It was planned and designed from scratch, I helped building it and did a large part of the cable infrastructure. It all started as an empty warehouse that could be shaped to the imagination of George ;-)
Amazing video!! I loved the 1 button solutions instead of patching a lot of cables everytime. I can't wait to come back to this studio and record and mix a record there someday
I guess I'm going a bit backwards. I subbed to you not long ago but have been looking at a number of your RU-vid offerings. You have a great way to show your views besides your knowledge. They one about the wooden inserts between the feet pads and cables and such a crock of .... Shows a very well rounded view of a professional engineer showing a plethora of knowledge well beyond his years. In MLAO.! I think some of your offerings. like this one, should be required viewing for anyone who wants straight facts of the industry.
I like the way this is set up. Sure beats hunting around for the cable that someone moved or just rewiring the whole setup all the time because it's getting messy.
8:17 these are valve pres from Analogue Addicts U.K. They are similar in sound and very close in design to the pres from the famous REDD.51 consoles. They are custom built and very reasonably priced. I have one and the quality and the tone are excellent. Enjoy your videos very much and own a custom racked Neumann Channel Strip, too. Thanks!
It makes sense that compression while recording would improve the performance. When you think about it when a person is singing the sound resonates and is compressed inside their head first. It also is kind of like when singers cup their hands over their ears singing live so they can direct their voice more into their ear. That's kind of like another form of "natural" compression (similar to the dreaded cupping of a mic). It's also probably why a little reverb helps because it would mimic the feel of singing in a room. As a singer I can attest to the fact that it is often very difficult to transition from a live or rehearsal situation into a studio with headphones. It might be easier if we used IEMs while rehearsing sometimes, especially in preparation for the studio. I also bet it would help to take rough mixes home and rehearse to them with IEMs or headphones and a mic. I think a lot of people don't really understand the importance of the preparation needed to enter a studio. Since I've been toying around with recording for years at home I've gotten more used to just plugging in and starting a session but it almost always takes a half hour to adjust to singing with headphones on. My first few takes are always ROUGH. Like, "I never want ANYONE to ever hear that" rough.
Super interesting dude, thanks for taking the time to show us around! A fan of the 'big red button' philosophy. I love building those kinda 'magic boxes'. Bet its a satisfactory Klack when you push that button ^.^
Great video. Can we use in our "bedroom studios" an old VHS HIFI VCR like Tape Machine? And what Tape Machine do to sound kills transients? Makes sound warmer? Need explanation with oscillogram.
the reason for using bantam over xlr is space and the fact that xlr doesn't like constant plugging-unplugging bantam were made for telephonic connections, that's why they're so sturdy. they're also pretty easy and quick to solder compared to xlr
Well done bro! Lovely studio btw! A dream for every home studist :-) I want you doing a review about summing mixer. I would love using a summing mixer for my daw Studio One. Should I use a small analog mixer with 16 channels or the famous Dangerous unit? I only want to summing my busses not the entire channels. Which one you recommend?
Amazing studio. Like where I dream of one day recording for vinyl. I wish you'd point out more the mastering, didn't hear about limiting, or is that not needed or integrated in the tapemachines?
What an amazing studio. Very clever design and thought process all over the place. Those black boxes that divert signal paths are genius. People bang on about how awesome analog is but it's a very labour intensive system and so much of it can break. That studio is awe inspiring. You are super lucky to work with such high quality equipment as well as a genius workflow. Tell me, is sound Vision Studios looking for an intern?? ;P
Hey Andy, my studio career actually started with an internship in Sound Vision Studio. A lot has changed since, right now, there isn’t any room for an intern, and I know that George will only accept verry good interns. So, if you got what it takes at the right moment, you might be in luck!
I was only kidding about the internship. I'm from South Africa so getting to the Netherlands would be a bit of an issue. Besides that I think I would be a pretty good intern. haha!
Great tour. I love ur vids.:-) i have 2 questions .. 1- arent the doors behind the monitors create acoustics unbalanced? 2-why dont u patch compressors into the preamps inserts instead of send signal from preamp to in-comp and from out-comp to converter? BTW awsome studio big-up.
Even more interesting is how it sounds when you are tracking something in that room. You won't hear that reverb on the direct signal, and there is almost no spill on individual instruments... Nobody understands it, but it works like magic!
so since it's all analogue, there is no audio interface ? or the pro tools software and hardware are integrated? i only have scarlett 2i4 and this is all like planet krypton to me. i'm just curious and i enjoyed this studio tour. tnx !
Hey great video! I love your breakdown of the place! Thanks for the gear porn. Is that a vintage sta-level I see!! Damnnnn Also i hate the new DAC on the iphone LOL they shrunk (the new circuit) to fit into that lightning to 3.55mm convertor
Interesting and hugely outdated studio :D Wonder why there is little or no sound treatment in the main recording room, is there some kind of pull out treatment that is only used when required ?
Keith Lane Look closer at the walls in the control room. These are purpose-built rooms, they don't need a bunch of individual panels to correct issues. Also, most commercial facilities aren't necessarily state-of-the-art. They invest heavily in technology that works, and only replace it as-needed. If it ain't broke, you're not going to risk operating downtime and unnecessary expense buying the latest hardware (software updates also need to be carefully managed). Stability is key.
My studio isn't a home studio in the terms that it isn't connected to my home... But I understand your confusion, I made this video because it's always interesting to see what's going on in bigger studios!
