The Quad Eight Room is our main tracking room and features a 1977 Quad Eight Coronado recording and mixing console, Protools HD2, three 2" tape machines, heaps of mics and outboard and 2 huge naturally-lit recording spaces. With 6m high ceilings and plenty of isolation options you will be able to pull a fantastic sound no matter what the application. Coupled with a vast and eclectic range of instrumentation (available at no extra charge) it is easy to see why people come from all over the world to create music in this space.
Quad Eight Room Specs
RECORDING EQUIPTMENT:
CONSOLE
1977 Quadeight Coronado analogue automated
mixing console - 40 channels.
Redesigned discrete stereo centre section & custom power supply by Mark
Hornibrook.
Audio powersupply - Neve V1 series (BBC U.K)
Upgraded by Mark Hornibrook.
ANALOGUE
MCI JH24 2 inch 24 track (Quantegy GP9 align)
DIGITAL
ProTools 6.7 (Mac G5).
1 X Mytek 192k = 8ins / 8 outs
2 X Digidesign 192 converters. =16 ins / 16 outs
Digidesign Sync I/O.
Pioneer 96khz DAT recorder
MONITORING:
Yamaha NS10
KRK V8's
Tannoy reveals
Richard Priddle custom nearfield
RECORDING SPACES:
LIVE ROOM A : 7m X 5m with overhead drum diffuser
Glass isolation booth
Bass/Guitar amplifier isolation cabinet
Huge Sunlit Room with wooden floorboards - 6m high ceiling
LIVE ROOM B : 7m X 5m suitable for acoustic recording
Sunlit with wooden floorboards - 6m high ceiling
Glass isolation booth
OUTBOARD :
Urie 1176 compressor 1970's
Teletronics LA2A valve compressor
DBX 162VU stereo compressor
DBX 118 expander/compressor
DBX 160 VU compressor
2 X Urie 7110 compressors
4 X QuadEight CL22 compressors 1970's
2 X QuadEight AM2B compressors 1960's
Empirical Labs Distressor
Neve 2250 compressor limiter
3 X RNC stereo compressors
ART stereo compressor
Quad Eight Spring Reverb
Grampian spring reverb - UK 1960's
Korg SDD Delay
4 X Drawmer gates
2 X channels of Dolby A
4 X RCA TA112 vintage mic pres
8 X Quadeight external mic res
2 x Chandler Germanium Mic pre/DI
1 x Great River mic pre/DI
MICROPHONES:
2 X Neumann U47
1 X Coles 4038 Ribbon
3 X STC Dynamic Ball & Biscuit
2 X Reslo Ribbons (matched pair)
1 X Royer 121 Ribbon
1 X RCA 44 Ribbon
1 X RCA 74Jnr Ribbon
1 X RCA 77 DX Ribbon
1 X EV Re20
1 X Audio Technica 4033
1 X Neumann KM84i
5 X AKG 451 EB
1 X AKG 460B
2 X Sennheiser 421
4 X Shure SM57
1 x Beyer TG-X50
1 X Beyer M69
2 X Realistic PZM omniplate
1 X Electrovoice Dynamic Bullet Mic
1 X Audio Technica AT25
2 X Rhode NTK Valve Mic
1 X Uher Stereo Mic
1 X Torpedo Ribbon Mic
2 X Takstar Condensers
2 X AKG D190
1 X Sony F995 Stereo Mic
2 x josephson e22s high spl condenser
1 x Mojave MA-200 large diaphragm tube condenser
INSTRUMENTS IN HOUSE (No Charge for in house use).
Yamaha YUX Upright Grand Piano
Hammond L100 valve organ 1960's with 147 valve Leslie
Hammond M-series valve organ 1960's with modded output to jack
Yamaha YC25D Organ 1970's
Wurlitzer electric piano 1970's
215w Leslie 825
Roland Juno 106
Fender Rhodes 73 1970's
Beilei Baby Piano
Early 1900's Harmonium
1960's 25 watt celestian Quad Box
1972 25 watt celestian Marshall slant Quad Box
Goldentone 1960's Valve bass amp
Goldentone 1960's Valve Guitar amp + Quad Box
Goldentone 1960's Valve Guitar Combo
Vox Satelite 1970's Combo Amp
Set of tuned Orchestral bells
Farfisa 1960's Organ
Fisonic 3 X Vintage Rola 12U speakers
NOTE — Equipment List subject to change without notice