
Neumann TLM 193
Earthworks SR25 (2)
Austrian Audio OC818 (2)
Austrian Audio OC16 (2)
Sounddelux 195 (2)
Sennheiser 421 (4)
Shure SM7b
AKG 451 (2)
Audio Technica 4050
Heil PR-30 (2)
EV 408 (2)
Audix D4 (2)
Audio Technica 4051 (2)
Shure SM57 (4)
Shure SM58 (2)
Shure SM 81 (2)
Shure Beta 52
Shure Green Bullet
AKG D112
Countryman type 85 FET DI (4)
Radial J48 Active DI (2)
JMK Audio Custom Passive DI (4)
Raven Labs MDB-1
Retrospec Audio Juice Box tube DI
Radial McBoost
Heil Blue Fin

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