The tools to shape your sound.
Professional recording facilities, a Steinway grand piano and a remarkable collection of electric keyboards and synthesizers.
Equipment and access
Standard studio and remote sessions include piano, electric keyboards, guitars, bass and software instruments, plus two analogue and two digital synths chosen before the session. The engineer prepares the agreed setup in advance.
The inventory below describes the studio’s collection. Full synth access, including the Yamaha CS-80 and EMS Synthi AKS, is available through The Analogue Experience with a dedicated engineer. Instrument requests are agreed before booking and subject to availability. See Services for prices.
The vintage keyboard collection at Greystoke Studio.
Analogue synthesizers
Yamaha
CS-80; CS-50; CS-40M.
EMS
Synthi AKS / VCS3 (one instrument; specialist experience only).
Moog
Minimoog Model D, original 1979 instrument; Minimoog Model D, 2016 reissue.
Sequential
Prophet-5 Rev 3.0 with MIDI; Prophet-5 Rev 3.2 with MIDI; Pro-One.
Oberheim
OB-8; OB-1; Xpander.
Roland
Jupiter-8; second Jupiter-8, Rod Argent’s instrument; Jupiter-4 with MIDI; Juno-106; MKS-80 with MPG-80 programmer; SH-1000; second SH-1000; SH-101; MC-202; VP-330 Mk I; VP-330 Mk II with MIDI.
Other analogue instruments
ARP Odyssey; Korg Poly-800; Logan String Machine; Novation Bass Station Rack; Studio Electronics SE-1X; Cyclone Analogic Bass Bot TT-303; TTSH Mini Meanie ARP 2600 clone.
Digital synthesizers and samplers
Yamaha
DX7 Mk I; TX816; TX802; Motif ES6.
Korg
M1; Wavestation A/D; second Wavestation A/D; Trinity; Z1.
Roland
D-50; JD-800; JV-1080; JP-8080; P-330.
Hybrid, virtual analogue and sampling
Sequential Prophet VS; Nord Rack 2; Novation Supernova; Akai S3000XL with 32 MB.
Piano and electric keyboards
Steinway Model O grand piano, 1908, re-strung and reconditioned by Iain Gordon in 2012; Fender Rhodes, 1977; Wurlitzer 200A; Hohner Clavinet D6, circa 1977; Hammond C3, 1968, with Leslie speaker, 1963.
Additional keyboards and controllers
Bontempi H2500; Roland Piano Plus 70; Nord Electro 3; Roland RD-700; S88 master keyboard.
Studio equipment
Recording system
Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra with 128 GB memory and 4 TB SSD; Universal Audio Apollo x16 Heritage Edition HEXA; Logic Pro, Avid Pro Tools and Reaper; Apple Studio Display and 27-inch Thunderbolt Display. Confirm your required project format and software with the engineer before booking.
Vintage sequencing: Atari 1040 with C-Lab Notator and Cubase.
Preamps and outboard
Avalon 737vt
Preamp
Avalon 737sp
Preamp
GML 8200 dual EQ; Millennia Media HV-3D/8; Focusrite ISA428 / 828 digital option; Chiswick Reach preamp; Eventide DSP4000 Harmonizer; Lexicon PCM90.
Microphones
Neumann U87 Ai; Neumann TLM170; AKG C12; AKG C214 stereo pair; AKG C451EB stereo pair; AKG D112; Earthworks QTC40 matched pair; R84 ribbon microphone; Sennheiser MKH20 P48; two Shure Beta 57A; two Shure SM58; four Audix D2; Audix i5 and DP5a drum microphone set.
Monitoring and support
Genelec 8050A; ADAM A7X; SPL MTC 2381 monitor and talkback controller; Beyerdynamic GST400 boom microphone stand.
Guitars and bass
Fender Stratocaster, 2001; Fender Telecaster Classic Player 50s Baja, 2007; Gibson Les Paul Sunburst, 1980; Givson slide guitar; Ovation acoustic guitar; Fender Precision Bass, 1980 USA.
Fender Twin Reverb Special Edition amplifier, 1971; Cry Baby wah; Boss distortion, tremolo and chorus; MXR Phase 90; MXR Talkbox.
Drums and rhythm equipment
Gretsch Catalina Maple six-piece kit in Gloss Natural; Roland TD-9KX electronic kit; Zildjian Avedis 14-inch Mastersound hi-hats; Sabian XS20 20-inch ride; Gibraltar 9601PK drum hardware.
Korg KR-55B rhythm arranger; Roland TR-66 rhythm machine; two Technics SL-1200 Mk II decks with Next mixer; Korg Kaoss Pad.
Software
Professional mixing and production software includes UAD, Waves, FabFilter, Soundtoys, Plugin Alliance, Sonnox and Valhalla, with instruments and libraries from Native Instruments, Spectrasonics, Spitfire and Soniccouture. Vocal tools include Auto-Tune, Melodyne, VocAlign and iZotope RX.
Floorplan
Explore the control room, live room and recording booth. Tell us how many people will attend and what you want to record so we can advise on setup and space.
Steinway Model O.
1908.
Record on our 1908 Steinway Model O grand piano, re-strung and reconditioned by Iain Gordon in 2012. It is available for piano sessions, accompaniment and overdubs.
Fresh tuning can be arranged before your session; the piano is not played between tuning and your booking. See Services for tuning details and prices.
