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 ...

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...

recording studio london Here at The Coolest Recording Studio in London Town - we've had a great year - we got to work with some of London's most creative musicians - plus we got to create & make some tres interesting recording & production devices.   electromagnetic microphone The first of these was the Icrophone - an electromagnetic microphone that picks up & records information from radios, phones , tablets , computers - tv - & most electronic devices - it's pretty amazing for generating soundscapes - but click Here for a more in depth explanation of its' capabilities. cheap recording studio london  After that we made a binaural stereo microphone - when a singer songwriter comes in to the studio & they want to record live with either guitar or piano - we do of course close mic both instrument & vocals - but we also use the binaural mic to record the environment - it's not just like using a stereo mic setup - it's much...

south london recording studio Recording Studio London Life ! Here at The Coolest Recording Studio in South London - we know that vibes create the finest music & connect us to the muse - so with this in mind we put together the most relaxed & creative space in which to put our musicians - which is why we're lucky enough to have recorded & produced some of the most interesting artists in the locale & beyond! Here's our live room - a little snifter of what to expect at the House of Music: shrunkenheads studio live room Recording studio live room Full of colour, natural light - drums & other musical instruments to inspire & uplift folks. The control room is more of the same: recording studio control room Recording studio equipment control room We cram a whole lotta vibes into a rather funky space. You can see the studio HERE . recording studio south london shrunkenheads recording studio

Recording Studio London Life ! Here at The Coolest Recording Studio in South London - we don't just make some of the finest sounding records - we help to mould them - by introducing our artists to various noise & sound generating equipment. This could be anything from recording tuning forks at half speed to generate spooky & odd harmonics to poking mics out of upper story windows & recording street noise & traffic to record interesting loops. Or ..... it could be old forgotten instruments - like the Casio range of digital guitars - recently used by Flight of the Concords - to great effect!! Recording studio toys - don't matter the cost if it's cool ! We were lucky enough to pick this one up - & it's already been used on a track by a very well known artist! It's packed with pcm sounds which maybe don't sound so good when played on a keyboard: Classic recording studio equipment But the odd way the strings react to p...

 Recording Studio London Life ! Here at The Coolest Recording Studio in South London Town - texture plays a key part in all our productions - it may be a Japanese post punk band looking for slowed down traffic noise to add girth to the verses - it may be an Electro artist looking to track authentic sounding Soul to add to their palette - or it may be an alt. folk songstress searching the universe for random voices to enhance or gell their repertoire ..... so what do we here at ShrunkenheadsStudios do? - We research & make stuff bespoke for our artists - that's what we do! Here's our latest & greatest venture into audio experimentation - SHS's own Eyecrophone!  Eyecrophone Recording studio microphones - funky is good !  Hand made at the studio - it picks up electromagnetic information from ipads , phones , computers & other electronic devices - it's quite odd hearing what your phone is thinking - especially when you go online & c...