Here is a list of some of the equipment we use at:
NORTH WEST RECORDING STUDIOS.
Mixing Console
Vintage Analogue Soundcraft 2400 Series 24-24-2 modified
Mastering Tape Machine
Otari MTR 10 - 1/4" Tape, speeds 71/2", 15" and 30" per second
Mic Pre’s
2 x Focusrite ISA 215(Neve) mic pre’s oOo 4 x Drawmer 1960 valve/tube mic pre’s oOo 8 x UA Apollo X8P modelling mic pre’s oOo 8 x Audient class A mic pre’s
Monitor Speakers
Focal Twin 6 Be’s oOo Genelec 1029a + sub oOo Yamaha NS10M oOo Auratone 5C Super Sound Cube oOo JBL Computer- Radio Reference
Recording Hardware & Software
Universal Audio recording system 40 tracks - 2 x Apollo16’s and a Apollo X8p oOo UA octo satalite DSP oOo UAD 2 octo DSP oOo180 UAD plugins thru 34 external DSP’s
LUNA Recording System oOo Wavelab pro 11 oOo Pro Tools 2021.6
Cubase Pro 12 oOo Logic Pro X oOo Ableton Live 11 suite oOo Mixbus 32C 7 oOo MPC Beats
UAD UNISON real time zero latency plugsin emulations
SSL oOo Focusrite oOo Eventide Softube Soundtoys oOo Plugin Alliance oOo Waves oOo Fab Filter and much more
Universal Audio Sphere L22 mic duel large diaphragm mic part of the UAD platform also has
UAD Modelling plugins- Townsend labs favourite mics oOo Bill Putnam’s favourite mics and Ocean Way Studios favourite mics
over 100 of the worlds top mics at your fingertips.
(Record an instrument or singing then choose the microphone/polarity/angle and distance after you have recorded it)
Outboard Processors
API 2500 Mastering Compressor oOo Focusrite ISA 220 Vocal Strip oOo Valley Leveller
Drawmer 1960 Vacuum Tube Stereo Compressors x2
Audio Design Recording Compex Limiter F760X-R oOo Valley 610 Stereo Compressor Expander Valley Dynamite Dual Gate
TC Electronic Finalizer 96k
Drawmer Dual Gate DS201 oOo Filter DF320 oOo Drawmer Dual Expander / Compressor DL231 Drawmer Dual Expander / Compressor LX20 Symetrix Noise Filter 511A
Aphex 104 Aural Exciter Type C oOo BBE Sonic Maximiser 422A oOo SPL Vitalizer
Marshall JMP-1 Valve Pre Amp Modelling Pre Amp
Rebis RA 223 Compressor Limiter Gate x6 oOo Rebis RA 201 Noise Gate x8 oOo Yamaha GC2020 Compressor Limiter
Moog Moogerfooger MuRF Filter
Outboard EQ
Focusrite ISA 215 2 channels EQ oOo Orban Parametric EQ 622B 2 channels oOo Orban Parametric EQ 621B 2 channels
Focusrite ISA 220 channel strip EQ oOo Rebis 204 Parametric EQ 2 channels
Outboard FX
Lexicon Digital Reverberator PCM 91 oOo Lexicon Digital Reverberator PCM 70 oOo Lexicon Digital Delay PCM 42 oOo Lexicon Vortex M Eventide Ultra Harmonizer H3000-D/SE TC Electronic Fireworx oOo Ensoniq DP4 Parallel Effects Processor oOo Yamaha SPX 1000 Multi Effect Processor oOo Yamaha SPX 990 Multi Effect Processor oOo Yamaha SPX 90 Multi Effect Processor oOo Yamaha E1010 Analog Delay
DBX 120 Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
Guitars
Gibson LP Classic oOo Vintage Gibson 1977 Les Paul Artisan Vintage Limited Edition
Vintage Custom Hofner Senater oOo Filson custom 335 P90 pickups oOo Jackson Dinky EMG pickups
Fender American Deluxe Stratercaster oOo Fender Mexican Telecaster 2 x custom Telecasters
Lowden Acoustic oOo Guild acoustic oOo Takamine acoustic
Basses
4 str 1981 Kramer Stagemaster Special Aluminium Neck Bass
4 str Fender American Jazz SR special with Bartolini noiseless pickups and Knoll electronics
