Recording

The inspiring 1000 square foot live space provides a beautiful natural acoustic and is unique to 80 Hertz and indeed the North West. The rooms consistent with legendary large format studios such as Abbey Road studio 2 – globally known for its characterful acoustic.

At the center of everything is our prestigious custom 24 channel Neve Genesys console.

We offer the unique ability to capture live recordings & provide musicians line of sight, as they would have on stage. Isolation is maintained between instruments during the recording process, which empowers producers to not only record & mix efficiently, but more importantly, stimulate a stunning performance. This then presents the band and producer with the finished article in the control room, to assess where to go, or how to improve the track.

This is essentially how music comes together in the practice room and is performed live. These powerful and rather unique options allow album projects or EPs to go down far faster than one would think, saving time and money, but crucially – not skimping on quality!

Obviously, traditional tracking methods, starting with the rhythm section and a guide vocal is still an option, but it usually incurs more time and often lacks the human feel/groove – critical in a great record. In addition, we can also film & or stream sessions in HD video as well as document the session with our pro photographer. This is quality content for the social media platforms and keeps the all important fans in the loop on studio progress.

Our engineers/producers work with artists on many major & indy releases (as seen on the clientele page) including Lily Allen’s triple platinum album, ‘Alright Still’. The studios collection of vintage & modern microphones offer a broad colour palette of tones. The equipment page offers a full rundown of gear. Including a host of classic guitar amplifiers, drums, pianos, organs, analogue synths and retro FX.

The Westlake BBSM 12s provide a wide bandwidth & pinpoint imaging within the room. Westlake monitors are broadly used by the finest high-end recording and post production facilities across the UK and USA. We also have the familiar Yamaha NS-10s powered by Bryston amps & Adam A7x’s as near fields. For more information on the Neve Genesys capabilities and ease of use for 3rd party engineers or producers. Please watch the video below.