# Tech & Craft: The Control Room Blueprint
## The Recording Philosophy: Captured Live to Tape
Every song under the Brian Givance banner is built to give you the experience of a live performance captured straight in the studio. Every chord is played live on the keys, every harmony is layered by hand, and every vocal is tracked to honor the raw, breathing presence of a real room before any studio polish takes over.
## The Studio Setup & Hardware Stack
* **Primary Workstation (DAW):** Avid Pro Tools 11
* **Keyboard & Workstation:** Roland FA-06 Music Workstation (Manual synth programming & organic sound design)
* **Vocal Signal Chain:** Avantone CV-12 Tube Condenser Microphone
* **Monitoring & Acoustics:** JBL Studio Monitors, Steven Slate VSX Modeling Headphones & Custom Acoustic Isolation Booth
* **Tracking Workflow:** Dedicated direct cable pass-throughs for uncompressed audio signal integrity
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## The 16-Track Organic Production Constraint
To preserve sonic clarity and emotional intent, all Pop/R&B blended compositions follow a disciplined 16-track live workflow:
1. **Drums & Rhythm Section:** Dynamic, unquantized human feel
2. **Bass Line:** Warm, organic low-end grounding
3. **Core Instrumentation:** Roland FA-06 manual chord progressions & melodic phrasing
4. **Orchestral Layers:** Custom arrangement of strings & orchestral accents
5. **Lead & Lead FX:**
6. **Harmonies & Vocal Stems:** Hand-layered vocal arrangements
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## Contact & Sync Licensing
* **Publisher / PRO:** ASCAP
* **Direct Sync & Licensing Inquiries:** Contact via [briankgmusic.com](https://briankgmusic.com)
## Production Secrets & Studio Details
* **Mic Proximity & Tone:** Lead vocals on "But If You Stay" were tracked 4–6 inches off the Avantone CV-12 tube capsule to capture maximum proximity effect and warm chest resonance without heavy EQing.
* **The Live Take Experience** Vocal takes are performed end-to-end to capture the true emotional arc of a real performance, relying on pure vocal control and physical room presence.
* **Hand-Built Isolation:** All tracking takes place in a custom isolation booth hand-constructed with dense acoustic baffling for a dead, uncolored room response.