
The studio I currently operate from has been around since the late 1980s under various names and ownership. Many popular records have been made there, and a vast amount of reputable musicians have walked through its doors over the last two decades - including AC/DC, Wishbone Ash and even 'Buckethead' (who has played guitar with Primus and Guns n' Roses).
The studio itself is situated in its own peaceful garden in Monks Horton, Kent - overlooking some of the most stunning views of the Kent countryside. With the Black Horse pub at one end of the lane, and the Tiger Inn at the other, the studio is an ideal countryside location to lay down your songs and get away from the hussle and bussle of everyday life to focus on the task at hand. It's situated within five minutes of the M20 motorway and brand new service station with fast food outlets and coffee shops, and only an hours drive from London.
The studio was lovingly purpose-built in 1989, and a lot of thought (and expense!) has gone into the acoustic treatment, isolation, floating floors....There is a lobby area with a seperate kitchen (including television, coffee machine, kettle, toaster, microwave etc), toilet and shower room, very large air-conditioned control room, machine room, large live room and large wood-panelled booth. The studio also has its own parking area.
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RECORDING
*DDA DMR12, 88 input analogue desk with fantastic mic preamps and a great British parametric EQ
*2 x MOTU HD192 audio interfaces and 1 x MOTU 2408 interface into a custom built PC (running Steinberg Nuendo 4 and Cubase 5).
*Plugins from Waves (SSL and Platinum bundles), Sony Oxford, Stillwell Audio, Antares (autotune and vocal bundle), Drumagog and plenty more.
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OUTBOARD GEAR
Valve compressors and gates from Drawmer, Urie (1176), TL AUDIO (5051 and C1 comps), Eventide Omnipressor, Valvotronics Gain Ryder. Reverbs from Lexicon (200), Yamaha, Sony.
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MICROPHONES
A vast collection for every instrument and recording scenario. Mics from Neumann, Heil, Beyerdynamic, Shure, AKG, Rode, SE, Yoga.
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INSTRUMENTS
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Marshall and Rose baby grand piano.
Pearl BLX 5-piece drum kit (22, 8, 10, 16)
Pearl World Series 5-piece drum kit
(22, 12, 13, 16)
Marshall JCM800 2205 50watt split
channel customised valve head (1988)
Selmer Treble n’ Bass 50w valve
amp head (1972)
Maine 200w transistor head (1976)
Marshall 1960A 4x12 speaker cabinet
Marshall JCM800 4x12 speaker
cabinet w/Celestion Greenbacks
Ampeg SVT200 bass combo.
Fender Telecaster (Japanese 1989)
Fender Telecaster '72 Custom
Fender Standard Telecaster (USA)
Various other guitar amps and amp simulators inc WAVES GTR, GUITAR RIG 4, AMPLITUBE
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