The record company makes some of the best minimal miked straight gain recording in the business. There are very meticulous in making sure that they capture everything as naturally as possible, no processing, no downconverting, no mixers. All of their equipment is custom made and extremely expensive to make to their standards. Their production standards could never be used by most record companies as it would be too expensive and time consuming. They can get away with it because they use non mainstream artist, and the record company's owner does all of the recording himself. No union workers, no expensive hall or recording venue here, they use barns, living rooms, basements, and various other inexpensive off beat recording locations to record.

I have two CD recordings of Shirly Horn by maple shade, and they sound so real I can hear Shirly taking breaths between phrases. Such detail!