Studio E

Our 700 square foot live room is designed to put musicians face to face. We’re mainly focused on project work but hourly engagements are available by appointment, as is on-site recording. Get in touch!

We believe in capturing performances, and our gear, space and approach reflect that. About our live room:

• Over 700 square feet / console in the room / lines of sight for all
• Bespoke and comprehensive acoustic treatment
• 48 analog inputs (see below) and 40 analog outputs (16 mix buses / 10 stereo monitor mixes / 2 stereo effects sends)
• Adjoining 120 square foot isolation room
• Quality PA system (2x QSC K8.2 mains / RCF 702-AS II subwoofer)
• 100″ projection screen
• Naturally lit

The live room is organized into a few work areas, each with their own stereo monitor mix:

• Drums: Yamaha Stage Custom kit (22/10/12/14/16) / Ludwig Supraphonic 6.5″ snare / various Zildjian K cymbals / fun percussion box of mystery
• Bass: Rupert Neve Designs RNDI to console / pedals / Univox U-1075 tube head (85W, 1970-ish) / Bag End Q10B 4×10 cab
• Clean: 1979 Rhodes Mark I Stage / Stage One E9 pedal steel / stereo pedals / Radial JDI Duplex DI to console / 2x Fender Twin Reverbs (1966 original / 1995 reissue)
• Crunch: 1966 Fender Vibro Champ / Orange Tiny Terror TT15H / Vox AC30 CC2 / Vox Night Train NT15H
• The Organ: 1959 Hammond C3 w/ bass pedals, / Leslie 122 from Chicago Organ Company

With these five stations and another three stereo mixes ready to send to the floor, we’re able to accommodate a wide range of lineups. We keep a stock of AKG K240 headphones handy, and your own headphones/IEMs are welcome of course. Other instruments include a Korg SP-100 keyboard (88 keys, weighted action) for controlling synths and software instruments, and a number of guitars and basses to help you get a sound quickly and comfortably.

Mics (condenser/dynamic/ribbon)

• AKG C414 TLII (x2)
• Gefell M71S
• Neumann KM84 (x2)
• Neumann KM150 (x3)
• Neumann U87Ai
• Oktava MK319
• Rode NT1A + Michael Joly rebuild
• Rode NT5 + Michael Joly caps (x2)
• Shure KSM27 (x4)
• Shure KSM44 (x2)

• AKG D112
• Audio Technica ATM25 (x3)
• Beyerdynamic M69 (x2)
• Beyerdynamic M201 (x3)
• Beyerdynamic M88
• ElectroVoice RE20
• ElectroVoice 635A
• Sennheiser MD 441-U
• Shure Beta 52
• Shure Beta 57A (x4)
• Shure SM57
• Shure SM7B

• AEA R84 (x2)
• Bash Audio BIV-1 (x2)
• Bash Audio BIV-2 stereo
• Beyerdynamic M160 (x2)
• Xaudia Beeb (x2)

The console

• Neumann KH120A monitors
• Soundcraft Delta 200, rebuilt by Jim Williams/Audio Upgrades (16x4x2)
• CAPI VP28 (x2)
• Cranborne Camden (x4)
• Louder Than Liftoff Silver Bullet (stereo)
• Rupert Neve Designs 511 (x2)
• Rupert Neve Designs 5024 (4ch)
• Warm Audio WA412 (4ch)

Digitals

• 2x MOTU 16A
• 2x Arturia X8 IN / 1 X8 OUT
• Logic Pro X
• Soundtoys 5
• Valhalla and Relab reverbs
• Klanghelm compressors