tape conceptual session
Equipment
Recorder
Studer A80 mark1 16tracksConsole
API The BOXDAW
Avid Protools 2025Monitoring
ATC SCM100A SL PRO
NS10M StudioInstrument
Roland FP-10 Digital PianoMicrophones
Audio Technica ATM25
Flea 12
Flea 47
Philips / Schoeps EL 6052
Royer 122
ScopeLabs Periscope
Sennheiser 421x2
Sennheiser MD441-U
Sennheiser BF509
Shure 57x2
Shure 57Beta
STC 4021Mic Pre’s and Channel Strips
API x4
BAE 1073D
Coil Audio CA-70s x2
Neve Portico 5012
SonicFarm Berliner
Sound Techniques ZR7064 Sunset SoundEqualisation and Soundshaping Tools
API 550b x2
A Design HMEQ2 Hammer
Audio Scape EQP-A x2
Avedis E27 x2
BAE 1073D
Cranborne Audio Carnaby x2
GML 8200
Helios 5011 x2
Iron Age Audio LH95
Maag EQ2 x2
On The Moon Spacecraft
Overstayer 8755DS
Pope Audio Bax 2020 x2
Sound Techniques ZR7064 Sunset Sound
SSL FusionCompressors and Dynamics
API stereo comp
Overstayer 8755DS
Neve 33609/C
Urei 1178
LA3 x2
SSL G Comp
Specta Sonics M610
Retro Instruments 176
Retro Instruments STA-LevelEffects
Alesis Midiverb4
AMS RMX16
Biamp MR/140
Eventide H3000 D/SE
Roland Space Echo RE-201
Roland SRV2000
Neon Egg Planetarium3
Well Spring
Yamaha D1500
Yamaha Rev7
Yamaha SPX990
Fee
No cost.Just show up, play your best and walk away with mixed tracks.You keep 100% of the song rights.
I only ask for a fair royalty share if the recording later generates money.(Standard studio recording sessions are also available at my regular rate.)
Concept
A unique recording experience in my small home studio in the middle of nowhere, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, recorded straight to vintage Studer A80 — minimal overdubs, no drop-ins, just live take.The sessions breathe with their surroundings — church bells, deer calls, rain, even a lawnmower — all captured as part of the atmosphere.Sessions are filmed and may appear in a future YouTube archive.
Recording
You get the length of one reel of tape — about 30 minutes.
Up to 10 pop songs if you’re tight and ready. or you might barely manage one song if you’re shite.To keep the balance right in the room, the setup works best with vocals, acoustic instruments, keyboards, or amps at a moderate level. Full drum kits or very loud amps aren’t suitable in this circumstance.
Mixing
We’ll mix it on the same day — no plugins, all analogue, and manual automation. I may even need you to lend a hand on the faders.