Studio 1
Studio 1 has a huge live recording room (7 x 6 x 3.3m), and one large vocal booth and two amp booths to enable fully separated live recording. The Control Room and live room benefit from natural daylight. A brand new Brodmann piano (made by Bosendorfer) is available for clients use, as well as a Farfisa organ, Wurlitzer and Premier vibraphone.
Studio 1 Equipment
66 Channel Amek Einstein desk (mic pre amps designed by Rupert Neve)
Mac G5 running Digidesign Pro Tools HD2
Accel
Apogee AD16X and DA16X converters
2 Neve 1073 mic pre amps
Universal Audio 6176 (610 preamp and 1176 compressor)
Empirical Labs Distressor
Manley Massive Passive EQ
Calrec RQD 6400 Twin Stereo Compressor
SPL Transient Designer TD 4
Roland Space echo tape delay
24 track 2" analogue tape machine by Otari
Monitors: Quested VS2108
Studio 2
Studio 2 has a large live recording room (6x 5x 3.3m). The control room benefits from natural daylight and the live room enjoys the view through the window. A second Brodmann piano is now available for use in Studio 2.
Studio 2 Equipment
Audient Zen analogue console (NEW!!)
Mac G5 running Digidesign Pro Tools HD2 Accel
Digidesign 96 io
API Lunchbox with 2 API pre amps
Universal Audio 6176 (610 preamp and 1176 compressor)
Monitors : Mackie HR824
Viewsonic Pro8200 Full HD 1080p Projector
Microphones
Both studios share our varied mic collection:
Condensors
Lomo 19a18, Neumann U87(x2), Neumann TLM 103, AKG C414, Schoeps CMC6, Rode K2 valve (x2), AKG C451 EB, Rode NT5 (x4), Rode NT4, AKG C1000 (x2), Shure Beta 91, SE Electronics SE2200a
Dynamic
Sennheiser MD421 (x2), Shure SM57 (x5), Shure SM58 (x1), AKG D112 (x2), AKG D12E, Shure SM7b, Beyer M88, STC/Coles 4017c, 2 x Beyer MS201
Ribbon
Coles 4038 (x2),
Beyer M160,
Also installed are a range of compressors, gates, and outboard effects by Drawmer, TLA, Lexicon, Focusrite and Yamaha.