STUDIO SHOWCASE
Recording & Mixing studios are behind the success of any great record and in a country like India where music is an important part of everyday life musicians have a host of options they can choose from. The music scene evolving in recent years, has given rise to new recording studios across India.
Here is a showcase of some studios designed by the best in the business equipped with the best in technology.
Acoustriks
Riversound & Backwaters
Mumbai
INVENTORY
RIVERSOUND:
System Specs:
Processor - 3.5 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5
RAM - 16GB 1866 MHz DDR3
Operating System - macOS Mojave
Pro Tools Version - Ultimate 2020.3.0
Sound Card - Avid HD Native
Plugins:
Avid Complete Plugin Bundle, Slate Digital Mix Rack,
Slate Digital Virtual Compressors, Soundtoys All Plugins Bundle,
Plugin Alliance Mixing and Mastering Bundle, Fab Filter Pro Bundle, Waves Bundle.
Mixer - Yamaha DM1000
Monitors - Genelec 1237A-SAM
GLM Kit with GLM 3.2.0 Installed
Pre Amps -
- Avalon Vt 737sp Pair (Single Channel)
- Manley Slam Stereo Limiter & Micpreamp (Dual Channel)
- SL XRACK X-LOGIC (Dual Channel)
Microphones -
- Brauner Valvet
- SE Electronics Gemini 2
- Neumann KM 184 Pair
- Shure SM58 Beta
- Shure SM57 Beta
Headphones:
INVENTORY
BACKWATERS :
System Specs:
Processor - 3.6 Ghz Intel Core i9
RAM - 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4
Operating System - macOS Mojave Version 10.14.5
Pro Tools Version - Ultimate 2020.3.0
Sound Card - Avid HDX
Plugins:
Avid Complete Plugin Bundle, Slate Digital Mix Rack ,
Slate Digital Virtual Compressors, Soundtoys All Plugins Bundle,
Plugin Alliance Mixing and Mastering Bundle, Fab Filter Pro Bundle, Waves Bundle.
Mixer - Yamaha DM 1000
Monitors - Genelec 8250 A
Pre Amps -
- Manley VoxBox Pair (Single Channel)
- Thermionic Culture The Earlybird 2.2 (Dual Channel)
Microphones -
- AKG C414 XL II Gold Stereo pair
- Brauner VM1
- Shure SM 58
- Shure SM57 Beta
Headphones:
Annapurna Studios
Hyderabad
INVENTORY
Dolby Atmos Premier Equipment List – SLS Items
- Dolby SLS Cinema System 200 Full Range Bi-Amped Screen Channel Cinema Loudspeaker
- Dolby SLS CS218XL Dual 18” Cinema Sub-Woofer 1200W/102dB
- Dolby SLS CS115XL Single 15” Cinema Sub-Woofer 500W/98dB
- Dolby SLS MA460C 12” Spherical Coaxial full-range ceiling, surround speaker
- Dolby SLS CS1290S Single 12” LF, 5” Ribbon two-way passive side surround speaker
- Dolby SLS CS1290C Single 12” LF 5” Ribbon two-way passive Ceiling Surround Speaker
- Dolby SLS CS890C Single 8” LF 5” Ribbon two-way passive Ceiling Surround Speaker
- Dolby SLS Speaker Brackets
- QSC DCA 3422-230
- QSC DCA 2422-230
- QSC DPA 4.5-IN
- QSC DPA 4.3-IN
- QSC DPA 4.2-IN
- 42 U Rack
- 42 U Wiring
- DSS 36
- ATMOS Commissioning
- Dolby CP750Z
- DSP Crossover
- Barco 2k12-C or Christie CP 2000ZX 2k Projector
- Dolby IMS3000 Playback for SMPTE and INTEROP digital cinema packages
- DAC 3202
- Casio XJ-V110W LED Projector
Main Atmos Pro Tools HDX3 System
- S6 M40 Custom Configuration
- S6 M40 Master Touch Module with 12.1” multi-touch TFT screen
- S6 Automation Module
- S6 Fader Modules
- S6 Process Modules
- S6 Knob Modules
- S6 Display Modules with 12.1 Hi-Resolution TFT displays
- S6 Mater Joystick Module
- S6 Master Post Module
- Network Switch Large
Pro Tools HDX and HD Native Systems and Accessories
- Pro Tools HDX Core with Pro Tools | Ultimate Perpetual License
- Pro Tools HDX Core
- Avid HD MADI
- Avid HD I/O 8x8x8
- Sync HD IO
- Digidrid DLS: Pro Tools to SoundGrid Interface
- NETGEAR GS108 V4-Port Switch
- Mini-Digilink (M) to Mini-Digilink (M) 12ft.
