FACILITIES

ARCHIVE SUITE...  I am able to do transfers to and from many mediums – from CD, DAT, Betamax and audio cassette to most data formats.
The set-up in this room is ideal for editing, mastering and compiling projects, not only of music but also of speech, soundtracks, jingles etc. Here I can master your recordings ready for CD, Vinyl or upload.
​I can prepare DDP files for your CD manufacturer of choice. 
​I am also available for pre-production/ programming studio with Pro Tools and Logic available. 

No sessions are too big or small, I can handle the production and engineering on long term album projects down to ‘quick demos’.

I have a small selection of acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar,  a selection of cymbals,  snare drums, percussion and a selection of MIDI instruments and software which are all freely available .
​A very large sample library, ranging from drum sounds and loops to orchestral instruments and sound effects, is also free to use. ​

SESSION RATES

Basic rate: FROM £20.00 per hour (excluding any studio fees) 
Producer P.O.A.
I can discuss the project with you and come up with a package to suit your needs
Studio engineering from £20 per hour
Mastering : £30 per hour.

Please contact me for details on any of my services and a custom quote for your project.  

• I am not VAT registered 
• Payment can be accepted by bank transfer, paypal, bank or cash.

CONTACT US

MY GEAR

CONSOLES

• Experience with many consoles both digital and analogue in the studio and for live work

COMPUTERS AND HARDWARE

​Macbook Pro M3max with Focusrite 18i20 3rd gen
​Mac Pro running Pro Tools HD with Digidesign 96 for access to older sessions including Logic 4

OUTBOARD & MONITORING

• Summit Audio TLA 100A Valve Compressor​

Monitoring

• Yamaha HS5 Active monitors
  
• Sennheiser HD 25 & HD480 Headphones​

DAW

Current work with Pro Tools Studio but also have Logic and Ableton. Mixing would be done on Pro Tools.​

PLUG INS AND SOFTWARE INSTRUMENTS

I have a vast array of plug ins and software instruments including:

• Waves Diamond Bundle
• Waves SSL 4000 Bundle
• Celemony Melodyne 3, 4 & 5 (all versions
• Audiobro LA Scoring Strings
• VSL Vienna Strings
• Synthogy Ivory Piano
• Superior Drummer
• EZ Drummer
• Amplitube 
• Hofa CD Burn and DDP
• Logic Pro (available from version 4 upwards)
• Miroslav Philharmonik
• Kontakt 7
• Komplete 
• T Racks 3 & CS
• Wave Lab 12
• Universal AudioPlug Ins including Avalon, DBX 160. Distressor
  

…and many many more.

MICROPHONES

A great selection of first class microphones: 
​Condenser Microphones:

• Neumann TLM193

Dynamic Microphones:

• Electrovoice RE20
• Shure SM57 
• Shure SM58 

DI boxes

• Klark Teknik
• ART Dual reamp Direct Box for re-amping guitars

INSTRUMENTS

• Ludwig 400 (1970s) Supraphonic 14 x 5 Snare Drum , 
• Pearl Masters Maple Custom 14 x 5 snare drum
• Crocket & Tubbs 14 x 7 Maple snare drum
• Murat Diril 17" Fast Crash
• Zildjian cymbals, 20” A Custom Ride & 18” Medium dark crash, 
• 14" meinl Hi Hats
• Kemper with hundreds of  profiles 
• Balfour Bespoke Acoustic guitar
• Squier Stratocaster guitar customised with a humbucker bridge pick up  & coil tap
• Ibanez Mikro Short scale bass guitar.
• Various percussion: 
• Tambourines, shakers,
• M-Audio Keystation 88 note Contoller keyboard
• ​M-Audio Keystation Mini32
  
• Korg Nanopad

 
Macbook Pro capable of running Protools Studio, Logic  and Ableton Lite

Download our
​full equipment list here:

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OTHER SERVICES

I can offer various ‘bolt ons’: producers, engineers, multi-track location recording, MIDI sequencing and programming, drum editing, vocal editing/ tuning, string arranging, mastering and other music production:

PRODUCERS
I am available to produce your songs. My remit is to always ‘produce’ on any session and not just be a fader twiddler. Should you want us to be more involved in helping with the main production please contact us for a chat. 
 
MIXING
I can mix from existing Pro Tools sessions, Logic sessions, OMF/AAF files and raw audio where alignment info has been provided. I use a variety of hardware and plugins to get high-quality results. Please contact me to get precise format requirements.
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MASTERING
I can master from almost any stereo source. I can prepare audio ready for vinyl pressings, CDs and uploads. I will provide a DDP file for the CD manufacturer of choice. Please contact me for details.

​LIVE FOH ENGINEERING
I have worked with bands such as Magnum, Diamond Head and Thunder and many other studio clients. I have experience of a wide range of venues including major festivals, using all kinds of analogue and digital consoles.

LOCATION & LIVE RECORDING
I can arrange  come and record at your gig, rehearsal, concert, or wherever on to at least 32 channels of audio
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DRUM EDITING
Got a great drum performance with a few timing issues? Or a take not played to a click but now you need it to be a static tempo? I can fix it! I can prepare triggers and samples too, in audio or MIDI format whichever you prefer.
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VOCAL EDITING/TUNING
I use various versions of Melodyne to perfect your vocal takes.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

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ARCHIVE

My past client archive is quite impressive too with many back-ups of mixes from the 1980s onwards. Should you have recorded with me over the past 40 years or so I could possibly still have a copy of the original mixes on a digital format which I could remaster, compile or just send you an audio file. 
​I also have multitrack sessions from  up to 20 years ago, so if there is a session you worked on then but would like to remix, replay etc please contact to cxheck I still have session files.
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However, I do not have any archives on ¼” tape!