EQUIPMENT

We use very high end audio equipment, such as Apogee Rosetta converters, Neve or SSL pre-amps, recording everything on our 24buss Soundtracs Quartz analogue mixing console. Our range of over 40 microphones includes choice picks like a Neumann U87, Shure SM7, and 2 EMI 1949 ribbon mics.

 

We record to Logic X, but there is a 2" Lyrec  24 track, a half inch Fostex E16 and a 2 track quarter inch Tascam for the tapeheads out there.

 

We collect all sorts of amps, Fender, Gallien Kruger, Acoustic, Selmer, Wesminster, and guitars too- Rickenbacker, Fender, Epiphone, Italia, Levin, Gretch, Eccleshall. 

 

Other items of note are our C3 Hammond, and our Samick Upright piano (which is regularly tuned).

 

The studio live room can comfortably record up to 10 musicians and 24 channels of sound simultaneously. For bands, we love recording the main take all together, so you get the best possible feel at source. Acoustic screens and booths reduce spill to a minimum.

 

 

Recording Studio Control Room

Vintage and cutting edge tools

Mastering and mixing

Recording guitar at the studio
Recording Studio control room

Top Notch Acoustics

Professional Engineers

RECORDERS
Logic 10.5, Pro Tools 12.1, Wavelab 10

 

Our main DAWs.

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Apogee Rosetta x 3

Our main digital interfaces - record up to 192khz on 24 tracks simultaneously, connected via Apogee Thunderbridge

Lyrec 24 track 2' Tape Machine

If vintage sound is your thing, record to tape

Tascam BR20T 1/4" Tape Machine
If vintage sound is your thing, master to tape
ZOOM F8 8 channel mobile recorder
Used for film and video sound recording
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We can also transfer from 16 Track 1/2", Cassette, MD, DAT and 8 Track cartridge

 

MIXERS & MIC PRE'S
Soundtracs Quartz

Our main large format analogue mixer - 48 channels, 24 busses, 6 auxes. Connected to either the Apogee interfaces or the 2' Tape machine. With custom BLUE DOG POWER SUPPLY

 

NEVE 1272 X 4 preamp

SSL G SERIES X 2 preamp

DAKING DUAL MIC PRE

AMPEX 601 1959 valve preamp

SANSAMP RPM guitar preamp

DAKING PRE/EQ

 

MICROPHONES
Our Current list

 

NEUMANN U87

NEUMANNN U57 (valve/vintage)

NEUMANN KM184 X 2

RODE CLASSIC VALVE

RODE NT2 x 2

RODE NTG2 shotgun

EMI 2351E (RIBBON 1949)

HMV 2350 (RIBBON 1947)

FILM INDUSTRIES M8 (RIBBON 1969)

RESLO RB (RIBBON 1961)

RESLO U-RV SPECIAL (RIBBON 1960)

SENNHEISER MD421 x 4 (2 of which are vintage grey models)

SENNHEISER MD441

SENNHEISER MKH416 shotgun

SHURE SM57 x5

SHURE SM58 x4

SHURE SM58B x3

SHURE SM7B

SHURE GREEN BULLET

ELECTROVOICE RE20

AKG D112 x 2

AKG 414ULS x2

AKG D770

AKG C1000S

AKG 451EB/CK1 x2

TANDY PZM 

OCTAVA MC O12

BEYER DYNAMIC M201

BEYER DYNAMIC M160 RIBBON X 2 

LOMO MK3 204 X 2

CB radio mic (make unknown)

Unknown VINTAGE OMNI MIC

OUTBOARD GEAR
Hardware effects

 

OUTBOARD COMPRESSORS:

FOCUSRITE RED 3 COMPRESSOR

UREI 1178 STEREO FET COMPRESSOR

JOEMEEK SC2 COMPRESSOR

BELLARI DUAL TUBE COMPRESSOR (Opto)

SSL G SERIES BUSS COMPRESSOR x2

DRAWMER DL221 DUAL COMPRESSOR; LX20 DUAL COMPRESSOR x 2; D241 AUTO-COMPRESSOR

DBX 160A COMPRESSOR

 

GATES:

DRAWMER DS201 DUAL GATE x2

BEHRINGER SNR200 STEREO SINGLE END NOISE REDUCTION UNIT

BEHRINGER QUAD GATE

KLARK TEKNIK DUAL GATE

 

EQUALISERS:

COURT ACOUSTICS 30 BAND GRAPHIC

TL AUDIO 5013 VALVE PARAMETRIC EQ

APHEX AURAL EXCITER TYPE C

 

OUTBOARD EFFECTS:

 

