Music Recording & Production at SHStudios

  Songdog Here at The Coolest Recording Studio in South London - we've met some pretty tasty artists - and made some even tastier rekkids! Like - King Krule 's the Ooz (2018) & Man Alive (just out). ... plus Ghostpoet 's Shedding Skin. So how stoked are we - to have the inestimably cool Songdog release their new lp (made entirely in house) at Shstudios later this month!! Superstoked I can tell ya! Here's some pics of them in the studio: Lyndon at Guitar Lyndon & Carl Musically they're a little hard to define - they are all multi instrumentalists, so write songs from both keyed & stringed instrument perspectives. Generally it's Lyndon who writes the material, but both Carl & Dave add a lot in terms of timbre & feel - which concludes (if art ever concludes) in a mishmash gumbo of musics ranging from alt folk to Beatle-esque / Byrds-ish pop compositions to classic rock to world rhythm encapsulations - all ...

Here at the Coolest Recording Studio in London Town - we work with All kinds of artists - from the up & coming to the Star in the ascendant - to the Star already born - and all sorts in between! Oddly enough - we have four of the studios' brightest & most wonderful releasing their respective Opuses (Opi???) this coming month - & here they are ...... in no particular order. Baba Ali Baba came to the studio last september (2019) with a bunch of (pretty messy) audio that needed editing, organising, mixing & producing. That we did - & in no time he had his first single released on Dangermouse's 30th Century Records - played All over the radio - yup .... put him on the map! Baba Ali - SHstudios artiste! Recording Studio London Roxy Rawson Roxy came into the studio in August to mix some pre recorded audio - it didn't quite cut it, so instead we spent two weeks recording her classical ideas & mixing in Much Much Bass & some ...

Recording Studio South London Here at The Coolest Recording Studio in South London - we get to do all kindsa fun stuff! Recording Studio Shazzle !  So ….. you’ve got the basis of your track recorded – drums, bass, guitar, keys maybe – & vocals – now it’s time to dress it up with a bit of tinsel & fairy lights! Most people these days head for the loops folder – especially in Logic as it’s easy as pie to drag & drop some pre made loop into the mix to liven it up a bit – or to cut in some flavour. However! – it’s always a good idea to question where you’re going with said track – do you really want it to sound generic & perhaps a bit boring? – Cause loops really can be a bit bland. Take Funkadelic – did they use loops? Course not – they were a powerhouse of creativity – as were all the jazz bands from time! Listen to On The Corner by Miles Davis – it’s completely nuts – out of time cowbell – clave all over the place – but Boy does it sound good! So...

recording studio south london   Mixing Music - in the Box - Analog Mixer - or Both ! Here at The Coolest Recording Studio in South London - we get a lot of different clients with a lot of different needs . Might be a folk group , jazz quartet or classic rock band that want to record everything live - possibly to tape - usually to hard drive as tape costs are a bit high. Those guys usually want a minimal amount of editing so generally come into the studio after playing a few gigs to get them super tight. Usually we'll track all the audio through our mammoth collection of analog preamps , equalisers & compressors , plus we'll send sets of audio to our selection of transformers for a bit of extra zing & juice - because we collect transformers (the black art of recording & Music Production) & have probably the largest collection in London Town ! Music Producing  After all that - it's mixing time. Analog equipment does odd & beautiful ...

south london recording studio Recording Studio South London Life!  Here at The Coolest Recording Studio in South London - we're like the audio Ben & Jerry's - a whole gamut of flavours & tastes!   In our search for audio perfection & diversity we've bought in a ton of recording studio equipment - some we keep - some we sell on - not because it's bad gear - it's just not right for us. The Behemoth - now that's a keeper! It's a four channel microphone mixer built for a radio station in 1952 which has the Biggest audio transformers we've ever seen - so the saturation or overdrive of any audio run through it is sublime!  It's super on vocals, acoustic / classical instruments - but amazing on drums ! They go down to tape in near perfect form & just sit in the mix sounding all kindsa pretty !  Plus - it's got little green lights that glow when the channels are turned on: valve tube microphone mixer pre ...

south london recording studio London Recording Studio Life !!   Here at The Coolest recording Studio in South London - we got the creation craving! We just Have to make new, interesting & exciting recording & mixing devices for our excellent clients . Our most recent research has led us to develop a set of microphones (Coppermics - made out of copper!) the formats of which do not appear to be readily available on the market. You can of course get mics spec built - but boy does this cost a ton of moolah & takes ages - so .... we put our heads together & came up with This beauty - the Coppermic King ! Microphone - The King - for vocals - guitar - drums Coppermic The King All three capsules are identical in tone & volume - the centre mic picks up the centre image of the audio you're recording, and the left & right capsules pick up the stereo information. You should always eq the centre mic with a slight (1-3 db) boost at the fundament...

  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...