About James Bunton.

Photo By Peter Katz.

Photo By Peter Katz.

James Bunton is a Toronto, ON based independent producer / mixer and multiple Dora Award winning sound designer / composer. 

Recent credits include audio production and mixing on works by Donovan Woods, Vivek Shraya, For Esmé, Ansley Simpson, Too Attached, Evening Hymns, Leanne Simpson, KASHKA, and on the Friends In Bellwoods and SLOW Volumes compilations.

Sound design and compositions include works for Quote Unquote Collective, Scott Free Productions, Tanja Jacobs, Frank Cox-O’Connell, Forcier Stage Works, Susie Burpee, Anandam Dancetheatre, Canadian Stage, Philip McKee, Departures Entertainment Inc. (Outdoor Life Network), Stuart McIntyre & Paul Mathew (Consul Media), and Richie Mehta (Rickshaw Productions). 

Please contact for rates and availability. Cheers!

CONTACT:
james.bunton@gmail.com

I like to work with a hybrid system that I find combines the best of what both the analog and digital worlds have to offer.  Here are some of the things that I use when mixing, and / or tracking for projects:

AUDIO INTERFACE / CONVERSION:

  • Antelope Orion32

  • Burl B2 Bomber ADC

  • RME MADIface USB

MONITORING:

  • Auratone 5c Supercubes

  • Bose Sounddock System

  • Dangerous Monitor ST

  • Genelec 8040As

  • Hear Technologies Hear Back System

  • KRK 10s Subwoofer

  • Mackie HR824s MK1

  • TC Electronic Clarity M Stereo

  • Tivoli Audio Model One

  • Yamaha NS-10Ms w/ QSC Amplifier

EQUALIZATION:

  • APHEX 109 Parametric EQ (Aplexus Mod)

  • API 5500 Stereo Equalizer

  • Kush Clariphonic Parallel Equalizer

  • Neve Portico II Equalizer

  • Shure SR107 Equalizer

COMPRESSION:

  • DBX 118 Dynamic Range Enhancer x 2

  • DBX 119 Decilinear Compressor

  • DBX 560A Compressor / Limiter x 2

  • Empirical Labs EL8-X Distressor

  • Joe Meek MeC Photo Optical 500 Series Compressor

  • Pendulum OCL-500 Opto Compressor

  • Purple Audio Action 500 Series FET Compressor x 2

  • Rupert Neve Designs Portico II VCA Compressor

  • Symetrix 501 Peak-RMS Compressor / Limiter

  • Symetrix 501 Peak-RMS Compressor / Limiter w/ Valley People VCA

  • UREI / JBL 7110 Peak-RMS Compressor / Limiter

  • Whitby Abbey Analogue Custom G-SSL Style Stereo Compressor

MICROPHONES:

  • AEA A840 Active Ribbon

  • AKAI M-7 x 2

  • AKG C414 B-ULS x 2

  • Apex 210 Ribbon

  • DPA 4060 x 2

  • Lawson L47MP / FET (With upgraded M7 capsule by Fox Audio Research)

  • Mr. Bin Binaural Head by Inspekto Gadjet

  • Shure 57

  • Shure SM7a

  • Shure SM7b

  • Sony ECM-260F x 3

  • Sony ECM-53

  • Unisphere I 565SD x 2

  • Unisphere PE588

PEDALS

  • Drivebreaker Overdrive from Kyoto

  • Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man (Analogman Modd)

  • Empress Reverb (This thing is amazing.)

