Equipment
We’ve curated a selection of high-end equipment to ensure every recording captures both performance and personality. We’re always updating and adding to our setup to provide the best possible recording experience, so if there’s a specific item you’re looking for, or if you have any questions about what’s available, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Studio Structure
- Pro Tools Ultimate with 64 INS and 64 OUTS via Galaxy Synergy Core interface.
- 80 microphone lines throughout the studio, including two floor stage boxes.
- 60 microphone preamplifiers.
- XLR microphone patchbay, with XLR inputs to Desk preamps and outboard preamps.
- 32 discrete Line Inputs via two floor stage boxes to use TRS or XLR input connections.
- Aviom 16-channel headphone routing system feeding 8 studio units via Cat6 patchbay.
- 192 socket Switchcraft patchbay for further routing IN/OUT of Pro Tools and outboard microphone outs/ Line Ins.
- Midiface 16 x 16 MIDI Interface with Signex MIDI routing patchbay.
Console
- Soundtracs Jade 32 channel console, recently re-capped and meticulously maintained. High headroom vintage analogue desk, in-line with 32 microphone preamps or 32 line inputs plus an extra 32 monitor inputs.
- ‘Blue Dog’ ultra efficient power supply unit in quiet ventilated enclosure.
- Dynamics section (Compressor, Gate/Expander) in every channel.
- 12 Auxiliary Sends.
- Comprehensive EQ section.
- 4 stereo speaker monitor paths available, plus 2 headphone monitor connections of the mix bus via 6,35mm TRS or 2 x 3,5mm TRS.
- Line level monitoring of CD player and Mac Studio audio playback.
Monitoring
- ADAM A77x Stereo Main speaker monitors or Yamaha NS10M options. Logitech Z200 computer monitors also.
- Sennheiser HD300 Pro Headphones for studio floor foldback (8 off).
- Sennheiser HD600 Pro Headphones for mix foldback (1 off)
- Roland V-Drum RH300V Headphones for Roland V-Drum foldback (1 off).
Recording
- 2 Neve 1073 PX 8 channel microphone / Line / instrument preamplifier, both with remote control.
- Neve 1073 DPX dual channel microphone / Line / instrument preamplifier with EQ sections.
- Warm Audio WA-273 EQ dual channel microphone / Line / instrument preamplifier with EQ sections.
- Drawmer 1960 ‘Vacuum Tube Compressor preamplifier’ dual channel microphone /Line inputs with Aux instrument input option.
- Warm Audio WA=2MPX dual channel tube microphone preamplifier.
- ART MPA II Dual Tube preamps.
- 2 Warm Audio Tone Beast preamps.
- 2 Warm Audio WA-76D Limiting Amplifiers.
- 4 Warm Audio EQP-WA Tube EQ ‘program equalizer’
- Lexicon MPX 500 Multi=effects unit.
- Lexicon LXP-1 Digital Reverb.
- 3 Phillips Monitor screens placed to enable the engineer to operate from the centre of the desk.
- Little Labs STD instrument cable extender (enables electric guitarist to be remote from amps).
- Kenton MIDI Line Driver (enables MIDI signal to be sent / received remotely to MIDI patchbay).
- ART Dual ‘Reamping Direct Box’.
- ART Dual DI Box.
- ART Pro MPA II
- 4 Boss AR133 Active DI Boxes.
- Unique Studio 250 ‘Bass Bin’ – ventilated wheeled enclosure to provide some control over Bass/Guitar Amps in the studio environment and assist with separation on big studio setups.
- Dedicated and large drum-kit riser.
- 4 large ‘Clearsonic’ acoustic screen / Gobi panels.
- Comprehensive microphone boom stand selection, including heavy-duty pairs (Grand Piano plus drum-kit overheads) and two Proel auditorium boom stand trolleys for ambience.
- 5 substantial music stands.
- Melodyne Studio tuning plug-in.
- Carbon Copy Cloner computer back-up software.
- XDP CD Player with vari-speed playback option.
Microphones
- 2 M&M M49 large capsule valve microphones.
- 2 M&M M67 large capsule valve microphones.
- 4 M&M M87 and 1 Neumann 87 microphones.
- 2 M&M M47 FET microphones.
- Matched pair AKG 414 microphones.
- Matched pair AKG 214 microphones.
- 2 Shure SM7B microphones with 2 Triton ‘Fethead’ phantom-powered preamps.
- 4 Shure SM58 microphones.
- 4 Shure SM57 microphones.
- Beyer M201 microphone.
- Sennheiser e902 microphone.
- Earthworks DM6 microphone.
- 2 Royer R-10 Ribbon Microphones.
- 4 Sennheiser MD 421 clip-on microphones.
- Matched pair Sennheiser e914 microphones.
- BLUE Bluebird SL microphone.
- 2 Rode NT1 microphone.
Instruments
Keys
- Grand Piano: Shigeru Kawai SK-3 Limited Edition model. This beautiful piano was hand-picked from Coach House Pianos of London, by our friend the award-winning pianist David Gordon.
- Nord Stage 4 Keyboard with 3-pedal option.
- Novation Launchkey 61.
Drum Room
- Yamaha Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Maple kit. 22” Bass Drum, 14” x 6,5” Maple Snare Drum, 16”, 12” and 10” Toms. Meinl Cymbal Pack.
- Roland V-Drum mesh head electronic drum system, with PM 200 monitor.
- Fender Precision Bass Guitar and Trace Elliot GP7 SM passive / active Bass Amplifier with graphic EQ.
Guitar Room
- Marshall JCM 800 Lead Series Head.
- Marshall JCM 2000 Triple Super Lead Head.
- Marshall ‘1960 Vintage’ Cab.
- Fender Twin.
- Friedman Guitar Amp Modelling System.
- Boss Katana-50 MkII Amp.
- Valetron GP-200 multi effects processor.
- Line 6 HX Stomp Pedal.
- MXR Phase 90 Pedal.
- Boss Metallizer MZ-2 Pedal.
- Neutrik ‘silent-plug’ guitar leads.
- TC Electronic PolyTune Clip Tuner.
- Fender Telecaster USA.
- Rickenbacker 12 string electric guitar
- Gibson Les Paul Classic.
- Gibson SG ’61.
- Gibson Les Paul Steve Jones Signature Edition.
- Fender Acoustasonic.
- Tanglewood Acoustic.
