It’s been a lifelong dream to build my own recording studio and in 2020, after 6 months of extreme DIY, I finally did it!
Based on years of working in pro studios I’ve designed a space that’s fun to work in and features all my favourite pieces of gear to get the job done quickly and to the highest possible standard.
I had a local cabinet maker build a custom desk to fit two carefully selected racks of outboard gear, including my UAD Apollo which is the heart of the set up, my control surface and ultra wide monitor for maximum space ship vibe ergonomics. The control room is the perfect size for a small group to hangout while recording or mixing. The live room is just big enough for live drum recording and perfectly suited for overdubs and vocal recording.
Equipment
- Pro Tools 2023
- Apollo x8p and Apollo 8 audio interfaces
- Focal Solo 6Be studio monitors
- 2 x Avedis MA5 mic pre
- 4 x Classic API VP28 mic pre
- 1 x Hairball Audio 1176 compressor
- 1 x Audioscape LA-2A compressor
- 2 x DBX 163x compressor
- 1 x Tech 21 Sansamp RBI
- 1 x Radial Pro DI
- 1 x Radial J48 Stereo DI
- 1 x Radial Reamp Box
- 1 x Tech 21 VT Bass DI
- 1 x Two Notes Torpedo Capture
- 1 x Korg Tuner DTR 1000
- Hearback personal monitor headphone system
Headphones:
- Steven Slate VSX
- 2 x Audio Technica ATH-M50 headphones
- 1 x Sennheiser HD280 Pro headphones
- 4 x Superlux HD-660 headphones
Gear
- Peavey 6505 Guitar Amp
- Orange Tiny Terror Guitar Amp
- Vox Night Train Guitar Amp
- Blackstar HT5 Guitar Amp
- Marshall 2×12 1936 Lead Speaker Cab
- ENGL 2×12 Speaker Cab
- Les Paul guitar copy with JB pickups
- Gibson L6S guitar
- Squire Precision bass
- 6 piece DW Drum Kit
- Various cymbals and snare drums
- Miditech Midi Keyboard
Microphones:
- 1 x Stam U47 Clone
- 2 x Aston Spirit
- 2 x Lewitt LCT640
- 1 x Gefell M930
- 1 x Shure SM7b
- 2 x Oktava MK-012
- 4 x AKG SE300B
- 1 x AKG D112
- 1 x Shure Beta 52a
- 1 x Homemade Sub Kick
- 1 x Sennheiser MD421
- 3 x AKG D40
- 3 x Shure SM57
- 1 x Granelli G5790
- 2 x Shure SM58
