Recording Studio Equipment

Urchin Studios houses a wide selection of professional recording equipment and musical instruments to suit just about any recording or mixing project. However, should you require anything extra, the studio has excellent contacts within the equipment rental industry.

Use of all equipment is included in our standard rate, except those items subject to an equipment surcharge (marked ***).

Recording and outboard:

Protools HD2 System (192 interface, Apple G5 2Ghz Dual Processor PowerPC, 2.5Gb RAM)
Command 8 Control Surface

6 channel split Amek BCII
Avalon vt737sp
4 channel api 3124
2 channel custom built Neve preamp
Neve 1074 Preamp/EQ
Empirical Labs Distressor

Monitoring:

Yamaha NS10Ms
Dynaudio BM6A Monitors
QSC RMX2450 (1300 watt) powered PA System

Microphones:

1 x Neumann KM84
2 x AKG C414-XLSs
2 x Beyerdynamic MC930s (matched pair)
2 x Sennheiser MD421-2s (1960s version)
2 x Beyerdynamic M88s
1 x AKG Solitube
1 x AKG D112
3 x Shure SM57s
1 x Shure SM58
2 x Audio Technica AT4033s

Instruments:

Hayman Vibrasonic 1968 Drum Kit (13" Rack, 16" Floor, 24" Kick)***
A Selection of Zildjian and Paiste Cymbals

Mornington & Weston Upright Piano
Moog 'The Source' Analogue Synthesizer
Sequential Circuits 'Pro One' Analogue Synthesizer
Yamaha "Clavinova" Electric Piano
Wurlitzer 200 Electric Piano
Hammond A-100 (C3) Organ
Leslie 127 Rotary Speaker

Marshall 4x12" Guitar Cabinet
Fender Twin Reverb Guitar Amplifier***
Fender Telecaster '72 Deluxe
1980s Fender Stratocaster
Ampeg SVT Bass Head***
4x10" and 15" Ampeg Bass Cabinets
VOX "Standard" Bass Guitar
Hofner Violin Bass

A Selection of percussion instruments (Tambourine, Shakers etc)