- Adapter: Mini-Digilink (F) to Digilink (M)
- RME M-32 DA – 32 Channel
- Rosendahl Nanosyncs HD
- Pro Tools HD Native TB with Pro Tools | Ultimate Perpetual License
Speakers for Pre-Mix Room
- SYS50 – Dolby SLS Cinema System 50 full-range passive screen channel cinema loudspeaker
- Dolby SLS CS118XL Single 18” Cinema Sub-woofer
- Dolby SLS CS890S Single 8” LF 5” Ribbon two-way passive Side Surround Speaker
- QSC DCA-2422
- QSC DCA-1644
- 32U Equipment Rack
- Dolby SLS Brackets for Surround Speakers
- Dolby CP 750Z
- DSS36 Speaker Management System/Digital Crossover
- ATMOS Commissioning
Pre-Mix 7.1.2 With Pro Tools HDX System
- Pro Tools HDX Core with Pro Tools | Ultimate Perpetual License
- HD I/O 16x16 Analog
- Mini-Digilink (M) to Mini-Digilink (M) 12ft.
- Adapter: Mini-Digilink (F) to Digilink (M)
- Pro Tools | S3 Control Surface Studio
- iPad – Touch Pad
- NETGEAR GS108 V4 8-Port Switch
- Waves Mercury Soundgrid Bundle
- Atmos Production Toolkit
- NHUDP + NHUX9 - Nugen Halo Upmix with 3D Immersive extension and Halo Downmix
- Cargocult Spanner
- FabFilter Mixing Bundle
- Audio Ease Altiverb 7 XL
- Lexicon PCM Total Bundle
- Audio Ease Indoor
- Antares Autotune 8
- iZotope RX 6 Advanced
- Ozone 8 Advanced
- BenQ 24” Full HD Color Monitor
- Promise Pegasus2 R4 8TB RAID Storage System
- Avid qualified Sonnet Echo Express IIID Thunderbolt to PCIe 3 slot expansion chassis
- Black Magic Intensity 4K PCIe
Island City Studios
The Press, The Bay & Madfingers
Mumbai
INVENTORY
The Press
- API 1608 Analogue Recording Console (16 channels 8 busses)
- Universal Audio 4-710d
- Focusrite ISA 428 MKII
- Audient ASP 880
- API 550A Eq
- API 560C Eq
- API 527 Compressor
- Elysia Xpressor 500
- Empirical Labs Distressor (Stereo Pair)
- 1176 FET Compressor
- Quested 212 Far Field Monitor System (Dual Sub)
- Focal Twin Be (LCR) for Near Field 5.1
- Focal 6 Be (Surround) for Near Field 5.1
- Behringer Powerplay Personal Headphone Monitoring System
- Orion 32 HD Converters
- iMac Pro
- Avid Protools HDX
- Apple Logic Pro X
INVENTORY
The Bay
- API 3124V Preamp
- Drawmer 1969 Vaccum Tube Preamp & Compressor
- Avalon 737
- Universal Audio Apollo 8 (Quad)
- Genelec 8260A Mid Field Monitors
- Dynaudio LYD 7 Near Field
- Mackie Big Knob
- Orion 32
- Avid Protools Native
- Apple Logic Pro X
Lambodara Studios
Mumbai
INVENTORY
- Main monitoring: Quested Q412D
- Subwoofers: Quested QSB118
- Near field: Barefoot MicroMain 26
- Mixing console: SSL AWS 948
- Software: AVID ProTools & Logic Pro X
- Pre-amp: Neve 4081, Lexicon PCM & Chandler Limited TG12411
- Interface: Universal Audio Apollo X16 & Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A
- Equaliser: Manley Massive Passive
- Compressors: Universal Audio UAD 1176, Dangerous Music & API 2500
- Microphones: Neumann U87, Brawner MV1 & AKG C12VR
- Cabling: Sommer Cable
Stained Class Productions
Bangalore
INVENTORY
Microphone Locker:
- Austrian Audio OC818 x2nos.