4 str Peavey USA P bass oOo 5 str Squire P bass oOo Fender American Jazz special oOo Fender USA Jazz bass
Upright acoustic bass
Guitar Rigs
Laney 1960 Vintage 100watt Half Stack oOo Marshall JCM 2000 Dual Super Lead oOo Marshall 100w Super Lead
Fender tube Pro Junior Combo oOo vintage 1953 tube radiogram oOo Marshall JMP 1 tube pre
EVH 5150 MK III tube 15watt oOo Blackstar ID30 TVP combo
Bass Rigs
Ampeg VR SVT tube oOo Ampeg bass cab SVT 500L 2x15/ 2x8 + tweeter oOo Markbass Little Mark II oOo Dynachord vintage tube BA 300 Peavey bass cab 410 TVX
Drum Kits
SONOR LITE - bass drums 18’/20”/22” oOo GRETSCH huge kit - 24” bass drum oOo GRETSCH vintage 22” bass drum oOo Various Cymbals
6 Snares Available - DW/Tama/Pearl/Premier/G.A.M/Olympic
Keyboards / synths
Yamaha CP80 electric Grand oOo Fender Rhodes Electric Piano oOo Hohner Clavinet C Clavia Nord Lead oOo Yamaha CS30 70’s Vintage Synth
Dave Smith / Tom Oberheim OB6 oOo Behringer Pro 1 and model D
Sound Modules & Samplers
E-mu Proteus 1 oOo Yamaha MU100R sound canvas Tone Generator
Yamaha TX81Z Tone Generator E-mu E6400 Ultra Stereo Sampler oOo E-mu E4X Emulator
AKAI S950 Digital Sampler oOo AKAI S1000 Stereo Digital Sampler AKAI S1100 Stereo Digital Sampler
Microphones
Sphere L22 oOo 4 x Shure SM57’s 3 x Shure SM98’s 4 x Shure SM58’s oOo Neumann TLM 103 3 x Vintage Calrecs oOo vintage AKG D12
3 x AKG D112 oOo Sennheiser MD 421 Sennheiser MD 441 oOo 2 x MXR tube matched pair V6’s oOo Sennheiser RE410 & 767a
2 x Rode NT1’s oOo Rode matched pair NT 4’s oOo Audix i5 oOo 2 x Audio Technica PZM’s
various vintage mics plus many more.
Special kit
lots of various hand percussion including a sweet Djembe from Ghana oOo 3 Meinl - Quinto, Conga and Tumba
Natal bongos one fibreglass and one in wood, various African drums, Tibetan singing bowls
Radial EXTC SA Effects RE-Amper oOo Plenty of DI options /BSS/Audient/Universal Audio/ Samson/Drawmer valve/Focusrite
All set in a relaxed vibey organic setting, different mood lighting, salt lamps. Crystals etc..
-oOo On site guitar tech (Dan from DDH Sound) for guitar and bass set ups. oOo-
Vintage Analogue Soundcraft 2400 Series 24-24-2 modified
Mastering Tape Machine
Otari MTR 10 - 1/4" Tape, speeds 71/2", 15" and 30" per second
Mic Pre’s
2 x Focusrite ISA 215(Neve) mic pre’s oOo 4 x Drawmer 1960 valve/tube mic pre’s oOo 8 x UA Apollo X8P modelling mic pre’s oOo 8 x Audient class A mic pre’s
Monitor Speakers
Focal Twin 6 Be’s oOo Genelec 1029a + sub oOo Yamaha NS10M oOo Auratone 5C Super Sound Cube oOo JBL Computer- Radio Reference
Recording Hardware & Software
Universal Audio recording system 40 tracks - 2 x Apollo16’s and a Apollo X8p oOo UA octo satalite DSP oOo UAD 2 octo DSP oOo180 UAD plugins thru 34 external DSP’s
LUNA Recording System oOo Wavelab pro 11 oOo Pro Tools 2021.6
Cubase Pro 12 oOo Logic Pro X oOo Ableton Live 11 suite oOo Mixbus 32C 7 oOo MPC Beats
UAD UNISON real time zero latency plugsin emulations
SSL oOo Focusrite oOo Eventide Softube Soundtoys oOo Plugin Alliance oOo Waves oOo Fab Filter and much more
Universal Audio Sphere L22 mic duel large diaphragm mic part of the UAD platform also has
UAD Modelling plugins- Townsend labs favourite mics oOo Bill Putnam’s favourite mics and Ocean Way Studios favourite mics
over 100 of the worlds top mics at your fingertips.
