Studio 1 comprises of air-conditioned and acoustically treated Live Room & Vocal Booth and designed by Roger Quested (Abbey Road Studios) and Max Hodges (Sound On Sound)

Studio 1 is well equipped with a range of classic analogue mics, pristine valve pre-amps and both soft and analogue synths (including the legendary Neumann U47, Prism Sound Maselec MMA-4XR, 1″ tape machine, Juno 6 etc) alongside the best in digital effects processors, soft synths and plug-ins.

Specifications & Acoustic Design

We offer a wide range of integrated recording solutions, based around an Apple Mac Pro, Pro Tools and Logic Pro system with clean and high end AD/DA conversion and clocking from the SSL (Solid State Logic) Alphalink and Prism Sound Orpheus. Studio 1 has high-end acoustic Absorbing & BAD (Binary Amplitude Diffsorbor™) panels and Diffusor panels designed and manufactured by RPG.

Mac-based Logic Pro and ProTools systems

Quested monitoring – S7 + sub

SSL (Solid State Logic) Alphalink

Allen & Heath GS-R24M recording and mixing desk

Prism Sound Orpheus converters + Prism MMA-4XR pre-ampsTLAudio PA1, EQ1, C5021 + TFPro P110, P38EX (and more) & Pre-amps

Large mic selection (inc. Neumann U47 and Sontronics ARIA vocal mic and more)

Dimensions: 6mx 4.5m studio 1 (air-conditioned)

Studio 1 also is linked to our neighbouring radio station Phonic FM, which enables us to run Maida Vale-style live sessions on-air as well as pre-recorded sessions featuring bands and singer-songwriters.