There are still many wonderful places to record and feel inspired around the world and it seems that we are having a positive resurgence, with many new studios popping up.

Studios are not just places to visit to spend money on music, they are a space, a sound, and a creative vibe, that can’t be replicated in the project / home studio for bands especially..

First we had full analog studios with Analog tape, then we went digital, but it never sounded better analog at the time. So when technology improved massively, and digital got good, and I mean real good it created a new way, but is it a better way ?

I suppose the best of both worlds approach means that hybrid studios, for now, are the way forward and although a lot of amazing people still work from home, a lot of those still go to studios to record drums, vocals and experiment and use awesome gear.

The Live room, acoustic treatment, and design of the big studios are simply awesome, because the space and environment not only records great sound but encourages great performance and creativity. However, once recorded, this becomes the opportunity for the smaller mix studios, each with their own 'mix' of talent and equipment to offer.

Due to Covid and a temporary relocation, I don’t offer recording sessions at the moment but I am keeping costs down for Mixing and other services.

This will be changing soon, as our full recording studio is starting construction soon, so watch this space :)

Our current services are ideal to offer a mix, master, or work on song projects with singers / songwriters and happy to collaborate over the internet too.

Console / System

Console / Pre Amps

STUDER 189 MK II - Analog, Class A console with 24 fully Discrete mic pre's - A truly beautiful sound - circa 1976

STUDER 189 MKII - Analog, Class A Mic pre - custom racked for ultra low noice vocal recordings

Analog summing available through either STUDER or NEVE

NEVE 8816

NEVE 8804

SSL UF8

SSL 2

DAW / Converters / System

Apple Mac Pro 12 core 64 GB Ram - Twin screens, with Solid State Drives, plus iCloud storage

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 + many plug ins

Steinberg Cubase Pro 10.5 + many plug ins

Apogee Symphony PCie 64

Apogee Symphony multi output system

UAD Card

eMagic AMT 8

Digi Design 003 console

Mosses & Mitchell B guage 1/2 normalled 64 input X 2

Mosses & Mitchell B guage non-normalled 64 input X 2

Mogami Mic leads and D sub wiring

Mosses & Mitchell patch leads

Canare Patch leads

Studer 189 MK II Broadcast console circa 1978Class A, Discrete Console, hand built, with transformers on every channel, X 2 Pye Style compressors, EMT Plate Reveb control, A800 Transport control, and even X 2 Studer 40 W Mono Amps to drive Studio Ya… — **Studer 189 MK II Broadcast console circa 1978**
Class A, Discrete Console, hand built, with transformers on every channel, X 2 Pye Style compressors, EMT Plate Reveb control, A800 Transport control, and even X 2 Studer 40 W Mono Amps to drive Studio Yamaha NS10's. A True class sound ideal for Summing & tracking with world class pre Amps, up there with Neve, Api and SSL. Made in Switzerland

Event Opal MonitorsSimply incredible detail and weigh 25 Kgs each, so they must be good !These are regarded by many top engineers and producers as one of the finest studio monitors in the world. I couldn't do without them, and bouncing from them to … — **Event Opal Monitors**
Simply incredible detail and weigh 25 Kgs each, so they must be good !
These are regarded by many top engineers and producers as one of the finest studio monitors in the world. I couldn't do without them, and bouncing from them to the NS10's shows all I need.

Apogee SymphonyOne of the highest AD / DA converters on the market, found in many of the worlds best recording studios. Up to 192Khz to capture every nuance of the recording if needed. — **Apogee Symphony**
One of the highest AD / DA converters on the market, found in many of the worlds best recording studios. Up to 192Khz to capture every nuance of the recording if needed.

Effects

Amek 9098 / Neve eq

Aphex 109 parametric Tube EQ - Modified CV4004 AX7 tube

UAD - Manley Massive Passive

UAD - Trident A range

UAD - Pultec Pro

UAD - Tonelux Tilt

UAD - Pultec EQP-1A

UAD - Cambridge EQ

UAD - Maag EQ4

Complete Mega Plugin Alliance pack

Various Plugins from Waves, Avid, McDSP etc

Complete Slate Digital Suite

Compression

STUDER 189 MKII x 2 - PWM , similar to the legendary PYE Compressors

Dolby 360 modded

Neve 33609

DBX 1066

Radioman / ADR F600 edition / Helios clone

Black Lion Audio Bluey - THE Chris Lord Alge 1:1 clone of the best

Focusrite Platinum Voicemaster - Discrete Pre, Opto Compressor and De-esser

UAD - Fairchild 670

UAD - 1176 SE

UAD - Elysia Alpha

Complete Mega Plugin Alliance pack

Various Plugins from Waves, Avid, McDSP etc

Complete Slate Digital Suite

Reverbs / Misc Effects

REAL : Live Room / Spire / Chancel / Trancept / Mic combinations

TC Electronic M5000 - Awesome unit, amazing reverbs and Multi effects

Lexicon MX300 - flange and phasers

UAD - EMT 250 Plate

UAD - EMT 140 Plate

UAD - Precision Rack

UAD - Little Labs VOG

UAD - Studer A800

UAD - Precision enhancer Khz

Various Plugins from Waves, Avid, McDSP etc

Complete Mega Plugin Alliance pack

Complete Slate Digital Suite

Complete Kush Audio Suite

Slate Digital Suite - EverythingWorld class plugins from a fantastic, forward thinking company dedicated to a twist of difference and sometimes better emulations of real gear classics. — **Slate Digital Suite - Everything**
World class plugins from a fantastic, forward thinking company dedicated to a twist of difference and sometimes better emulations of real gear classics.

UAD Card and pluginsTotally pro analog emulations of classic gear. The UAD host card allows processing outside of the MAC 8 core system. They sound amazing and combined with the carefully selected analog and digital gear, Waves, McDSP and Slate plug… — **UAD Card and plugins**
Totally pro analog emulations of classic gear. The UAD host card allows processing outside of the MAC 8 core system. They sound amazing and combined with the carefully selected analog and digital gear, Waves, McDSP and Slate plugins, there's not much missing !

Instruments / Mics / Monitors / Cntrl’s

Behringer Odyssey

Sequential Prophet 5 Rev 4

Behringer 2600 Blue Marvin

Oberheim Matrix 6

Yamaha DX7

Yamaha KX88

Yamaha CP-20

Alesis Andromeda A6

Crumar Trilogy

Gretsch G2220 Junior Jet Bass

1 of 1 RSF Custom synth with French RSF Design origin

Microphones / Headphones

Korby Kat System - Awesome Tube Condenser - large diaphragm with upgraded tube GE 5 Star 6072 Black plate, incredible MIC and total flexibility with these heads:

Neumann U47,

Neumann U67m,

Telefunken ELA-M 251,

AKG C12

MXL Heritage edition - ribbon

Tekefunken TD21 - dynamic

Sontronics Halo - dynamic

Shure SM57 X 2 - dynamic

Purple Electrics PE57 X 3 - dynamic

Oktava MD-66A - dynamic (1979)

Rode NT1 - Condenser

Grado Hemp - Sublime