Mapa Studios

Mapa Studios is a three-room recording studio on NW 79th Avenue in Doral, about 10 minutes from Miami International Airport. The site describes the Miami studio as a Rimas Entertainment facility; Mapa Studios also has a location in Madrid. According to Mapa, past clients of the Miami rooms include Maluma, Bad Bunny, Karol G, Akon and Timbaland, and its project list includes Bad Bunny’s YHLQMDLG and Karol G’s Bichota.

Studios

• Studio A: the flagship room, built around an SSL XL 9088K console, with a 540-square-foot live room, an automated Yamaha DC7A Disklavier grand, a Yamaha C7 grand, a Yamaha Stage Custom drum kit, Augspurger Quatro and Amphion monitors and an interactive LED lighting system that responds to the music. It holds about 15 people and is also used for social media events and photo and film shoots.
• Studio B: a 48-channel SSL Duality Delta console, a Slate Raven MTi touchscreen in the booth, voice-controlled LED lighting and Augspurger Duo monitors, for up to 7 people.
• Studio C: Prism Dream ADA-8XR converters, API 3124+ preamps and Augspurger Duo 8 monitors, for vocals, overdubs and precision recording with up to 5 people.

Key gear

Studio A’s outboard includes Gordon Model 5 and AMS Neve 1081 preamps, a Manley Vox Box, Tube-Tech CL-1B, Teletronix LA-2A and Shadow Hills compressors, a Chandler TG12413 limiter, a Pultec EQP-1A, a Bricasti M7 reverb and a BURL B80 Mothership converter, with a Hearback cue system.

Engineers, hours and booking

In-house engineers and producers are available, and outside engineers and producers are welcome. Mapa is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with free parking on site. Rooms are booked online with a three-hour minimum.