Description
Cottage Industry Recording Studio is built
around an analogue Fostex E16 16 track recorder (lovely warm sound) and
a 16-8-2 Soundcraft Spirit mixing desk, with monitoring by truly
excellent Event TR8 monitors. A Gretsch drum kit can be available
together with backline amplifiers by Marshall and Line 6 and a wide
range of microphones by Rode, Shure, AKG, etc. Guitars by Gibson,
Rickenbacker and Ovation can also be available. Outboard hardware is
by Lexicon, Aphex, Alesis and Antares. Final mastering is usually to CD
but can also be to 2 track open reel, cassette, minidisc or DAT.
The studio has not really been set up to be a
money-making machine but instead is intended to be a facility available
at a reasonable charge to those wishing to make professional-standard
recordings, where the cost of hiring a full-time studio and engineer
would be prohibitive. For example, it is ideal for worship groups,
youth bands or for singer/songwriters wishing to record demos. My own
CDs were all recorded in the studio.
Recent studio clients have included Beth
Ritchie from Wareham, Dorset (what a tremendous voice for a girl of
middle school age - watch out for her as a star of the future!), Ralph
Ward ("Rush of Grace" CD http://www.ralphward.co.uk)
and The Dawn Trio (flute, clarinet and contra bassoon playing
well-known classical and contemporary material ideal for recitals,
weddings, etc. http://www.dawntrio.co.uk)
HOT NEWS - Christian
singer/songwriter Adrian Bowyer of Verwood Family Church has completed
recording a CD of his worship songs and we've now mixed the tracks to
create the master CD. Click here
for details of availability. Wimborne Community Theatre are recording
a selection of songs from past performances and, in the available gaps,
I'm writing and recording tracks for my next CD "We Can All Be Free" -
so there's plenty going on!
Cottage Industry P.A. hire is ideal for small to
medium sized concerts or conferences. It's a top-of-the-range 1kw 20
channel Yamaha system feeding a pair of 15" full range speakers and a
pair of subs. Monitoring is through Peavey active and passive wedges.
Microphones are by Shure and radio microphones are also available.
Usually I prefer to engineer the sound myself (or working with a
group's own sound engineer) from the back of the hall using a stage box
and multi-core. It's a great sounding system and is ideal for
amplifying folk and other acoustic-based bands, duo and solo
performers, string quartets, etc. Please bear in mind, however, that
at 1kw (that's 2 x 500 watts in stereo) it isn't really strong
enough to power most rock bands where usually a minimum of 4-5kw would
be needed.
The sound system can also be hired for a variety
of church services - everything from weddings to funerals! All
concerts, events and services can be recorded to minidisc and then
mastered onto CD, cassette or open reel tape. I don't undertake DVD or
video recordings myself - but I know a man who does!
As with the studio, my aim is to provide a
professional facility at reasonable cost because, during my years of
experience, I know just how frustrating it can be to know how to get a
good sound, but to have limited finance available to achieve it!
If I can help, please get in touch and we can discuss costs, dates, etc - the studio coffee's pretty good as well! |
