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Welcome to our BLUE HOME
My name is Halyn Betchkal. I'm a professional acoustician, spectromorphologist and explorer (packraft | foot | classic ski). Within our BLUE HOME I operate a studio space ideal for recording low-amplitude music and spoken word. I am dedicated to providing affordable acoustic consultation for Alaskans and the wider world, remotely or in-person. Please contact me for a quote.
Our location in Yedatene Na , a.k.a. the Native Village of Cantwell, offers wild surroundings and natural quietude. Like much of Alaska, we enjoy an extremely quiet ambient acoustic environment for portions of the winter months (LAeq,1s [12.5 - 20000 Hz] ≤ 15 dB). We actively eliminate mechanical noise sources indoors, in part by heating with a wood stove. This allows for excellent signal-to-noise ratio in the Blue Home studio space.
We are proud to offer analog recording approaches via 2-track and 4-track magnetic tape as well as a range of digital and computational approaches to stereophonic production. We work with all kinds of artists, but the space best accommodates soloists, duets, or trios. We can flexibly host a small number of people for multi-day sessions.
If you have older media you need digitized or embedded with metadata, we can do that too.
We are located within walking/skiing distance (~1 km) from the boundary of Denali National Park and Ahtna lands . There are excellent whitewater and camping opportunities in our region.
- For more information on equipment and records we have contributed to, visit our studio page.