About James Bunton.

Photo By Donovan Woods.

Photo By Donovan Woods.

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

Recent credits include audio production and mixing on works by Donovan Woods, Evening Hymns, For Esmé, Leanne Simpson, Ansley Simpson, Blimp Rock, Shawn William Clarke, Light Fires, Jon Hynes, KASHKA, Vivek Shraya, and on the Friends In Bellwoods and SLOW Volumes compilations.

Sound design and compositions include works for Scott Free Prodcutions, Quote Unquote Collective, Susie Burpee, Sylvie Bouchard, Anandam Dancetheatre, Forcier Stage Works, Philip McKee, Tina Fushell, 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
647.830.5503

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 Orion 32
  • RME MADIface USB

MONITORING:

  • Dangerous D-Box Monitor Controller and Summing
  • Dangerous Monitor ST
  • Genelec 8040As
  • Hear Technologies Hear Back System
  • KRK 10s Subwoofer
  • Mackie HR824s MK1
  • Realistic Minimus Micro Cube
  • Tivoli Audio Model One
  • Yamaha NS-10Ms w/ QSC Amplifier

EQUALIZATION:

  • API 5500 Stereo Equalizer
  • BSS DPR-901 Dynamic Equalizer
  • Great River Harrison 500 Series 32EQ x 2
  • Kush Clariphonic Parallel Equalizer
  • Neve Portico II Equalizer
  • ORAM HD-1 Stereo Equalizer
  • Shure SR107 Equalizer 

COMPRESSION:

  • DBX 118 Dynamic Range Enhancer
  • DBX 560A Compressor / Limiter x 2
  • Empirical Labs EL8-X Distressor
  • Joe Meek MeC Photo Optical 500 Series Compressor
  • Neve Portico II VCA Compressor
  • Pendulum OCL-500 Opto Compressor
  • Purple Audio Action 500 Series FET Compressor
  • Retro Doublewide 500 Series Tube Compressor
  • Symetrix 501 Peak-RMS Compressor / Limiter
  • Symetrix 501 Peak-RMS Compressor / Limiter w/ Valley People VCA
  • Universal Audio 6176LN FET Compressor
  • UREI / JBL 7110 Peak-RMS Compressor / Limiter
  • Whitby Abbey Analogue Custom G-SSL Style Stereo Compressor

PLUGIN EFFECTS:

  • Brainworx (Saturator, Vertigo VSC-2)
  • Celemony (Melodyne)
  • Eventide H3000 Factory Harmonizer
  • HOFA (IQ-EQ, IQ-Reverb)
  • Izotope (Ozone 7, RX5, 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, etc...)
  • Waves (SuperTap6, RComp, RVerb, etc...)

VIRUTUAL INSTRUMENTS:

  • Arturia V3 Collection
  • 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

OTHER PROCESSING:

  • Acousticon Dictograph Tube Head
  • Antares AVP-1 Vocal Producer
  • Aphex Aural Exciter Type C2 With Big Bottom
  • DBX 120x Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
  • DBX 263a DeEsser
  • DIYRE Colour 500 Series Modules x 2 (15ips, CTX, JFT, Level-Loc)
  • 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 Mixer
  • Webcor Regent Tube Mono 1/8" Reel To Reel

OUTBOARD EFFECTS:

  • Bricasti M7M Stereo Reverb Processor
  • Radial Tank Driver w/ Various Spring Reverb Tanks
  • Roland SDE-1000 Digital Delay
  • Vantage EM-650 Analog Echo 

PREAMPS / DIs:

  • API 3124+
  • Heritage 73 'Jr 500 Series
  • Great River ME-1NV
  • Neve Portico II Preamp
  • Phase 3 MP-2 x 2
  • SHURE M67
  • Sound Devices MixPre-D x2
  • Studio Projects VTB-1 V Series

MICROPHONES:

  • AEA A840 Active Ribbon
  • AKAI M-7 x 2
  • AKG C414 B-ULS
  • Apex 210 Ribbon
  • DPA 4060 x 2
  • Lawson L47MP (With upgraded M7 capsule by Fox Audio Research)
  • Neumann TLM103
  • Rode NT4
  • Shure 57
  • Shure SM7b
  • Sony C38b
  • Unisphere I 565SD x 2
  • Unisphere PE588

INSTRUMENTS:

  • Acetone Rhythm Ace FR-2L
  • AKAI MPD218
  • Critter And Guitari Organelle
  • Epiphone Les Paul Electric Guitar
  • Fender Precision Bass
  • Grendel Drone Commander
  • Kay '63 Acoustic Guitar
  • Kay Parlour Size Acoustic Guitar
  • Peavy Spectrum Digital Bass Sound Module
  • Roland DDR-30 Digital Drums
  • Roland JU-06
  • Roland RD-100 Electric Piano
  • Roland Sound Canvas
  • Tascam M-06
  • Yamaha CP70 Electric Grand Piano
  • Yamaha HandySound HS-500