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Gear

Gear

Everything on the patchbay, room by room. If you need something we do not have, we hire it in at cost.

Rows of knobs on the analogue desk

Rack 01 · 05 pieces

Desk and monitoring

  • Analogue console48 channels, inline, 1987, recapped 2023
  • Main monitorsSoffit-mounted three-way pair
  • NearfieldsTwo pairs, plus one small box for phone checks
  • Patchbay384 points, every room and every rack
  • Headphone systemEight personal cue mixers
Three condenser microphones on stands

Rack 02 · 05 pieces

Microphones

  • Valve condensersMatched large-diaphragm pair
  • Small condensersTwo matched pairs for overheads and acoustic
  • Ribbon microphonesFour, for guitars, brass and room
  • Dynamic microphonesTwelve, for drums, amps and loud singers
  • Kick tunnelHome-made, with a sub speaker inside
Knobs on a rack unit under warm light

Rack 03 · 05 pieces

Outboard

  • CompressorsOptical, FET and variable-mu, two of each
  • EqualisersFour valve and four solid-state channels
  • Plate reverbA real steel plate in the basement
  • Spring tankLong spring, three decay settings
  • Tape delayThree-head echo, serviced every year
A reel-to-reel tape machine on a wooden table

Rack 04 · 04 pieces

Tape and conversion

  • Two-inch 24-trackAligned before every tape session
  • Half-inch two-trackFor mixdown to tape
  • Converters32 channels in, 32 out
  • ClockOne master clock for the whole building
A cable plugged into a valve amplifier

Rack 05 · 06 pieces

Instruments

  • Grand piano1962, tuned per session
  • Electric pianoSuitcase model with its own amp
  • OrganTonewheel organ with a rotary speaker
  • Drum kitsTwo kits, vintage and modern, plus a snare drawer
  • AmpsSix valve heads and combos, four cabinets
  • SynthsOne analogue poly, one mono

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