EMT 140 STEREO ECHO PLATE early 1970s

ROLAND RE301 SPACE ECHO late 70s classic with chorus

URSA MAJOR STARGATE 323 80s verb

YAMAHA SPX900 & SPX90  80s classic

GREAT BRITISH SPRING MK3 1980  wacky spring reverb

MONITORING
Studio Monitors

GENELEC 1030 ACTIVE MONITORS

TANNOY LITTLE GOLDS

YAMAHA NS10

JBL Control 1

QUAD 520F POWER AMP

 

Headphones

BEYER DT100 x5; DT220 x2 DT770 X 2

AKG K240 studio 

MTR HPA-2 AMPS X 2

(3 SEPARATE MIXES POSSIBLE)

SOFTWARE
On the iMac 

LOGIC 10 (WE ALSO HAVE LEGACY 9,8,7)

WAVELAB 10

DSP QUATTRO

ADOBE CC 2020

PRO TOOLS 12.1

CELEMONY MELODYNE 4

WAVES PLATINUM PLUGINS

SOUND RADIX Surfer EQ, Auto Align

SOUNDTOYS 5

FAB FILTER PRO-L, 

MCDSP ANALOG CHANNEL

VIENNA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAL STRINGS

SYNTHOLOGY IVORY II PIANO

BRAINWORX DYNAMIC RANGE METER

METERPLUGS LCAST LU Meter, PERCEPTION

NUGEN Mastercheck

IZOTOPE OZONE 8

IZOTOPE RX 7

IZOTOPE VOCAL SYNTH 2

SUPERIOR DRUMMER

DMG EQUILIBRIUM

SOFTUBE WEISS LIMITER/DE-EESER

EVENTIDE H910 HARMONISER

TAL JUNO 106 EMULATOR

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AMPS

FENDER Silverface Dual Showman Head1970s

FENDER Cab with15" JBL G130F speaker

FENDER JUNIOR VALVE AMP 1990s

ACOUSTIC 130 SERIES 2 x 12 1971-76

MARSHALL TCM100 valve head 1980s

SELMER Treble n Bass Valve head 1972

ORANGE Celestion 2 x 12 Cab

WEM 15W VALVE GUITAR AMP 1960s

FENDER PRINCETON GUITAR AMP 1990s

HH GUITAR AMPLIFIER

GALLIEN KRUGER 150W BASS AMP head and 4 x 10" GK cab

GALLIEN KRUGER 150W BASS AMP 1 x 12"

TRACE ELLIOT BASS AMP

AMPEG BASS AMP

LINE 6 POD

MXR CARBON COPY ANALOGUE DELAY PEDAL + BASS FUZZ

ELECTRO HARMONIX POG, SMALL STONE, BIG MUFF, 

TONE BENDER DISTORTION

IBANEZ DELAY

WAZACRAFT SUPER CHORUS

WAZACRAFT ANALOGUE DELAY

ENO INSPIRED 'GHOST' PEDAL

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INSTRUMENTS
Midi and Keyboards

MIDI AND KEYBOARDS

 

ROLAND SH101 SYNTH + PHILLIP REES VC-MIDI CONVERTER 1980

MIDIMAN MOTHER KEYBOARD

KORG Microkorg

ALESIS HR16 SR16 vintage drum machines 1988-90

UNIVOX  vintage drum machine  (Korg’s first!)1972  As used by Kraftwerk

HAMMOND C3 VALVE ORGAN LESLIE 147 SPEAKER (WITH EXTERNAL INPUT

mod) 1970

SAMICK UPRIGHT PIANO

GEN SX1000 late 1970s

YAMAHA CLAVINOVA DIGITAL WEIGHTED PIANO

 

INDIAN HARMONIUM

ELECTRIC HARMONIUM 1960s

STYLOPHONE

ICELANDIC GLOCKENSPEIL

MELODICA

KALIMBA

 

 

Guitars

LES PAUL 1973

FENDER STRATOCASTER 1979

FENDER REISSUE TELECASTER 1998

LEVIN VINTAGE 1959 ARCHTOP JAZZ GUITAR

FRAMUS ʻTHE HAWKʼ VINTAGE 1960S ACOUSTIC GUITAR

MARTIN OM15

HOHNER Classical guitar

ITALIA REISSUE ELECTRIC 12 STRING

EPIPHONE DOT ELECTRIC

RICKENBACKER VINTAGE 4001 BASS 1975

SQUIER JAZZ BASS

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Drums & Percussion

 

PEARL EXPORT 4 PIECE DRUM KIT (14 x 5 SNARE)

K HATS

SABIAN RIDE

MAPEX BLACK PANTHER 13 X 7 SNARE

MAPEX 14 X 7 PHATBOY SNARE

Drumdial tuner

Timpani x2

VARIOUS PERCUSSION (TAMBOURINE X 2, CABASA X2 SHAKER/GUIRO X 1,

EGGS X2, TRIANGLE, COWBELL.)

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