(Record an instrument or singing then choose the microphone/polarity/angle and distance after you have recorded it)
Outboard Processors
API 2500 Mastering Compressor oOo Focusrite ISA 220 Vocal Strip oOo Valley Leveller
Drawmer 1960 Vacuum Tube Stereo Compressors x2
Audio Design Recording Compex Limiter F760X-R oOo Valley 610 Stereo Compressor Expander Valley Dynamite Dual Gate
TC Electronic Finalizer 96k
Drawmer Dual Gate DS201 oOo Filter DF320 oOo Drawmer Dual Expander / Compressor DL231 Drawmer Dual Expander / Compressor LX20 Symetrix Noise Filter 511A
Aphex 104 Aural Exciter Type C oOo BBE Sonic Maximiser 422A oOo SPL Vitalizer
Marshall JMP-1 Valve Pre Amp Modelling Pre Amp
Rebis RA 223 Compressor Limiter Gate x6 oOo Rebis RA 201 Noise Gate x8 oOo Yamaha GC2020 Compressor Limiter
Moog Moogerfooger MuRF Filter
Outboard EQ
Focusrite ISA 215 2 channels EQ oOo Orban Parametric EQ 622B 2 channels oOo Orban Parametric EQ 621B 2 channels
Focusrite ISA 220 channel strip EQ oOo Rebis 204 Parametric EQ 2 channels
Outboard FX
Lexicon Digital Reverberator PCM 91 oOo Lexicon Digital Reverberator PCM 70 oOo Lexicon Digital Delay PCM 42 oOo Lexicon Vortex M Eventide Ultra Harmonizer H3000-D/SE TC Electronic Fireworx oOo Ensoniq DP4 Parallel Effects Processor oOo Yamaha SPX 1000 Multi Effect Processor oOo Yamaha SPX 990 Multi Effect Processor oOo Yamaha SPX 90 Multi Effect Processor oOo Yamaha E1010 Analog Delay
DBX 120 Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
Guitars
Gibson LP Classic oOo Vintage Gibson 1977 Les Paul Artisan Vintage Limited Edition
Vintage Custom Hofner Senater oOo Filson custom 335 P90 pickups oOo Jackson Dinky EMG pickups
Fender American Deluxe Stratercaster oOo Fender Mexican Telecaster 2 x custom Telecasters
Lowden Acoustic oOo Guild acoustic oOo Takamine acoustic
Basses
4 str 1981 Kramer Stagemaster Special Aluminium Neck Bass
4 str Fender American Jazz SR special with Bartolini noiseless pickups and Knoll electronics
4 str Peavey USA P bass oOo 5 str Squire P bass oOo Fender American Jazz special oOo Fender USA Jazz bass
Upright acoustic bass
Guitar Rigs
Laney 1960 Vintage 100watt Half Stack oOo Marshall JCM 2000 Dual Super Lead oOo Marshall 100w Super Lead
Fender tube Pro Junior Combo oOo vintage 1953 tube radiogram oOo Marshall JMP 1 tube pre
EVH 5150 MK III tube 15watt oOo Blackstar ID30 TVP combo
Bass Rigs
Ampeg VR SVT tube oOo Ampeg bass cab SVT 500L 2x15/ 2x8 + tweeter oOo Markbass Little Mark II oOo Dynachord vintage tube BA 300 Peavey bass cab 410 TVX
Drum Kits
SONOR LITE - bass drums 18’/20”/22” oOo GRETSCH huge kit - 24” bass drum oOo GRETSCH vintage 22” bass drum oOo Various Cymbals
6 Snares Available - DW/Tama/Pearl/Premier/G.A.M/Olympic
Keyboards / synths
Yamaha CP80 electric Grand oOo Fender Rhodes Electric Piano oOo Hohner Clavinet C Clavia Nord Lead oOo Yamaha CS30 70’s Vintage Synth
Dave Smith / Tom Oberheim OB6 oOo Behringer Pro 1 and model D
Sound Modules & Samplers
E-mu Proteus 1 oOo Yamaha MU100R sound canvas Tone Generator
Yamaha TX81Z Tone Generator E-mu E6400 Ultra Stereo Sampler oOo E-mu E4X Emulator
AKAI S950 Digital Sampler oOo AKAI S1000 Stereo Digital Sampler AKAI S1100 Stereo Digital Sampler
Microphones
Sphere L22 oOo 4 x Shure SM57’s 3 x Shure SM98’s 4 x Shure SM58’s oOo Neumann TLM 103 3 x Vintage Calrecs oOo vintage AKG D12
3 x AKG D112 oOo Sennheiser MD 421 Sennheiser MD 441 oOo 2 x MXR tube matched pair V6’s oOo Sennheiser RE410 & 767a
2 x Rode NT1’s oOo Rode matched pair NT 4’s oOo Audix i5 oOo 2 x Audio Technica PZM’s
various vintage mics plus many more.
Special kit
lots of various hand percussion including a sweet Djembe from Ghana oOo 3 Meinl - Quinto, Conga and Tumba
Natal bongos one fibreglass and one in wood, various African drums, Tibetan singing bowls
Radial EXTC SA Effects RE-Amper oOo Plenty of DI options /BSS/Audient/Universal Audio/ Samson/Drawmer valve/Focusrite
All set in a relaxed vibey organic setting, different mood lighting, salt lamps. Crystals etc..
-oOo On site guitar tech (Dan from DDH Sound) for guitar and bass set ups. oOo-