Studios
We have access and preferential booking rates at several great studios, ranging from mix rooms to fully residential recording facilities. Here are some details about a few of the studios we use regularly and of course our ever popular mobile recording rig for more information please give us a ring.
Leeders Farm Residential Recording Studio
Leeders Farm is an 8 bedroom residential recording studio with luxury accomodation a lake and football pitch in rural Norfolk, about 10 miles from Norwich. The studio is owned by Dan Hawkins (The Darkness) and managed by Nick Brine (Engineer & Producer - Oasis, The Stone Roses, Teenage Fan Club, The Beta Band…). The studio boasts a huge converted barn as the main live room with other recording spaces off it. The studio is based around vintage analog gear combined with digital recording technology and has a client list currently including Seasick Steve, Katy Tunstall and Nick Cave. Leeders Farm is an excellent facility and an inspiring and creative place to record.
Console: Neve Melbourne & Calrec, Control 24 (Extra Focusrite & Rosser Pre Amps)
Monitors: NS10’s, KRK’s, Tannoy, PMC
Recording: HD3 ProTools, Studer 2″,1/2″,1/4″
Outboard: Tube Tech, Urei 1176’s,Smart, Chiswick, GML, EMT Plates, AKG Spring, DBX, Drawmer…
Microphones: Neuman U67,U47, U87, TLM170, Coles, AK
Instruments: Upright Piano, Hammond & Leslie, various keyboards, Vox AC30, Marshall heads and cabs, Fender Bassman, Orange amp, Ludwig Kit, various other amplifiers & instruments available for hire…
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Wavelength Recording Studio
Wavelength studio is a high end yet affordable studio based in the North of England. Various folk musicians have recorded there, recently Jon Boden and Martin Simpson. The atmosphere is fantastic and the decor quirky. The large live space is acoustically fantastic and there is a large array of graet microphones and pre amps.
Console: Focusrite Digidesign Control 24, Avalon Pre’s, Tubetech Pre’s, Universal Audios Pre’s, Focusrite Red Pre’s, Focusrite Liquid Channel, Focusrite OctopreMonitors: Genelecs, KRK’s, TannoyRecording: HD2 ProTools
Outboard: Tube Tech,Universal Audio…
Microphones: Neuman U47, U87, TLM170, M149 m147, Coles…
Instruments: Percussion, Drums, various other amplifiers & instruments available for hire…
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The Bunker Studios
The Bunker Studio is based in the leafy suburbs of Bristol with great access to the city centre, Motorways and Airport. They have a Protools HD rig with some nice pre amps and mics, along with 3 great seperation booths which all have great acoustics. The studio is light and airy and very relaxed! Recent visitors are Brooks Williams, Karen Tweed, Dave Goodier (Jethro Tull) and PJ Wright (LJE, PJ & Peggy). Well worth a visit, also a lovely bloke Bob runs the place!
Console: Focusrite Digidesign Control 24, Focusrite Pre’s, Joe Meek Valve Pre’sMonitors: Genelecs, SpendorRecording: HD ProTools, Tape
Microphones: Neuman AKG, Calrec, Ribbons, Rodes, Valves
Instruments: Percussion, Drums, various other amplifiers & instruments available for hire…
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Valve Recording Studio
Valve Studios is based in beautiful Yorkshire countryside just outside Hebden Bridge. It prides it’s self on being a primarily analog vintage studio, bussling with vintage and analog gear. Run by Des Horsfall, this studio is incredibly friendly and perfect for any retro projects…plus you are guaranteed a vast supply of homemade tea and cakes!
Console: Trident 1970’s
Monitors: Wharfedales
Recording: 16 Track 1″, Studer 1/4″, Various other tape machines, Pro Tools
Outboard: EMT Plate Reverb, Universal Audio, Alesis, drawmer…
Microphones: Neuman, Geffel, Beyerdynamic, RCA, Lustraphon, Schoeps, Calrec…
Instruments: 1970’s Drum Kit, Hammond Organ and Leslie, Fender Tele 1970, various other guitars, Vox AC30, various other amplifiers & instruments available for hire..
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Axis Recording Studio
Axis studios is a legendary studio on the Sheffield scene. Based in a complex of popular studios it is 2 minutes walk to Sheffield station and 5 minutes to trhe middle of town. The live space is massive, which also houses a grand piano! There are seperate recording rooms and massive seperation panels make it entirely possible to work any combination of projects here. The control room is a great size and theres some beautiful mics and pre mps thrown in to.
Console: Matchless, Neve 1073’s, JLM Audio, Amek Neve Purepaths, Focusrite Greens, TL Audio…
Monitors: Genelec, Tannoys
Recording: 24 Track Logic, 24 Track 2″ Studer, Pro Tools available
Outboard: Universal Audio, Drawmer, Focusrite, TL Audio…
Microphones: AKG C12’s, Neuman 184, 103, U87,Beyerdynamic, Schoeps, Calrec, Sennheiser, shure, AKG…
Instruments: Bluntner Grand Piano (very nice)
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Mobile Recording Rig
Don’t get confused about our mobile rig, this is a fully portable and proffesional studio! The Monitoring, Interfaces, Pre Amps and Microphone are of as higher quality as any high end studio. Recently this rig was used to record Uiscedwr’s new album (which is getting extensive radio play) in a barn near Sheffield, it has also been used to record several kerfuffle projects and other folk artists as well as major Cathedral Choirs, Orchestras and quite a few live Jazz CD’s. The sound quality is as good as a real studio yet you can work from home or a local hall etc…which can often work out financially and practically well!
Console: Various Mic Pre’s Including Focusrite ISA 428, Focusrite Octopre, Mackie 800R…
Monitors: KRK
Recording: Pro Tools 16 I/O, Tape available
Microphones: Neuman, Peluso, Geffel, Beyerdynamic, RCA, Lustraphon, Schoeps, Calrec, Shure, AKG, Audio Technica, Sennheiser, Coles…
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The Dub
James Routh at The Dub offers audio post production solutions to fit your production’s needs. He is a highly creative dubbing mixer, sound editor and sound designer, with a proven track record of sound mixing and sound editing for film and television. James will accommodate all of your audio post production requirements, whether it be a simple voice-over recording, an exciting sound design, or a complex 5.1 mix. James and I have worked together on various projects and I would highly reccomend him and his services.
