DIGITAL FIDELITY STUDIOS
Digital Fidelity Studios was founded in 1995 by Mekaal Hasan as an audio production facility to cater to the burgeoning demand for professionally recorded audio in the fledgling music industry in Pakistan.
AUDIO PRODUCTION TOOLS
As a producer/engineer, DFS is enabled with the following tools/software
System: Mac Pro Tower (mid 2012)
DAW: Logic X
Sound Card: RME Fireface 800
Plugins: Waves, UAD, Slate, Melodyne, Fab Filter
Outboard Pre-Amps: Avalon, RME, Golden Age
Outboard Effects: Lexicon PCM60/PCM80/LXP1, Ensoniq DP/4, Effectron 1024 DDL
Monitors: Genelec 1031A’s, JBL LSR305 with LSR301 Sub
Mics: Audix D2/D6/D4/I5, Audio-Technica 4033/4040/4031/4050/ATM25, Neumann U87AI, Rode NTK, AKG 414, Shure SM57/SM58
DI Boxes: Radial, Whirlwind
AUDIO ENGINEERING, MIXING, MASTERING & PRODUCTION
Mixing and mastering engineer for TV show Pepsi Battle of the Bands winner, “Bayaan”, Season 4 in 2019.
Mixing and mastering engineer for TV show Coke Studio Season 11 in 2018.
Producer, Arranger and Mixing Engineer on nationally and internationally released records by Junoon, Zeb and Haniya, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Noori, Ali Azmat and Atif Aslam amongst others. The scope of the work ranges from live Qawalli recordings and Sufi Rock records to roots based folk and traditional music.
Producer Jingles and Commercials for multinational clients (Nestle, Sony Ericson, Telenor and Warid Telecom) , as well as retail outlets and stores (Sapphire, Zara Shahjehan).
Audio Mix and Mastering engineer for national channels including Indus TV, MTV, ARY’s ‘The Muzik’ and Geo’s ‘Aag TV’.
PRODUCED & ENGINEERED: ALBUMS
2014 We Are Your Friends – Poor Rich Boy
2012 Qawalii Volume 2 – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
2010 Qawalii Volume 1 – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
2008 Klashinfolk - Ali Azmat
2008 Chup - Zeb and Haniya
2007 Boondh - Jal
2007 Apna Muqaam Paida Kar – Various Artists (National Sufi Council)
2007 Volume I & II – CoVEN
2005 Peeli Patti Aur Raja Jani Ki Gol Duniya - Noori
2003 Suno Ke Mei Hun Jawan - Noori
2003 Irtiqa - EntityParadigm
2001 Ishq – Junoon
1997 Not In Your World – CoVEN
PRODUCED & ENGINEERED: SINGLES
2019 Beykhabar – Bayaan
2018 Younhi – Atif Aslam
2018 Preacher – Poor Rich Boy
2017 Sweet Dreams – Meesha Shafi
2017 Feeling Good – Meesha Shafi
2008 Gallan – Ali Azmat
2008 Aitebar – Zeb and Haniya
2007 Sajni – Jal
2006 Anarkali – Shoaib Mansoor
2004 Suno Ke Main Hun Jawan – Noori
2004 Neend Aye Na - Noori
2003 Supreme Ishq – Shoaib Mansoor
2003 Gana No. 1 – Noori
2003 Dil Ki Qasam – Noori
2003 Aadat - Jal
2003 Hamain Azma – EP
2003 Raba – Mekaal Hasan Band
2002 Tum Hans Diyay – Noori
2002 Jana Tha Hum Ne – Noori
2002 Sanwal – Mekaal Hasan Band
1999 Buleya – Junoon
1999 Sajna – Junoon