- AKG C414 x2nos.
- Aston Stealth x1no.
- Aston Starlight Stereo Matched Pair x1set.
- Beyerdynamic M 88 TG x2nos.
- Beyerdynamic TG D71c x1no.
- Beyerdynamic TG 150d x1no.
- EIKON DM800 x3nos.
- RØDE NT1A x2nos.
- Sennheiser e840 x1no.
- Sennheiser e835s x1no.
- Sennheiser e602 mkII x2no.
- Sennheiser e604 x4nos.
- Sennheiser e614 x2nos.
- Sennheiser e609 x2nos.
- Shure SM57 x2nos.
- Sontronics SOLO x3nos.
- Telefunken TF39 x1no.
- Telefunken M80-Black x1no.
- Telefunken M80-SH x1no.
- Telefunken M81-SH x1no.
Guitar Amplifier:
- Blankenship Amplification 50W Head
- 2x12 Blankenship Amplification Cab
Drum Kit:
MAPEX Black Panther Velvetone 5-Piece
- Kick - 22”x18”
- Rack Toms - 10”x8” & 12”x9”
- Floor Toms - 14”x14” & 16”x16”
MAPEX Black Panther Phat Bob Snare Drum - 14x7” (12mm Maple shell)
Cymbals: Zildjian K Custom
- 14” Hi-Hats
- 16” & 18” Crash
- 20” Ride
Outboard Gear:
Analog Recording & Mixing Console: (88In/48Out)
Interface: (40In/48Out)
- MOTU 16A x2nos.
- MOTU MONITOR 8 x1no.
Backup Interface + Mic Pre: (24In/14Out)
- MOTU 896mk3 x1no.
- MOTU 8PRE x1no.
- MOTU TRACK16 x1no.
Microphone Pre Amplifiers:
- Warm Audio WA273-EQ x1no.
- Warm Audio WA-412 x1no.
- Warm Audio TB12 x1no.
Dynamic Signal Processors:
Monitor Speaker:
Near-Field (Stereo Setup):
- ADAM A5X x1 pair
- ADAM Sub8 x1no.
Digital Realm:
DAWs:
* DSP Accelerators:
- Universal Audio UAD-2 Satellite (TB2-Quad Core) x1
* Control Surface:
- PreSonus FADERPORT (2018)
- Touch OSC (iPad)
* MIDI Keyboards:
Studio H
Chennai
Studio A
- Quested Q412 speakers + QSB118 subwoofers + V3110s surrounds in a 7.1 (4 ways) system
- ATC 45 Pro mid field stereo system
- Euphonix Fusion 5 desk with 32 faders
- Zaor studio furniture
- SSL XLogic Superanalogue Recording Channel
- Millennia HV-3R eight-channel mic preamp
- Drawmer 1960
- Manley Voxbox x 2
- Warm Audio WA76 limiter x 2
- Manley stereo Variable MU limiter-compressor
- SSL G series mixbus compressor
- Distressor compressors x 2
- DBX 160A compressors x 4
- Lunch box API 500V
- Manley Massive Passive EQ
- Chandler Limited EMI TG12345 Curve Bender
- Avalon Vacuum Tube Vt 737sp
- TC electronics M3000 - Studio Reverb Processor
- Lexicon PCM96 Surround processor
- TC Electronics D-Two Digital Processor
- TC Helicon Voice works
- Aphex Compellor - Aural Exciter
- SPL EQ Magix
- TC Electronic System 6000
Studio B
- Quested Q212 speakers + QSB118 subwoofers in a stereo system
- ATC 20 Pro monitors in a 10.1 Auro 3D setup
- Avid S3 and Dock systems
- Zaor studio furniture
Central shared machine room with:
- Digidesign full Pro TOOLS HD X with HD Euphonix MA 703 MADI interfaces
- Rosendahl clock
- Prism Sound ADA-8XR converters
- Dolby CP750
- Ashly ne4400 DSP
- Quested amplification and DSP for all the rooms
