Music Recording & Production at SHStudios

  Recording Studio South London Life !  Here at The Coolest Recording Studio In South London - we buy this mic - we buy that mic - in a constant search for sonic perfection - or at least sonic perfection for each particular recording instance - as each session requires individual attention to detail . A song might require a particular guitar sound - then it might require the same guitar sound but miked with more ambience to add to the original take come the bridge or chorus . It might require a completely different guitar sound - or a much more saturated one to add body. Regardless - whatever you're looking for - be it the perfect recording space , tape compression or natural clarity - you're going to need to start with the right mic. Microphones Make Music So ....... you need a specific recording device - which doesn't seem to exist - so whatcha gonna do???  Make one! That's right folks - rather than making do with what's on offer - get yoursel

London Recording Studio Life Here at The Coolest Recording Studio in South London Town - we got a gear problem - no sooner do we find a piece of equipment we like - then we just Have to buy a second unit. You know ....... in case the first goes down. So - what with all the gear we hand make on site for our artists - our store cupboards runneth over. Maybe it's time for a yard sale! Pioneer SR101 Valve Tube Reverb    valve spring reverb One piece of equipment we hold close to our hearts & which we shall never be parted from - is the Pioneer SR101 - all tube ( valve ) spring reverb unit - as used by Amy Winehouse on her beautiful Back to Black lp to put the shine on her vocals drums & guitars. tube spring reverb You'd think that something built for the hifi market (see the phono sockets at the back) would be too lo fi & mojo like for a recording studio - but it actually sounds clean, rich and beautiful - the space it creates is a pretty w

Recording Studio London Here at The Coolest Recording Studio in London Town - we make a Whole Bunch of music related stuff - sometimes designed for specific artists - sometimes just for us. Here's a little bit about the newbie. Audio Saturators - the pro audio market is flooded with them. From big boys like Waves to small independent software manufaturers like Sonimus - who havn't designed a saturator per se - but have always embedded saturation into their channel strips & recording studio eqaulisers . To Klanghelm - who have a very nice freebie HERE . There's a lot of choice out there folks & some of those choices are quite expensive so tread mighty careful ! - just because so & so producer might use this or that bit of kit doesn't mean it'll work for you. Maybe we can shed some light on the subject. Thence - what exactly does saturation do? & Why are people so infatuated with it? In short - it's all about how audio is affected by a