STUDIO SHOWCASE

Published in Jan-Feb 2021 Issue

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:

• AKG M20X
• HD 280 Pro

 

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:

• HD 280 Pro
• AKG M20X

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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

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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

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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

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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)

• Trident 88-32

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:

• Warm Audio WA-2A x2nos.

 Monitor Speaker:

Near-Field (Stereo Setup):

• ADAM A5X x1 pair
• ADAM Sub8 x1no.

Digital Realm:

DAWs:

• REAPER 6
• Logic Pro X

* DSP Accelerators:

• Universal Audio UAD-2 Satellite (TB2-Quad Core) x1

* Control Surface:

• PreSonus FADERPORT (2018)
• Touch OSC (iPad)

* MIDI Keyboards:

• Novation IMPULSE 61

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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