Launched in summer 2022 by Yellow Leaf Music, Yellow Leaf Studio is a recording studio in the “producer’s studio” format, set in the Chevreuse valley on the Saclay plateau (Villiers-le-Bâcle, Essonne), close to Paris-Saclay University, the RER B line and the future Metro line 18.
Our services
- Recording, mixing and mastering
- Composition and arrangements in a range of styles
- Production of demos and masters in CD quality or high resolution, up to 24-bit / 192 kHz
- Recording at your home or at your events
The studio is particularly well suited to acoustic recordings (voice and guitar), arranging and editing. We work with arrangers and partner studios so that we can draw on the widest possible resources.
Equipment
Instruments
- Yamaha UX upright piano (1.35 m, spruce soundboard, handcrafted), on request
- Gretsch Catalina drum kit (Evans G2 heads, Zultan Q cymbals)
- Kustom and Vox AC30 amps, Marshall tube amp
- Full-size (4/4) violin, tin whistles
- Yamaha Clavinova, Roland electronic drum kit, Nektar Impact LX88 and Akai MPK mini keyboards
- Many virtual instruments (Spitfire Audio, 8Dio…)
Recording gear
- Neumann TLM 103
- Neumann KM 184 stereo pair
- Oktava MK-012 stereo pair with interchangeable capsules (cardioid to omnidirectional)
- Shure SM57, Sennheiser e906
- Other microphones available or for hire according to your needs
- MOTU interfaces and preamps (896 mk3, 828ES, Traveler, 8pre), E-MU, Allen & Heath, dbx, Mackie, Zoom R16: plenty of simultaneous tracks
For a truly distinctive sound, feel free to bring your own instruments and amps.
Book the studio
Quotes and bookings: contact@yellow-leaf-music.com or 06 08 45 94 65.