Studio

The Studio

State of the art recording equipment is on offer at Cloud Studios ensuring your musical project is created with the finest, most reputable technology and know how available.

From 24-Track analogue to our flagship Pro Tools HD3 digital recording suite, all musical options are achievable within the facility.  The studio was co-designed by Cloud Studios and John Sayers.

The studio consists of 3 separate isolated and acoustically treated performance rooms and a large control room.  The design allows musicians, artists and engineers maximum communication and comfort in a relaxed environment perfect for creating music.

Live Room Control Room Effects Rack
 

Equipment List

Digital Recording

 

Hardware

  • ProTools HD3 Accel x3
  • Digidesign 192 24/48 x3
  • Power Mac G5
  • Power Mac G4
  • Emagic Controller
  • Unitor 8 Midi Interface
  • Tascam DA-30 DAT Recorder
 

Software

  • ProTools
  • Logic Pro
  • Reason
  • WaveBurner
  • Apple OSX

Analogue Recording

  • MCI JH-24 2-inch 24-track
  • Studer A-80 1-inch 8-track
  • Tascam 1/2-inch 2-track
  • Tascam MSR-24 1-inch 24-track

Console

  • Langley "Big" by Amek (co-designed by Rupert Neve) 40 channel console, large frame, up to 96 inputs.  At mix fully automated supertrue/virtual dynamics on 40 channels.

Our treasured Wagner U47 Microphone

Monitoring

  • Genelec 1038A
  • JBL 4412A
  • Tannoy System 600
  • Yamaha NS-10
  • Yamaha MSP3
  • Fostex T40 Headphones

Outboard

  • Millennia Twincom -
    Twin topology FET/opto compressor/limiter
  • Avalon Vt 737sp -
    Vacuum tube Preamp/compressor/equaliser
  • AMEK System 9098 -
    Dual compressor/limiter by Rupert Neve
  • Neve V-Rack Equalisers x2
  • Focusrite Preamp/compressor/equaliser
  • Drawmer 1960 -
    Dual Vacuum Tube Preamp/compressor
  • Drawmer DS201 - Dual Gate x3
  • DBX 160X - Compressor/limiter x2
  • DBX 263X - De-Esser
  • Eventide H3000S -
    Ultra Harmonizer Effects Processor
  • Lexicon 300 - Digital Effects System
  • AMS RMX16 -
    Digital Reverberation System
  • Ensoniq DP/4 -
    Parallel Effects Processor

Microphones

Our microphone collection includes:

  • Wagner U47
  • Neumann U87
  • AKG C414
  • AKG C1000
  • Sennheiser 421
  • Sennheiser D112
  • EV RE-20
  • Shure SM57
  • Shure SM58

Extras

  • Yamaha C2 Grand Piano
  • Hammond C3 Organ
  • Leslie 122 Speaker Cabinet
  • Roland A-90 Keyboard
  • Roland XP-30 Keyboard
  • Korg 01/W Keyboard
  • Martin Acoustic Guitar
  • Ibanez RG Electric Guitar
  • Ibanez Electric Bass
  • Fender Mandolin
  • Studio Drum Kit
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Amp
 

Studio floor plan

 
Studio plan
 
Yamaha C3 piano The control room layout facilitates productivity... ...and convenience Rear of contol room