C. Sainz on SoundBetter

As it sounds in your head, I´ll put it on your speakers.

I am a musician, producer and sound engineer with more than 25 years of experience. I have worked both live and in the studio with dozens of artists.

I have composed and recorded the original music for many documentaries of companies like Transglobe Films and Explora Films, directed by well-known filmmakers such as Manuel Morales or Gerardo Olivares (who was awarded with the "Espiga de Oro" at the Valladolid Film Festival).

I still have the same passion and enthusiasm with which I started and I would be happy to mix or produce your project in my studio.

I have a wonderful Solid State Logic 4000 E/G 64 input analog mixer in perfect condition. My main DAW is Pro Tools nurtured with a huge collection of pro audio plug ins from various top brands. I can also import sessions from Logic Pro.

I have multiple peripheral processing equipment both analog and digital. Modern and Vintage.

By the way, in a few weeks we will install an original Studer A800 24-track 2-inch recorder completely restored and overhauled so we can play with it ;)

Would love to hear from you. Click the contact button above to get in touch.

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by Javier
I can only say about this guy that he is a great producer and music arranger. His work is a good example of well produced music. Talented man.
by javier olabarri
I’ve worked for so long with Carlos in his studio. He worked in 9 records made for the best 9 emerging bands in Spain as a part of the Contest Vodafone yu Music Talent.

The result was always perfect: the quality, the cost, the timing, the empathy, the intuition with the artists…Always better than predicted. His dedication & knowledge is incredible. His productions skills are very amazing.

I will work with him again, and I would always recommend him!

Interview with C. Sainz

Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Carlos Baute "30 Years Live" Mixes
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both. Two Beautiful and compatible worlds.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: We have a hybrid mixing system, on the one hand the work is prepared, organized and edited in Pro Tools but the final mix is done in our wonderful SSL 4000 E/G 64 Channels We have a variety of analog peripheral equipment. Compressors: Distressor EL8 and EL8-X, Daking Fet III (ST/dual mono), Summit Audio DCL 200 (ST), Elysia Xpressor (ST), and DBX 160 (2). Pre Amps: SSL preamps (64 chnn desk itself) Summit Audio TPA 200B (6), Universal Audio 610-2 (2), Great River(1), Shadow Hills Mono Gamma(2). Equalizers: Api 550A, Harrison 32 EQ and SSL (64). De esser Drawmer MX 50(ST), BBE Sonic Maximizer (4), We also have several hardware processing units: Lexicon 480, TC 6000, Sony Mu R201, Yamaha SPX 900, Roland SRV 2000, TC Voice one, TC D two, TC G Major. We have a tremendous variety of top plug-ins: Universal Audio Spark, Plug In Alliance Mega L, Waves, Celemony Melodyne Studio, etc. Too many to put them all here ;) We have also a very large library of sounds and virtual instruments ( again too many to list here). Speakers: Dynaudio BM15A ATC scm 20sl (Bryston power amp) ADAM S4-A Quested H 108 Rupert Neve RNHP Precision headphone amplifier. Converters: Universal Audio 2192 Apogee AD8000 Pro Tools 192 SSL 2 We will soon have a Studer A800 2-inch tape recorder fully overhauled and repaired!!! We also have a wide selection of electric and acoustic guitars(Fender, The Heritage, Ibanez, Charvel, Taylor, Alhambra) effect pedals, guitar amps (Fender, George, Randall, Marshall, Mesa Boogie), basses and other instruments such as: Yamaha U1 Upright Piano, Mandolin "The Loar", Portuguese Guitar, HB Banjo, Lap Steel Gretsch 5700 with Duesenberg Multibender, Gretsch Amplisonic Dobro, Ukulele, Jupiter Tenor Trombone, Moog Theremin.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: People like Chris Lord Alge, Greg Wells, Dan Huff, Bob Clearmountain, Peter Gabriel, John Mayer, Andrew Schepps, Miles Davies, Red Garland... It´s a huge list and also varied.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: My work is very varied, I usually mix and master songs for my clients but I also make recordings in the studio, compose arrangements for various styles of music and work regularly as a producer of projects from scratch. Other times my services are limited to editing and tuning vocal tracks or instruments (from vocals to piano, guitars or tuba). I am also an instrumental musician. I specialize in electric guitar but I can play mandolin, Portuguese guitar, acoustic guitar, Lap Steel with multibender and banjo rhythm passages. I can also write for piano, strings and winds.