  • Hologram Infinite Jets Resynthesizer

  • MXR M134 Stereo Chorus

  • Pladask Taken Arrhythmic Delay

  • Studio Projects VTB-1 V Series

OTHER PROCESSING:

  • Acousticon Dictograph Tube Head

  • Amplexus Music Custom Carnhill Colour Box

  • Antares AVP-1 Vocal Producer

  • Aphex 104 Aural Exciter Type C2 With Big Bottom

  • DBX 120x Sub Harmonic Synthesizer

  • DIYRE Colour 500 Series Module (15ips, CTX, JFT, Level-Loc)

  • Pendulum DS-500 Opto De-Esser

  • Realistic Stereo 1/8" Reel To Reel

  • Rupert Neve Designes 542 Tape Emulator x 2

  • Studio Projects VTB-1 V Series

  • Tascam 414 MKii Portastudio Cassette 4 Track

  • Tascam M-06 Mixer

  • TEAC MB-20 Dual Channel Strip Box (mod by Josh Snider)

  • TEAC Model 2 Mixer

  • Webcor Regent Tube Mono 1/8" Reel To Reel

OUTBOARD EFFECTS:

  • Bricasti M7M Stereo Reverb Processor

  • Furman RV-1 Reverberation System With Limiter

  • OTO BAM Space Generator

  • Radial Tank Driver w/ Various Spring Reverb Tanks

  • Roland RSS-10 Sound Space Processor

  • Roland RSS-303 Ambience System

  • Roland SRV-330 Dimensional Space Reverb

  • Ursa Major Space Station SST-282

  • Vantage EM-650 Analog Echo

PREAMPS / DIs:

  • API 3124+

  • Great River ME-1NV

  • Heritage HA73jr

  • Rupert Neve Designs 511 x 2

  • Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Preamp

  • Phase 3 MP-2

  • SHURE M67 x 4 (With direct outputs mod by Josh Snider)

  • Sound Devices MixPre-D x 2

INSTRUMENTS:

  • Acetone Rhythm Ace FR-2L

  • AKAI MPD218

  • Arturia Keystep Controller & Sequencer

  • Critter And Guitari Organelle

  • Epiphone Les Paul Electric Guitar

  • Fender Precision Bass

  • Grendel Drone Commander

  • Jaymar Mini Wooden Piano

  • Kay '63 Acoustic Guitar

  • Kay Parlour Size Acoustic Guitar

  • Korg Volca Beats (Modded by Synths When)

  • Korg Volca Keys (Modded by Synths When)

  • Korg Volca Sampler

  • Moog DFAM

  • Peavy Spectrum Digital Bass Sound Module

  • Roland DDR-30 Digital Drums

  • Roland JU-06 Boutique

  • Roland RD-100 Electric Piano

  • Roland Sound Canvas

  • Roland TR-08 Boutique

  • Tascam M-06

  • Yamaha CP70 Electric Grand Piano

  • Yamaha HandySound HS-500

PLUGIN EFFECTS:

  • Brainworx (Saturator, Vertigo VSC-2)

  • Cableguys (ShaperBox, Half Time)

  • Celemony (Melodyne 4)

  • Eventide H3000 Factory Harmonizer

  • HOFA (IQ-EQ, IQ-Reverb)

  • Izotope (Ozone 8 Advanced, RX6, Stutter)

  • Nugen (Monofilter, Stereoizer, Stereoplacer)

  • Plugin Alliance (Elysa MPressor, MaagEQ4, etc...)

  • Soundtoys 5

  • SynchroArts (Vocalign)

  • TAL (Chorus, Reverb 2, Sampler, etc...)

  • UAD (Plenty...)

  • Valhalla (Plate, Room, Shimmer, VintageVerb, Delay, etc...)

  • Waves (SuperTap6, RComp, RVerb, etc...)

VIRUTUAL INSTRUMENTS:

  • Arturia V Collection 6

  • Errorsmith & Native Instruments Razor

  • GForce ImpOSCar

  • GForce MTRON Pro

  • GForce Oddity

  • GForce Oddity 2

  • GForce String Machine

  • LA Scoring Strings

  • LA Scoring Strings (First Chair)

  • Native Instruments Kontakt (Various)

  • Native Instruments Reaktor (Various)

  • Native Instruments Una Corda

  • Sonic Projects OPX-II

  • TAL U-NO-LX

  • XFer Serum