James Ferrell (Mountainsize Audio + The Welcoming)
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James Ferrell (Mountainsize Audio + The Welcoming)
@mountainsize.bsky.social
Audio engineer and multi-instrumentalist based in Asheville NC.

Singer, guitarist, & songwriter @thewelcoming.bsky.social

Audio samples and services:
mountainsizeaudio.com
My bandmates helping me beta test Mountainsize Drums 🥰
December 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Don't mind me, just over here fine tuning my MIDI drum instrument
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
New TesseracT merch just dropped
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Probably gonna catch some hate for the guitar thing but y'all know it's true
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Bouncy, downtuned riffs with Sean O’Leary! Y’all aren’t really for how wild this album is
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The definitive edition of an all timer. The complex and addictive gameplay has been better explained, the story and characters resonate more than ever — both due to the state of the world and because of the new voice acting.

Time to restart on the new tactician difficulty with Japanese voices!
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Assembling potential cover sets for @thewelcoming.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Rare Sonic Edition Heg Hog
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Made a character in Final Fantasy Tactics that loves guns, hunts animals, swindles and enrages people, breaks your equipment and your will, believes in magic, and wears Christian clothing.

The best name I could think of for this build is Republican 😂
October 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"neck repair is funky" indeed 😅
October 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
wow wtf
October 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Also added a mono room mic to the mix, positioned near the kit, facing away from it. Sounds more distant and roomy than the actually distant stereo room mics I have set up
October 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Cranked out three challenging songs on drums yesterday 💪

Customizing the drum kit is my favorite part of doing session drums. First time experimenting with X-hats, and found a new stack combo. Also went for smaller toms than usual, it fit the vibe.
October 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Moose approves!
October 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Just gonna take a short break from UFO 50 to play one of the best games ever made
October 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
How to record banjo:
Put mic in front of banjo

How to record harmonica:
Put mic in front of harmonica
October 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Update: after purchasing a second set of cables, and a new (to me) Audient preamp / converter box, I have finally gotten fully up and running again 😅

Internet says 50 ohm BNC cabling is fine. Lies. Wouldn't work at all until I got 75 ohm stuff and it's still fussy. Not my favorite experience.
October 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
October 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Current status
October 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Did a free introductory drum lesson, was given this 😂

Welcome to Asheville
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
September 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I've been doing a lot of work in and on the studio this year. Hit me up for professional and affordable mixes and session work!

📸: Vitor Sá
September 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Finally got everything up and running! The process wasn’t pretty and neither is the rat’s nest in the back lol.

Had to downgrade one of my units to a Behringer Ultragain to make it work, but I did some test drums and it still sounds good, especially after dialing in the Motu’s onboard EQ
September 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Not instagram making me sound like a chipmunk but only after I post the video 😂

Anyway come watch me drum and sing with @brokensound.bsky.social tomorrow at Sly Grog Lounge in Asheville, it's the release show for the EP we worked on here at the studio!
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Reorganizing some rack gear and found myself with a load bearing tissue box and notebooks, “Elegant” indeed
September 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM